United States Golf Association

Allied Golf Associations Play a Starring Role in American Golf

This content was first published in Golf Journal, a quarterly print publication exclusively for USGA Members. To be among the first to receive Golf Journal and to learn how you can help make golf more ...
Golf Digest

USGA’s new high-tech tools are reshaping how courses maintain their greens

Ask any golf course superintendent what the toughest aspects of their job are and near the top of any list would be 1) staying within their budget and 2) managing golfers' lofty expectations. To help ...
United States Golf Association

Make the Process of Converting a Handicap Index to a Course Handicap as Easy as Possible

The Course Rating, Slope Rating, and par for a set of tees are used to convert a Handicap Index into a Course Handicap based on the difficulty of the tee selected for play. The calculation of the ...
Golf Digest

I received a USGA letter for a high score in U.S. Open qualifying: Uncovering the use of 'performance violations'

I was sick. I had just gotten a lesson. I was busy with college final exams. My girlfriend was caddieing for me. These were just some of the lame excuses that came to mind six years ago when I ...