If you're new to the system and posting your initial three scores to establish your Handicap Index®, the maximum hole score you can post is par + 5. Once your Handicap Index has been established, the ...

Celebrating 125 Years of Golf in America The USGA was founded on Dec. 22, 1894. With the 125th anniversary coming at the end of 2019, every week throughout the year we're highlighting how all 50 ...

The Rules of Amateur Status are effective from January 2022 and the supporting Guidance Notes were last updated as of December 2024.

Jack Nicklaus won the 1962 U.S. Open, defeating hometown favorite Arnold Palmer in an 18-hole playoff at Oakmont Country Club for his first victory as a professional.

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Scoring, articles, photos, videos and all content related to the 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, conducted by the USGA at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J.

Scoring, articles, photos, videos and all content related to the 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, conducted by the USGA at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis., Sept. 10-15.

An artificial leg or arm is an artificial device within the meaning of the term in Rule 14-3. However, as such a device is used to alleviate a medical condition and the player has a legitimate medical ...

The official home of the 2021 U.S. Senior Open Championship, played at Omaha (Neb.) Country Club, July 8-11. Videos, photos, scoring, news and more.

Question: In the rain, a player holds an umbrella over his or her head with one hand while holing a short putt with his or her putter held in the other hand; there is no penalty.

Bob Jones won 5 U.S. Amateurs and 4 U.S. Opens in his storied career. Presented annually since 1955, the Bob Jones Award is the USGA's highest honor. The award recognizes an individual who ...

The USGA Library collection is the world's largest and most significant related to golf history, containing more than 100,000 individual items in more than 25 languages documenting golf's development ...