The calculated Playing Handicap is rounded to the nearest whole number, with .5 rounded upwards.

New additions will normally be updated on a quarterly basis each January, April, July, and October and the next quarterly update will be in early October 2026. Note: The revised version of MLR M-4 ...

Rules of Handicapping ...

The U.S. Amateur Championship was born in 1895 because of a controversy. In 1894, two clubs - Newport (R.I.) Golf Club and New York's St. Andrew's Golf Club - had conducted invitational tournaments to ...

The following resources have been created to assist with the rollout of the USGA Handicap Review Tool. Additional documentation will be added periodically.

Andy North, of Madison, Wis., is in the third of a three-year term on the USGA Executive Committee. North’s storied playing career started as a youngster in his home state when he turned to golf after ...

This USGA Green Section Collection contains articles, videos and infographics related to the care and maintenance of bunkers. These materials will help superintendents provide the best possible bunker ...

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At the end of my eight years, a former green committee member reflects back on what advice he would offer to other green committee members based on his experience with a top 10 list of things that ...