2026 Annual Meeting: Mike Whan Remarks Since its founding in 1920, the Green Section has led the USGA’s efforts to improve golf course playing conditions and sustainability through research, education ...

Inverness Club, in Toledo, Ohio, has been chosen by the USGA as the host site for three future championships, reinforcing the club’s long-standing place in American golf and its continued partnership ...

Presented annually since 1961, the USGA Green Section Award recognizes an individual’s distinguished service to the game of golf through his or her work with turfgrass.

The USGA today announced that the medal presented annually to the U.S. Amateur champion and the trophy awarded to the U.S. Junior Amateur champion will be renamed and redesigned to honor Tiger Woods, ...

20.1 Resolving Rules Issues During Round 20.1b(2)/1 – Request for Ruling Must Be Made in Time A player is entitled to know the status of his or her match at all times or that a ruling request will be ...

Some bentgrass greens are seeded with a blend of different varieties, which can lead to differences in appearance across the playing surface that are often most noticeable during seasonal shifts as ...

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Many golf courses maintain a considerable acreage of mown and irrigated turf that experiences very little play. Turf reduction offers many potential benefits, but alternative landscape treatments can ...

Brenda Corrie Kuehn, of Asheville, N.C., is in her first year of a three-year term on the USGA Executive Committee. Born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, to a Dominican mother, Carmen Leon, and an ...

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New Rule: Rule 17.1d removes the option to take relief on the opposite side of a red penalty area (the new term that includes what was previously called a lateral water hazard): This means that, when ...

Learn more about the 2023 updates to the Rules of Golf below. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out to the Rules Department any time at rules@usga.org or 908-326-1850.