United States Golf Association

Rules of Handicapping FAQs

Q. Under the World Handicap System™, should there be an additional adjustment in four-ball stroke play when partners have a large difference in Course Handicap™? A. In Four-Ball Stroke Play, the ...

With a deep golf background, Kevin Hammer ready for USGA presidency

Kevin Hammer soon will take over as the 68th president of the U.S. Golf Association, the governing body of the sport in the ...
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USGA’s rule on Scottie Scheffler’s new driver at the Hero World Challenge

The United States Golf Association(USGA), working with The R&A, sets the equipment standards that define what players can use ...

Kevin Hammer, 'raised in cart barn at Delray Dunes,' new USGA president

“He was too smart to turn pro,” two-time PGA champion Dave Stockton said with a laugh. Stockton teamed with Laurie Hammer to ...

2-time major champ dies at 74

Fuzzy Zoeller, a 10-time PGA Tour winner who became infamous for a racist remark he made about Tiger Woods in 1997, died Thursday at age 74.
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Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island, Will Hartman battle conditions to win U.S. Amateur Four-Ball

Tyler Mawhinney, a junior at Fleming Island High, won the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship with partner Will Hartman. This is the first national golf championship for a First Coast player in 22 ...