Joe Mauer, a first-ballot National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, and Larry Fitzgerald Jr., an 11-time National Football League (NFL) Pro Bowler, have been named honorary co-chairs of the 2024 U.S.

The Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation (STERF), The R&A, the United States Golf Association (USGA) have launched the International Turfgrass Research Initiative to further the ...

In February, the USGA announced the launch of the Wilson Endowed Research Fund, an initiative that would provide financial support for individuals wishing to conduct original research utilizing the ...

The USGA’s commitment to elevating the U.S. Open as one of the most sustainable events in golf continues this week at Pinehurst through a Reduce, Renew and Reinvest program aimed at reducing the ...

Recognizing a critical need to expand both the workforce of golf course maintenance professionals and the training needed to advance a more sustainable game, the United States Golf Association, the ...

Four-Ball, commonly referred to as “better ball,” is a format in which two golfers compete together as a side, with each player playing their own ball. A side’s score for a hole is the lower score of ...

In a four-ball match play, two common phrases used by golfers are “that’s good” and “you’re on your own.” By understanding those phrases from a Rules of Handicapping™ and score-posting perspective, ...

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Belle Meade Country Club, in Nashville, Tenn., has been chosen by the USGA as the host site for the 2028 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur and 2036 U.S. Senior Amateur. These will be the first USGA ...

Each hole must be measured to the nearest yard/metre, for each set of tees from a permanent distance marker, in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Course Rating System.

When starting a hole, if you play a ball from outside the teeing areaTeeing Area: The area you must play from in starting the hole you are playing. The teeing area is a rectangle that is two ...

Purpose of Rule: Rule 14 covers when and how you may mark the spot of your ball at rest and lift and clean your ball and how to put it back into play so that your ball is played from the right place.