Scoring, articles, photos, videos and all content related to the 2022 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship, conducted by the USGA at Fiddlesticks C.C. in Fort Myers, Fla., Sept. 17-22.

Q. I did not play a hole. What score to do I post? A. For a score to be acceptable for handicap purposes, at least 9 holes that have a 9-hole Course Rating™ and Slope Rating™ must be played. If ...

A score from an incomplete round or when one or more holes have not been played may only be used for handicap purposes if, among other things: The round has been played over at least the minimum ...

A player is allowed to keep using and/or to repair any club damaged during the round, no matter what the damage and even if the player damaged it in anger. A player is not allowed to replace a damaged ...

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 ...

What did you announce today and why is it so important? We’re updating the speeds used to test golf balls for the first time in 20 years. The game has evolved significantly during that time and it’s ...

Sometimes in formats like match play or four-ball stroke play, you may start a hole but not finish it – perhaps your opponent concedes a putt, or you can’t improve on your partner’s score. In these ...

The word 'golf' is not an acronym for anything. Rather, it derives linguistically from the Dutch word 'kolf' or 'kolve,' meaning quite simply 'club.' In the Scottish dialect of the late 14th or early ...

The maximum Handicap Index that can be issued to a player is 54.0. Note: The Committee in charge of a competition may set a maximum limit for entry (see Rule 7.2 Committee in Charge of a Competition).

The USGA Experience and World Golf Hall of Fame Experiences are located on the USGA’s Golf House Pinehurst campus, situated between Pinehurst Resort’s Carolina Hotel and its Main Clubhouse. The ...

This document provides key policies and procedures that should be followed when submitting models of golf clubs and other equipment to the USGA for conformance evaluation. A model of club is defined ...

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 ...