USGA breaks ground on new Golf House at Pinehurst
Golf House Pinehurst will include its equipment-testing facility, the visitor-friendly USGA Experience and an educational landscape feature, to be completed by the end of 2023.
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USGA, R&A update specific areas of interest in distance debate
The USGA and The R&A will investigate the potential impacts on hitting distance from increasing the ball test speeds for golf balls to reflect the clubhead speeds achieved by today’s longest hitters.
U.S. Women’s Open gets huge purse increase and exciting new venues
The U.S. Golf Association announced Friday the purse will nearly double this year to $10 million, by far the richest in women’s golf and challenging top prizes in women’s sports.
USGA, R&A introduce Model Local Rule to further limit use of green-reading materials
This local rule is intended only for the highest levels of competitive golf and, even then, only for competitions where it is realistic for the committee to undertake an approval process for yardage books.
The R&A and USGA introduce new rule option for limiting club length
Brooke Henderson is one of the leading professionals that routinely uses a driver longer than 46″.
Who’s kicking himself most after the U.S. Open?
This week the Round Table picks the player kicking himself the hardest after the U.S. Open, debates Torrey Pines as a U.S. Open test and green reading books.
USGA announces special exemption for Phil Mickelson into the 2021 U.S. Open
Mickelson, 50, is a six-time U.S. Open runner-up, most in championship history, and has recorded ten top-10 finishes in 29 appearances.
USGA cancels U.S. Open qualifying in Ontario due to COVID-19 restrictions
Qualifying was scheduled to take place at Cherry Hill GC, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley and Rattlesnake Point
One course to play for the rest of your life
This week the panel debates the value of Pro-Ams on the PGA Tour, Mike Whan heading up the USGA and one course to play for the rest of your life.
