USGA Opens Golf House Pinehurst

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on May 14, 2024

[caption id="attachment_3735106" align="alignright" width="600"] The USGA Experience and World Golf Hall of Fame in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. (USGA/Jason E. Miczek)[/caption] The United States Golf Association has officially opened Golf House Pinehurst, its seven-acre campus located footsteps from the…

Revised golf ball testing conditions to take effect in 2028

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Dec 6, 2023

The R&A and USGA will update the testing conditions used for golf ball conformance under the Overall Distance Standard (ODS), which will take effect from January 2028. The decision aims to reduce the impact increased hitting distances have on golf’s…

Boatwright Intern Alex Gilley returns to WA Golf after USGA summit

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on May 25, 2023

[caption id="attachment_3350375" align="alignright" width="7868"] A group photo of Boatwright interns as seen at the 2023 USGA Boatwright Intern Summit in Liberty Corner, N.J. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (Copyright USGA/Jonathan Kolbe)[/caption] The USGA welcomed its largest class of P.J. Boatwright…

The USGA And The R&A Announce Proposal To Introduce Model Local Rule Option For Golf Balls Used In Elite Competitions

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J., USA AND ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (March 14, 2023) – The USGA and The R&A have proposed a Model Local Rule (MLR) that gives competition organizers the option to require use of golf balls that are tested under…