The PNGA and its member associations collaborate on a new approach to online Rules Education The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) and its six member associations have collaborated to create an online Rules Education seminar with a twist. With each…
One-Day Rules Workshops WA Golf will be hosting a series of one-day in-person workshops covering the full Rules of Golf. Each individual workshop day will be held at Glendale Country Club in Bellevue and run from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30…
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…
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (March 22, 2023) – In an effort to continuously enhance and evolve the competitor experience, the USGA today announced significant modifications to its amateur championship qualifying model for the first time in more than 20 years. These changes,…
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…
With golf season starting to open around the country, the USGA Rules Team is putting on two free Rules of Golf webinars that are open to WA Golf members. These webinars will cover two of the most widely used rules…
The USGA and The R&A have unveiled a regular update to the Rules of Golf as they continue to make the Rules easier to understand and apply. The new Rules will go into effect on January 1, 2023. The 2023…
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Dec. 1, 2021) – Golf’s governing bodies have made available a Model Local Rule (MLR) to further limit the use of Green-Reading Materials. MLR G-11 enables a committee to limit players to using…
Golf’s new Rules of Amateur Status have been published by the USGA and The R&A ahead of their January 1, 2022, effective date. View the 2022 Rules of Amateur Status Infographic – Five things to know The work is the…
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Oct. 12, 2021) – The USGA and The R&A have announced that a new Model Local Rule (MLR G-10) will be available beginning on January 1, 2022 to provide those running professional or…
