The USGA, Masters Tournament and PGA of America have announced that registration for 2025-2026 Drive, Chip and Putt qualifying is now open on DriveChipandPutt.com. Local Qualifying: The Golf Club at Redmond Ridge (Redmond) May 25, 2025 Meadow Park Golf Course (Lakewood)…
Andrew Von Lossow of Spokane and Paul Mitzel of Seattle both have qualified for the match-play portion of the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, being held this week at Kinloch Golf Club in Manakin-Sabot, Va. Photo credit: USGA/Logan Whitton Von Lossow shot…
The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced that the U.S. National Development Program (USNDP) Grant Application is now open for 2025. Launched last year, the program aims to mitigate barriers of cost to promising junior golfers who demonstrate both…
Chambers Bay, in University Place, Wash., has been selected by the USGA as the host site for the 2028 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship. This will be the seventh USGA championship awarded to the public golf course in its 17-year history.…
Seattle Golf Club The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced that Seattle (Wash.) Golf Club will be the host site for the 72nd U.S. Senior Amateur Championship. The dates of the championship are Aug. 28-Sept. 2, 2027. This will…
The USGA Experience and World Golf Hall of Fame in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. (USGA/Jason E. Miczek) The United States Golf Association has officially opened Golf House Pinehurst, its seven-acre campus located footsteps from the Pinehurst Resort & Country…
by Tom Cade, Editor This June, Lexis Withers will be very busy at the 2024 U.S. Open in Pinehurst, N.C., a USGA staffer happily managing the newest class of USGA Pathways Interns, opening the doors of opportunity in the golf…
Angela Zhang Angela Zhang of Bellevue, Wash. has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) for its inaugural U.S. National Junior Team. Zhang is on the 18-player roster that will represent the country’s elite junior golf talent who…
by Laz Versalles This content was first published in Golf Journal, a quarterly print publication exclusively for USGA Members. To be among the first to receive Golf Journal and to learn how you can help make golf more open for…
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…
