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Tag: USGA News

USGA CEO Mike Davis Announces Departure in 2021

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Sep 22, 2020

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Sept. 22, 2020) – The USGA today announced that CEO Mike Davis will leave the organization by the end of 2021 to pursue a life-long passion for golf course design and construction. (more…)

Category: WA Golf News

Tags: Mike Davis, Stu Francis, USGA, USGA CEO, USGA News

U.S. Amateur Returns to Oakmont, Ridgewood, Cherry Hills, Hazeltine National, The Olympic Club and Merion

By wsga

Posted on Feb 21, 2019

The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced sites for six U.S. Amateur Championships (more…)

Category: Championship News

Tags: Championship news, Cherry Hills Country Club, Hazeltine National, John Bodenhamer, Merion Golf Club, Oakmont Country Club, Ridgewood Country Club, The Olympic Club, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Amateur Championship, USGA News

USGA Honors Michael T. Huck as 2019 Green Section Award Recipient

By wsga

Posted on Jan 9, 2019

Celebrating golf’s leaders who innovate and demonstrate leadership in sustainability and water resource management (more…)

Category: WA Golf News

Tags: California, Dr. Kimberly Erusha, Green Section Award, Michael T. Huck, Orange Country, Pamela Pavela, Riverside, San Antonio, Texas, USGA, USGA Green Section, USGA News, Water conservation

USGA Names Tom Dudley as 2019 Joe Dey Award Recipient

By wsga

Posted on Nov 1, 2018

The United States Golf Association has named Tom Dudley, of Jacksonville, Fla., as the recipient of its 2019 Joe Dey Award. (more…)

Category: WA Golf News

Tags: Columbus, Florida, Florida State Golf Association, FSGA, Georgia, Jacksonville, Joe Dey Award, Tom Dudley, United State Golf Association, USGA, USGA News, Volunteering

USGA and R&A finalize limits on use of green-reading materials

By wsga

Posted on Oct 15, 2018

The USGA and R&A have published the finalized interpretation on the use of green-reading materials in golf, which take effect on Jan. 1, 2019. (more…)

Category: Championship News

Tags: David Rickman, Green-Reading, putting, R&A, Rule 4.3, Rules, Rules Corner, rules of golf, Thomas Pagel, USGA, USGA News

USGA announces U.S. Junior field increase in 2020

By wsga

Posted on Oct 3, 2018

Aligning with ongoing initiatives to expand its support of junior golf, the United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced (more…)

Category: Championship News, Youth Golf

Tags: Championship news, Golf 4 Kids, Greg Sanfilippo, John Bodenhamer, Junior Golf, U.S. Junior, U.S. Junior Amateur, USGA, USGA Championships, USGA News

USGA and R&A Invite Global Golf Community to Share Perspectives and Relevant Data on Distance in Golf

By wsga

Posted on Sep 19, 2018

A global online questionnaire and data-gathering exercise on distance in golf has been launched by the USGA and R&A as part of the Distance Insights project. (more…)

Category: WA Golf News

Tags: Distance Insights Project, Martin Slumbers, Mike Davis, R&A, USGA, USGA News

The USGA and The R&A to Engage Global Golf Community in Distance Insights Project

By wsga

Posted on Aug 14, 2018

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. AND ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (Aug. 14, 2018) - In an effort to thoroughly inform the Distance Insights project through the lens of the global golf community (more…)

Category: WA Golf News

Tags: Distance, R&A, USGA, USGA News

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