Clarifications of the Rules of GolfUpdated July 1, 2025 New additions will normally be updated on a quarterly basis each January, April, July, and October and the next quarterly update will be in ...

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Rule 16 - Relief from Abnormal Course Conditions (Including Immovable Obstructions), Dangerous Animal Condition, Embedded Ball Purpose of Rule: Rule 16 covers when and how you may take free relief by ...

The USGA's new Rules of Golf will go into effect on January 1, 2023. Explore additional resources on these changes here.

World Handicap System resources dedicated to the 2024 revision.

The United States Golf Association (USGA) is accelerating its work toward a more sustainable game with the deployment of a multi-year, multi-million-dollar investment toward reducing golf’s use of ...

New USGA research, combined with a growing effort by golf facilities, reveals a formula for an improved golfer experience.

A statistical and biographical look at the 96 individuals competing in the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open being contested at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club's Course No. 6.

Are you an average golfer? And what would it mean if you were? After all, this is golf, a sport of such random, unforeseen outcomes it tends to mock the notion that anything hews to an average – or ...

Sand Valley Resort, in Nekoosa, Wis., has been selected by the USGA to host four future amateur championships, starting with the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur.

Major ChangesThe following are the main changes to the Rules of Golf that took effect on January 1, 2019. The items covered on this page are organized into nine categories. Within each individual item ...