Jack Nicklaus won the 1962 U.S. Open, defeating hometown favorite Arnold Palmer in an 18-hole playoff at Oakmont Country Club for his first victory as a professional.

If you're new to the system and posting your initial three scores to establish your Handicap Index®, the maximum hole score you can post is par + 5. Once your Handicap Index has been established, the ...

The Rules of Amateur Status are effective from January 2022 and the supporting Guidance Notes were last updated as of December 2024.

The Equipment Rules contain the comprehensive Rules, specifications and guidelines to assist equipment manufacturers and designers, tournament officials, players and other interested parties in ...

Celebrating 125 Years of Golf in America The USGA was founded on Dec. 22, 1894. With the 125th anniversary coming at the end of 2019, every week throughout the year we're highlighting how all 50 ...

2023 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying Results ...

Scoring, articles, photos, videos and all content related to the 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, conducted by the USGA at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J.

Rules of Handicapping ...

Results from the U.S. Adaptive Open.

Learn more about the 2023 updates to the Rules of Golf below. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out to the Rules Department any time at [email protected] or 908-326-1850.

A player is allowed to keep using and/or to repair any club damaged during the round, no matter what the damage and even if the player damaged it in anger. A player is not allowed to replace a damaged ...

Frank Urban “Fuzzy” Zoeller Jr., who won two major titles in playoffs, including the 1984 U.S. Open, died on Nov. 27 at the age of 74. "Fuzzy was one of a kind," said USGA CEO Mike Whan. "We are ...