Since its founding in 1920, the Green Section has led the USGA’s efforts to improve golf course playing conditions and sustainability through research, education, course consulting, technology tools ...

There is no longer a penalty for merely touching the line of play on the putting green (the term “line of play” applies everywhere on the course including the putting green, and the term “line of putt ...

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.

World Handicap System resources dedicated to the 2024 revision.

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

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

The USGA Museum has acquired the Howard Schickler Photography Collection, one of the world's most significant private collections of original early golf photography.

Net Double Bogey explainerSince its founding in 1920, the Green Section has led the USGA’s efforts to improve golf course playing conditions and sustainability through research, education, course ...

The USGA Green Section explains how to properly repair ball marks.

Going Green: Golf Courses Benefit by Painting Fairways Instead of OverseedingThe Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, N.C., paints the fairways on all nine of its courses each winter. Bob Farren, director ...

When you hit a shot that you think might result in a lost ball or in your ball coming to rest out of bounds, you have the option of playing a provisional ball to save time.

5 Things Every Golfer Should Know About Aeration1. We aerate to improve, not annoy Putting greens receive more traffic than any other playing surface. The aeration process helps relieve the compaction ...