The resources below have been created to educate golfers on the 2024 updates to the World Handicap System, which went into effect in the United States on January 16th, 2024.

The easier interface and innovative features evolve the app into a playing companion used before, during and after every round.

Below are common questions related to the reinstatement of a golfer’s amateur status. The Rules in their entirety, including Guidance Notes, can be found at www ...

Explore the history and contributions of past USGA Presidents who have shaped the United States Golf Association.

Q: Why do I need to create a digital profile with a unique email address to log into the GHIN Mobile App and ghin.com? A: To ensure data security and golfer privacy, golfers need to create a digital ...

Best Management Practices (BMPs) in golf course management are critical for the protection and efficient utilization of our most valuable resources. BMPs are broad principles. The golf course manager ...

Bob Jones won 5 U.S. Amateurs and 4 U.S. Opens in his storied career. Presented annually since 1955, the Bob Jones Award is the USGA's highest honor. The award recognizes an individual who ...

Effective from Jan. 1, 2010, the USGA adopted additional specifications for grooves and punch marks in the impact area of irons, wedges, fairway woods and hybrids. The additional specifications are ...

New additions will normally be updated on a quarterly basis each January, April, July, and October and the next quarterly update will be in early January 2027. - If a sprinkler head is popped up, the ...

Why did the USGA introduce the revised groove rules in 2008? In establishing the revised technical specifications for golf club grooves, the USGA was fulfilling one of our key responsibilities – to ...

Q. What is a Score Differential™ and how is it calculated? A. A score of 80 on a difficult course may be a better performance than a 77 on an easier one, and it is the Score Differential calculation ...