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June 17th, 2024

US Open 2024: The format, rules and holes played if a playoff is needed at Pinehurst

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June 9th, 2024

Is the USGA going to set up Pinehurst extra hard because of low scores in recent majors?

Fifty years after “The Massacre at Winged Foot” and on the eve of this year’s US Open at Pinehurst No.2, almost everything has changed – including the USGA’s philosophy surrounding a course’s playing characteristics.

June 19th, 2022

Two holes are combined into one at the US Open. We have some (impractical) ideas for more

The Country Club’s radical composite of two holes got the amateur architects in us thinking.

June 15th, 2021

US Open 2021: Why Torrey Pines is a possible goodbye to the US Open’s era of true public courses

With the next decade’s venues mostly accounted for and the anchor sites leaving few openings, it’s evident the true publics won’t be a frequent voice of the discussion.

May 15th, 2021

Phil Mickelson accepts USGA’s special exemption into US Open at Torrey Pines

Should Mickelson win, he’d become just the second player in US Open history to do so on a special exemption. The only player who has accomplished that feat was Hale Irwin in 1990 at Medinah.

February 18th, 2021

USGA picks Mike Whan as its new chief executive

February 3rd, 2021

GETTING CLOSE: USGA/R&A get specific about a distance rollback, but no timeline yet

If you weren’t paying attention a year ago, the USGA and R&A made it clear on Wednesday that they are serious about rolling back distance.

September 23rd, 2020

USGA chief executive Mike Davis to leave the association in 2021

The USGA overnight announced that Davis is stepping down as its chief executive officer, effective at the end of 2021, to embark on a career in golf course design and construction.

September 17th, 2020

US Open 2020: Here’s how close this US Open was to being played in December in Los Angeles

Only once the R&A decided to cancel the Open Championship, freeing up the September window for the USGA to hold the US Open, did it give Winged Foot a chance at remaining the host venue.

September 17th, 2020

US Open 2020: Why the USGA needs to get it right at Winged Foot

Lest you think this is a media-driven story or a narrative that will shadow the championship in perpetuity, know it’s one both sides – players and management – acknowledge.

USGA bringing four more US Opens to Pinehurst No.2, unveils plans for Golf House Pinehurst

R&A/USGA announces Distance Insights Report update postponed until 2021

US Open to be played without fans at Winged Foot

USGA looks to strengthen US Open brand with new marketing campaign

USGA honours Mickey Wright by naming the US Women’s Open gold medal for her

Acushnet CEO disputes calls for distance halt; current rules ‘effectively govern’

February 9th, 2020

Why players are right to jab the USGA on the distance debate … and are also off the mark

It’s intended to be a conversation starter, but it is a conversation that started some time ago, with sides that are passionately entrenched.

June 17th, 2019

US Open 2019: The biggest story at Pebble Beach was what didn’t happen

In short, Pebble Beach achieved that often chased but rarely captured ideal: a “proper” setup. A setup, more importantly, that was controversy-free.

May 1st, 2019

New World Handicap System on track for implementation in 2020

Golf’s new World Handicap System is on course for its implementation date in 2020, with a new campaign released today reminding golfers of the eight key features.

December 12th, 2018

Driving distance continues to rise: US PGA Tour stat increase doubles from 2017

There’s no denying at the elite level that the game’s best have gotten longer.

October 16th, 2018

Seeing Red: Have scores gotten too low on the PGA Tour?

Yes, these guys are good. But are they really that good? Or, has the tour, in its zeal to prove week in and week out how good they are, gone too far with sometimes laughably easy course setups?

September 19th, 2018

Vote: R&A and USGA offer online survey to gauge distance opinions

The survey is part of an effort by golf’s ruling bodies to understand how the global golf community feels about the current level of distance across all forms of golf.

Team Finals

Rank	Team Name	Total	Score
1	RIPPER GC	-11	277
T2	4ACES GC	-8	280
T2	IRON HEADS GC	-8	280
4	LEGION XIII	-6	282
5	STINGER GC	-15	273
6	FIREBALLS GC	-14	274
T7	CRUSHERS GC	-2	286
T7	HYFLYERS GC	-2	286
9	MAJESTICKS GC	-5	283
10	TORQUE GC	-4	284
11	CLEEKS GC	-1	287
12	RANGEGOATS GC	+4	292
13	SMASH GC	+12	300