The USGA will have a female president for the second time in its 121-year history in February, when Diana M. Murphy assumes the role at the association’s annual meeting in San Diego. “I am deeply honored,” said Murphy, from St. Simons Island, Ga., in a statement. “Since first being introduced to the USGA in 1988, […]
Billy Horschel, USGA exec. director Davis hash out Open issues
June 27, 2015 by
Billy Horschel had no problem letting the world know what he thought of the greens at Chambers Bay in last week’s U.S. Open. He didn’t like them, primarily because he thought they were poorly conditioned, lacked grass, rolled at inconsistent speeds and mitigated a good putter’s skill. However, he wasn’t proud of the way he […]
USGA will offer sidehill, downhill tee boxes at U.S. Open
April 29, 2015 by
The U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in June near Tacoma, Wash., is going to be a unique test. For one, it’s the first time it’s hosted a major championship. Despite hosting the 2010 U.S. Amateur, almost the entire field will have never seen the course before playing practice rounds. (Jordan Spieth’s caddie, Michael Greller, used […]
USGA, R&A announce ban of anchored putters starting in 2016
May 28, 2013 by
Last month, Adam Scott won The Masters with some of the most dramatic putting in golf history. And after Jan. 1, 2016, he won’t be able to duplicate the feat. The USGA and the R&A, golf’s two governing bodies, have ruled that anchoring a club, as Scott and many others do in putting, will be […]
This EZee golf club is probably not going to make it past the USGA
April 2, 2013 by
You know what the hardest part about golf is? Swinging the club consistently, so why not skip that part completely? EZee golf allows you to do so by pulling some trigger and propelling the golf ball down the fairway, or at the green, without making a swing at all. The video was posted a year […]
Your handy anchoring guide to what’s permitted and prohibited by the R&A and USGA
November 30, 2012 by
On Wednesday morning, the USGA and R&A announced proposed changes to the anchored putting stroke that will take effect in 2016. We could throw out a couple posts on what will be prohibited and banned in the future, but the USGA did us a solid and gave us a handy infographic that should (hopefully) clear […]
Did the USGA pull a fast one on the field by shortening the par-5 16th hole?
June 18, 2012 by
SAN FRANCISCO — The USGA wanted to give players the opportunity produce some final-round fireworks at Olympic Club. So in an effort to make things interesting, USGA executive director Mike Davis decided to throw players a curveball on Sunday, moving the tees up on the 670-yard par-5 16th to 569 yards. Ranked as the fourth […]
