USGA gives LIV Golf ‘major’ route back to mainstream
You may or may not have noticed, but the first tournament of Liv Golf for the 2025 season was scheduled to begin on Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As you may have heard of it, on Wednesday, the USGA announced the top players in Liv Golf, offering a direct path to a male major championship. […]
Tiger Woods’ son Charlie qualifies for U.S. Junior Amateur, his first USGA Championship
After helping his father, Tiger Woods, prepare for the 124th U.S. Open, Charlie Woods is now gearing up for another USGA championship. Woods has qualified for the 76th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, to be held in late July at Oakland Hills Country Club in Detroit, Michigan. The 15-year-old Woods shot a 1-under 71 among 86 […]
USGA 4-Ball has surreal finish; young phenom Blades Brown, partner come up short
Seventeen-year-old Blaze Brown and his partner, Jackson Herrington, were trailing by one hole on the 18th hole at the Philadelphia Cricket Club on Tuesday to Brian Blanchard and Sam Engel. Brown and Herrington, both from Tennessee, needed to win the final hole to extend the match against Blanchard and Engel, a software engineer and an […]
USGA leaves door open for LIV golfers to find way into future U.S. Opens
The Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) does not award points for LIV events, so many LIV Golf members are pleading with the governing body to create a pathway to the majors. After all, the Saudi-backed circuit is loaded with strong talent, including Brooks Koepka, who won the PGA Championship at Oak Hill last year. The […]
Masters: Gary Player “quite concerned” for golf, implores USGA, R&A for rollback
Add Gary Player to the list of people who support golf ball rollbacks. At the Masters’ “State of the Union” press conference earlier this week, Augusta National president Fred Ridley expressed his support for efforts by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and golf governing body The R&A to limit the growth of great distances. […]
Tiger Woods “humbled” by Bob Jones Award, receiving USGA highest honor
Tiger Woods has earned the USGA’s highest honor at the age of 48, becoming the 2024 Bob Jones Award recipient. The governing body announced it on Saturday, letting the world know that Sinek Hills will host the men’s and women’s U.S. Open in 2036. this award recognized According to the USGA, Woods’ sportsmanship and respect […]
NBC Sports, USGA to release documentary centered around golf icon Michelle Wie West
She was a child prodigy and was often compared to Tiger Woods due to her stellar rise on the junior golf circuit. She was also the youngest woman to play in a PGA Tour event, teeing up at the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii. She had to watch TV. She’s Michelle Wie West, and she’s […]
USGA, Ally Financial partner to elevate U.S. Women’s Open purse to record heights
NEW YORK — A game of golf reached an exciting climax Thursday at Chelsea Piers Golf Club on Manhattan’s west side. The United States Golf Association (USGA), in conjunction with Ally Financial, has announced an exciting partnership to help grow golf at all levels across the United States. First and foremost, Ally will be the […]
Celebrate Payne Stewart 66th birthday; USGA relives 1999 U.S. Open Pinehurst triumph
Three-time major champion Payne Stewart would have celebrated his 66th birthday on Tuesday, but it’s hard to imagine that 25 years have passed since his tragic death. He was so full of life. He lived unapologetically and his immense passion for golf was passed on to his friends, family and philanthropy. The Payne Stewart Kids […]