AFL
Cricket
Football
Golf
League
Motorsport
Union
Women
More Sport
Win
Newsletter Signup
Subscribe
Account Login
Username:
Password:
Remember me
login
Forgot your password?
Don't have an account? Register now!
News
Features
Podcasts
The Thing About Golf
Playing from the Tips
Courses & Travel
Equipment
Instruction
Galleries
Win
Account Login
Username:
Password:
Remember me
login
Forgot your password?
Don't have an account? Register now!
News
Features
Podcasts
The Thing About Golf
Playing from the Tips
Courses & Travel
Equipment
Instruction
Galleries
Win
+ All Sports
Newsletter Signup
Subscribe
Home
USGA
usga
Morri: Much more to golf than distance
It’s been a while since we talked distance in this digital space but given the topic is never far from the surface (no matter which side of the debate you’re on) let’s give it another whirl this week.
22 Nov 2021
Golf’s modernised rules of amateur status published
Golf’s new Rules of Amateur Status have been published by The R&A and the USGA ahead of coming into effect on January 1, 2022.
27 Oct 2021
Does this deserve a free drop?
It is a debate that flares every now and then ... should a player be able to get relief from a divot? Here are two sides of the debate for you to consider.
19 Oct 2021
Mickelson upset at new club length limit
Phil Mickelson has hit out at the 'amateurs' governing the game and called a new 46-inch restriction on club length 'stupid'.
13 Oct 2021
R&A & USGA announce new model local rule limiting club length
The R&A and the USGA have announced that a new Model Local Rule (MLR G-10) will be available beginning on January 1 2022 to provide those running professional or elite amateur golf competitions with the option of limiting the maximum length of a golf club (excluding putters) to 46 inches.
13 Oct 2021
Hagestad leads halfway through U.S. Mid-Amateur final
Stewart Hagestad won his semi final match in convincing fashion on Thursday morning, then took a 5-up lead over Mark Costanza in the first 18 holes of the final match of the 40th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Sankaty Head Golf Club.
1 Oct 2021
Blakesly Brock claims U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur crown
Blakesly Brock made sure noon turned into midnight for the Cinderella story of the 34th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Berkeley Hall Club.
1 Oct 2021
Rookies to face off in U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur final
For the first time in U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship history, two 25-year-olds will play in the final match.
30 Sep 2021
NHL referee and last man in advance at U.S. Mid-Amateur
Hayes Brown, who got his spot in the match-play bracket of the 40th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship by holing out a 95-yard wedge shot, prevailed in two matches on Tuesday at Sankaty Head Golf Club, including a 1-up victory over No.1-seeded Yaroslav Merkulov.
29 Sep 2021
Michel misses match play in U.S. Mid-Amateur defence
The Round of 64 got underway on Monday in the fog-delayed 40th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Sankaty Head Golf Club, a windy day highlighted by the winnowing of the field to 64 players, with a dramatic eagle hole-out earning Hayes Brown the final spot in the match-play bracket.
28 Sep 2021
Clark knocks friend and top seed out of U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
It was a bittersweet upset victory for Aliea Clark on Monday at Berkeley Hall Club.
28 Sep 2021
Records fall at U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
Jennifer Peng set multiple scoring records on Sunday en route to earning medallist honours in the 34th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.
27 Sep 2021
Merkulov sets record at suspended U.S. Mid-Amateur
Yaroslav Merkulov shot a five-under-par 65 at Sankaty Head Golf Club on Sunday to complete 36 holes of stroke play in the 40th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at nine-under, breaking the championship record by one stroke.
27 Sep 2021
U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur hat-trick for Tennant
Lara Tennant, the No.1 seed and the two-time defending champion, outlasted seven-time USGA champion Ellen Port, 2&1, in the 18-hole final of the 59th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship Thursday on the Dogwood Course at The Lakewood Club.
17 Sep 2021
Past champions to face off in U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur final
Two-time defending champion Lara Tennant and three-time champion Ellen Port gritted their way through two matches on a soggy Tuesday at The Lakewood Club, both of them converting birdie putts on the 18th hole to seal their spots in Wednesday’s 18-hole final of the 59th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship.
15 Sep 2021
Past champions advance at suspended U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
Two-time defending champion Lara Tennant and three-time champion Ellen Port both rallied to win a pair of matches on Monday to advance to the quarterfinal round of the 59th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship on the 5,771-yard, par-72 Dogwood Course at The Lakewood Club.
14 Sep 2021
Aussies Wooster and Puckett bow out of U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
Two-time defending champion Lara Tennant, the No.1 seed in match play, led a parade of top-seeded players who advanced to the Round of 32 with victories on Sunday in the 59th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship at The Lakewood Club.
13 Sep 2021
Gene Elliott breaks his duck at 66th U.S. Senior Amateur
Gene Elliott finally owns that elusive USGA title.
3 Sep 2021
U.S. Senior Amateur finalists set
It will be an all-Midwest 18-hole final match in the 66th U.S. Senior Amateur Championship.
2 Sep 2021
Past Champion Lutz among U.S. Senior Amateur quarterfinalists
Thirteen USGA champions began the week at the Country Club of Detroit for the 66th U.S. Senior Amateur. Just one remains.
1 Sep 2021
Top seed out of U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
For the previous two days at the Country Club of Detroit, Tim Hogarth’s golf game had been impeccable. The California resident made 11 birdies against one bogey during 36 holes of stroke play in the 66th U.S. Senior Amateur, matching the championship scoring mark of 134.
31 Aug 2021
Latest News
'I disagree - a lot': Leishman whacks LIV Golf doubters
5 Jun 2025
McIlroy explains his silence over failed driver test
5 Jun 2025
The Thing About Golf: #141 Andrew Coltart
4 Jun 2025
Most Read
RANKING: Australia's Top-100 Public Access Courses for 2025
23 Jan 2025
RANKING: Australia's Top-100 Courses for 2024
24 Jan 2024
Leishman books ticket to U.S Open at Oakmont
3 Jun 2025
Cleary: our mate Digs and a jock called Pikey
26 May 2025
.jpg&h=115&w=225&c=1&s=1)
