U.S. Women's Open RecordsCourse Longest Course 7,026 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), first round, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2011 6,986 yards, The Broadmoor (East ...

U.S. Junior Amateur RecordsMatch Play Largest Winning Margin, 18-Hole Match 9 and 8, Donald M. Bisplinghoff d. Eric Jonas, fourth round, Yale Univ. G.C., New Haven ...

U.S. Adaptive Open RecordsAge Oldest Champion, Men's Overall (years/months/days) 27/0/3, Kipp Popert, 2025 26/0/4, Kipp Popert, 2024 Oldest Champion, Women's Overall 44/4/23 Kim Moore, 2025 41/4/24 ...

U.S. Open: Special Exemptions1966: Ben Hogan: 12, 72-73-76-70—291 1977: Sam Snead, MC, 74-78; Tommy Bolt, MC, 75-78; Julius Boros, MC, 77-76 1978: Arnold Palmer, MC ...

5.7 Low Handicap Index The Low Handicap Index represents the demonstrated ability of a player over the 365-day period preceding the day on which the most recent score in their scoring record was ...

New Rule: Rule 17.1d removes the option to take relief on the opposite side of a red penalty area (the new term that includes what was previously called a lateral water hazard): This means that, when ...

Sand Valley Resort, in Nekoosa, Wis., has been selected by the USGA to host four future amateur championships, starting with the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur.

There is no longer a penalty for merely touching the line of play on the putting green (the term “line of play” applies everywhere on the course including the putting green, and the term “line of putt ...

The way golfers around the world will calculate their handicaps is set to be transformed by a new system developed by the USGA and The R&A, with key features designed to provide all golfers with a ...

Scoring, articles, photos, videos and all content related to the 2021 U.S. Amateur Championship, conducted by the USGA at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club.

5 Things Every Golfer Should Know About Aeration1. We aerate to improve, not annoy Putting greens receive more traffic than any other playing surface. The aeration process helps relieve the compaction ...

There is no longer a penalty if a ball played from the putting green hits a flagstick left in the hole. Players are not required to putt with the flagstick in the hole; rather, they continue to have ...