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Average U.S. handicaps, best states plus 7 other facts from 2025 handicap report

Golf 23 Jan 2026
The USGA counted every one and crunched those numbers to produce the 2025 Golf Scorecard, a compendium of data-driven findings that provide a snapshot of trends in the game ... USGA ... The USGA isn’t saying that either.
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USGA & R&A to consider revising golf ball ‘rollback’ timeline

Golf Business News 21 Jan 2026
In a notice to manufacturers, the USGA and R&A have announced that they are considering revising the timeline for rolling back how far the golf ball is going for the strongest of hitters to 2030.
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Briggs: 'Humbled' Lemieux receives one of USGA's highest honors

Toledo Blade 20 Jan 2026
In his later years, Joseph Lemieux, the well-remembered former CEO of Owens-Illinois, would see his son on TV, inside the ropes at some of the biggest tournaments in golf ... .
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USGA Makes First Donation Toward Recruiting Airline Service

Image The Pilot 20 Jan 2026
The Moore County Airport is one step closer to securing a commercial airline, with the U.S. Golf Association taking the lead in contributing $150,000 toward a $3 million incentive funding goal ... .
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SentryWorld to host these 2 future USGA national golf championships

Wisconsin Rapids Tribune 13 Jan 2026
Senior Open championships, marking the fourth and fifth USGA championships at SentryWorld. John Bodenhamer, USGA’s chief championships ... He said the local community has always been supportive of the USGA.
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How this stroke-and-distance 'hack' became the USGA's most-watched rules video of 2025

Golf 23 Dec 2025
The star of the snippet below is Jay Roberts, the USGA’s senior manager of technology, content & education, who has emerged as the game’s Alec Trebec ... View this post on Instagram. A post shared by United States Golf Association (@usga).
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Giant of amateur golf earns USGA’s highest honor. She grew up in KC’s Northtown

Kansas City Star 20 Dec 2025
Ellen Fuson Port, winner of seven USGA championships, is the 2026 recipient of the Bob Jones Award ... .
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Volunteer with USGA Experience And World Golf Hall of Fame

Image The Pilot 13 Dec 2025
Are you looking for an opportunity to give back to the community while sharing your love of golf? The USGA Experience and World Golf Hall of Fame are seeking a volunteer docent to join their team in Pinehurst ... .
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Kevin Hammer, 'raised in cart barn at Delray Dunes,' new USGA president

News-Press - Fort Myers 04 Dec 2025
The USGA hierarchy is glad to have Hammer and his golf-filled resume ... “I couldn’t be more excited to welcome Kevin Hammer as the next president of the USGA,” said USGA CEO Mike Whan ... “We are willing to do the uneasy work,” he said of the USGA.
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It’s Hammer time at the USGA

Golf Business News 19 Nov 2025
The USGA has announced that USGA Executive Committee member Kevin Hammer has been nominated to serve as the Association’s 68th president. Hammer’s nomination highlights the USGA Nominating Committee’s ...
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USGA Museum Welcomes Veterans and Families

Image The Pilot 07 Nov 2025
The USGA Museum and World Golf Hall of Fame welcome all veterans and their families for free access to the facilities on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be free tours provided by museum staff, complimentary ... .
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USGA Museum Welcomes Veterans and Families on Tuesday

Image The Pilot 06 Nov 2025
The USGA Museum and World Golf Hall of Fame welcome all veterans and their families for free access to the facilities on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be free tours provided by museum staff, complimentary ... .
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Judy Bell, the first female president of the USGA, dies at 89

The Journal Durango 04 Nov 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Judy Bell, whose devotion to golf led her to become the first female president of the U.S. Golf Association, died Monday at her home in Colorado after spending 15 months... .
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Bell, USGA's first female president, dies at 89

Image Calhoun Times 04 Nov 2025
Judy Bell, whose devotion to golf led her to become the first female president of the U.S. Golf Association, died Monday at her home in Colorado after spending 15 months in hospice care, the USGA said. She was 89 ....
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