Whether it’s reevaluating what a successful round or hole means for your game or moving up or back a set of tees depending on the course you play, there are multiple ways you can use your Handicap ...

With its 125th U.S. Open Championship on the horizon, the USGA has teamed with Oakmont Country Club and the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association to invest in the area’s public golf courses and ...

Welcome to the 10th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship hosted by Plainfield Country Club & Echo Lake Country Club. Please find the below links to help with your experience!

Jay Sigel, arguably the greatest American amateur golfer in the post-World War II era, died on April 19 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 81. Sigel, a Berwyn, Pa., resident who spent his winters in ...

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Number of strokes the Score Differential is lower than a player’s Handicap Index in effect when the round was played ...

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Purpose of Rule: Rule 18 covers taking relief under penalty of stroke and distance. When your ball is lost outside a penalty area or comes to rest out of bounds, the required progression of playing ...