Governing bodies propose model local rule for golf balls in elite competitions
The R&A and USGA have proposed a Model Local Rule (MLR) that gives competition organisers the option to require use of golf balls that are tested under modified launch conditions to address the impacts of hitting distance in golf.
USGA announces start of US Open qualifying
The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that online entry applications will be available beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 9 a.m. EST, for the 123rd U.S. Open Championship, to be played from June 15-18 on The Los Angeles (Calif.) Country Club’s North Course.
Oakland Hills awarded six USGA Championship including US Open in 2034 and 2051
Historic Oakland Hills Country Club, in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has been selected as the host site for the 2034 and 2051 U.S. Open Championships as well as four additional prestigious USGA amateur championships, starting in 2024.
USGA announces 109 Qualifying sites for US Open
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 15, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced local and final qualifying sites for the 122nd U.S. Open Championship. The U.S. Open will be contested at The Country Club (Championship Course), in Brookline, Mass., for the fourth time from June 16-19, 2022.
McIlroy favours bifurcation but says Distance Insights Report "huge waste of time and money" and "reeks of self-importance"
Rory McIlroy last night launched a withering attack on golf’s governing bodies when he branded the new Distance Insights Report “a huge waste of time and a huge waste of money.”
Rory struggles as Reed hits the front and Mad Scientist finds major formula
Bryson DeChambeau suggested only "the Gods" know if his "bomb and gouge" strategy will yield a US Open win but Rory McIlroy may need some divine intervention to end his six-year major drought after crashing to a second-round 76 at a punishing Winged Foot.