LPGA, USGA announce changes in gender policies, no ‘male puberty’
The LPGA and U.S. Golf Association have announced changes to their transgender policies, effective…
List of LPGA commissioners through the years
The LPGA, founded in 1950, didn’t hire its first commissioner until 1975. Babe Zaharias’…
Who runs pro golf? With Seth Waugh out, we look at the leaders of each of golf's governing bodies
It’s been a tumultuous few years in professional golf, from the conception of the failed…
USGA CEO Mike Whan to consider LIV Golf path to U.S. Open
PINEHURST, N.C. — For an organization that has long labored against the perception that it’s led…
PGA Tour rookie Nick Dunlap comments on amateur paydays
PINEHURST, N.C. — At the end of the annual USGA press conference before the U.S. Open with CEO…
U.S. Women’s Open future sites through 2048
The U.S. Women’s Open had another smashing success at Lancaster Country Club.
Now, the countdown…
USGA CEO Mike Whan went back to his first golf job
“This doesn’t look anything like it did back then,” Mike Whan laughed before sitting down at a…
5 important takeaways from the USGA, R&A golf ball rollback
Rory McIlroy averaged 326 yards per tee shot in 2023. (Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports)
On several…
USGA, R&A announce golf ball rollback for everyone, not just pros
In an announcement nearly four years in the making, the United States Golf Association and the…