Tag Archives: USGA
History Surrounds 122nd U.S. Open at Brookline
By Fred Altvater The U.S. Open will be held June 16-19 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts near Boston. This historic club hosted the 1913 U.S. Open won by a 20-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet, when he outdueled the great Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. Seeing this son of immigrants, successfully defeating two of […]
Rules Split Likely and It Creates Questions
By Ed Travis Golf’s ruling bodies, the USGA and The R&A, are just steps away from dictating that elite players (top amateurs and professionals) must compete with equipment different from recreational golfers. On March 16 the USGA and The R&A sent out a press release covering recent results in the Distance Insight Report. […]
New Amateur Rules From the USGA
The USGA, in conjunction with The R&A, has established changes to rules pertaining to amateur status. Here is an easy to read chart prepared by the USGA.
Two Ohio Golfers Make Match Play at USGA Mid-Am
Two Ohio golfers advanced from the 36-hole medal play to make the match play portion of the US Mid-Am held at Sankaty Head Golf in Siasconset, Massachusetts and Miacomet Golf Course in Nantucket. Ryan Gutowski from Akron tied for 15th in the medal portion, but was defeated in the first round of match play by […]
USGA President, Stu Francis Talks with Back 9 Report
Stu Francis, President of the USGA, talks about induction into Ohio Golf Hall of Fame, playing collegiately at Princeton and Michael Whan succeeding Mike Davis as CEO of USGA.
Ohio State Red-Shirt Freshman Jillian Bourdage Finished Runner-up at U.S. Women’s Four-Ball
A pair of 17-year-olds, Texan Savannah Barber and Alexa Saldana, from Mexico walked away with the 2021 USGA’s Women’s Four-Ball Championship contested at Maridoe Golf Club in Dallas. The winners defeated Jillian Bourdage a Red-Shirt Freshman at Ohio State and Casey Weidenfeld, who will a Freshman at Auburn University this fall. For the Bourdage/Weidenfeld team, […]
Walker Cup was Great, No Need to Change It!
Amid calls to change the Walker Cup, Back 9 Report thinks it is “PERFECT” just the way it is.
Can Michael Whan Create Change in the USGA?
By Ed Travis Michael Whan recently announced he would resign as Commissioner of the LPGA Tour and last month it was announced he would replace Mike Davis as CEO of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 2022. The USGA is facing issues that will affect the game for years to come. This […]
Bob Lewis To Receive Bobby Jones Award, USGA’s Highest Honor
The prestigious award annually recognizes an individual who best demonstrates the spirit, personal character and respect for the game exhibited by Jones Bob Lewis always exhibited the highest level of sportsmanship, which endeared him to teammates and opponents alike during a competitive career that spanned more than four decades. The native of Warren, Ohio, demonstrated […]
Bryson DeChambeau, Distance & the USGA
By Ed Travis On his way to a six-stroke U.S. Open victory, contrary to popular belief, Bryson DeChambeau was not the longest off the tee at Winged Foot with its narrow fairways, thick rough, and penal conditions. Amongst all the post tournament angst and hand wringing, it was overlooked that he was seventh in […]