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Al Barkow

The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, Golf World, Sport, Senior Golfer, Golf Monthly (UK), USGA Golf Journal, Travel & Leisure, The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Signature, Diversion, Golf Journal, Links Magazine, The Majors Series, Golfiana, Golf Tips Magazine, The GolfWeb, IDV/Sports.

Carol Semple

She is also one of only five people to have won three different USGA individual championship events, the others being JoAnne Carner, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Tiger Woods.

Congressional Country Club

The course has hosted two USGA amateur golf tournaments: the U.S. Junior Amateur of 1949, won by Gay Brewer, and the U.S. Women's Amateur of 1959, won by Barbara McIntire.

Forrest Fezler

He waited until the last hole of the last round and, in Superman fashion, stepped into a portable toilet, changed into shorts and played the last hole, then hurriedly left the course to avoid possible admonishment by the USGA.

George Herbert Walker

The USGA's Walker Cup (the famous biennial golf match) acquired Walker's namesake for his role in the event's creation.

Golf Industry Show

The Golf Industry Show is an annual trade show put on by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA), the Golf Course Builders Association of America (GCBAA), the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), the National Golf Foundation (NGF), the United States Golf Association (USGA), the International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association (IGCEMA), and the Society of Golf Appraisers (SGA).

Herbert Wind

The United States Golf Association presented Wind with the Bob Jones Award, its highest award, in 1995, the centennial of the USGA.

Putter

Their use in professional tournaments is hotly contested; Jim Furyk and others on the pro tours including Langer and Vijay Singh have used belly putters at some point with a marked improvement of their short game, while players like Tiger Woods and officials like former USGA technical director Frank Thomas have condemned it as conferring an unfair advantage on users.

Rules of golf

It was entitled The Rules of Golf in Plain English, by the lexicographer Bryan A. Garner and USGA rules official Jeffrey S. Kuhn.

United States Golf Association

The USGA partnered with World Golf Tour in 2009 to co-host the first annual Virtual USGA Championship online.

Wike

Wike is home to several golf courses including Leeds Golf Centre, which is in turn home to Wike Ridge Golf Course, an 18-hole USGA standard course and The Oaks, a par 3 course.

Yale golf course

The Yale course has been the site of every significant state championship, two USGA Junior National events, the 1991 and 2004 NCAA Eastern Regional championships, the 1991 ECAC Men's Championship, and the 1992 ECAC Women's Championship, as well as the Nike Connecticut Open.


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