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Merizalde, Palacios, Sparks Share First-Round Lead in Argentina
2 days ago · Peru’s Patrick Sparks, Guatemala’s Gabriel Palacios and Colombia’s Manuel Merizalde opened the 10th edition of the Latin America Amateur Championship at six-under-par 66 to share the lead after the first round at Pilar Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On the same day that Lima Golf Club ...
Peru's Lima Golf Club to Host 2026 Latin America Amateur - USGA
2 days ago · The Masters Tournament, The R&A and the USGA today announced that the 11th Latin America Amateur Championship will be contested at Lima Golf Club in Lima, Peru. The dates of the championship are Jan. 15-18, 2026. Founded by the Masters Tournament, The R&A and the USGA in 2014, the Latin America ...
Get a Handicap - USGA
How to get a Handicap Index. Since its founding in 1920, the Green Section has led the USGA’s efforts to improve golf course playing conditions and sustainability through research, education, course consulting, technology tools and championship agronomy.
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Do “Winter Rules” Really Exist in the Rules of Golf? - USGA
5 days ago · This content was first published in Golf Journal, a quarterly print publication exclusively for USGA Members. To be among the first to receive Golf Journal and to learn how you can help make golf more open for all, become a USGA Member today. Winter is upon us, which means many courses across the ...
An amateur who takes any of these actions becomes a non-amateur and remains a non-amateur until being reinstated as an amateur (see Rule 5: Reinstatement as an Amateur Golfer).
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Since its founding in 1920, the Green Section has led the USGA’s efforts to improve golf course playing conditions and sustainability through research, education, course consulting, technology tools and championship agronomy.
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