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  USGolfRegister.org - The official hole-in-one golf register
United States Golf Register™ is the nation's official historical registry of holes-in-one.
The U.S. Golf Register™ is devoted to preserving history with each hole-in-one made, and recording the significance of the achievement as a historical record.
USGA is a registered trademark of The United States Golf Association
www.usgolfregister.org   (57 words)

  
  United States Golf Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico.
United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.
However, the USGA is at the heart of amateur golf in the country and it organizes the ten national amateur championships.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Golf_Association   (569 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia - golf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
GOLF [golf] game of hitting a small hard ball with specially made clubs over an outdoor course sometimes (particularly if it is near the coast) called a links.
A complete set of golf clubs once comprised 3 or 4 woods, used for long drives; 10 irons (numbered upward as the angle of the club face provided increased loft), used for intermediate and short shots; and a putter, used for rolling the ball across the green.
Although there is evidence that Americans played golf in the 17th cent., the first permanent clubs in the United States were not organized until the late 1880s.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/golf_golfintheunitedstates.asp   (990 words)

  
 Olinger v. United States Golf Association
Finally, if the USGA is correct and Title III does not apply to the playing areas of the golf course, the USGA could not only refuse to accommodate similar requests for reasonable modifications by disabled competitors, it could bar their participation altogether.
By contrast, in the instant case the golf course is plainly covered as a place of public accommodation, but the USGA seeks to carve out a zone of the golf course that is not covered simply by imposing stricter admissions criteria for a particular area.
At the same time that the USGA was opposing Olinger's efforts to use a cart in the 1998 United States Open and qualifying rounds, it had agreed to allow Casey Martin to use a cart.
www.usdoj.gov /crt/briefs/olinger.htm   (5830 words)

  
 United States Golf Association - Definition, explanation
The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico.
Professional golf in the U.S. is mainly run by the PGA of America, the PGA Tour and the LPGA.
However, the USGA is at the heart of amateur golf in the country and it organises the ten national amateur championships.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/u/un/united_states_golf_association.php   (822 words)

  
 USA States . com - US states Portal
During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions.
The United States of America is a federal republic composed of 50 states, of which all except one - Hawaii islands - are in mainland America.
The United States of America, which covers the central part of North America, grew out of the British colonies that were established in the north America in the first half of the 17th century.
www.usastates.com   (651 words)

  
 United States Golf Association Information
United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.
However, the USGA is at the heart of amateur golf in the country and it organizes the ten national amateur championships.
Through its membership of the International Golf Federation the USGA is involved in the administration of the two "World Amateur Team Championships", which are played biennially in even-numbered years.
www.bookrags.com /USGA   (537 words)

  
 United States Golf Association Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
The rules of golf are as important to every golfer as the clubs in his or her bag.
The rules of golf are as important to a golfer as the clubs in his bag and his reserve of balls.
Rules of golf as approved by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, 18th September, 1951.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/United_States_Golf_Association   (756 words)

  
 World Golf News - United States Golf Association seeks changes effecting golf clubs
The USGA proposes that these new groove rules become effective for all new clubs covered by this rule change that are manufactured after Jan. 1, 2010.
The USGA is considering how to treat clubs that currently conform to the Rules of Golf, but would not conform to the proposed new rules.
The USGA believes these changes regarding adjustability can help many golfers obtain clubs that are well suited to their needs without causing any harm to the game.
www.worldgolf.com /newswire/browse/8437-United-States-Golf-Association-seeks-changes-effecting-golf-clubs   (1319 words)

  
 Terms and Conditions | United States Golf Association
The USGA Sites include content and materials including text, video, Webcasts, audio, photos, images, scoring information, trademarks, logos and other intellectual property and proprietary materials which are either owned by, or otherwise made available to the USGA.
Except as stated in the license agreement accompanying any software provided through or in connection with the live webcasts, you are only granted a personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use such software, and unauthorized copying of such software is prohibited.
The USGA does not control any such websites, and is not responsible for their content, privacy policies, or for the collection, use or disclosure of any information those sites may collect.
www.usga.org /info/terms_of_use.html   (1834 words)

  
 USGA - United States Golf Association
And kudos to the United States Golf Association.
USGA president Trey Holland boldly stood up for his association and the game by removing Palmer from his 25-year association as honorary chairperson of the organization's membership program.
Golf has been successful because its rules are considered sacred and because there is a governing board to enforce those rules.
www.travelgolf.com /editorial1.htm   (646 words)

  
 Minnesota Junior Golf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The preceding question is reprinted with permission from the United States Golf Association.
It appears that the nearest point of relief will be in a large area of casual water which adjoins the cart path and the nearest point of relief from the casual water under Rule 25-1b(i) would be back on the cart path.
The player jumps close to the hole in the hope of jarring the earth and causing the ball to fall into the hole, which it does.
www.minnesotajuniorgolf.com /rules-list.asp   (1338 words)

  
 USBGA - United States Black Golf Association
Founded in 2001, the United States Black Golf Association (USBGA) prides itself in continuing to pave the way for greater advancements and opportunities for today's minority golfers.
Just as many organizations have strived for decades to unite golfers and associations across the country into a collective whole, the USBGA has comprised a network of businesses and professionals who are positioned to do just that.
According to Golf Magazine, minority golfers represent one of the fastest growing segments in the golf industry, but have traditionally been overlooked by existing golf portals, as well as the golf industry at large.
www.usbga.com   (265 words)

  
 golf: Golf in the United States — FactMonster.com
Although there is evidence that Americans played golf in the 17th cent., the first permanent clubs in the United States were not organized until the late 1880s.
In 1916 the United States Professional Golf Association (PGA) was founded and the annual PGA championship inaugurated.
Golf today is one of America's fastest growing participant sports, particularly among public course players.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/sports/A0858434.html   (446 words)

  
 Settlement Agreement - Between The United States of America and Sun City Summerlin Community, Inc.
This action was initiated by a complaint filed with the United States Department of Justice (the "Department") against Sun City Summerlin Community Association, Inc. (the "Association") based on its ownership and operation of three golf courses.
The Association is a public accommodation as defined in section 301 (7) of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12181, and its implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. § 36.104.
Access will be denied to areas where safety is a concern or where the agronomic integrity of the golf courses is threatened based upon an explicit finding by the Director or Superintendent and provided in writing posted prominently in the clubhouse for the affected course, as well as at the affected location on the course.
www.usdoj.gov /crt/ada/suncity.htm   (956 words)

  
 United States Golf Association information and related industry information from Hoover's
The group is the governing body for golf in the United Sates, its territories, and Mexico.
USGA also serves as golf's US historian through its museum and archives in Far Hills, New Jersey.
The USGA was founded in 1894, the same year that America's first golf magazine, The Golfer, teed off.
www.hoovers.com /usga/--ID__89528--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml   (268 words)

  
 United States Golf Association
You can browse free sites by category or search for golf courses, golf equipment, golf resorts and hotels, golf associations, golf news, golf schools, golf tips, golf businesses, golf vacations.
Golf web sites listed are monitored and updated daily.
Description - The United States Golf Association (USGA) has served as the national governing body of golf for the U.S., its territories and Mexico since its formation in 1894.
www.thegolfclub.info /golf/100.html   (98 words)

  
 World Golf News - Golf Intelligence names Peter Dennis as new company president
Based upon its National GOLF Network (NGN) model in the United States, GOLF Intelligence recently partnered with the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) to develop and deploy the RCGA Network to serve associations, clubs and golfers throughout Canada.
GOLF Intelligence (GI) provides nationally networked and standardized communications, marketing, commerce and other Golf Life Management™ services to golfers through an alliance of associations, organizations and clubs that are dedicated to grow the game and business of golf.
GI is the developer of the National GOLF Network (www.NGN.com) in the United States and the RCGA Network (www.RCGA.org/network) in Canada.
www.worldgolf.com /newswire/browse/4899-Golf-Intelligence-names-Peter-Dennis-as-new-company-president   (471 words)

  
 Privacy Policy | United States Golf Association
The USGA collects two types of information from users of the USGA Sites: non-personal information (i.e., information – such the type of Internet browser you are using - that cannot be used to specifically identify you) and personal information (e.g., name, address, email, phone number, and credit card information) that does specifically identify you.
For example, when you visit any USGA Site, our web server automatically recognizes your Internet Protocol (IP) address as well as other information about your visit to the Site, all of which is non-identifying and used to compile statistics about traffic to our web site and for other purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Use of the USGA Sites is governed by, and subject to, the legal terms and conditions contained at http://www.usga.org/info/terms_of_use.html.
www.usga.org /info/privacy_policy.html   (2502 words)

  
 Golf Software - Golf Handicapping & Statistics : Northern Systems Inc.
The U.S. Edition is being used internationally by the Bahamas Golf Association, Barbados Golf Association, and the PGA Vietnam.
allows golf clubs, golf leagues, and individuals to upload handicap data to the web where it can be accessed by their members.
Northern Systems Inc. has permission from the USGA (United States Golf Association), RCGA (Royal Canadian Golf Association), AGU (Australian Golf Union), and the UK CONGU (Council of National Golf Unions) for their handicap systems to be used on our Handicap Manager for Windows software.
www.northernsystems.com   (642 words)

  
 Blind Golf Home Page
The United States Blind Golf Association is organized and operated for the purposes of benefiting blind and vision-impaired persons and promoting the public good through programs that advance, and increase public awareness of golf among the blind and vision-impaired throughout the United States.
We hope their financial support is the beginning of a long lasting relationship between their company and the sport of blind/visually impaired golf.
The United States Blind Golf Association is pleased to announce a partnership with Pinemeadow Golf.
www.blindgolf.com   (565 words)

  
 GHIN.COM - Get In Touch With the Best
The North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association was founded in 1981 by a group of area amateur golfers and golf professionals.
The original founding eight clubs grew to 20 over the years and the cornerstone of the association was junior golf with nearly 200 junior golfers competing during the summer’s junior tour.
The Anthracite Golf Association is one of the oldest golf associations in the state.
www.ghin.com   (1116 words)

  
 The Rules of Golf | United States Golf Association
The USGA, in conjunction with the R&A in St. Andrews, Scotland, writes, interprets and maintains the Rules of Golf to guard the tradition and integrity of the game.
The two organizations are joint authors and owners of The Rules of Golf and Decisions on the Rules of Golf.
Through an agreement with the R&A, the Rules jurisdiction of the USGA includes only the United States, its possessions and Mexico.
www.usga.org /playing/rules/rules_of_golf.html   (82 words)

  
 NCPAD:Organizations by Location: United States Golf Association Resource Center for Individuals with Disabilities
United States Golf Association Resource Center for Individuals with Disabilities
The Resource Center works to make the game of golf more accessible for individuals with disabilities by providing information to potential or current golfers with disabilities and other interested parties; we recognize this site as one way of disseminating such information.
The Resource Center is funded and managed by the USGA in partnership with other national organizations.
www.ncpad.org /organizations/index.php?id=42&state=Colorado&city=Colorado   (238 words)

  
 United States Golf Association - USGA Orlando Florida
The United States Golf Association provides many valuable services to the sport of golf in Florida and throughout America and Mexico.
The USGA writes and interprets the rules of golf, provides a national handicap system for golfers, and organizes many top golf championships.
Eagle Creek Golf Club in Orlando Florida respects the work that the United States Golf Association does and supports its efforts to expand and regulate the game of golf.
www.eaglecreekgolf.info /golfpartners/usga.asp   (117 words)

  
 Driver of Georgia is named the 59th President of the U.S. Golf Association
McKinney, 55, is a successful developer of golf course communities and is the immediate past president of the South Carolina Golf Association.
Smyers, 51, is a well-known golf course architect whose works include Old Memorial in Tampa, Fla. He has served as a consulting member of the USGA's Equipment Standards Committee since 1999.
The USGA, golf's governing body in the United States and Mexico, works closely with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland, to produce a uniform code of the Rules of Golf that are observed worldwide.
www.pga.com /news/industry/driver020606.cfm   (691 words)

  
 Jones Day - News/Press - United States Golf Association Chooses Glen Nager as its General Counsel
United States Golf Association Chooses Glen Nager as its General Counsel
Washington Office partner Glen Nager was appointed General Counsel of the United States Golf Association at its annual meeting Feb. 4 in Atlanta.
At the USGA, Glen will work with in-house and outside counsel on the full range of legal work associated with an organization that has hundreds of employees, hosts 13 major national golf championships, and sets standards for golf equipment.
www.jonesday.com /news/news_detail.aspx?newsID=S678   (123 words)

  
 Zevo Reaches Settlement With United States Golf Association Business Wire - Find Articles
The settlement was reached one day before Zevo Golf was set to petition the court for a writ of mandate and damages.
"We were able to demonstrate to the USGA that the proposed rule to limit clubhead size to 385cc would be impossible to support, and would in effect kill Zevo's efforts to re-enter the golf equipment market with its `sensational' and `revolutionary' Compressor(TM) Driver which measures 410cc," said Michael Hoffee, president.
Zevo Golf's new Compressor(TM) Driver will be officially debuted at this month's PGA Merchandise Show in Florida, and available to the public through select golf professionals and golf specialty stores immediately thereafter.
findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_Jan_10/ai_81584012   (463 words)

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