2009 USGA News

Photos Of The Year

December 22, 2009

View the USGA's best images of 2009. From the U.S. Open to the Walker Cup Match, it was another exciting championship season for the Association on and off the course.

December

	USGA Prepping For Pebble Beach
	A New Deal For Amsterdam's Golfers
	Ike Grainger Award: Honoring 25 Years Of USGA Service
	Nigel Edwards Named GB&I Walker Cup Captain
	The USGA Year In Review
	A Chance To Own A Piece Of Golf History
	Arnold Palmer Named Honorary Chairman For 2010 U.S. Women's Open
	Fowler Earns PGA Tour Card For 2010
	Blumenherst Medalist At Q-School Tournament
	Family Buoyed By First Tee Program Following Hurricane Katrina
	Pebble Beach Hosting Special USGA Member Education Series Event

November

	USGA's Inaugural Member Series In Pinehurst Viewed As A Success
	USA Copa de las Americas Teams Named
	85 Years And Going For Texas 'Muny'
	Register For 2010 Golf Digest/U.S. Open Challenge
	USGA Announces Changes To Decisions On Rules Of Golf
	USGA, R&A Announce Joint Statement On Electronic Devices
	Past USGA Executive Committee Member Paul Jenkins Dies
	Patriot Golf Day Raises More Than $1.9 Million
	Green Section Honors Harivandi With Piper And Oakley Award
	Honoring Veterans: A War Story
	USGA Champs Thompson, Spieth Help U.S. Win Spirit International
	Joe Luigs To Receive 2010 Joe Dey Award
	Interview With Joe Dey Award Recipient Joe Luigs
	18 Questions With ... Carolyn Creekmore
	Blisters Limit USGA's Harrington In New York City Marathon

October

	Mickey Wright To Receive USGA's Bob Jones Award
	A Step Toward The Olympics
	Seasons Change: To Post Or Not To Post
	A Salute To 2009 USGA Champions
	Photo Gallery Of 2009 USGA Champions
	A Remarkable 2009 Season For Nathan Smith
	Green Section Agronomists: Unsung Heroes Of USGA Championships
	Children's Course In Oregon Paying Off Big Dividends
	Smith Wins Second U.S. Mid-Amateur Title
	Leach Claims U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Title
	Golf Returning As Olympic Sport For 2016 Games
	Video: Golf Returns As An Olympic Sport

September

	Hyler Nominated To Serve Term As USGA President
	Local Qualifying For 2010 U.S. Open Exempt From Condition Of Competition For New Groove Rules
	Q&A: Implementation Of New Rules Regarding Grooves
	Golf Digest U.S. Open Challenge To Pebble Beach In 2010
	Giles Earns Another USGA Title, This One At USGA Senior Amateur
	Herman Wins USGA Senior Women's Amateur
	USGA Celebrates Arnold Palmer's 80th Birthday
	Los Angeles C.C. Awarded 2017 Walker Cup
	Rise (And Fall) Of 'Floating Islands'
	USGA Member Education Series Kicks Off At Pinehurst
	Q And A With Walker Cup Captain Buddy Marucci

August

	Following The Dream: A Mid-Amateur's Diary Part IV
	B.H. An Becomes Youngest Champion At U.S. Amateur
	The Landings Club To Host 2011 USGA Women's State Team Championship
	The Country Club Lands 2013 U.S. Amateur
	Tringale, Uihlein Final 2 USA Walker Cup Picks
	Platinum Year For This Song
	18 Questions With ... Scott Verplank
	Eight Players Named To USA Walker Cup Team
	Glover No Longer Living In Anonymity
	Joe Dey Award Winner Rundle Dies At 78
	Marucci Emphasizes Walker Cup Chemistry
	Meet The 2009 USA Walker Cup Team
	USA Walker Cup Team Announcement Transcript
	Mountain Ridge C.C. To Host 2012 USGA Senior Amateur Championship
	Funk Claims U.S. Senior Open Title

July

	Artful Science Of The USGA Course Rating System
	Podolak, Anderson Share Unique USGA Bond
	Mayacama Golf Club To Host 2010 USGA Men's State Team Championship
	Three-Time USGA Senior Women's Amateur Runner-Up Wiesner Dies
	Spieth Realizes Goal, Wins U.S. Junior Amateur
	Anderson Completes Fairy Tale Finish At Girls' Junior
	Local Champion Provides Sunshine To Illinois Golfers
	Sorenstam Inspires At Players' Dinner
	Benjamin Wins APL
	USGA Announces First-Quarter Grants
	Ji Triumphs At Women's Open
	19 USGA Champions In British Open Field
	U.S. Women's Open Qualifying Process To Change
	Fine Fescue Roughs And Fairways
	Major Ticket Offer For Two USGA Championships
	U.S. Open Challenge To Be Aired

June

	Bandon Dunes Golf Resort To Host Both U.S. Amateur Public Links In 2011
	Video: Watch the U.S. Open Golf Digest Challenge
	Stopak Crowned 2009 Virtual U.S. Open Champion
	A Perfect Fit: Glover Wins U.S. Open Title
	Oakmont Country Club To Host 2016 U.S. Open
	U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open To Be Played Back To Back
	Top 10 Misused Terms in Golf

May

	Record Entries Accepted For 2009 U.S. Women's Open
	TPC At Sawgrass' 17th Hole Has Witnessed Many Interesting Rules Incidents
	USGA Accepts Record Entries For 2009 U.S. Open

April

	Merion Adds To USGA Lore By Hosting 2009 Walker Cup
	Former U.S. Amateur Champion Wadkins Elected To Hall Of Fame
	Golf And Environmental Stewardship
	The Honors Course Lands 2011 USGA Senior Women's Amateur
	Following A Dream: Robert Williams' Quest To Play U.S. Mid-Amateur (Part I)
	The Honors Course Lands 2011 USGA Senior Women's Amateur
	USGA, PGA Of America Form Partnership For Pilot Junior Program
	Roethlisberger Joins Timberlake, Jordan As Part Of U.S. Open Challenge
	Wichita C.C. Awarded 2010 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
	USGA Insider: The Mystery Behind Sarazen's Double-Eagle Club
	USGA Insider: Magic Bus Aids First Tee Program
	USGA Insider: Top 10 Misused Golf Terms

March

	Advantage Academy Using Golf To Give Michigan Youths Second Chance
	Former USGA Champion Cudone Dies At 90
	18 Questions With ... Tom Scherrer
	Apply To Play In 3 Opens
	Couples To Serve As Honorary Chairman Of 2010 U.S. Senior Open
	Four Finalists Selected For U.S. Open Challenge
	Blumenherst Up For National Honor
	Cudone Goes Into Myrtle Beach Hall Of Fame
	Reviving A Desert Classic
	Canterbury Duplicates Original U.S. Open Trophy
	Former Executive Committee Member Ewen Dies
	Every Rules Of Golf Book Now Available On Seagle Electronic Library
	Alert: Scam Checks Purport To Be From USGA
	18 Questions With Alexis Thompson

February

	Former Dey Award Winner Pearl Carey Passes Away
	Former U.S. Amateur Champion Riegel Dies
	USGA Insider: Catching Up With 1959 APL Champion Bill Wright
	USGA Insider: WGA Donates Treasured Photos To USGA
	USGA Insider: USGA Staffer Stumbles Upon 1949 U.S. Open Video
	USGA Insider: Sweet Science Of Course Maintenance
	USGA Insider: Architect Donates Two Rare Golf Balls To USGA
	USGA Insider: Volunteers Needed For 2010 U.S. Senior Open
	USGA Insider: Saluting Danny Priester
	USGA Insider: GAM, USGA Announce New Membership Program
	USGA Insider: OGA, USGA Announce New Membership Program
	18 Questions With ... 2010 USA Curtis Cup Captain Noreen Mohler
	Noreen Mohler Named 2010 USA Curtis Cup Captain
	Kinloch Golf Club In Virginia Awarded 2011 USGA Senior Amateur
	Valentine's Day Also For Golfers
	Ingram To Go Into Tennessee Hall Of Fame
	"Tom Morris Of St. Andrews" Wins 2008 USGA Book Award
	Country Club Of North Carolina To Host 2010 U.S. Girls' Junior
	Lancaster (Pa.) C.C. Awarded 2015 U.S. Women's Open
	Cherry Hills Country Club Lands 2012 U.S. Amateur
	Three-Time USGA Champ, LPGA Founding Member Jameson Dies
	Vernon Elected To Second One-Year Term As USGA President
	Vernon's Speech At 2009 USGA Annual Meeting
	Douglas Appointed As Chairman Of USGA Women's Committee
	Brewer 'Thankful' For USGA Bob Jones Award
	USGA To Become Participating Partner Of Golf Industry Show
	Johnson Named Recipient of Charlie Sifford Exemption at Northern Trust Open
	Celebrating Black History Month
	U.S. Women's Amateur Champ Blumenherst Turns Down Kraft Invite
	Three USGA Champs Receive Exemptions Into 2009 Kraft Nabisco

January

	The Ruling That Rocked Golf
	USGA Insider Newsletter: Volunteers Play Vital Role
	USGA Awards $5.1 Million In Grants In 2008
	USGA Annual Report For 2008
	18 Questions With ... Bethpage Superintendent Craig Currier
	Phyllis Semple, Mother Of 7-Time USGA Champ, Dies At 87
	Alert: Scam Checks Purport To Be From USGA
	Northern Golfers Frozen Out By Winter
	USGA Museum Adds Snead Portrait
	Junior Amateur Sites Announced For 2010, 2011

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