2010 USGA News

Executive Director David Fay Announces Retirement From USGA

Dec. 24 , 2010

ni_DavidFayRetirementNewsIndex --- David Fay, USGA Executive Director, as seen during a press

David Fay served the USGA for 32 years, the last 21 as executive director. (John Mummert/USGA)

Far Hills, N.J. -- David B. Fay, who started his career in golf as a caddie and became an active champion of bringing the U.S. Open to public golf courses, announced his decision to retire after 21 years of executive director of the United States Golf Association (USGA).

December

	Former Executive Committee Member Charles Stevenson Dies
	On The Early Road With Helen Hicks
	Executive Director David Fay Announces Retirement From USGA
	Lyon Recipient Of 2011 Green Section Award
	Golf Journal Archives: Chill Out
	Museum Moment: Dr. Benjamin Rush's Sermons To Gentlemen
	Course Care: Framework For Putting Green Performance
	Seeing The Game Through His Eyes
	Golf Journal Archives: President, General Lead Golf Associates
	Inaugural U.S. Junior Amateur Champion Dean Lind Dies
	Museum Moment: Weller Golf Vase
	Dawson Named IGF President; Votaw Selected Vice President
	Creamer's Women's Open Win Highlights 2010 USGA Championship Season
	2010 USGA Curtis Cup Member Korda Graduates To LPGA Tour
	Golf Journal Archives: The Road Back To Worps
	Museum Moment: Pearl Harbor Tournaments
	Johnny Miller Honorary Chairman Of 2012 APL
	One Leg Doesn't Keep Golfer Off Course
	Golf Journal Archives: Minimum Wage Of Golf
	Course Care: Sending A Message
	Golf Journal Archives: The Extraordinary Miss Hollins

November

	Museum Moment: John F. Kennedy's Famous 4-Iron
	USGA Members Program Founder Jemison Dies At 90
	Dot Paluck: The Distinguished Lady From New Jersey
	Golf Journal Archives: Of Two Worlds
	Museum Moment: Foch Victory Medal
	Course Care: Understanding And Appreciating Firmness
	New Kentucky Golf Association President A Former Boatwright Intern
	Days Of Glory: Sigel's Remarkable Journey
	Golf Journal Archives: Catching A Flyer
	Former Executive Committee Member Whitney Dies At 83
	The Stimpmeter: Friend Or Foe?
	Knowing Rules Is Player's Responsibility
	America's Toughest Course (Part III)
	Golf Journal Archives: Reviving Memories
	Museum Moment: Charles (Chick) Evans Golf Secrets
	Course Care: Teachers Spend Day At Golf Course
	Museum Moment: Nicklaus And 1960 World Amateur Team Championship
	Biltmore Forest To Host 2013 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur

October

	France Claims 2010 WATC
	Korea Wins Second Espirito Santo Trophy
	Past USGA President F. Morgan (Buzz) Taylor Jr. Dies
	Golf Journal: As Golf Goes, So Go Our Architects
	America's Toughest Course (Part II)
	America's Toughest Course (Part I)
	USGA Announces 2011 Executive Committee Nominations
	Remembering Dorothy Campbell's Amateur Victories
	Golf Journal Archives: George Herbert Walker
	Olympia Fields Selected To Host 2015 U.S. Amateur
	Museum Moment: The Eisenhower Trophy
	Muhleman Chosen To Receive 2011 Joe Dey Award
	Ochoa Named Recipient Of 2011 Bob Jones Award
	Hardin Claims 2010 USGA Senior Women's Amateur
	Museum Moment: John Reid's Red Jacket
	Golf Journal Archives: Good Thing In a Small Package
	Museum Moment: Vardon Flyer
	Simson Claims 2010 USGA Senior Amateur Title
	Golf Journal Archives: Charles Blair Macdonald

September

	Smith Successfully Defends U.S. Mid-Amateur Title
	Stasi Claims Third U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Title
	The U.S. Mid-Amateur Turns 30
	Golf Journal Archives: The Grand Slam And Bob Jones
	Museum Moment: Scorecard From 1930 U.S. Amateur Final
	The Positive Swing
	Golf Journal Archives: 20 Years After
	Kansas Claims 2010 USGA Men's State Team Championship
	Museum Moment: Lawson Little And The Sullivan Award
	Misconceptions About Various Rules
	Green Section Q&A With Brendan McNulty
	Golf Journal Archives: The Little Slam
	Museum Moment: The Ed Dwight Sculpture
	Repairing Ballmarks More Than Etiquette
	Willie Black's Dream: Rogers Park
	Golf Journal Archives: My Round With Joe
	USGA Senior Women's Amateur Qualifying Results
	USGA Senior Amateur Qualifying Results
	U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Qualifying Results

August

	Uihlein Claims U.S. Amateur Title
	U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifying Results
	U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Qualifying Results
	Golf Journal Archives: A Lively Legend And Her Tomato Soup
	2012 USGA Men's State Team To Galloway National
	Museum Moment: Westland's Historic Amateur
	Atlantic Golf Club: A Love Story
	Golf Journal Archives: A Champion And Entertainer
	Museum Moment: Clinton Donates Club To USGA Museum
	U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifying Results
	USA Team Named For Women's World Amateur Team Championship
	Kang Claims 2010 U.S. Women's Amateur
	Golf Journal Archives: 20 Years Ago When Hogan Ruled
	Women's Amateur Caddie Has Lineage To USGA Royalty
	Museum Moment: Hattori Paved Way For Asian Players
	Course Care:Lose A Battle To Win The War
	Margaret Shirley Trading Places
	Golf Journal Archives:A Collection Of Correct Proportions
	Wade Hampton Golf Club Lands 2013 USGA Senior Amateur
	Heat Straining Golf Courses
	Teeing Up For Youth Success
	1940 U.S. Women's Amateur Was Great Theater
	Langer Claims 2010 U.S. Senior Open Title

July

	Museum Moment: First U.S. Senior Open Champion
	Course Care: Firm And Fast At Last
	Pebble Beach's Caddie Master: Boyns Qualifies For First Senior Open
	Holtgrieve Diary Part III: Scouting Royal Aberdeen
	Holtgrive Diary Part II: Scouting Royal Aberdeen
	Holtgrive Diary Part I: Scouting Royal Aberdeen
	Doris Chen Rallies To Win U.S. Girls' Junior Title
	Jim Liu Becomes Youngest-Ever U.S. Junior Amateur Champion
	Golf Journal Archives: It's Not In The Hole
	Museum Moment: Pat Lesser Putter
	Course Care: Does Grass Know The Cost?
	Judy Bell Receives Inaugural Lumpkin Award
	Muhleman: Iron Woman Of U.S. Girls' Junior
	For Puyat, Reward Lies In Persevering Approach
	The Talented Mr. Liu
	Maggie Neece, Father Have CCNC Reunion At U.S. Girls' Junior
	Ft. Bragg Soldiers Volunteer At U.S. Girls' Junior
	Kristen Park Stands Alone At Girls' Junior
	Lion Kim Claims 2010 APL
	U.S. Women's Amateur Qualifying Results
	A Masterful Reed?
	Lim Tunes Up For Girls' Junior By Making Women's Open Cut
	Spieth Aims To Defend U.S. Junior Amateur Title
	A Masterful Reed?
	Youngster Liu Holds His Own At APL
	Course Care: Labor Of Love Or Love Of Labor?
	Longtime Mass. Golf Association Leader Haskell Dies
	Advantage Academy Helps At-Risk Youths
	Smith Combines Service With Golf
	Golf Again Part Of Special Olympics
	Creamer Claims 2010 U.S. Women's Opens
	Oakmont Double The Trouble For Some Players
	Take Your Pick, It's No Easy Start At Oakmont
	Wendy Ward Plays Way Into Contender
	Golf Journal Archives: This One Didn't Get Away
	Oakmont's Crazy Eighth
	Museum Moment: Betsy Rawls Golf Ball Box
	Course Care: A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned
	Priority No. 1 For Cristie Kerr: Win At Oakmont
	USGA Gets Grooves On At Oakmont
	Young Golf Talent Facing Difficult Decisions
	Carol S. Thompson: A Different Championship Perspective
	Junior Clinic At Women's Open A Big Hit
	USGA Accepts Record Entries For U.S. Women's Amateur
	AJGA, USGA Leadership Award Winners Honored
	Golf Journal Archives: Oakmont, Where You Must Play Every Shot
	Junior Amateur: Humble Wilson Ready For Future

June

	Atlanta Athletic Club Lands 2014 U.S. Amateur
	Course Care: The Hidden Cost Of Trees
	U.S. Girls' Junior Amateur Qualifying Results
	U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifying Results
	U.S. Amateur Public Links Qualifying Results
	U.S. Women's Open Qualifying Results
	U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Results
	U.S. Open Local Qualifying Results
	Former USGA Assistant Executive Director English Turns 100
	Tubert Claims 2010 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Title
	WAPL 2010: McCloskey, Tubert Are Final Worthy
	WAPL 2010: Tale Of Two Caddies
	Pebble's Greens: Beauty In Eye Of Beholder
	Golf Journal Archives: What Makes A Championship Course?
	A Lot To Build On For Notre Dame's Huffer
	Fast Track For WAPL Participant Corpuz
	Museum Moment: 30-Year Anniversary Of Lori Castillo's Back-To-Back WAPL Titles
	Course Care: Firm And Fast At Last
	U.S. Golf Odyssey For Jutanugarn Family
	No Longer A Numbers Game For 1999 WAPL Runner-Up Nyhus
	Massive Effort Aids Storm Recovery At WAPL Venue
	Erin Hills, Pebble Beach Land Future U.S. Opens; Pebble Also Gets 2018 U.S. Amateur
	Golf Journal Archives: Is Jack Nicklaus Greatest Of Them All?
	Museum Moment: First U.S. Open At Pebble Beach
	USA Wins Seventh Consecutive Curtis Cup Match
	Thompson Ends Amateur Career In Style; Goes 4-0-1 At Curtis Cup
	Ireland's McVeigh A Beacon Of Light For GB&I Team
	Worry Turns To Wonderment For USA Curtis Cup Team
	Underdog GB&I Sends Subtle Message To USA At 2010 Curtis Cup
	Pam Barton: The Best Years Of Her Life
	Maguire Twins From Ireland Make Curtis Cup History
	USGA Accepts 2,349 Entries For 2010 U.S. Senior Open
	Golf Journal Archives: A Long Look Back At 1960 U.S. Open
	Museum Moment: Thompson's Putter Finds A Home
	Juli Inkster Talks U.S. Women's Open
	Four Punch Tickets To Pebble Beach At Canoe Brook C.C.
	Romo WDs From U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier After Weather Delays
	Blumenherst, Thompson Lead Qualifiers For Women's Open
	U.S. Women's Open Qualifier Disqualified For Using Non-Conforming Grooves
	Video: A Historic Overview Of Curtis Cup Match
	Golf Journal Archives: Curtis Cup-A Preliminary Skirmish
	U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Storylines
	Singh Accepts Special Exemption Into 2010 U.S. Open
	Lake Merced Selected To Host 2012 U.S. Girls' Junior
	Traditions Honored At Essex County Club
	GB&I Last Tasted Curtis Cup Success In 1996

May

	Henry Fownes: The Oakmont Architect
	Museum Moment: Hale Irwin's Memorable 1990 U.S. Open Victory
	The Greening Of Oakmont
	Late Rally Earns Rosales Spot In U.S. Women's Open
	1953 APL Champion Richards Jr. Dies
	15 More Players Exempt For U.S. Open
	A U.S. Open Setup
	Golf Journal Archives: Lord Byron At Peach On Texas Ranch
	Museum Moment: British Humor Among Highlights In USGA Library
	Healthy Funk Will Be Hard To Dethrone
	Honors Course Founder, Past Executive Committee Member Lupton Dies
	Golf Journal Archives: Nickless
	Video: Watson's Shot At 17 In 1982 U.S. Open
	Museum Moment: Annika's Last Shot
	Date Set For Equipment Rulemaking Forum
	Former Curtis Cup Player Blasberg Dies At 25
	Smoltz Strikes Out In U.S. Open Qualifying
	Golf Journal Archives: Sun Stroked
	USGA Accepts Record Number Of Entries For 2010 U.S. Women's Open
	Video: Why U.S. Open Is So Special
	CordeValle Awarded 2013 USGA Senior Women's Amateur
	Sweet Homecoming For USA Curtis Cup Captain Mohler
	Video: Nicklaus' 1-Iron To No. 17 At Pebble Beach In 1972 U.S. Open
	Smoltz Makes U.S. Open Pitch
	Tragic Death Of Marion Miley

April

	Golf Journal Archives: Nearly Secret Practice of Arnie And Jack
	Museum Moment: Hogan's Famous 1-Iron
	Oakmont's Fatal Attraction: Church Pews Bunker
	USGA Accepts Near-Record Entries For 2010 U.S. Open
	Neshanic Valley Making A Difference
	Video: General U.S. Open Philosophy
	LGU Names 2010 GB&I Curtis Cup Team
	Meet The USA Curtis Cup Team: Tiffany Lua
	Meet The USA Curtis Cup Team: Kimberly Kim
	Video: Palmer Assists Pebble With Bunker Restoration
	Golf Journal Archives: A Great Amateur...Jack Neville
	Museum Moment: 1961 U.S. Amateur
	USGA Agronomist Pat Gross Talks Pebble Beach U.S. Open Preparations
	Meet The USA Curtis Cup Team: Jessica Korda
	USGA Supports Links To (Chesapeake) Bay Initiative
	Meet The USA Curtis Cup Team: Jennifer Johnson
	USGA Announces 2010 U.S. Open Television Schedule
	Meet The USA Curtis Cup Team: Jennifer Song
	Meet The USA Curtis Cup Team: Alexis Thompson
	Golf Journal Archives: The Ladies' Putting Club
	Meet The USA Curtis Cup Team: Cydney Clanton
	Five-Time USGA Champion Irwin Reaches Milestone
	Video: Cliffs Of Doom
	Museum Moment: Curtis Sisters' Championship Legacy
	Meet The USA Curtis Cup Team: Stephanie Kono
	Hershey C.C. Awarded 2012 USGA Senior Women's Amateur
	Course Care: Turf Twisters
	Pebble Beach And Bob Jones
	Video: Tom Watson Talks Love For U.S. Open
	Tom Watson Accepts U.S. Open Special Exemption
	Three USGA Champions Headline 2010 USA Curtis Cup Team
	USGA Amateurs Miss Cut At Masters
	Weekly 2010 U.S. Open Grounds Tickets Sold Out
	USGA Amateur Champions Set To Compete In 2010 Masters
	Video: Gil Morgan Makes U.S. Open History At Pebble
	Golf Journal Archives: Growing Game In Spain
	Museum Moment: USGA Photo Archives
	Course Care: Low-Impact Development Comes To Puerto Rico
	North Carolina Offers Up A Triple Dose Of USGA Championships In 2010
	Song Low Amateur At Kraft Nabisco Championship
	Golf Journal Archives: The Great Gundy
	Video: Tiger Woods Dominates To Win 2000 U.S. Open At Pebble Beach
	Museum Moment: A Monument To 100th U.S. Open
	Course Care: The Evolution Of A Putting Green

March

	USGA, NAAG Expand Opportunities For Disabled Golfers
	Oakmont, USGA Set To Team Up Again
	Golf Club Of New England Awarded 2012 U.S. Junior Amateur
	Alaska Now 'Last Frontier' For USGA Championships
	Black Golf Hall Of Fame Inducts Douglas, Merchant
	Celebrities Named For U.S. Open Challenge
	Video: Watson Dreamed Of Winning U.S. Open At Pebble Beach While At Stanford
	U.S. Amateur Champion An Opens Bay Hill With 77
	Video: Tom Kite Claimes 1992 U.S. Open At Pebble Beach
	Kite Last Man Standing At Pebble Beach In 1992
	Douglas, Merchant To Enter Black Golfers Hall Of Fame
	Golf Journal Archives: The Boulder Of Pebble Beach
	Museum Moment: The 1956 Curtis Cup Match
	Final Two Rounds Of 2010 U.S. Open Sold Out
	Course Care: It's About Time
	Shelley Mayfield Dies At 86
	Olympia Fields Country Club To Host 2011 U.S. Girls' Junior
	Interview With 2010 Masters Invitee Ben Martin
	Museum Moment: Jimmy Johnston's Spade Mashie
	Golf Journal Archives: Hanging Tough
	Video: Watson Silences Golden Bear At 1982 U.S. Open
	A Quest To Heal
	The Shuttle Putter And The USGA
	Lest We Forget ... Helen Detweiler In World War II
	Soldier Hollow First Utah Course To Host USGA Championship
	Golf Journal Archives: Watson's 1982 U.S. Open Triumph At Pebble Beach
	Museum Moment: Curtis Sisters' Benevolence
	Video: Nicklaus Claims 1972 U.S. Open At Pebble Beach
	Nicklaus Recalls 1972 U.S. Open Triumph At Pebble
	Past Champion Corey Pavin Talks U.S. Open, Pebble Beach
	ESPN Audio Signs U.S. Open Broadcast Deal
	Royal Lytham & St. Annes To Host 2015 Walker Cup
	2010 Curtis Cup Tickets Now On Sale
	Story Of Golf At The Country Club Wins 2009 USGA Book Award
	Golf Journal Archives: Nicklaus' Vintage Open At Pebble Beach
	Museum Moment: Margaret Curtis Portrait
	U.S. Open Interview With Brad Faxon
	USGA Committeeman Burke Lends Helping Hand In Haiti

February

	Golf Journal Archives: School Daze
	Ridley, Bolduc Named USA WATC Captains
	Course Care: Perfectly True
	USGA, PGA Agree To Create Central Repository For African-American Golf History
	Mike Weir Talks U.S. Open, Pebble Beach
	Hyler, Gormly To Serve As IGF Co-Chairmen
	IGF Seeks Full-Time Executive Director
	Museum Moment: Pebble Beach Then And Now
	Golf Journal Archives: An Open Along The Ocean
	Course Care: We Need A Rain Check
	Golf Journal Archives: It's A Funny Game
	Museum Moment: The Curtis Cup Trophy
	Course Care: Chemical Storage Upgrades
	Bringing IT Factor To USGA
	An Interview With New USGA President Jim Hyler
	Meet The 61st USGA President Jim Hyler
	An Emotional Farewell For Jim Vernon
	Joe Luigs, Mickey Wright Receive USGA Awards
	Sergio Garcia Ruling At Masters Helped Hyler
	Sorenstam Named Honorary Chair For 2011 U.S. Women's Open
	Golf Journal Archives: A Very Good Year
	Museum Moment: A Putter's Tale
	Course Care: Turf Twisters
	Briggs Ranch Awarded 2012 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur

January

	'Peanuts' Exhibit Comes To USGA Museum
	Breaking The Winter Green Addiction
	Miller, Watson Shine At Special Pebble Beach Event
	Past USGA Champion Mclaurin Passes Away
	Bing Crosby Helped Put Monterey Peninsula On Map
	USGA Launches New Rules Of Golf Application
	USGA Obtains Injunction Against Trademark Infringement
	Catching Up With ... 1988 APL Champion Ralph Howe III
	Audio Slideshow With 1988 APL Champion Ralph Howe III
	USGA Museum Moment: Crosby's Influence Still Felt Today
	USGA Museum Moment: 1934 Curtis Cup Match Poster
	Course Care: Managing Expectations From Televised Golf
	Jack Nicklaus Turns 70
	The Origin Of Pebble Beach Golf Links
	Golf's Golden Coast: The Monterey Bay Peninsula
	USGA Museum Moment: 1923 Photograph
	2009 USGA Grants Benefit More Than 230,000 Individuals
	USA Extends Copa de las Americas Advantage
	USA Leads Copa At Midway Point
	Douglas Reappointed Women's Committee Chairman
	Trip Down Memory Lane For Canada's Copa Captain
	Argentina Jumps To Quick Lead After First Round
	USA Golfers Set For Copa de las Americas Event In Argentina