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Susie Maxwell Berning, a three-time U.S. Women’s Open champion and World Golf Hall of Fame inductee who registered 11 LPGA Tour victories during a 33-year professional career, died on Oct. 2 at the ...

Play the course as you find it and play the ball as it lies. Play by the Rules and in the spirit of the game. You are responsible for applying your own penalties if you breach a Rule, so that you ...

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Have your Handicap ID (e.g., GHIN #) and email address associated with your account ready. When you sign up for a Handicap Index through USGA.org, you’ll receive membership to your local Allied Golf ...

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Purpose of Rule: Rule 18 covers taking relief under penalty of stroke and distance. When your ball is lost outside a penalty area or comes to rest out of bounds, the required progression of playing ...