2003 News Archives
December
Janet Seagle, Former USGA Museum Curator, Dies At 79
Streit Highlights 2003 USGA Championships
Jackie Burke Jr. To Receive USGA Bob Jones Award
Hoyt Helped Shinnecock Hills Host 1896 Women's Amateur
Lebow To Receive USGA Joe Dey Award
USGA Year-End Show To Air On NBC-TV December 13



November
Oakmont Country Club To Host 2010 U.S. Women's Open
USGA And Westwood One Renew Radio Agreement
USGA Approves Spring-Like Test Proposal For 2004
Founding USGA Member Shinnecock Hills Has Carved Place In Golf
To Post Or Not To Post A Handicap Score
Rules Of Golf Changes For 2004 Set By USGA And R&A
Tampa's Fred S. Ridley Nominated For USGA President In 2004



October
Prairie Dunes Country Club To Host 2006 U.S. Senior Open
Chicago Teacher One Of Many To Benefit From Additional $1.3 Million In USGA Grants
USGA To Conduct U.S. Amateur Qualifying In Puerto Rico In 2004
Raymond Floyd Accepts Special Exemption To 2004 U.S. Open
Spacemen Revisit Golf House, Speak To Groups
Bob Lewis Re-appointed Captain For 2005 USA Walker Cup Team
Pamela Martin Promoted To Senior Director Of Finance At USGA
Part I Interview: Graham Says Farewell To USGA
Part II Interview: Graham Says Goodbye To USGA



September
Althea Gibson Dies At 76
Forest Highlands (Ariz.) Golf Club To Host 2006 U.S. Mid-Amateur
2006 U.S. Women's Amateur Heads To Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
U.S. Open Sold Out For 18th Consecutive Year
Victoria National Golf Club To Host 2006 USGA Senior Amateur
Longmeadow Country Club To Host 2005 Junior Amateur



August
Final 2 Members Of 2003 USA Walker Cup Match Team Named
Former Mid-Amateur Champ Thomas Dies
USGA's 'Everything Man' Miller Dies At Age 85
USGA To Add Fall Handicap Seminars To Schedule
Eight Of 10 Members Of 2003 USA Walker Cup Match Team Named
2003 USA Walker Cup Profiles
2003 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup Profiles
USGA Launches Web Site For Resource Center For Individuals with Disabilities
2006 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Headed To Old Waverly (Miss.)



July
Berkeley Hall To Host 2005 USGA State Team Championships
Golden Horseshoe To Host 2004 Women's Amateur Public Links
Bob Hope: A Champion of the Game
USGA Announces Phase II of Its Proposal to Update Golf Ball Conformance Tests
Martha Wilkinson Kirouac Selected As 2004 USA Curtis Cup Captain
PGA OF America And PGA Tour Pledge Support For LPGA-USGA Girls Golf



June
USGA Forgoes Plan to Establish Museum in New York City
2003 U.S. Women's Open Sectional Qualifying Concludes
Four Sectional Hopefuls Earn Ticket To Olympia Fields
U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Results



May
$2.4 Million In New USGA Grants To Assist 100,000 Aspiring Golfers In 31 States
Ten More Players Are Exempt For U.S. Open; Total Now 73
USGA Adds U.S. Open Qualifier In Maryland On June 3
2,788 Entries Accepted For U.S. Senior Open; 10 Past Champions Exempt
USGA Updates Proposal Regarding Head Size And Length Of Golf Clubs
Idled By Surgery, Pooley Confident He Can Win Senior Open Again
USGA Increases Money For 2003 Open Championships
U.S. Women's Open Entries Close; 58 Golfers Currently Exempt



April
What Is A Stimpmeter?
U.S. Open Entries Close; 63 Players Are Exempt
A Champion And Winner Could Be In Field
Four Selected For USA Team At First Copa De Las Americas
U.S. Open Site Launches On April 21
Open Winners Irwin, Kite And Watson Offered Special Exemptions
Six Selected For The USGA Fellowship In Leadership And Service
Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort To Host 2007 U.S. Amateur
Three USGA Amateur Champions Fare Well At Masters
Frost's "Greatest Game Ever Played" Wins USGA Book Award
Tom Meeks: Goal Is To Challenge Players At Olympia Fields
Gold Mountain Golf Course To Host 2006 Amateur Public Links Championship



March
Latham Named USGA's Piper And Oakley Award Recipient
USGA & LPGA Join Forces to Support Girls Golf
USGA Offers Championship Entry Applications Online
When It Rains, It Pours, And Golf Is Lousy



February
Atlanta's Ansley Golf Club To Host 2005 U.S. Women's Amateur
Proposal Issued By USGA For Updating Driving Club Test
Betsy King Accepts Special Exemption To Play In U.S. Women's Open
Vinny Giles Accepts Special Exemption To 2003 U.S. Senior Open
Minnesota's Reed Mackenzie Re-elected As USGA President



January
Newport (R.I.) Country Club To Host 2006 U.S. Women's Open
USGA Lists Green Section Research Grants For 2003-2005
USGA Foundation Announces Nearly $2 Million In Grant Awards To Junior Golf Programs And Projects In 27 States
Myers Elected Chairman Of USGA Women's Committee
Rules Of Golf Additions To USGA Web Site
Golf Course Rating Database Available Online From USGA
Dr. Houston Couch To Receive USGA Green Section Award
USGA Announces 2003 Championships Schedule