Mass Golf Competitors

Since its founding in 1916, the PGA of America has maintained a twofold mission: to serve their 29,000 members and grow the game. By establishing and elevating the standards of the golf profession through world-class education, career services, marketing and research programs, the PGA enables its professionals to maximize their performance in their respective career paths and showcases them as experts in the game and golf industry. By creating and delivering world-class championships and innovative programs, the PGA elevates the public’s interest in the game, the desire to play more golf, and ensures accessibility to the game for everyone, everywhere. The PGA brand represents the very best in golf. For more about the PGA of America, visit www.pga.com.

The USGA is a mission-based golf organization whose purpose is to unify the golf community through handicapping and grassroots programs; to showcase the game’s best talent through the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally and 13 other national championships and our museum; to provide unbiased global governance with The R&A through the playing, equipment and Amateur Status rules; and to advance issues important to golf’s future, with a focus on driving sustainability, accessibility and inclusion. The USGA also manages day-to-day operations for the U.S. National Development Program, the country's first unified pathway for American talent, and the World Golf Hall of Fame, preserving and celebrating the legacies of the game’s greatest figures. As a nonprofit association, our work and our team are driven to act for the good of the game. For more, visit usga.org.

Golf Digest is the leading brand in golf, boasting the largest digital audience and print circulation in the game. Our mission is to help people enjoy every aspect of golf, from advice on how to play, what to play, and where to play; to news and analysis on the game’s competitive circuit. Golf Digest is a division of Discovery Golf.