United States Golf Association

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The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the national governing body for golf in the United States. Founded in 1894, the USGA promotes and conserves the true spirit of the game of golf as embodied in its ancient and honorable traditions. The organization administers the Rules of Golf, conducts national championships including the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open, manages the handicapping system, sets equipment standards, and invests in turfgrass research and sustainability programs to benefit golf courses nationwide.

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Wilson Endowed Research Fund

The Wilson Endowed Research Fund provides stipends to support original research in golf history using the USGA Library collection, the world's largest and most significant collection related to golf history with more than 100,000 catalogued items. The fund supports researchers who wish to visit Liberty Corner, New Jersey to conduct in-person research with the library's special collections. The fund was established through the generosity of Don M. Wilson, III, a member of the USGA Golf Museum and Library Committee since 2001 and Founding Partner of the USGA Foundation in 2018. The research grants enable scholars to explore primary source materials and conduct scholarly exploration of golf history topics.

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