UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION (EIN 13-1427105)
Tax period: 2015-12-01 to 2016-11-30
Filed: 2017-10-11
IRS object ID: 201702859349300720
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-10-11T10:46:10-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-11-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	135381590	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BDO USA LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 PARK AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100175001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-12-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	131427105	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	UNIT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9082342300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	77 Liberty Corner Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Far Hills	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07931	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Susan Pikitch	PersonNm
Person Title	Assistant Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9082342300	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-10-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Paul Hammerschmidt	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01384178	PTIN
Phone	2128858321	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-10-11	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	USGA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Mike Davis	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	77 Liberty Corner Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Far Hills	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07931	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$221,281,726	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.usga.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1894	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The United States Golf Association promotes and conserves the true spirit of the game of golf as embodied in its ancient and honorable traditions. It acts in the best interests of the game for the continued enjoyment of those who love and play it. The USGA serves the game most visibly through the conduct of its national championships and international competitions. Together with The R&A, the USGA provides governance for the game worldwide, jointly administering the Rules of Golf, establishing equipment standards, and formulating the Rules of Amateur Status. The USGA also maintains the USGA Handicap and Course Rating Systems, develops and promotes sustainable golf course management practices, celebrates the history of the game, and fosters access to the game for all who wish to play.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	444	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	13000	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$2,479,151	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$754,978	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$21,083,894	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$23,580,084	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$158,511,196	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$156,717,583	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$17,067,403	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$16,717,218	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$12,214,237	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$9,641,514	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$208,876,730	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$206,656,399	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,832,725	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,833,390	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$47,150,857	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$50,611,923	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$129,802	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$142,796	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$3,421,176	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$140,244,618	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$132,732,754	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$192,358,002	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$189,320,863	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$16,518,728	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$17,335,536	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$381,705,431	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$408,419,628	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$79,847,180	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$93,391,575	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$301,858,251	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$315,028,053	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The United States Golf Association (USGA) promotes and conserves the true spirit of the game of golf as embodied in its ancient and honorable traditions. It acts in the best interests of the game for the continued enjoyment of those who love and play it.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$88,030,730	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$139,307,259	RevenueAmt
Desc	USGA Championships, including broadcasts - Each year, the USGA conducts the United States Open, United States Women's Open and United States Senior Open Championships, which include amateur and professional golfers from around the world. The USGA also conducts annually ten national amateur golf championships. In 2016, nearly 40,000 people competed in these USGA championships. Additionally, more than 500,000 people attended these USGA championships as spectators. By exposing the public to these USGA championships through various spectator packages, national and international television and radio broadcasts, and digital and social media platforms the USGA promotes worldwide interest in the game of golf and inspires participation in the game. The USGA also leverages these same platforms to disseminate educational materials and information regarding environmental and economic sustainability, STEM education, diversity and inclusion, history, and other relevant topics. The USGA also sponsors teams for several international amateur golf championships.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$11,249,150	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$6,679,471	RevenueAmt
Desc	USGA Members Program - Each year, the USGA provides educational materials and other support to people who have expressed an interest in the game of golf by electing to enroll in the USGA Members Program. Such educational materials include information and education about the Rules of Golf, USGA championships, environmental sustainability, STEM education, diversity and inclusion, and history, as well as other relevant topics. The USGA also provides a digital newsletter and access to the USGA's websites that include information on a wide variety of golf topics. In 2016, more than 663,000 people opted to enroll in the USGA Members Program.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$7,430,746	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$5,633,518	RevenueAmt
Desc	GHIN (Golf Handicap and Information Network) - GHIN is a handicap computation service that allows golfers of differing abilities to compete against one another in a fair and equitable manner. This service began in 1981 with the Metropolitan Golf Association (New York) as the first user; GHIN currently provides services to 83 golf associations domestically and internationally, and provides billable handicaps to over 2.2 million golfers.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$43,262,131	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$5,833,390	GrantAmt
Revenue	$5,097,335	RevenueAmt
Desc	Each year the USGA provides a variety of programs that benefit everyone who plays the game. The USGA writes and interprets the Rules of Golf, and provides seminars and publications to educate golfers about the Rules. The USGA administers the Rules of Amateur Status in the USA and Mexico. The USGA monitors equipment standards to ensure that skill rather than technology represents the essence of the game. The USGA maintains national handicap and course rating systems to enable golfers of varying skill to compete fairly and equitably. USGA agronomists provide course consulting services to golf facilities throughout the United States and abroad for the purpose of advancing environmental and economic best management practices. The USGA Green Section also provides speakers, on-line publications and on-line conferences to educate interested parties about environmental and agronomic issues affecting the game of golf, as well as the broader community. The USGA provides grants to colleges and universities to finance turfgrass and environmental research to benefit golf courses and the environment. The USGA supports grassroots golf programs for juniors, as well as accessible programs for physically challenged golfers. The USGA provides education and information through public service announcements, championship webcasts, digital and social media platforms, publications, meetings and seminars. The USGA supports local, state and regional golf associations in their local efforts and provides grants to these associations to fund internships to help administer their local programs. The USGA maintains a museum dedicated to the game's history that serves as caretaker and steward of extensive historical collections.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$43,262,131	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$5,833,390	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$5,097,335	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$149,972,757	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (1)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	616	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	444	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	CJ	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	VI	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	0	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Mark Loftus	PersonNm
Phone	9082342300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	77 Liberty Corner Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Far Hills	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07931	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Thomas J O'Toole Jr
Executive Committee Member and President	30	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Diana M Murphy
Executive Committee Member and Vice President	20	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
William W Gist IV
Executive Committee Member and Vice President	20	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sheila C Johnson
Executive Committee Member and Secretary	10	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mark E Newell
Executive Committee Member and Treasurer	10	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
William E Fallon
Executive Committee Member	10	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J Stuart Francis
Executive Committee Member	10	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Malcolm Holland III
Executive Committee Member	10	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Glenn Thomas Hough
Executive Committee Member	10	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert D Kain
Executive Committee Member	10	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Martha J Lang
Executive Committee Member	10	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gregory B Morrison
Executive Committee Member	10	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Asuka Nakahara
Executive Commmittee Member	10	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark P Reinemann
Executive Committee Member	10	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
George J Still Jr
Executive Committee Member	10	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Daniel B Burton
Executive Committee Member and VP thru 2-2015	20	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
William L Katz
Executive Committee Member and Sec thru 2-2015	10	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Karen S Ammerman
Executive Committee Member thru 2-2015	10	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Edward G Michaels III
Executive Committee Member thru 2-2015	10	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kathryn Carson
Assistant Secretary and Chief Legal Officer	40	0		Yes (X)	$396,862	$0	$41,731
Susan Pikitch
Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer	40	0		Yes (X)	$215,367	$0	$33,206
Mike Davis
Executive Director/CEO	40	0		Yes (X)	$2,013,535	$0	$99,318
Michael Butz
Senior Managing Director	40	0			$553,603	$0	$45,091	Yes (X)
Sarah Hirshland
Senior Managing Director	40	0			$516,951	$0	$67,074	Yes (X)
John Bodenhamer
Senior Managing Director	40	0			$493,261	$0	$63,868	Yes (X)
Rand Jerris
Senior Managing Director	40	0			$527,157	$0	$45,446	Yes (X)
Steven Schloss
Senior Managing Director	40	0			$378,376	$0	$56,214	Yes (X)
Andrew Rhodes
Senior Director, Championships	40	0			$267,769	$0	$34,972	Yes (X)
Reg Jones
Managing Director, U.S. Open Championships	40	0			$328,055	$0	$33,866		Yes (X)
Mary Lopuszynski
Senior Director, Merchandise & Licensing	40	0			$325,529	$0	$19,468		Yes (X)
John Spitzer
Managing Director, Equipment Standards	40	0			$298,869	$0	$31,425		Yes (X)
Jeff Hall
Managing Director, Rules & Open Championships	40	0			$283,922	$0	$29,750		Yes (X)
Kimberly Erusha
Managing Director, Green Section	40	0			$274,416	$0	$23,649		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$6,873,672	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$625,078	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	115	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Deloitte Consulting
4022 Sells Drive	Hermitage	TN	37076	Business consultant	$12,949,864
Arena Americas
7000 S 10th Street	Oak Creek	WI	53154	Tents for US Open (rental)	$6,121,642
Los Angeles Country Club
10101 WILSHIRE BLVD	Los Angeles	CA	90024	Host Club for US Open	$2,515,033
TUCCI & SONS INC
4224 WALLER ROAD EAST	Tacoma	WA	98443	Paving and Restoration at US Open	$2,434,794
Aggreko LLC
PO BOX 972562	Dallas	TX	75397	Generator service	$2,298,145

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	215	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$10,017,922	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$0	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$13,562,162	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$316,200	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$23,580,084	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Championship, including Broadcast	711300	$139,307,259	$139,307,259	$0	$0
USGA Members Program	711300	$6,679,471	$6,679,471	$0	$0
GHIN	711130	$5,633,518	$5,633,518	$0	$0
Green Section Services	711300	$1,712,737	$1,712,737	$0	$0
Equipment Standards & Testing	711300	$1,444,050	$1,444,050	$0	$0

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,940,548	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,038,070	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$902,478	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$156,717,583	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,397,374	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$700,120	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$15,697,254	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,822,149	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,822,149	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$7,495,913	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$13,391	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$7,184,796	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$4,664	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$311,117	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$8,727	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$319,844	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$319,844	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$15,255,232	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$7,435,867	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,819,365	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,942,812	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$876,553	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$206,656,399	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$162,757,917	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,479,151	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$17,839,247	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,765,390	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,765,390	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,471,559	TotalAmt
Program Services	$455,390	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,016,169	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,506,886	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,781,412	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,897,446	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$828,028	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,783,112	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,324,824	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$444,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,069	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,353,423	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,581,879	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,577,782	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$193,762	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,496,943	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,650,280	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$787,278	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$59,385	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$540,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$540,320	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,712	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$186,712	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,796	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$142,796	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$826,136	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$826,136	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,007,222	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,364,217	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,643,005	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,048,361	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,029,491	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,870	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,919,439	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,108,094	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$752,937	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,058,408	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,430,574	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,810,350	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,508,335	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$111,889	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,859,703	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,844,449	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,254	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,836,684	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,852,160	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$980,133	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,391	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,726,045	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,325,003	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,401,042	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,049,506	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,922,346	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,127,160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,555,607	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,396,621	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$158,986	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Championships - prize money	$18,250,000	$18,250,000	$0	$0
Championships - other expenses	$44,338,772	$44,162,237	$176,535	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,157,673	TotalAmt
Program Services	$740,294	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,408,931	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,448	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189,320,863	TotalAmt
Program Services	$149,972,757	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,926,930	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,421,176	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,084	BOYAmt
EOY	$88,973	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,805,796	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,216,860	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,509,582	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,201,654	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,212,000	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$172,529	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,045,802	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,934,114	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,333,819	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$85,924,742	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$43,276,284	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,399,747	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,648,458	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$228,413,185	BOYAmt
EOY	$242,828,188	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,401,394	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,843,874	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$381,705,431	BOYAmt
EOY	$408,419,628	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,853,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,688,811	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,425,472	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,321,260	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,567,716	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,381,504	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,847,180	BOYAmt
EOY	$93,391,575	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$301,808,054	BOYAmt
EOY	$314,977,856	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,197	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,197	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$301,858,251	BOYAmt
EOY	$315,028,053	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$381,705,431	BOYAmt
EOY	$408,419,628	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$17,335,536	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$3,024,867	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,869,017	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$3,009,884	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,968,269	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$21,164,940	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$16,932,728	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$21,083,894	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$25,449,101	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$104,598,932	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$117,039,349	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$123,747,083	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$143,963,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$178,826,579	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$171,406,341	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$734,982,705	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$137,007,618	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$144,912,023	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$160,896,081	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$199,910,473	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$196,855,442	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$839,581,637	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$839,581,637	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,962,004	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,403,013	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,762,023	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$18,275,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$18,219,523	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$59,621,781	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$411,819	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$425,253	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$377,550	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$454,899	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$566,474	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,235,995	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,373,823	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,828,266	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,139,573	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$18,730,117	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$18,785,997	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$61,857,776	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$143,381,441	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$153,740,289	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$170,035,654	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$218,640,590	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$215,641,439	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$901,439,413	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.93138	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.93787	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.06862	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.06213	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Held Works Art HeldWorksArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	$0	RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included	$0	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$50,197	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$50,197	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$50,197	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$50,197	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$50,197	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$50,197	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$50,197	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$50,197	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$0	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$50,197	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$0	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$0	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$50,197	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,192,482	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,192,482	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$64,519,275	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$35,651,185	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$28,868,090	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$19,212,985	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,625,099	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,587,886	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$42,648,458	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (8 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
Emerging markets fund	$1,707,337	F
Absolute return hedge fund	$14,166,125	F
Absolute return hedge fund	$5,753,556	F
Absolute return hedge fund	$7,979,597	F
Long/short hedge fund of funds	$30,528,624	F
Multi-strategy hedge fund	$407,293	F
Infrastructure partnership	$7,243,623	F
Private equity fund of funds	$10,057,719	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$77,843,874	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Accrued 457 (F)	$2,910,005
Accrued Ret Benefits payable	$12,471,722
Accrued Pension	$10,999,777

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$26,381,504	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$202,200,895	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$0	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$4,812,460	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants	$0	RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue	$7,440,529	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$12,252,989	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$189,947,906	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$16,708,493	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$16,708,493	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$206,656,399	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$198,764,656	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$2,943,441	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments	$0	PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported	$0	LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included	$7,440,529	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$10,383,970	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$188,380,686	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$1,064,177	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	-$124,000	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$940,177	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$189,320,863	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 1	The USGA Museum collection includes works of art, library materials, photographic images, film and video, and artifacts of historical and cultural significance. The collection is held for public exhibition, education and research. No value is assigned to the collection in the statements of financial position.
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4	The USGA Museum maintains the world's largest and most complete collection of golf history. By collecting, preserving and interpreting the historical developments of the game in the United States, with an emphasis on the USGA and its championships, the museum promotes a greater understanding of golf's cultural significance for a worldwide audience. The museum sponsors a rich array of programs designed to educate and inspire the public about the history of golf and the USGA's role in the game's development. The museum offers a wide variety of programming to suit audiences of all ages. Artifacts from the collection travel across the country, as well as internationally, to USGA championship sites, member clubs, and national and local museums and libraries. A comprehensive website enables photos, videos and other historical content to be shared with a worldwide audience.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4	In 2011, the USGA Foundation ceased to exist. Remaining assets and liabilities of the USGA Foundation were accepted by the USGA. Included in the assets and liabilities were two permanent endowment funds that had been created as a result of donations received in the 1980's. The first endowment is to fund junior golf programs and is the result of a $20,000 donation. The donor specified that only earned income should be used. The USGA will comply with this restriction by using all earned income to fund junior golf programs in the year the income is earned. The second endowment is to fund turf research and is the result of a $30,197 donation. The donor specified that only earned income should be used. The USGA will comply with this restriction by using all earned income to fund turf research in the year the income is earned.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2	The USGA is exempt from Federal and state income taxes under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"), except for any income derived from unrelated business activities. Taxes of $291,710 and $235,303 were paid on unrelated business income in 2016 and 2015, respectively. In addition, the USGA has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") not to be a "private foundation" within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code. The USGA has filed for and received income tax exemptions as well as IRS forms 990 and 990-T in the jurisdictions where they are required to do so. For the years ended November 30, 2016 and 2015, there were no interest or penalties incurred. As of November 30, 2016, the USGA believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for the fiscal years prior to 2013. The USGA is required to recognize the tax benefit associated with tax positions taken for tax return purposes when it is more likely than not that the position will not be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority. The USGA believes it has not taken any material uncertain tax positions and, accordingly, it has not recorded any liability for unrecognized tax benefits.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d	$7,435,867 is cost of goods sold, as per Part VIII, line 10b. On the audited financial statements, these expenses are program service expenses. $4,664 is the adjusted basis at time of sale of company car.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b	Investment income of $16,397,374 as per Part VII, Line 3. And realized gains on sales of investments of $311,117 as per part VIII, Line 7c(i). On the audited financial statements, these revenues are netted against unrealized gains (losses) and investment management fees. On the audited financial statements, the net figure is recorded as an increase or (decrease) in net assets.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d	$7,435,867 is cost of goods sold, as per Part VIII, line 10b. On the audited financial statements these expenses are program service expenses. $4,664 is the adjusted basis at time of sale of company car.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b	Adjustment made to the defined benefit pension obligation and other retirement benefit obligations at year end.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (50 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	2016 World Amateur Team Championship-travel	$195,519
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	Course Consulting Service visits-travel	$14,140
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	Canadian work permit applications-legal fees	$6,380
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	US Amateur & US Women's Amateur qualifying-travel	$14,678
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	ISHA Annual Conference & Board meeting-travel	$4,788
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	Broadcast of USGA Championships, including the U.S. Open	$0
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	Puerto Rico Golf Association meeting-travel	$3,359
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	World Handicap Committee meeting-travel	$4,471
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	Research, Science and Innovation-related travel	$22,474
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	Mexican Golf Federation Rules of Golf workshop-travel	$934
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	JRC Meeting-travel	$23,559
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	Rules Review Working Group meeting-travel	$3,806
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	RBC Canadian Open Rules Official-travel	$1,428
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	0	Program Services	Golf Canada meeting-travel	$1,967
Central America and the Caribbean	0	Program Services	2016 Latin American Amateur Championship-travel	$7,911
Central America and the Caribbean	0	Program Services	2017 Latin American Amateur Championship site visit-travel	$9,104
Central America and the Caribbean	0	Program Services	GHIN training for new golf association-travel	$1,567
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Program Services	Broadcast of USGA Championships, including the U.S. Open	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Program Services	Japan Golf Show & Japan Golf Association meeting-travel	$8,603
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Program Services	Asian Course Rating Calibration seminars and Course Rating system training-travel	$29,360
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Program Services	World Handicap Research Team-travel	$11,992
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Program Services	Broadcasting meetings-travel	$10,498
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Program Services	China Golf Collector's Society meeting-travel	$6,121
East Asia and the Pacific		Program Services	International qualifying for the U.S. Open and the U.S. Women's open - travel, course rental, and other expenses associated with conducting international qualifying in East Asia and the Pacific	$216,384
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Broadcast of USGA Championships, including the U.S. Open	$0
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Curtis Cup match-travel	$91,003
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Palmer Cup match-travel	$1,276
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	World Amateur Golf Rankings - travel and joint costs	$227,831
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Official World Golf Rankings fee	$26,969
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Handicap and World Handicap System-related expenses	$84,544
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Two Junior Amateur Championship trophy bases	$4,598
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Equipment Standards-related travel and expenses	$47,667
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	International Qualifying for the U.S. Open and the U.S. Women's Open - travel, course rental, and other expenses associated with conducting international qualifying in the UK	$166,091
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	British Open-travel	$45,634
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Rolex trophy presentation-travel	$21,431
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	JRC meetings-travel	$38,909
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	IGF-related expenses, including 2016 USA team entry fees	$12,659
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	R&A Tourney and Referee school-travel	$1,587
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	International Broadcast meeting-travel	$8,329
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	European Golf Association annual meeting-travel	$2,785
Middle East and North Africa	0	Program Services	Broadcast of USGA Championships, including the U.S. Open	$0
Middle East and North Africa	0	Program Services	Worldfeed high definition, domestic satellite and tapes	$139,083
Russia and the newly independent States	0	Program Services	Broadcast of USGA Championships, including the U.S. Open	$0
South America	0	Program Services	2016 Olympic Games-travel	$89,664
South America	0	Program Services	Latin America Course Rating Calibration-travel	$11,497
South America	0	Program Services	South American Amateur Championship travel and team entry fees	$4,825
South America	0	Program Services	Columbian Amateur event-travel	$5,128
South America	0	Program Services	2018 Latin American Amateur Championship site visit-travel	$6,537
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	Program Services	Broadcast of USGA Championships, including the U.S. Open	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	Program Services	Course Rating training-travel	$8,999

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent	$1,646,089	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	PJ Boatwright Internship grant	$24,000	check
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	PJ Boatwright Internship grant	$24,000	check
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States)	Funds to aid in printing new Rules of Golf books	$20,000	check

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (1)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (1)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule F, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The USGA provides very few grants to organizations outside the United States. Such grants are approved by the Executive Committee, and/or sub-committee. Staff monitors the use of the funds to ensure that the grants are spent for proper purposes and are not otherwise diverted from intended use. Monitoring may include formal periodic reports from the organization or informal reports, depending on the nature of the grant and the organization it was distributed to.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Dentino Marketing
515 Executive Drive	Princeton	NJ	08540	The USGA Members Program collects dues, a portion of which is recognized as contributions. Dentino Marketing provides advice only with respect to marketing strategies and the design of membership solicitations for the USGA Members Program.	0	$0	$102,481	-$102,481
Marts & Lundy
1200 Wall Street West	Lyndhurst	NJ	07071	Consulting services for development program.	0	$0	$40,315	-$40,315	5th Floor

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$0	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$142,796	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$142,796	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
All States	All States	AllStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (142 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Business Name Line2RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine2Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
American Junior Golf Association
1980 Sports Club Drive	Braselton	GA	30517	581433914	501 (c) (3)	$50,000	Junior
National Alliance for Accessible Golf
1733 King Street	Alexandria	VA	22314	300130896	501 (c) (3)	$225,000	Junior
PGA of America
100 Avenue of the Champions	Palm Beach Gardens	FL	33410	590785835	501 (c) (6)	$250,000	Junior	Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Pikes Peak Golf Links
103 E Cheyenne Road	Colorado Springs	CO	80906	208128551	501 (c) (3)	$15,000	Junior	attn Daryls Kast
Special Olympics North America
4004 Barrett Drive	Raleigh	NC	27609	520889518	501 (c) (3)	$35,000	Disabilities		Suite 206
The LPGA Foundation Inc
100 International Golf Drive	Daytona Beach	FL	321241082	593085528	501 (c) (3)	$500,000	Junior	LPGA USGA Girls Golf
World Golf Foundation
13000 Sawgrass Village Circle	Ponte Vedra Beach	FL	32082	592998925	501 (c) (3)	$400,000	Junior	The First Tee Programs	Suite 23
World Golf Foundation
13000 Sawgrass Village Circle	Ponte Vedra Beach	FL	32082	592998925	501 (c) (3)	$133,000	Junior	Get Golf Ready & We Are Golf	Suite 23
Masters Tournament Foundation
PO Box 2444	Augusta	GA	30903	274452110	501 (c) (6)	$703,932	Junior	Drive Chip & Putt
PGA Tour Charities Inc
100 PGA Tour Blvd	Ponte Vedra Beach	FL	32082	592774423	501 (c) (3)	$15,000	Junior
Alabama Golf Association
1025 Montgomery Highway	Birmingham	AL	35216	630809785	501 (c) (3)	$24,000	Internship		Suite 210
Alabama Junior Golf Association
715 Lovejoy Road	Ashville	AL	35953	454940402	501 (c) (3)	$6,000	Internship
Alaska Golf Association
401 W International Airport Road	Anchorage	AK	99518	920136766	501 (c) (7)	$12,000	Internship
Anthracite Golf Association
617 Keystone Avenue	Peckville	PA	18407	232232769	501 (c) (4)	$6,000	Internship
Arizona Golf Association
7600 E Redfield Road	Scottsdale	AZ	85260	860214071	501 (c) (4)	$24,000	Internship		Suite 130
Arizona Womens Golf Association
141 E Palm Lane	Phoenix	AZ	85004	860342075	501 (c) (7)	$24,000	Internship		Suite 210
Arkansas State Golf Association
3 Eagle Hill Court	Little Rock	AR	72210	710470120	501 (c) (3)	$12,000	Internship		Suite B
Atlanta Junior Golf Association
1425 Ellsworth Industrial Drive NW	Atlanta	GA	30318	581274404	501 (c) (3)	$6,000	Internship		Suite 8
Buffalo District Golf Association
PO Box 1582	Williamsville	NY	14231	160912477	501 (c) (3)	$6,000	Internship
Button Hole
One Button Hole Drive	Providence	RI	02909	050497481	501 (c) (3)	$8,000	Internship		Suite 1
Carolinas Golf Association
140 Ridge Road	Southern Pines	NC	28387	560509290	501 (c) (3)	$24,000	Internship
Colorado Golf Association
5990 Greenwood Plaza Blvd	Greenwood Village	CO	801114749	841248840	501 (c) (3)	$24,000	Internship		Suite 102
Colorado Junior Golf Association
5990 Greenwood Plaza Blvd	Greenwood Village	CO	801114749	841248840	501 (c) (3)	$22,000	Internship		Suite 102
Colorado Womens Golf Association
6 Inverness Court East	Englewood	CO	80112	742199758	501 (c) (3)	$22,000	Internship		Suite 105
Connecticut State Golf Association
35 Cold Spring Rd	Rocky Hill	CT	06067	222587856	501 (c) (6)	$20,000	Internship		Suite 212
Dayton District Womens Golf Association
263 Regency Ridge Drive	Dayton	OH	45459	311354888	501 (c) (7)	$12,000	Internship
Delaware State Golf Association
7234 Lancaster Pike	Hockessin	DE	19707	516018790	501 (c) (7)	$22,000	Internship		210A
Florida State Golf Association
12630 Telecom Drive	Tampa	FL	336370935	592171378	501 (c) (3)	$36,000	Internship
Georgia State Golf Association
121 Village Parkway	Marietta	GA	30067	581145042	501 (c) (3)	$24,000	Internship		Bldg 3
Golf Association of Michigan
24116 Research Drive	Farmington Hills	MI	48335	386105801	501 (c) (6)	$24,000	Internship
Golf Association of Philadelphia
1974 Sproul Road	Broomall	PA	19008	231303024	501 (c) (7)	$24,000	Internship		Suite 400
Greater Cincinnati Golf Association
9200 Montgomery Road	Cincinnati	OH	452427794	316051373	501 (c) (7)	$20,000	Internship		Suite 24B
Hawaii State Golf Association
98025 Hekaha Street	Aiea	HI	96701	990238385	501 (c) (7)	$20,000	Internship		Building 2 Unit 204A
Hawaii State Junior Golf Association
4330 Kukui Grove Street	Lihue	HI	96766	990335776	501 (c) (3)	$24,000	Internship
Houston Golf Association
5810 Wilson Road	Humble	TX	77396	741486171	501 (c) (3)	$6,000	Internship		Suite 112
International Association of Golf Administrators
1974 Sproul Road	Broomall	PA	19008	411686399	501 (c) (6)	$20,000	Internship		Suite 400
Idaho Golf Association
PO Box 9958	Boise	ID	837073958	237024930	501 (c) (7)	$18,000	Internship
Indiana Golf Association
PO Box 516	Franklin	IN	46131	352015534	501 (c) (6)	$18,000	Internship
Indiana Womens Golf Association
PO Box 516	Franklin	IN	46131	237332632	501 (c) (6)	$6,000	Internship
Iowa Golf Association
1605 N Ankeny Blvd	Ankeny	IA	50023	421203480	501 (c) (4)	$24,000	Internship		Suite 210
Junior Golf Association of Arizona
10888 North 19th Avenue	Phoenix	AZ	850294905	860464216	501 (c) (3)	$6,000	Internship
Kansas City Golf Association
8330 Melrose Drive	Lenexa	KS	66214	440642880	501 (c) (4)	$24,000	Internship
Kansas Golf Association
1201 Wakarusa Drive	Lawrence	KS	66049	480849570	501 (c) (4)	$24,000	Internship		Suite B5
Kentucky Golf Association
Golf House Kentucky	Louisville	KY	40245	237150508	501 (c) (6)	$24,000	Internship		1116 Elmore Just Drive
Keystones Premier Golf Association
352 Dogwood Drive	Delmont	PA	15626	251634550	501 (c) (6)	$6,000	Internship
Long Island Golf Association
114 Old Country Road	Mineola	NY	11501	112996300	501 (c) (4)	$8,000	Internship		Suite LL80
Louisiana Golf Association
1003 Hugh Wallis Road S	Lafayette	LA	70508	726035874	501 (c) (4)	$24,000	Internship		Suite A2
Maine State Golf Association
58 Val Halla Road	Cumberland	ME	04021	010488811	501 (c) (4)	$20,000	Internship
Maryland State Golf Association
Emich House Suite 145	Baltimore	MD	21208	521326177	501 (c) (3)	$14,000	Internship		1777 Reisterstown Rd
Massachusetts Golf Association
300 Arnold Palmer Boulevard	Norton	MA	02766	042487562	501 (c) (3)	$24,000	Internship
Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association
11777 Clayton Road	St Louis	MO	63131	431631448	501 (c) (4)	$14,000	Internship
Metropolitan Golf Association
49 Knollwood Road	Elmsford	NY	10523	134109121	501 (c) (6)	$24,000	Internship
Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation
49 Knollwood Road	Elmsford	NY	10523	133637689	501 (c) (3)	$6,000	Internship
Miami Valley Golf Association
263 Regency Ridge Drive	Dayton	OH	45459	311437550	501 (c) (4)	$20,000	Internship
Middle Atlantic Golf Association
PO Box 356	Arnold	MD	21012	521701359	501 (c) (6)	$6,000	Internship
Minnesota Golf Association
6550 York Ave So	Edina	MN	55435	510152269	501 (c) (6)	$24,000	Internship		Suite 211
Minnesota Womens Golf Association
6550 York Ave So	Edina	MN	55435	416023222	501 (c) (7)	$8,000	Internship		Suite 211
Mississippi Golf Association
400 Clubhouse Drive	Pearl	MS	39208	630977191	501 (c) (4)	$24,000	Internship
Missouri Golf Association
PO Box 104164	Jefferson City	MO	65510	431601005	501 (c) (4)	$18,000	Internship
Montana State Golf Association
PO Box 4306	Helena	MT	59604	237025168	501 (c) (3)	$10,000	Internship
Nebraska Golf Association
6618 South 118th Street	Omaha	NE	68137	237073030	501 (c) (4)	$18,000	Internship
Nebraska Womens Amateur Golf Association
6618 South 118th Street	Omaha	NE	68137	237421608	501 (c) (7)	$8,000	Internship
New Hampshire Golf Association
56 South State Street	Concord	NH	03301	020361092	501 (c) (6)	$18,000	Internship		PO Box 2348
New Jersey State Golf Association
3 Golf Drive	Kenilworth	NJ	07033	226046575	501 (c) (6)	$22,000	Internship		Suite 206
New York State Golf Association
4933 Jamesville Road	Jamesville	NY	13078	160866643	501 (c) (4)	$12,000	Internship
North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association
2245 Smoketown Road	Lewisburg	PA	17837	232857964	501 (c) (4)	$6,000	Internship
North Dakota Golf Association
PO Box 452	Bismarck	ND	58502	456023238	501 (c) (6)	$12,000	Internship
Northern California Golf Association
PO Box NCGA	Pebble Beach	CA	93953	941371594	501 (c) (6)	$24,000	Internship
Northern Nevada Golf Association
PO Box 5607	Reno	NV	89513	943048863	501 (c) (4)	$12,000	Internship
Northern Ohio Golf Association
One Golfview Lane	North Olmsted	OH	44070	340149890	501 (c) (6)	$16,000	Internship
Ohio Golf Association
1570 West First Avenue	Columbus	OH	43212	311080373	501 (c) (7)	$14,000	Internship
Oklahoma Golf Association
2800 Coltrane Place	Edmond	OK	73034	260074714	501 (c) (4)	$10,000	Internship		Suite 2
Oregon Golf Association
2840 Hazelnut Drive	Woodburn	OR	97071	232743830	501 (c) (6)	$24,000	Internship
Oregon Junior Golf Association
2840 Hazelnut Drive	Woodburn	OR	97071	943091689	501 (c) (3)	$12,000	Internship
Pacific Womens Golf Association
3101 Sunset Blvd	Rocklin	CA	95677	770044709	501 (c) (7)	$18,000	Internship		Suite 1E
Pennsylvania Golf Association
1974 Sproul Road	Broomall	PA	19008	231999959	501 (c) (6)	$10,000	Internship		Suite 400
Puerto Rico Golf Association
Paradise Commercial Center	San Juan	PR	00920	660276473		$10,000	Internship		Ave Matadero 264 Ste 11
Rhode Island Golf Association
One Button Hole Drive	Providence	RI	02909	222500471	501 (c) (4)	$10,000	Internship		Suite 2
Rochester District Golf Association
2024 W Henrietta Rd	Rochester	NY	14623	161218400	501 (c) (6)	$8,000	Internship		Suite 5H
South Carolina Golf Association
PO Box 286	Irmo	SC	29063	570563360	501 (c) (4)	$6,000	Internship
South Dakota Golf Association
4809 West 41st Street	Sioux Falls	SD	57106	460310847	501 (c) (4)	$20,000	Internship		Suite 202
Southern California Golf Association Junior Foundation
3740 Cahuenga Blvd	Studio City	CA	91604	953858373	501 (c) (3)	$16,000	Internship
Southern California Golf Association
3740 Cahuenga Blvd	Studio City	CA	916043502	951240720	501 (c) (6)	$32,000	Internship
Southern Nevada Golf Association
8020 West Sahara Avenue	Las Vegas	NV	89117	880134324	501 (c) (4)	$24,000	Internship		Suite 160
Sun Country Amateur Golf Association
2316 Southern Blvd	Rio Rancho	NM	87124	850250912	501 (c) (7)	$24,000	Internship		Suite D
Tennessee Golf Association
400 Franklin Road	Franklin	TN	37069	621049477	501 (c) (4)	$24,000	Internship
Texas Golf Association
16200 Addison Road	Addison	TX	75001	750715222	501 (c) (4)	$78,000	Internship		Suite 150
Toledo District Golf Association
5533 Southwyck Blvd	Toledo	OH	43614	237430259	501 (c) (4)	$8,000	Internship		Ste 204
Utah Golf Association
4444 S 700 E Suite 105	Salt Lake City	UT	84107	870271572	501 (c) (7)	$32,000	Internship
Vermont Golf Association
PO Box 1612	Rutland	VT	05701	030289304	501 (c) (7)	$12,000	Internship		Station A
Virginia State Golf Association
2400 Dovercourt Drive	Midlothian	VA	23113	540736931	501 (c) (4)	$30,000	Internship
Washington Metropolitan Golf Association
PO Box 812	Arnold	MD	21012	541219991	501 (c) (3)	$6,000	Internship
Washington State Golf Association
1010 South 336th Street	Federal Way	WA	98003	911432298	501 (c) (4)	$24,000	Internship		Suite 310
West Virginia Golf Association
2115 Charleston Town Center	Charleston	WV	25389	550592904	501 (c) (4)	$24,000	Internship
Westchester Golf Association
49 Knollwood Road	Elmsford	NY	10523	134091763	501 (c) (4)	$8,000	Internship		Suite 220
Western Pennsylvania Golf Association
324 Fourth Street	Pittsburgh	PA	15238	250992795	501 (c) (6)	$16,000	Internship
Wisconsin State Golf Association
11350 W Theo Trecker Way	West Allis	WI	53214	391092159	501 (c) (6)	$20,000	Internship
Womens Golf Association of Massachusetts
300 Arnold Palmer Boulevard	Norton	MA	02766	222691109	501 (c) (7)	$18,000	Internship
Womens Golf Association of Northern California
5776 Stoneridge Mall Road	Pleasanton	CA	94588	941295277	501 (c) (6)	$12,000	Internship		Suite 160
Womens Metropolitan Golf Association
49 Knollwood Road	Elmsford	NY	10523	131484295	501 (c) (7)	$24,000	Internship
Womens Southern California Golf Association
402 W Arrow Highway	San Dimas	CA	91773	956091889	501 (c) (3)	$24,000	Internship		Suite 10
Wyoming State Golf Association
1779 Eagle Crest Court	Laramie	WY	82072	742445131	501 (c) (4)	$16,000	Internship
Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education
University of Nevada Las Vegas	Las Vegas	NV	891541055	886000024	501 (c) (3)	$44,310	Turfgrass		4505 Maryland Avenue
Board of the Regents of Wisconsin
21 N Park Street	Madison	WI	537151218	396006492	501 (c) (3)	$25,353	Turfgrass		Suite 6401
Clemson University
Grants and Contract Services	Clemson	SC	296340001	576000254	501 (c) (3)	$20,000	Turfgrass		321 Brackett Hall
Colorado State University
Cashiers Office	For Collins	CO	80523	846000545	3406(g)(1)(A)	$30,000	Turfgrass		Johnson Hall
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Attn Accounts Payable	St Louis	MO	63132	311584621	501 (c) (3)	$30,000	Turfgrass		975 N Warson Road
Environmental & Turf Sciences Inc
11510 Georgia Avenue	Wheaton	MD	20902	521715235	Federal Agency	$30,000	Turfgrass		Suite 227
Kansas State University
10 Anderson Hall	Manhattan	KS	66506	480771751	501 (c) (3)	$44,964	Turfgrass
Michigan State University
Hannah Administration Building	East Lansing	MI	48824	386005984	501 (c) (3)	$37,983	Turfgrass		426 Auditorium Rd Room 2
Mississippi State University
Office of the Comptroller	Mississippi State	MS	39462	646000819	501 (c) (3)	$29,696	Turfgrass		PO Box 5227
National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
BARC West Building 005	Beltsville	MD	20705	320218619	501 (c) (3)	$30,000	Turfgrass		Room 307
National Turfgrass Federation
BARC West Building 001	Beltsville	MD	20705	320218619	501 (c) (3)	$95,000	Turfgrass		Room 245
North Carolina State University
Box 7214	Raleigh	NC	276957214	566000756	115(a)	$33,980	Turfgrass		2701 Sullivan Drive
Oklahoma State University
PO Box 645	Stillwater	OK	74076	736017987	115(a)	$110,112	Turfgrass
Oregon State University
Office of Post Award Administration	Corvallis	OR	973391086	481278540	115(a)	$13,395	Turfgrass		PO Box 1086
The Pennsylvania State University
227 West Beaver Avenue	State College	PA	168014819	246000376	501 (c) (3)	$15,000	Turfgrass		Suite 401
Purdue University
23510 Network Place	Chicago	IL	606731235	356002041	509 (a) (1)	$59,483	Turfgrass
Regents of the University of Minnesota
PO Box 1450	Minneapolis	MN	554855957	416007513	170(a)(1)	$10,000	Turfgrass
Rutgers University
Foran Hall Box 231	New Brunswick	NJ	08903	226001086	501 (c) (3)	$10,000	Turfgrass
Rutgers University
ASB III 3 Rutgers Plaza	New Brunswick	NJ	089018559	226001086	501 (c) (3)	$30,000	Turfgrass		2nd Floor
Rutgers University
65 Davidson Road	New Brunswick	NJ	08854	226001086	501 (c) (3)	$89,233	Turfgrass		Room 302
Texas A and M Agrilife Research
400 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South	College Station	TX	778454375	742847483	501 (c) (3)	$106,958	Turfgrass		Suite 300
Texas A&M University
2147 TAMU	College Station	TX	778432147	741238434	501 (c) (3)	$36,055	Turfgrass
Texas Tech University
Office of Research Accounting	Lubbock	TX	794091105	756002622	170(c) (1)	$15,000	Turfgrass		Box 4110
The Curators of the University of Missouri
PO Box 807012	Kansas City	MO	641807012	480771751	115(a)	$9,915	Turfgrass
Union University
1050 Union University Drive	Jackson	TN	38305	620156509	501 (c) (3)	$19,200	Turfgrass		Attn Mr Gary Carter
University of Arizona
PO Box 210158	Tucson	AZ	857210158	866004791	115(a)	$40,777	Turfgrass
University of Arkansas
Horticulture Department	Fayetteville	AR	72701	716003252	501 (c) (3)	$29,619	Turfgrass		Plant Sciences Room 316
University of Connecticut
438 Whitney Road Ext	Storrs	CT	062691133	066000798	501 (c) (3)	$15,000	Turfgrass		Unit 1133
University of Florida
302 Tigert Hall	Gainesville	FL	326113001	596002052	501 (c) (3)	$17,400	Turfgrass
University of Florida
PO Box 113001	Gainesville	FL	326113001	596002052	501 (c) (3)	$34,800	Turfgrass
University of Massachusetts
70 Butterfield Terrace	Amherst	MA	010039242	043167352	501 (c) (1)	$10,000	Turfgrass		Research Admin Building
University of Minnesota
450 McNamara Alumni Center	Minneapolis	MN	55455	416007513	170(a)(1)	$10,000	Turfgrass
University of Missouri
PO Box 807012	Kansas City	MO	641807012	436003859	115(a)	$27,400	Turfgrass
University of Nebraska
312 N 14th Street Alexander West	Lincoln	NE	685880430	470049123	501 (c) (3)	$30,000	Turfgrass
University of Nebraska Lincoln
2200 Vine St	Lincoln	NE	685830861	470049123	501 (c) (3)	$100,877	Turfgrass		151 Whittier Research Center
University of Tennessee
103 Morgan Hall	Knoxville	TN	379964506	626001636	512(b)(9)	$38,688	Turfgrass		2621 Morgan Circle
USDA Agricultural Research Service
1815 N University Street	Peoria	IL	61604	720564834	Federal Agency	$20,000	Turfgrass		Attn Lisa Gettinger
USDA Agricultural Research Service
2150 Centre Avenue	Fort Collins	CO	805268119	720564834	Federal Agency	$10,000	Turfgrass		Building D Suite 310
USDA Agricultural Research Service
1001 Holleman Drive East	College Station	TX	778404117	720564834	Federal Agency	$13,825	Turfgrass
USDA Agricultural Research Service
800 Buchanan Street	Albany	CA	94710	720564834	Federal Agency	$14,880	Turfgrass

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	53	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	89	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The USGA provides grants to junior golf programs located throughout the United States, as well as to programs to assist physically challenged golfers. The USGA provides grants to state and regional associations to finance golf administration internships. The USGA provides grants to colleges and universities to finance turfgrass research and environmental research that may benefit golf courses. In all cases, staff members monitor the use of funds to ensure that the grants are spent for the proper purposes and are not otherwise diverted from intended use. Monitoring normally includes formal periodic reports from the recipient organization, detailing program progress and use of funds. Monitoring can also include informal reports, depending on the nature of the grant and the organization it was distributed to. For example, grants to junior golf programs typically require the recipient organization to complete a formal assessment report that includes information about program outcomes, financial compliance, participant statistics, program schedule, instruction provided, and follow-up support. Such information is subject to audit, at the USGA's sole discretion. In all cases, unspent funds must be returned to the USGA. Grants to state and regional associations for golf administration internships typically require the recipient organization to complete a report describing the internship activities and accomplishments, and account for all internship salary payments. Additionally, the intern is required to complete an evaluation on their internship responsibilities and confirm the duration of their employment. Again, unspent funds must be returned to the USGA. Grants to colleges and universities for turfgrass research and environmental research typically require the recipient organization to complete a report describing in detail the results of the research, and account for all funds spent. Unspent funds must be returned to the USGA.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	Yes (1)	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Mike Davis
Executive Director/CEO	$650,000	$0	$140,767	$0	$1,222,768	$0	$75,261	$0	$24,057	$0	$2,112,853	$0	$205,477	$0
Kathryn Carson
Assistant Secretary and Chief Legal Officer	$330,000	$0	$46,408	$0	$20,454	$0	$26,349	$0	$15,383	$0	$438,594	$0		$0
Susan Pikitch
Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer	$209,135	$0	$0	$0	$6,232	$0	$16,776	$0	$16,430	$0	$248,573	$0	$0	$0
Michael Butz
Senior Managing Director	$450,000	$0	$61,698	$0	$41,905	$0	$27,281	$0	$17,810	$0	$598,694	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Hirshland
Senior Managing Director	$441,000	$0	$64,600	$0	$11,351	$0	$43,342	$0	$23,733	$0	$584,026	$0	$0	$0
John Bodenhamer
Senior Managing Director	$413,000	$0	$65,824	$0	$14,437	$0	$41,467	$0	$22,401	$0	$557,129	$0	$0	$0
Rand Jerris
Senior Managing Director	$398,000	$0	$62,032	$0	$67,125	$0	$21,952	$0	$23,494	$0	$572,603	$0	$0	$0
Steven Schloss
Senior Managing Director	$313,269	$0	$48,868	$0	$16,240	$0	$33,178	$0	$23,036	$0	$434,591	$0	$0	$0
Andrew Rhodes
Senior Director, Championships	$255,000	$0	$0	$0	$12,770	$0	$18,542	$0	$16,430	$0	$302,742	$0	$0	$0
Reg Jones
Managing Director, U.S. Open Championships	$289,000	$0	$25,000	$0	$14,054	$0	$11,465	$0	$22,401	$0	$361,920	$0	$0	$0
Mary Lopuszynski
Senior Director, Merchandise & Licensing	$281,842	$0	$20,000	$0	$23,687	$0	$10,791	$0	$8,678	$0	$344,998	$0	$0	$0
John Spitzer
Managing Director, Equipment Standards	$258,373	$0	$17,700	$0	$22,796	$0	$9,024	$0	$22,401	$0	$330,294	$0	$0	$0
Jeff Hall
Managing Director, Rules & Open Championships	$251,985	$0	$12,350	$0	$19,587	$0	$7,349	$0	$22,401	$0	$313,672	$0	$0	$0
Kimberly Erusha
Managing Director, Green Section	$235,550	$0	$18,000	$0	$20,866	$0	$7,067	$0	$16,582	$0	$298,065	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a	(1.) The USGA has a written policy regarding use of corporate jet shares. Such use is strictly limited to USGA business travel, as per USGA policy, and is subject to Audit Committee review and approval. (2.) The USGA's expense reimbursement policy excludes reimbursements for health club dues and social club dues. However, one special exception to the social club dues restriction was specifically approved by the Executive Committee and/or the Compensation Committee. This exception is for the CEO/Executive Director and is based on the specific USGA business needs associated with the position held.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4	In calendar 2015, the USGA issued compensation defined as per line 4b. The amounts reported in Schedule J Column C relating to the Supplemental Defined Benefit Pension Plan (under IRC 457(f)) are as follows: Davis $67,311 and Butz $19,331. The amounts reported in Schedule J Column C relating to Nonqualified Defined Contribution Plan are as follows: Carson $8,149, Hirshland $17,192, Bodenhamer $15,318, Jerris $14,002, Schloss $7,028, Jones $3,515, Lopuszynski $2,841, Spitzer $1,074 and Hall $500.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 5	Executive Director/CEO and senior leadership team participate in an incentive compensation plan with metrics measured against strategic organizational objectives and financial results. Incentive compensation requires input from compensation committee, a standing committee of the organization's Executive Committee, and approval by the USGA Board President. Incentive plan may not exceed budget. Total compensation (base salary and incentive compensation plan) for the Executive Director/CEO and senior leadership team is externally benchmarked on a regular basis. The benchmarking process is conducted by a third-party and reviewed by the USGA Board President.
Schedule J, Part II	Line 1, Column B(iii) - During calendar year 2015, Mike Davis became substantially vested in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan established under Internal Revenue Code Section 457(f), and as a result, $1,222,768 was reported on his Form W-2. Under the terms of the plan, the amount of the retirement benefit is calculated using a retirement age of 65 and is payable via lump sum following the participant's separation of service to the organization. The portion of the actuarially calculated benefit that was reported on prior Forms 990 (Schedule J, Column C) as deferred compensation is $205,477. The entire benefit has been accrued over the 10 years of Mike's participation in the plan. Mike has been employed at the USGA since April 1990 and was appointed Executive Director effective March 2, 2011. This arrangement was approved by the Executive Committee.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	146	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	See M Part II	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	See M Part II	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	Donated golf balls	Desc
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$0	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	fair market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule M, Part I, Line 31	The USGA has a gift acceptance policy for any item being donated to the USGA Museum. The USGA also has a gift acceptance policy for any non-standard contributions to the USGA. Procedures include reviews by the appropriate staff before any such contribution can be accepted. Where appropriate, the Chief Legal Officer is consulted.
Schedule M, Part I, Line 33	As permitted under SFAS 116, the USGA chooses not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service.

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Form 990, Part I, Line 6	The estimate for volunteers represents people who serve on a USGA committee or USGA sub-committee. The estimate also includes the thousands of individuals who volunteer their time at USGA championships, and contribute toward the success of those USGA championships.
Form 990, Part IV, Line 8	The museum collection, consisting of historical artifacts, works of art, library materials, photographic images, film and video, and other golf memorabilia is owned by the USGA.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6	The USGA is an association of member clubs and courses. While application for membership is open to any golf club, golf course or golf training facility, as specified and defined in the USGA By-Laws, voting privileges are limited to member clubs. Voting privileges do not extend to member courses or to member golf training facilities. Membership applications are reviewed and subject to approval or rejection at the discretion of the Executive Committee. Membership is automatically continuous unless interrupted by written resignation or expulsion in accordance with USGA By-Laws. Acceptance of membership binds each member to uphold all provisions of the USGA's Certificate of Incorporation, and By-Laws and other rules, to accept and enforce all rules and decisions of the Executive Committee acting within its jurisdiction and to otherwise conduct itself in a manner that furthers the interests of the USGA to promote the best interests and true spirit of the game of golf. (The USGA is organized and exists under the Non-Profit Corporation Laws of the State of Delaware. The USGA is a non-stock entity.)
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a	The Executive Committee is the governing body of the USGA. The Executive Committee consists of fifteen voting members, including the five officers. Each member of the Executive Committee is elected at the annual meeting of the USGA and holds office until the annual meeting next succeeding his or her election and his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her resignation or removal. Each member club is entitled to be represented by one voting delegate at the annual meeting of the USGA. Duly certified proxies may be voted by voting delegates at the annual meeting of the USGA.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b	The USGA By-Laws provide that they may be altered or repealed by member clubs acting pursuant to the By-Laws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The Federal Form 990 is compiled by USGA staff. After appropriate staff and the USGA's audit firm, BDO, has thoroughly reviewed the Federal Form 990 and deemed it to be accurate and complete, the Federal Form 990 is reviewed with the Executive Director and CEO and the Audit Committee. Before Federal Form 990 is signed by an officer and submitted to the IRS, a full copy of the document including all attachments is provided to each voting member of the Executive Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	The USGA requires Executive Committee members and USGA employees to administer their affairs honestly and efficiently, exercising due care, skill and judgment for the benefit of the USGA. It is the responsibility of Executive Committee members and USGA employees to make a full disclosure of any personal involvement which might result in a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest on their part. Such disclosures are submitted to the Audit Committee Chair and/or the Chief Legal Officer for review and consideration as per stated procedures. Additionally, once a year, the USGA requires Executive Committee members and USGA employees to review the USGA's conflict of interest policy and submit a statement attesting to their understanding of and compliance with the policy. Any conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest must be included on the submitted statement. The Audit Committee reviews the statements and makes any necessary decisions to manage and/or eliminate the conflicts.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	On a periodic basis, the USGA does a thorough review of compensation for the Executive Director and the executive team. This review includes a compensation survey by an independent compensation consultant, and consideration of comparability data obtained from other sources. The survey and data are carefully considered by the USGA's Compensation Committee to ensure that compensation is reasonable and appropriate. Mercer prepared an "Executive Cash Compensation Update" (Intermediate Sanctions) report dated October 1, 2015. This report would have been used to make compensation decisions for USGA executives for calendar (and fiscal) year 2013. Substantiation of the deliberation and decision of the compensation committee is maintained in the meeting minutes. In addition, employees of the USGA undergo a thorough evaluation process at the end of each year. Performance and goals are carefully reviewed and documented, then discussed with the employee. Merit increases and bonus awards are determined based on these evaluations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 16b	The USGA does not currently have any joint ventures, but maintains a joint ventures policy to ensure that all arrangements are consistent with the organization's tax exempt status under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Specifically, the purpose of the policy is to set forth guidelines to help ensure that arrangements with for-profit entities will not jeopardize the USGA's tax exempt status.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	The USGA makes the following documents available to the public by providing them to GuideStar to post on their website at www.guidestar.org: IRS Letter of Determination; Federal Form 1023; Federal Form 990; Federal Form 990-T; audited financial statements. The USGA also makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public "upon request" at its headquarters location in New Jersey, during normal business hours.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9	Effect of changes to postretirement benefit obligations of -$3,009,884. On the audited financial statements, these expenses are recorded as an increase or (decrease) in net assets.