Every four years, the United States Golf Association (USGA, now partnering with the R&A) releases a revision to the Rules of Golf. The changes can range from a small revision of a rule to the addition of a new rule or the elimination of a rule. In a rare, but not unprecedented move, the USGA and R&A announced the addition of a local rule to the 2016-2019 edition of the Rules of Golf.
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Growing up, golf fans always dream of what it would feel like to walk down the 18th fairway on Sunday of a Major with the outcome of the tournament hanging in the balance and to stand on the 18th green after the tournament with some of the largest names in golf standing next to you. This summer, I experienced just that at the 116th United States Open at Oakmont Country Club. While I obviously was not playing, I came pretty close. I had the privilege of serving as a Short-term Operations Intern for the United States Golf Association (USGA).
The two months that I’ve spent with the USGA have been some of the most trying, physically exhausting, and tiring months of my life. However, just one week out of those two months made the all of the other time totally worth it.
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