Golf in the United States is played by about 25 million people, or 8% of the population.
The United States Golf Association has about 10,000 club members and courses.
The USGA co-organizes the Walker Cup and Curtis Cup together with the respective British & Irish organizations, and competes at the Eisenhower Trophy and Espirito Santo Trophy, which are amateur tournaments for national teams.
Also, the USGA gives the Bob Jones Award recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf since 1955.
Its calendar features the four major tournaments and World Golf Championships, but do not organize them.
The current television partners of the PGA Tour are CBS, NBC and the Golf Channel.