Texas Golf Association

The Texas Golf Association (TGA) is a non-profit, membership-based organization that is dedicated to promoting, advancing, and supporting golf in Texas. Founded in 1906, the TGA is an official representative of the United States Golf Association® (USGA) and serves as the governing body for amateur golf in the state.

The TGA is among the largest of the USGA’s Allied Golf Associations nationwide with more than 600 member clubs and almost 200,000 individual members. The TGA remains committed to growing and improving the long-term health of the game in Texas by ensuring that significant resources and the most experienced personnel are in place to meet the current and future needs of its membership.

In its ongoing efforts to make golf more accessible, inclusive and engaging at every level of play, the TGA provides a wide range of services covering all aspects of the game including administering the Handicap Index® and Course Rating™ Systems, hosting educational seminars, conducting premier amateur championships for elite men, women, and junior players as well as fun, social outings for recreational golfers, establishing developmental programs for beginning and adaptive golfers, and access to exclusive benefits that help enhance the enjoyment of the game.