Saw this at another forum, thought I'd pass along. Could get a bit
pricey per club, per loft for the smaller guys. Not exactly the best
timing with the condition of the golf equipment market.
John
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March 4, 2009
To: Equipment Manufacturers
This is to inform you that, beginning with all submissions received
on or after April 1, 2009, the USGA will begin charging submitters of
clubs and other equipment for official conformance evaluations. This
is being done to partially defray the cost of services provided by
the USGA's Research and Test Center and to more equitably distribute
the cost of that support among the all equipment manufacturers.
Charges will be as follows:
Woods $ 150 each
Hybrids $ 150 each
Iron sets $ 500 per set
Individual Iron Heads $ 150 each
Putters $ 50 each
Other (tees, gloves, shoes, etc.) $ 50 each
There will continue to be no charge for the USGA's opinions regarding
potential conformance of prototypes, mock-ups, or concepts of golf
equipment technology communicated to the USGA. There will also be no
charge for re-submissions of clubs or other items that were submitted
prior to April 1, 2009.
Payment information will soon be available on the USGA website under
"Getting Equipment Tested".
http://www.usga.org/equipment/getting_equipment_tested/getting_equipment_tested.html
The USGA has charged for golf ball evaluations since 1979. During
this time the USGA has not generally charged for evaluations of golf
clubs. However, in the past decade, advances in golf club technology
have resulted in the USGA dedicating a substantially increased amount
of time, expense and sophisticated research to evaluate clubs for
conformance with The Rules of Golf. In addition, during the same time
period, the number of equipment submissions to the USGA has also
increased significantly.
Therefore, the USGA has determined that it is now appropriate and
equitable to apply a charge for all golf equipment conformance
decisions. The USGA will continue to fund a substantial majority of
Research and Test Center costs.
If you have any questions, please contact Dick Rugge, P.O. Box 708,
Far Hills, NJ 07931, Fax 908-234-0138, e-mail: [email protected]
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Thanks!
John Muir
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