fyi to all USGA member wanna-be`s. My experience with them is that they are very slow, especially within 8 weeks either side of the OPEN. If I remember correctly, I joined (a real break the bank $25) 4 weeks before an open and recieved my OPEN program, hat (cheap, dog toy at best!),tag, etc. in Aug. of that year. Subsequent years I recieved everything about 2 to 3 weeks before the OPEN at best.Once I got the program a week after the OPEN. Don`t expect much from them. On the plus side their e-news letters, etc. are very well done. They turned me on to WGT this year also(Big plus). Other than that, there is the support of the game. Also you can buy extreemly over-priced goods at the on-line store. Cheers