Cisco, USGA set to drive golf into the AI era

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has renewed its partnership with Cisco to deploy artificial intelligence (AI-)ready infrastructure and advanced solutions that help ensure its network can support complex and dynamic environments. The USGA is a non-profit mission-based golf organisation which aims to “unify the golf community through handicapping nonprofit association and grassroots programmes”. Stated missions include showcasing talent through: the US Open, US Women’s Open Presented by Ally and 13 other national championships and its museum; providing “unbiased global governance” with The R&A through the playing, equipment and Amateur Status rules; and advancing issues important to golf’s future, with a focus on driving sustainability, accessibility and inclusion. The USGA also manages day-to-day operations for the US National Development Programme, the US’s first unified pathway for American talent; and the World Golf Hall of Fame, preserving and celebrating the legacies of t