Matthew Pringle

Pringle has been with the USGA since 2000 after completing his doctoral thesis at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.  Pringle has headed the USGA’s Green Section since 2019, overseeing dramatic growth of the reach and impact of the department.  The mission of the Green Section is to help golf course improve their golf experience while reducing the consumption of critical resources such as labor, water, nutrients, pesticides, and energy.

Beginning his career in the USGA’s Equipment Standards department, Pringle’s contributions to the USGA include the pendulum test for spring effect in drivers, the USGA TruFirm turf firmness measurement system and co-inventor of the USGA’s GrooveScan portable groove measurement system and the USGA’s GS3 (“The Smartest Ball in Golf”).

Pringle graduated from Queen’s University (1993) in Kingston, Ontario, Canada with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.  He then joined the consulting engineering firm of Hatch Associates in Toronto, Ontario, Canada prior to pursuing his doctorate.

Matt is married to Dr. Tracy Clarke-Pringle (also a Queen’s and McMaster graduate) a process control expert with Chemours in Wilmington, DE.  They have two daughters, Campbell (age 18) and Reilly (age 16) and live in Pinehurst, NC, the cradle of golf in America.