Golf Compendium

The 1972 Curtis Cup was the 17th time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 13 wins for Team USA, two for GB&I, and two ties.

The golf grip — they way golfers place our hands on the golf club and hold onto it during the swing — is one of the most important factors in every golf swing. So knowing the right way to grip a golf club is very important.

The 1970 Curtis Cup was the 16th time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 12 wins for Team USA, two for GB&I, and two ties.

The 1968 Curtis Cup was the 15th time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 11 wins for Team USA, two for GB&I, and two ties.

Clifford Ann Creed was a star on the LPGA Tour for several seasons in the 1960s, and had a long, productive career even after the wins stopped coming.

The 1966 Curtis Cup was the 14th time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 10 wins for Team USA, two for GB&I, and two ties.

The 1964 Curtis Cup was the 13th time this tournament was played, but it was played with a new, expanded format this year: 18 points were at stake rather than just nine. The result was another United States win, however. And following that win, the all-time standings were nine wins for Team USA, two for GB&I, and two ties.

What is a score of 5-under-par on a single golf hole called? That's an ostrich. And if you ever make one, you might just be the first golfer anywhere who's ever made one.

The 1962 Curtis Cup was the 12th time this tournament was played. Following the American side's dominating victory, the overall standings to this point in the tournament's history were eight wins for Team USA, two for GB&I, and two ties.