Golf Compendium

How often did Jack Nicklaus play in majors and other PGA Tour tournaments before he turned pro? The young Nicklaus made 19 starts in PGA Tour events while still an amateur, beginning at age 17. All of those starts are listed here, along with his scores and placements.

The 1988 U.S. Senior Open was the ninth time this major championship of men's senior (50-and-over) golf was played. Gary Player won it for the second year in a row.

The U.S. Girls' Junior Championship is the top golf tournament for amateur, junior girls golfers. Its roster of champions below includes many big names who went on to Hall-of-Fame LPGA Tour careers after winning this title.

What is the best score for any single round in the history of men's major championships? That record currently stands at 62, and multiple golfers share it.

The 1987 U.S. Senior Open was the eighth time this major championship of men's senior (50-and-over) golf was played. Gary Player set tournament scoring records on the way to his victory.

The tournament record we are looking at here is the lowest score for three consecutive rounds in the British Open. That could mean the first three rounds (first 54 holes) or last three rounds (last 54 holes).

In the very long history of the British Open, only one golfer so far has played the first two rounds* in fewer than 130 strokes. That record-holder is Louis Oothuiszen. But that record-setter did not go on to victory.

Billy Maxwell was a winner at the highest levels of amateur and professional golf. He claimed the U.S. Amateur in the early 1950s, and won on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.

The British Open first used a cut after the second round in 1898, and in 1926 a 36-hole cut became standard. Since the cut was introduced, how many defending champions played the following year but failed to make the cut? Not many, although defending champs missing the cut happened more often in recent decades.