Golf Compendium

Bill Collins was a winner on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s. A chronic bad back curtailed his career, but not before he beat Arnold Palmer in an 18-hole playoff and earned a place on Team USA in the Ryder Cup.

What was Arnold Palmer's biggest runaway victory? In 1962, he won a PGA Tour event by 12 strokes — the biggest margin of victory of his career.

"Progressive best ball" is the name of a team golf format sometimes used for charity tournaments, association playdays, league tournaments and the like. It's a familiar format, even if you don't recognize it under this name.

The 1966 U.S. Women's Open was the 21st time this major championship was played. The champion was a first-time winner on the LPGA Tour.

The Dominion Energy Charity Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour, the PGA Tour-owned circuit for golfers ages 50-and-over. The tournament was played from the mid-2010s to the mid-2020s, and in most years was one of the Champions Tour's playoff tournaments.

Do you know what the tee sheet is at a golf course? At most golf courses, your name will need to be on it if you want to make sure you are teeing off your round at the desired time.

Have you ever seen, or heard of, a golf club called the 10-iron? You have, actually, even if you don't realize it. That's because 10-iron is just another name for a pitching wedge.

The 1967 U.S. Women's Open was the 22nd time this major championship was played. The winner was an amateur golfer from France who had not yet even won one of the major amateur titles.

Jack Newton was an Australia pro golfer who won tournaments around the world in the 1970s and into the early 1980s. He was also runner-up in two majors, including a playoff loss at the British Open to Tom Watson. His career was cut short by a horrific accident involving an airplane propeller, but he recovered to forge a second career in golf.