Golf Compendium

The name of the game is 3-4-5. But is it a side game that can be played within any group of golfers, or is it a tournament format? The 3-4-5 format can be played either way (side game or tournament).

The 2000 U.S. Senior Open was the 21st time this USGA championship for senior men (50-and-over) was played. Hale Irwin won this title for the second time, and with a new scoring record.

The Ford Ladies Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET, originally named the WPGA Tour) from the early 1980s into the 1990s. It was played in England.

The 1998 U.S. Senior Open was the 19th time this USGA championship for senior men (50-and-over) was played. The champion closed strong after starting slow.

In the history of golf's major championships, how many times has a golfer won a major by posting a lower score each successive round? It is a rare feat to improve one's score in each successive round en route to a major championship win. So rare that it has happened only eight times in golf history.

Do you know what the "closing hole" is in golf? That is the hole that closes out one's round, and that typically means — this is the usage that is most common — the 18th hole.

The golfer who currently holds the 18-hole scoring record on the Ladies European Tour set that record en route to winning a major championship. If you're going to set a scoring record, it's quite a bonus to do so in a major.

The lowest, 18-hole score yet recorded in one of the major championships of women's professional golf is 60, and only golfer so far has gone that low.

The 2021 U.S. Senior Open was the 41st time this USGA championship for senior men (50-and-over) was played. Jim Furyk added his name to the trophy.