Golf Compendium

Who is the youngest golfer to win one of the men's major championships (British Open, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, The Masters) of professional golf? All-time, the youngest major winner is 17-year-old Young Tom Morris. Since 1900, the youngest is 19-year-old John McDermott. And in the modern era — whether you define "modern" as "post-World War II" (since 1946) or "since 1970" — the youngest is 21-year-old Tiger Woods.

The 1989 U.S. Senior Open was the 10th time this major championship of senior (50-and-over) men's golf was played. Orville Moody, who won the U.S. Open 20 years earlier, was the champion.

Is the long game one of your strengths, or are you coming up short in that department? The expression "the long game" refers to golf shots played with woods, long irons, and long hybrids, generally meaning strokes playoff from the teeing area, or with a lengthy distance remaining to the green.

The Scandinavian Mixed was a short-lived golf tournament played annually in Sweden in the early 2020s that featured a field comprised of both men and women tour pros. It was cosanctioned by the European Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

In the history of the LPGA Tour and women's major championships, only a handful of golfers have won a major after turning 41. Let's take a look at that list and reveal who holds the all-time record as the LPGA's oldest major championship winner.

The 1986 U.S. Senior Open was the seventh time this major championship of senior (50-and-over) men's golf was played. Dale Douglass built a four-stroke lead over the first three rounds, then held on to win by one.

A golfer younger than 20 winning an LPGA major is something that has happened nine times, but only eight golfers have pulled off this feat because one of them did it twice. So far, four women's major championships have been won by 18-year-olds, and five have gone to 19-year-olds.

A "three jack" or "three-jack" is something every golfer hopes to avoid on every hole they play: "Three-jack" refers to needing three attempts to sink your ball when putting. Miss your first putt, miss your second putt, make your third putt.

The 1985 U.S. Senior Open was the sixth time this major championship of senior (50-and-over) men's golf was played. In his fifth appearance in the tournament, Miller Barber notched his third victory.