Golf Compendium

The 1986 U.S. Women's Open was the 41st time this major championship was played. Jane Geddes emerged as a first-time major winner following an 18-hole playoff against Sally Little.

The 1987 U.S. Women's Open was the 42nd time this major championship was played. Laura Davies won her first major, and her first LPGA Tour title, in a 3-way playoff.

The U.S. Women's Open was played for the 43rd time in 1988. But it was a first for Liselotte Neumann: Her very first win on the LPGA Tour.

The 1989 U.S. Women's Open was the 44th time the tournament was played. Betsy King recovered from stumbles late in the third round to pull away for the win in the final round.

There are many big-name golfers on the list of U.S. Women's Open low amateurs , many golfers who went on to stellar LPGA Tour careers after turning pro. But how many of those USWO low ams went on to win the U.S. Women's Open?

The 1990 U.S. Women's Open was the 45th time this major championship was played. The winner emerged after a 36-hole final day with her second consecutive victory in this tournament.

The 1991 U.S. Women's Open was the 41st time this major championship was played. Meg Mallon came from two behind on the final day to win.

The 1992 U.S. Women's Open was the 47th edition of this major championship. It ended in an 18-hole playoff between LPGA stars Patty Sheehan and Juli Inkster.

The 1993 U.S. Women's Open was the 48th time this oldest major championship of women's golf was played. The winner came from five strokes behind at the start of the final round.

The Senior PGA Championship and U.S. Senior Open are two of the tournaments that make up the " senior majors ." They are also the two oldest of those senior majors, dating to 1937 in the case of the Senior PGA.

The Senior PGA Championship is, by far, the oldest of the senior majors, dating to 1937. In that history, only a handful of 50-and-over golfers have claimed this tournament in back-to-back years.

Golfers sometimes use another word for "golf course," a synonym that begins with the letters t-r-a-c. But that word, depending on who is saying it, might end either with a "k" (track) or a "t" (tract). So we are going to answer a question here that we sometimes get: Is a golf course a "track" or a "tract"?

The Dunlop International was a men's professional golf tournament in Australia from the mid-1960s into the early 1970s. It was noted for its very strong international fields, with some of the biggest U.S. PGA Tour stars often playing.

Two-Person Best Ball is the name of a golf competition format that can be used for tournaments, or can be played within a group of four golfers (two vs. two). Two-Person Best Ball uses two-player teams, and on each hole the lower of the two partners' scores counts as the team's score.

What is the lowest score ever recorded in a PGA Championship for the first 36 holes, the opening two rounds? That record is 128, and the record was set in 2019 by Brooks Koepka.

John Bland turned professional in 1969 and won his first tournament of note at the 1970 Transvaal Open. By the mid-1970s he was winning regularly on the South African Tour (later known as the Sunshine Tour). He was one of the tour's top players for nearly 20 years, also winning a couple times on the European Tour, before finding wider fame as a winner on the Senior PGA Tour.

The largest margin of victory by Jack Nicklaus on the PGA Tour was nine strokes, a winning margin Nicklaus achieved twice. Below are all the times Nicklaus won by at least five strokes on the PGA Tour plus a few other tours.

The basics of the 2-Person Net Multiplier golf format are right there in that name. It's a format for two-person teams, and the net scores made by the two partners are multiplied.

The Ohio Kings Island Open was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was played four times within a five-year span in the mid-1970s. Jack Nicklaus was the first winner.

Mary Lou Crocker was an LPGA Tour golfer in the 1960s and 1970s who had one LPGA victory. Before turning pro, she was a USGA national championship winner.

Scramble/Ramble is the name of a golf tournament format for 4-player teams (3-player is also possible). In this format, one golfer on each hole contributes half the team's score, while the other three players on the team play a scramble to produce the other half of the team score.

The Jersey Seniors Classic was a professional golf tournament on the European Seniors Tour for close to 20 years. It was played on the island of Jersey in the English Channel. It had many different names over the years, including Jersey Seniors Open and Jersey Legends.