Golf Compendium

Angel Miguel was one of the top Spanish golfers on the European circuit in the 1950s and 1960s. Called by many in his home country "a pioneer of golf in Spain," Miguel's biggest trophy was the individual title in the 1958 World Cup (not to mention numerous national opens, including two Spanish Opens).

The Agfa-Gevaert Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in England for close to 10 years in the 1960s and 1970s. It was part of the British and European circuit that preceded the formation of today's European Tour.

"Over par" is a golf scoring term that means a golfer has completed a hole, a collection of holes, or the full round in more strokes that the par of those holes. A golfer is over par, for example, if she plays a par-72 golf course in 80 strokes.

The 1953 U.S. Women's Open was the eighth time this major was played, but it was the first time it was conducted by the USGA, which took over the tournament from the LPGA. Betsy Rawls became champion by beating Jackie Pung in a playoff.

Eric Monti won three times on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also noted as a teacher of the game, particularly to some very famous celebrities who were members at the club in Los Angeles where Monti served as pro for more than 40 years.

"Under par" is a golf scoring term that means a golfer has completed a hole, a collection of holes, or the full round in fewer strokes than the par of those holes. A golfer is under par, for example, if she plays a par-72 golf course in just 70 strokes.

The 1954 U.S. Women's Open was the ninth time this major championship was played. The winner was Babe Didrikson Zaharias by a whopping 12 strokes. It was her final appearance as a player in this championship.

If you play a round of golf in which you suffer any combination of lip-outs , rolling the ball right over the edges of the cup, or running the ball right up to the lip of the hole without it falling in, then you have a case of liprosy.

Do you know what golfers are referring to when they talk about "the lip"? "Lip" is very commonly used by golfers the world over, although it can refer to one of two different parts of a golf course: the holes on the green, or some or all of the bunkers on the course. In both cases, "lip" is a reference to the rim or edge of the hole or bunker.

The Transamerica Senior Championship was a professional golf tournament on the Champions Tour, played from the late 1980s into the early 2000s. It was played in California wine country in the latter part of the senior circuit's schedule, typically October.

A "crowned green" is a putting green whose highest point is in its interior, as opposed to being along one of the edges. Many putting greens generally slope from one side to the other — for example, from back to front, in which case the high point of the green will be on that back edge. But on a crowned green, the high point is somewhere inside the edges, often near the middle.

In the golf tournament format known as Designated Round, golfers play multiple rounds over the course of an extended period (for example, over a month's time), but only one of those rounds counts for this game. The catch is that the "designated round" is the one you announce before teeing off as the round you are going to use.

The 1955 U.S. Women's Open was the 10th time this major championship was played. The winner was the tournament's first international champion, and she led wire-to-wire for the victory.

Orville Moody played the PGA Tour from the 1960s into the 1980s, recording just one official tour win — but it was the U.S. Open. He was always an excellent ball striker, but was also always plagued by putting woes. Until, that is, until he became one of the earliest converts to the long putter as he joined the Senior PGA Tour. His senior career included two wins in majors, one of which was the U.S. Senior Open.

There is an old scoring term in golf, a type of score called a "double buzzard." Even if you don't know what it means (yet), you can probably guess from the name that it's a score no golfer wants to make.

The golf tournament format known as Blind Partner is one in which the golfers playing do not know who their partners are until the tournament is over. Tournament organizers wait until the last group tees off before drawing names to form the partnerships.

The 1956 U.S. Women's Open was the 11th time this major championship was played. The winner was playing it for the first time, and she won it by beating an amateur golfer in an 18-hole playoff.

In its golf usage, "dormant" refers to a period of rest, or nongrowth, for certain grasses used on some golf courses. Bermudagrasses go dormant in the winter, for example. That doesn't mean that the bermudagrass dies (even though it turns brown), but more like it takes a time-out during the cold part of the year.

Do you know what the term "dual greens" refers to on a golf course? When this term is applied, a golfer will encounter something that isn't that common in the golf world: a hole that has two, rather than one, putting greens.

The 1957 U.S. Women's Open was the 12th time this major championship was played. And for the third time, the winner was Betsy Rawls. But Rawls was declared the winner only after a golfer who finished one stroke lower was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.

The BMW Masters was a men's professional golf tournament played in Shanghai, China, in the 2010s. Although it had a short history, this tournament — which was part of the European Tour its final four years — had several notable events and distinctions.

Some golf tournament organizers will employ what is known as the "Peoria System" for tournaments in which most of the golfers do not have real handicap indexes. The Peoria System is essentially a math formula that produces a single-day handicap for the golfers playing so that net scores can be use for tournament standings.

The 1958 U.S. Women's Open was the 13th time this championship was played. For Mickey Wright, it was her first USWO title, but far from her last. And she achieved several tournament firsts this year.

Who was the No. 1 player in women's golf at the end of 2025? Which golfers finished the year ranked the highest in the Rolex Rankings, the official world rankings of women's golf? Below is the year-end list of 2025's top-ranked golfers.

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