Golf Compendium

The Thomasville Open was a men's professional golf tournament staged in Thomasville, Georgia, for half a dozen years beginning in the mid-1930s. Part of the PGA Tour, the tournament had an impressive roster of champions.

If you are not a golfer, or are just starting out in the game, you might need an explanation of the phrases "break par," "breaking par," and "broke par." These are terms golfers use to describe their scores, and they all refer to playing in fewer strokes than par. Let's go over how golfers use these terms and provide some examples to make their meaning clear.

The format known as 1-2-3 Points (not to be confused with 1-2-3 Best Ball , a very different game) is an individual stroke-play game that can be used for tournaments, or within a quartet of golfers. The "1-2-3" in the title refers to the number of points a golfer can earn on each hole based on his score.

The 1951 U.S. Women's Open was the sixth time this tournament was played. The winner was Betsy Rawls, a rookie on the LPGA Tour.

All you need to know about how the golf game known as One-Club Challenge works is right there in the name. In this format, golfers get to use just a single golf club throughout the round. And that club is used on all strokes, including putts.

"Even par" and "level par" are golf scoring terms that mean a golfer's score is the same as par, whether for a single hole (for example, scoring 4 on a par-4 hole ) or for the full course (e.g., scoring 72 on a par-72 course). "Level par" and "even par" can also be applied to any stretch or collection of holes within a round.

The 1952 U.S. Women's Open was the seventh time this major championship was played. Louise Suggs became the tournament's second two-time winner with a record-setting score.

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.