Golf Compendium

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.