Golf Compendium

The U.S. Girls' Junior Championship is the top golf tournament for amateur, junior girls golfers. Its roster of champions below includes many big names who went on to Hall-of-Fame LPGA Tour careers after winning this title.

The U.S. Senior Open, the biggest tournament in men's senior (50-and-over) professional golf, dates to 1980. In all the years since, four golfers have won this trophy in consecutive years.

The United States Golf Association stages many national championship tournaments throughout each year for each stage of golfer: juniors, amateurs, professionals and seniors. And Jack Nicklaus won a few of those big events during his career. But how many? Let's run down the list of USGA championships won by Nicklaus.

Who won the 1942 U.S. Open golf tournament? Trick question: The tournament wasn't played. But a different tournament run just like a U.S. Open was played, and some golf historians refer to that event as the substitute U.S. Open of 1942.

The U.S. Senior Women's Open is open to golfers aged 50 and older. But among its 50-and-older champs so far, who was the oldest? A 57-year-old.

Which golfer holds the record for winning the U.S. Amateur Championship most often? That's Bobby Jones, with five victories. Another golfer won it four times, and two others posted three victories each.

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?

Being selected as the site of a USGA championship tournament is a major feather in the cap for any golf course. And the USGA has its favorites, certain clubs and courses to which the organization has returned many times. That's what this article is about: those golf courses that have hosted the most USGA championships.

The U.S. Amateur is the national championship of amateur golf in the United States. It rotates each year to a different golf course and its current spot on the calendar is mid-August.

The U.S. Women's Open is one of the five major championships in women's professional golf , and is the biggest tournament in women's pro golf. Below is a list of golf courses that are already scheduled as the future sites of this major.

The U.S. Senior Open is the biggest tournament in senior (ages 50 and over) professional golf. Played annually, it is staged by the United States Golf Association. But where and when are future U.S. Senior Opens scheduled?

When and where will future U.S. Open golf tournaments be played? The "when" is known for future U.S. Opens a few years in advance; there "where" is known for U.S. Open several decades into the future.

How many golfers have won the U.S. Amateur Championship back-to-back? That number currently stands at nine, although no golfer has done it since the mid-1990s. Only one golfer, though, has won the U.S. Amateur back-to-back- to-back : Tiger Woods.

Winning the U.S. Open is hard. Winning the U.S. Senior Open is also hard. Winning them both over the course of one's career? That's something only eight golfers so far have done.

The United States Golf Association runs more a dozen national championships, the most-famous of which are the men's and women's U.S. Opens and the men's and women's U.S. Amateurs. Have any family members — e.g., a pair of brothers, or a mother-and-daughter — each won a USGA championship? Yes, it has happened ... but not very often.

The United States Amateur Championship dates to 1895. In that long history, who are the oldest and youngest winners of the U.S. Amateur? The oldest was almost 50, the youngest hadn't yet reached 18. There is a 30-year age gap between the youngest and oldest winners.

Who are the youngest and oldest golfers to win the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship? The oldest is one of the giants in the early history of women's golf. The youngest was only 14.

The U.S. Junior Amateur Championship is the top tournament for junior boy golfers. Some great names in golf history have won the tournament, including the only two golfers who've won it more than once: Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth.

How many times has a golfer won the premiere tournament in boys' junior golf, the U.S. Junior Amateur, and then gone on to win the American national championship in professional golf, the U.S. Open? Not many!

The United States Golf Association (USGA) stages the biggest golf tournaments in the United States for amateurs and professionals. How many of those USGA championships has Tiger Woods won?