Golf Compendium

"Dog track" is a derogatory term for a golf course that is in poor condition. If a golf course operator, director of golf, head pro or superintendent hears their golf course referred to as a dog track, they will be deeply insulted.

Who was the No. 1 player in men's golf at the end of 1995? Which golfers finished the year ranked the highest in the Official World Golf Ranking? Below is the year-end list of 1995's top-ranked golfers.

Max Marston was an American amateur golf champion in the first half of the 20th century. He once missed a putt that, in its day, was considered one of the worst chokes ever. But Marston also once had a year that, in his day, was considered one of the best amateur golf seasons ever.

A "desert golf course" or "desert course" is a golf course that is built in a desert setting. But it's more than that, actually, because desert courses have a specific look to them — and not all golf course built in the desert actually qualify for the term "desert course."

Let's start defining the term "golf course furniture," often shortened to just "course furniture," by first telling you what it is not : It is not that sofa in the clubhouse or the card table inside the locker room. Course furniture is a catch-all term that refers to those manmade items around a golf course designed for the golfer's comfort, convenience or informational purposes.

Which golfers finished the year 1996 in the Top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking? Who was No. 1 at the end of 1996? Below is the year-end list of 1996's top-ranked golfers.

Charlotte Glutting was an American amateur golfer prominent in the 1930s. Although she never won the biggest United States tournament for women at the time, the U.S. Women's Amateur, she had many other top wins. And Glutting was a key player on some early American teams in the Curtis Cup.

The AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship was a golf tournament played on the Champions Tour in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, although with one large gap in that time span. It was the biggest tournament played in Canada for 50-and-over golfers during its time.

You know the Masters skip shot : Every year at The Masters Tournament, during practice rounds, most of the golfers attempt to skip their golf balls across the water of the pond in front of the 16th green. Those that get their skipped balls safely across and to the other side receive huge ovations. But has anyone ever skipped the ball into the hole?

A "collection area" is a place on a golf course, most commonly around a putting green, where golf balls are prone to settling (or "collecting") after rolling into it. Collection areas are below the level of the surrounding green (or sometimes fairway), with the terrain sloping down towards the collection area.