Golf Compendium

The 2026 Curtis Cup Match was the 44th time this tournament was played. The United States squad defeated the Great Britain & Ireland squad by a 6-point margin to reclaim the Cup in this every-other-year competition between the two sides' best amateur women golfers. Following this American victory, Team USA had 32 wins in the tournament that dates to 1932; Team GB&I had nine victories and there were three ties. Final score : United States 13, Great Britain & Ireland 7 (match results below) Dates played : June 12-14, 2026 Location : Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, California Team captains : Catriona Matthew for GB&I; Meghan Stasi for USA Team rosters : Team GB&I — Beth Coulter, Sophia Fullbrook, Lily Hirst, Isla McDonald-O'Brien, Charlotte Naughton, Nellie Ong, Patience Rhodes, Davina Xanh Team USA — Kiara Romero, Farah O'Keefe, Asterisk Talley, Anna Davis, Kary Hollenbaugh, Jasmine Koo, Avery Weed, Kelly Xu Notes : Team United Sta...

The Curtis Cup is one of the biggest events in women's amateur golf. Here, we'll list the largest margins of victory (which also means the worst losses) in the competition's history, for Team USA/Team GB&I, and also in the individual matches.

Which golf courses have played host to the Solheim Cup? The list of all Solheim Cup courses appears below. This event is played every two years between two squads of women professional golfers: One team represents Europe, the other the United States.

Gotchas (got you's) is the name of a golf game that is best played only by friends — especially the second, more, um, personally invasive version of the game. Basically, Gotchas gives each golfer in your group the right to try to disrupt your swing once or twice during the round.

Jock Hutchison was a two-time major championship winner in the first decade of the PGA Tour's existence. Born in Scotland, he was one of the best golfers in America in the 1910s and 1920s. And he became a naturalized citizen just in time to earn the distinction of first American winner of the British Open. Hutchison finished second in the first-ever PGA Championship, then a couple decades later won the first-ever Senior PGA Championship.

The LIV Golf League was launched in 2022 with eight tournaments. In seasons since, its schedule has included 14 tournaments. So the golfers who lead the tour in career wins so far are still on low numbers — they simply haven't had a lot of tournaments to play yet.

The Eastern Open Invitational was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s. It was played annually in Maryland, for the first nine years and last two years at Mt. Pleasant Municipal in Baltimore, and for three years in-between at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Lutherville, near Towson.

The 2026 Solheim Cup was the 20th time this competition was played. The three-day, match play tournaments pits two teams of women professional golfers, one representing the United States, the other Europe. The all-time standings at this point, following Europe's 2026 victory, were 11 wins for Team USA, eight wins for Team Europe, plus one tie.

Low Ball-High Ball (also known as High-Low) is a golf format for groups of four golfers. It can played as a tournament format, but is more common as a 2-vs.-2 team game played within a quartet.

What is the tournament record for victories in the Women's British Open? Three. There are two golfers who share the record for most wins in this major championship with three victories each.