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Left-handers – how many have won major championships?

Left-handers – how many have won major championships?Only four champions, with seven championships between them: Sir Bob Charles, Mike Weir, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson.…

Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

Facts and figures about The Open Championship, the Club, the Course and more… • 2012 marks the eleventh playing of the Open Championship at Royal…

The Walker Cup

The Walker Cup The Walker Cup Match grew out of Rules meetings in 1920 between the USGA and the R&A, during which an international team…

The longest putt ever holed

The longest putt ever holedThe longest known putt is attributed to Fergus Muir, who holed a monster of 375 feet on the 125 yard par…

Royal St George’s Golf Club, Sandwich

Facts and figures about The Open Championship, the Club, the Course and more… • There have been only three American winners of The Open at…

The Walker Cup – player and match records and statistics (up to and including 2007) Click here for the full match scores 1922 – 2009

The Walker Cup – player and match records and statistics (up to and including 2007) Click here for the full match scores 1922 – 2009The…

The lowest golf course in the world

The lowest golf course in the world Furnace Creek Golf Course, in California’s Death Valley, lies 214 feet below sea level, 6,236 yards off the…

The Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup Created by English seed merchant and keen amateur golfer Samuel Ryder, the first match was played in Massachussets in 1927, when America…

The World Cup

The World Cup Founded by Canadian industrialist John Jay Hopkins, in the hope of promoting goodwill between nations through golf, the World Cup began life…

The Ryder Cup – Match history & records 1927 – 2012

The Ryder Cup – Match history & records 1927 – 2012 The origins of the Ryder Cup date back to two unofficial matches in 1921…

The World Cup – Match history & records

The World Cup – Match history & recordsFounded by Canadian industrialist John Jay Hopkins, in the hope of promoting goodwill between nations through golf, the…

Dormie – meaning and origin

Here, we break down the meaning of ‘dormie’ and the history of how the term came to be.

The Major Championships

The Career of Seve Ballesteros

The Career of Seve Ballesteros Five times a major champion, 91 worldwide victories, 61 weeks as world no. 1 and the man who rejuvenated European…

How the Official World Golf Ranking works (from January 1st, 2007)

  RELATED STORIES Latest Official World Golf Ranking Changes to the system (from 01/01/2007) NEWS & TOUR TOP STORIES Nick Faldo receives his Knighthood LPGA…

The Masters Honorary Starters

The Masters Honorary StartersIn 1963, 30 years after the first playing, The Masters inaugurated a practice which has now become part of the tradition of…

How many eagles and birdies does Tiger Woods make?

How many eagles and birdies does Tiger Woods make?The simple answer is – a lot, as these figures, compiled from his official PGA Tour record,…

The ‘Grand Slam’

The Solheim Cup

The Solheim Cup The ladies’ equivalent of the Ryder Cup, the Solheim Cup was first played in 1990, the brainchild of Karsten Solheim, the Norwegian-American…

Hole in One records, feats and incidents

Hole in One records, feats and incidentsOLDEST The oldest golfer, man or woman, known to have made a hole in one is Elsie McLean, aged…