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…
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Named after triple Open Champion (1934, 1937, 1948) Sir Henry Cotton, this Award is made to the most…
Lydia Ko’s record as an amateur in professional events
Lydia Ko’s record as an amateur in professional events Last updated: February 2013Lydia Ko began playing in women’s professional events in February 2010 at the…
PGA Tour rookies who win their first event
PGA Tour rookies who win their first eventOnly four players have won on their first outing as a qualified PGA Tour member:• Russel Henley won…
The PGA Championship – Tournament records
The PGA Championship – Tournament records In the early 1910s, American golfers such as Francis Ouimet, Walter Hagen and John McDermott were enjoying increasing success…
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 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…
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.