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…
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 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…
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…
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 – 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…
Major Championships – Jack Nicklaus v. Tiger Woods
Will Tiger Woods beat Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 professional major championship?
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 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 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…
Foursome
A foursome is commonly used format in pairs golf
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…
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 – 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…
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 back tees and a par 70.
The Ryder Cup – Match history & records 1927 – 2012
The origins of the Ryder Cup date back to two unofficial matches in 1921 and 1926, when a group of American professionals, including Walter Hagen,…
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 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…
The Oldest Winners
The Oldest WinnersOf any Major Championship: Men – Julius Boros, 48 years 4 months and 18 days when he won the US PGA Championship in…