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Father and Son winners on major professional tours

Father and Son winners on major professional tours

All Open Championship winners from 1860-1994 were retroactively credited with official wins on the PGA Tour

Nicklaus at the Open - The Golden Bear's Indelible Legacy

Nicklaus at The Open

The Golden Bear’s Indelible Legacy

148th Open in numbers

The 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush in numbers

We tee up the tournament with a ’round’ of 18 facts and figures

FedEx Cup - Past Winners

FedEx Cup – Past Winners

Established in 2007

'Royal' Golf Clubs - 64 - Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews

‘Royal’ Golf Clubs

There are just 64 golf clubs around the world with the bona fide right to a ‘Royal’ title

European Tour - Rookie of the Year award

European Tour – Rookie of the Year

1960-2020

European Tour - Golfer of the Year

European Tour – Golfer of the Year

Inaugurated in 1985

PGA Rookie of the Year since inception in 1990

PGA Tour – Rookie of the Year

1990-2019

European Tour - Golfer of the Year © Matthew Harris / TGPL

The Association of Golf Writers Trophy

Awarded to the European individual, who had made the most outstanding contribution to golf in the preceding year.

European Tour - Golfer of the Year © Matthew Harris / TGPL

Race to Dubai – Past Winners

Winners of the Harry Vardon Trophy awarded to Race to Dubai and previously Order of Merit winners.

The Payne Stewart Award © Matthew Harris / TGPL

The Payne Stewart Award

Awarded to players who share Payne Stewart’s respect for the traditions of the game, commitment to charity, professionalism and sporting conduct.

LPGA Tour – Career Money List

Total prize money earned in a players.

Golfing Terms & Jargon - A language all its own

Golf A-Z – Golfing Terms & Jargon

A language all its own, including many old Scottish words and some real oddities

The genius of Seve: Ryder Cup maverick & legend, © Matthew Harris/TGPL

Behind the Ryder Cup – The Players’ Stories

The genius of Seve: Ryder Cup maverick & legend

The Origin of the Ryder Cup. Credit: Peter Fry

The Origin of the Ryder Cup

… and other things you may not know about golf’s greatest match-play event

Behind the Ryder Cup – The Player's Stories

Behind the Ryder Cup – The Players’ Stories

Golf’s ultimate showdown

Albatross - A to Z

Golf A to Z – The Albatross

The rarest shot in golf

Nicknames for golf shots, good & bad

Nicknames for golf shots, good & bad

We did not invent the following names, but we have heard or seen them used by our fellow golfers.

Golf A to Z - Holed out at last... (Golf-themed coffins)

Golf A to Z – Coffins

Holed out at last…

Golfers' nicknames - past & present

Nicknames of golfers, past & present

From Aquaman to Zinger