Posts

Looking Back: Air New Zealand Shell Open Tournament

The Air New Zealand Shell Open was a men's professional golf tournament that for much of its history was part of the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule. It was played from the mid-1970s into the mid-1990s.

The PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Champions By Year

The FedEx Cup is the season-long points competition on the PGA Tour that culminates in a three-tournament "playoff," ending at the Tour Championship. Which golfers have earned the title of FedEx Cup champions? The full list is below.

Was Tiger Woods Caught Farting on the Golf Course?

Does Tiger Woods fart a lot? Hey, there's no way to ask that question politely, or delicately. But ask it we must, because "Tiger Woods fart" is a phrase that gets searched a lot on the Web. And if people are looking for information about El Tigre and his butt trumpet, well, we're willing to step into that fray (but not into his exhaust plume).

1970 U.S. Women's Open Winner and Scores

The 1970 U.S. Women's Open was the 25th time this major championship tournament was played. For the second consecutive year, Donna Caponi emerged as the champion.

Most Times Leading PGA Tour in Scoring Average

The PGA Tour's award for leading the tour in season-long scoring average is called the Byron Nelson Award. It has been awarded since 1990. Below is the list of all the award's multiple winners, plus we'll also look at the most-frequent winners of the now-defunct PGA of America award for low scoring average.

The Golf Betting Game Named 'Garbage' Explained

Garbage is a golf betting game that involves assigning values to a long list of achievements (sometimes including negative points for mistakes) and awarding points to golfers as they record those achievements throughout a round. Basically, Garbage is a game that combines lots of other side bets into on larger, catch-all game.

1971 U.S. Women's Open Winner and Scores

The 1971 U.S. Women's Open was the 26th time this major championship was played. JoAnne Carner raced to her first win in a major by seven strokes.

2029 Ryder Cup: Dates, Golf Course, Schedule

Image
The 2029 Ryder Cup will be the 47th time this competition is played. The Ryder Cup is an every-other-year match-play spectacle contested by two teams of male professional golfers, Team Europe and Team United States.

Most Fourball Matches Won in Ryder Cup

Fourball is one of the three formats (in addition to foursomes and singles) played at the Ryder Cup. Below is the list of golfers who won the most fourball matches in Ryder Cup play.