Golf Compendium

"Train Wreck" is the name of a game for multiple groups of four golfers. In Train Wreck, groups earn points based on each player's score, and those points accumulate through the round. But each group must meet a minimum requirement on each hole. If a group doesn't, uh-oh, all those points are lost and it starts over at zero.

The 1965 U.S. Women's Open was the 20th time this major championship was played. Carol Mann played through a bad cold to claim the trophy.

The Coral Gables Open golf tournament had two distinct phases in its PGA Tour history: a period in the 1930s, and another, shorter era in the 1960s. In two different years it was played twice. In one year it was played with 6-inch wide cups.

Bill Collins was a winner on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s. A chronic bad back curtailed his career, but not before he beat Arnold Palmer in an 18-hole playoff and earned a place on Team USA in the Ryder Cup.

What was Arnold Palmer's biggest runaway victory? In 1962, he won a PGA Tour event by 12 strokes — the biggest margin of victory of his career.

"Progressive best ball" is the name of a team golf format sometimes used for charity tournaments, association playdays, league tournaments and the like. It's a familiar format, even if you don't recognize it under this name.

The 1966 U.S. Women's Open was the 21st time this major championship was played. The champion was a first-time winner on the LPGA Tour.

The Dominion Energy Charity Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour, the PGA Tour-owned circuit for golfers ages 50-and-over. The tournament was played from the mid-2010s to the mid-2020s, and in most years was one of the Champions Tour's playoff tournaments.

Do you know what the tee sheet is at a golf course? At most golf courses, your name will need to be on it if you want to make sure you are teeing off your round at the desired time.