Golf Compendium

Gilbert Nicholls is largely unknown today, but in his time (the early 1900s) he was an important pro on the fledgling American golf scene. He won tournaments, twice was runner-up in early U.S. Opens (and once held that tournament's 18-hole scoring record), and helped steer the policies of the early PGA of America.

"Oozies" is the name of a side game in which golfers are rewarded for being closest to the pin. It's a simple game, and the only real question for your group to consider is just how simple to make it.

The 1969 U.S. Women's Open was the 24th edition of this major championship tournament. The winner was not just a first-time major champion, but also a first-time winner on the LPGA Tour.

The Epson Tour is the LPGA's developmental circuit, the second-level tour for pro women golfers in the United States. It is a steppingstone to the LPGA Tour, and as you'll see on the following list of the Epson Tour's Players of the Year many of those award winners went on to successful LPGA Tour careers.

Who won the 1942 U.S. Open golf tournament? Trick question: The tournament wasn't played. But a different tournament run just like a U.S. Open was played, and some golf historians refer to that event as the substitute U.S. Open of 1942.

"Junk" is the name of a golf game that combines many side games into a larger, overall wager. Junk is also a term that can be used to refer to all those familiar side games.

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 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.

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).