Golf Compendium

The 1956 U.S. Women's Open was the 11th time this major championship was played. The winner was playing it for the first time, and she won it by beating an amateur golfer in an 18-hole playoff.

In its golf usage, "dormant" refers to a period of rest, or nongrowth, for certain grasses used on some golf courses. Bermudagrasses go dormant in the winter, for example. That doesn't mean that the bermudagrass dies (even though it turns brown), but more like it takes a time-out during the cold part of the year.

Do you know what the term "dual greens" refers to on a golf course? When this term is applied, a golfer will encounter something that isn't that common in the golf world: a hole that has two, rather than one, putting greens.

The 1957 U.S. Women's Open was the 12th time this major championship was played. And for the third time, the winner was Betsy Rawls. But Rawls was declared the winner only after a golfer who finished one stroke lower was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.

The BMW Masters was a men's professional golf tournament played in Shanghai, China, in the 2010s. Although it had a short history, this tournament — which was part of the European Tour its final four years — had several notable events and distinctions.

Some golf tournament organizers will employ what is known as the "Peoria System" for tournaments in which most of the golfers do not have real handicap indexes. The Peoria System is essentially a math formula that produces a single-day handicap for the golfers playing so that net scores can be use for tournament standings.

The 1958 U.S. Women's Open was the 13th time this championship was played. For Mickey Wright, it was her first USWO title, but far from her last. And she achieved several tournament firsts this year.

Who was the No. 1 player in women's golf at the end of 2025? Which golfers finished the year ranked the highest in the Rolex Rankings, the official world rankings of women's golf? Below is the year-end list of 2025's top-ranked golfers.

Which golfers finished the year 2025 in the Top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking? And who ended the year as the No. 1-ranked player? Following is the list of the highest-ranked golfers of 2025 in the men's world rankings.