Golf Compendium

The J&B Scotch Pro-Am was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from the late 1970s into the mid-1980s, played in Las Vegas, Nevada. Its champions were all future Hall of Fame members.

The 1973 U.S. Women's Open was the 28th time this major championship tournament was played. And for the champion, it was her third victory in this major.

Snake is the name of a golf bet/side game whose objective is to avoid three-putting. More specifically, you do not want to be the last person in your group to have a three-putt in Snake, because that is the person who has to pay off the wager.

Rory McIlroy made a huge splash when he burst onto the PGA Tour around 2010, barely out of his teens. Two of his first four wins on the tour were major championships, and in both of them his winning margin was a whopping eight strokes.

The 2027 Ryder Cup will be the 46th time this biennial event is played, and the 100th anniversary of the 1927 Ryder Cup that inaugurated this competition. The Ryder Cup is contested by two teams of male professional golfers, one team representing Europe, the other representing the United States.

Being named the Player of the Year on the PGA Tour is a capper to what must have been a terrific season of golf. Anyone who wins that award was almost certainly be among the tour's leaders in wins, money and scoring average, and usually a major championship winner during the year.

The 1974 U.S. Women's Open was the 29th time this major championship tournament was played. Sandra Haynie birdied the final two holes to win it.

The Moroccan Open was a professional golf tournament on the European Tour that was played from the late 1980s into the early 2000s. It was the tour's second-ever tournament staged in North Africa.

"One on One" is the name of a points game that is usually played by two golfers who are competing, well, one vs. one. This game awards points based on the length of your drive, the length of the approach shot that gets you onto the green, and the length of the putt with which you hole-out.