Golf Compendium

The 2024 U.S. Senior Open was the 44th time this tournament was played. Following four playoff holes, Richard Bland emerged the winner.

What is the largest lead after three rounds of a U.S. Open by a golfer who failed to win it? In the tournament's history, only three golfers have held leads of four or more after 54 holes and not gone on to win. And the biggest blown 54-hole lead is five strokes.

The golf world is full of families that have multiple members who turn pro. Some families even have multiple tour winners in them. But what about the U.S. Open — have any pairs of brothers both won this major? The answer is yes.

The 2028 U.S. Women's Open will be the 83rd time this tournament is played. The tournament, run by the United States Golf Association, is one of the five major championships of women's professional golf — but it's the biggest. The tournament dates to 1946.

The U.S. Open is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, while The Players Championship is the biggest tournament run by the PGA Tour and is nicknamed " the fifth major ." How many golfers have won both these prestigious tournaments in the same calendar year?

Being selected to play in the Curtis Cup is one of the highest achievements for amateur women golfers who are American, British or Irish. The Ryder Cup-style competition is played every other year, with two, 10-player teams, one representing Great Britain & Ireland, the other the United States.

Which golfers have played in the U.S. Open most often? Which ones played in this major championship the most years consecutively? Those are the U.S. Open records we examine below.

Jane Bastanchury Booth was a big winner in the amateur ranks in the late 1960s and early 1970s, although she never won the biggest one. She is also remembered for a spectacular Curtis Cup record. Later, her daughter also played Curtis Cup, making them the first mother-daughter pair to do so.

The 2028 Curtis Cup Match will be the 45th time this tournament is played. The Curtis Cup is a team, match-play tournament contested by two squads of amateur women golfers, one representing the United States (USA), one representing Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I).