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Golfers Who Won Major With Lower Score Each Round

In the history of golf's major championships, how many times has a golfer won a major by posting a lower score each successive round? It is a rare feat to improve one's score in each successive round en route to a major championship win. So rare that it has happened only eight times in golf history.

The 'Closing Hole' in Golf Explained

Do you know what the "closing hole" is in golf? That is the hole that closes out one's round, and that typically means — this is the usage that is most common — the 18th hole.

18-Hole Scoring Record on the Ladies European Tour

The golfer who currently holds the 18-hole scoring record on the Ladies European Tour set that record en route to winning a major championship. If you're going to set a scoring record, it's quite a bonus to do so in a major.

18-Hole Scoring Record in Women's Major Championships

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The lowest, 18-hole score yet recorded in one of the major championships of women's professional golf is 60, and only golfer so far has gone that low.

2021 U.S. Senior Open Winner and Scores

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The 2021 U.S. Senior Open was the 41st time this USGA championship for senior men (50-and-over) was played. Jim Furyk added his name to the trophy.

Most Consecutive Cuts Made on the PGA Tour

What are the longest consecutive-cuts-made streaks in PGA Tour history? The list below shows the golfers who've gone 50 or more tournaments in a row without missing a cut. Only a handful of golfers make the list.

Don Massengale: Winner on PGA Tour, Champions Tour

Don Massengale was a professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s, and later played on the Champions Tour. He won on both tours, and was also part of a rare brothers-pair in which both brothers recorded PGA Tour victories.

PGA Tour's Labatt Open Tournament in Canada

The Labatt Open was a PGA Tour golf tournament played in Canada during the 1950s. Among its short roster of champions were three future Hall of Famers.

1983 U.S. Senior Open Winner and Scores

The 1983 U.S. Senior Open was the fourth time this major championship of men's senior (50-and-over) golf was played. Two years after losing an 18-hole playoff, Billy Casper this time won an 18-hole (actually 19 holes, as it turned out) playoff.

Golfers Who Won Women's PGA, Women's British Open in Same Year

How many golfers have won both the Women's PGA Championship and the Women's British Open — two of the majors of women's professional golf — in the same year? It's a short list: So far, only three golfers have pulled off that single-season double.