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Yearly Sand Save Leaders on the PGA Tour

These are the annual leaders in sand save percentage on the PGA Tour — those golfers who are most successful at getting up-and-down out of bunkers. The list goes back to 1980, which is the year the tour started keeping this statistic.

1994 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1994 U.S. Open was the 94th edition of the tournament. A controversial ruling played a role in the tournament, which ended with an 18-hole playoff that stretched to 20 holes. And this tournament, at Oakmont in his home state of Pennsylvania, marked Arnold Palmer's final appearance in this championship.

1993 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1993 U.S. Open was the 93rd time the tournament was played. The winner carded four sub-70 rounds and tied the then-tournament scoring record.

Tampa Women's Open Golf Tournament (LPGA Tour)

The Tampa Women's Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in the tour's early days. In fact, this event pre-dates the founding of the LPGA, which happened in 1950. The tournament ran from the late 1940s until 1960.

2003 British Open Winner and Scores

The 2003 British Open was the 132nd edition of the tournament. A little-known golfer playing in his very first major championship was the surprise winner.

1985 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1985 British Open was the 114th time the tournament was played. The winner was a Scotsman who had previously posted only one Top 10 finish in any of the four major championships.

Yearly Money Leaders on the Epson Tour (Plus Players of the Year)

Madelene Sagstrom is the current record-holder for most money in a single Symetra Tour season. The Epson Tour is the developmental tour for women golfers in the United States. Through much of its history it was known as the Futures Tour, later the Duramed Futures Tour and Symetra Tour.

2007 Presidents Cup Results, Rosters, Player Records

This was the seventh time the Presidents Cup was played. After the American side's victory, the overall standings in the event's history was USA 5, International 1, with one tie.

1994 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

Jose Maria Olazabal became a first-time major championship winner at the 1994 Masters, which was the 58th edition of the tournament. Olazabal leapfrogged Tom Lehman to claim the victory. Lehman led Ollie by one entering the final round, but Olazabal shot 69 to Lehman's 72 in Round 4.

1977 Masters Winner and Scores: Watson Holds Off Nicklaus

Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus engaged in two duels at majors in 1977, most famously at the British Open. But first they duelled here, at the 1977 Masters, the 41st time The Masters was played. Watson came out on top in both cases, leading to many golf historians pointing to this event where the Nicklaus Era of golf was overtaken by Watson's era.

1976 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

Raymond Floyd dominated the 1976 Masters from start to finish, tying the tournament's scoring record. It was the 40th time the tournament was played.

Looking Back at the LPGA's Borden Classic Tournament

The Borden Classic is a former LPGA Tour tournament that was played in Ohio. Its time period was from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s.

1998 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1998 PGA Championship was the 80th time the tournament was played. Two golfers seeking their first major wins, Vijay Singh and Steve Stricker, battled through the final round for the trophy.

1971 PGA Championship: Nicklaus Slams It ... Again

The 1971 PGA Championship was the 53rd time the tournament was played. With his victory here, the winner completed a the career grand slam for the second time, the first golfer to do so.

1978 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1978 U.S. Open was the 78th time the tournament was played. Andy North held on to win by one stroke over Dave Stockton and J.C. Snead. Stockton missed a par putt on the final hole to make it easier for North, and Snead missed a birdie putt that would have made it tougher for North. North made it hard enough on himself, however, bogeying the last.

1977 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1977 U.S. Open was the 77th time the tournament was played. The champion won it despite (literally) playing under a death threat.

1976 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Results

The 1976 U.S. Open was the 76th time the tournament was played. A 22-year-old won it, a golfer who appeared to be at the beginning of a long career filled with victories. But it wasn't to be.

1992 U.S. Open: Kite Weather

The 1992 U.S. Open was the 92nd time the tournament was played. One of the tour's most consistent players got the win.

1991 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1991 U.S. Open was the 91st time the tournament was played. The champion was decided in an 18-hole playoff contested by two golfers who were both already major championship winners.

Giant Eagle LPGA Classic

The Giant Eagle LPGA Classic was an LPGA Tour tournament played in Ohio from the early 1990s until just after the dawn of the 21st century.

Sybase Classic (LPGA Tour Event)

The Sybase Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour played in New York and New Jersey from the early 1990s to the late 2000-aughts.

Sahara Invitational, Former PGA Tour Tournament

The Sahara Invitational is a former PGA Tour golf tournament, played from the late 1950s through the mid-1970s. The tournament was played in Las Vegas and named after the sponsor, the Sahara Hotel. The tournament was accompanied by a celebrity pro-am.

2005 Presidents Cup: USA Victory

This was the sixth time the Presidents Cup was played. After the American side's victory, the overall standings in the event's history was USA 4, International 1, with one tie.

1970 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1970 PGA Championship was the 52nd time the tournament was played. A first-time major winner held off a legend, making his final push to win a PGA Championship, in the last round for the win.

1980 British Open Golf Tournament Results

The 1980 British Open was the 109th time the tournament was played. The final two rounds belonged to Tom Watson, who won this major championship for the third time.

1979 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1979 British Open was the 108th time the tournament was played. Seve Ballesteros was just 22 years old, and he had already made a name for himself. But this is the tournament at which he became a major champion.

The Arnold Palmer Drink in Videos and Recipes

Arnold Palmer is so famous there's a drink named after him. It's not a drink he invented, but it is a drink he famously enjoys and helped popularize. It's the Arnold Palmer "mocktail" (a mocktail is a mixed drink that does not include alcohol) that combines unsweetened ice tea with lemonade. But of course, you can easily turn the "mocktail" into a cocktail by adding liquor.

10 Yummy Recipes for Alcoholic Arnold Palmer Drinks

The basic Arnold Palmer drink is half lemonade, half iced tea. But not everyone likes their Arnold Palmer "basic." Some add flavoring but keep the drink non-alcoholic (see our non-alcoholic Arnold Palmer recipes ).

Arnold Palmer Recipes: 11 Delicious Variations on the Original

On this page you'll find variations on the basic recipe for an Arnold Palmer drink . The basic Arnold Palmer is half iced tea (unsweetened), half lemonade. (Or, if you want to make it exactly the way Arnie did, go around two-thirds tea and one-third lemonade — Palmer used the lemonade as the sweetener for the tea.) But there are many ways to add a twist, to add different flavors to the mix. And those are the recipes you'll find below.

1959 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

This year was the 25th anniversary of the first Masters, but the 1959 Masters was the 23rd time the tournament was played (due to years skipped during World War II). What was considered one of the greatest final rounds in Masters history to this point was played by the winner.

1958 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

The 22nd Masters played, this is the one in which the term "Amen Corner" was first used. And Arnold Palmer won it for the first time, giving "Arnie's Army" one of its biggest thrills.

1974 PGA Championship: This Old Putter

The 1974 PGA Championship was the 56th time the tournament was played. An old putter brought out of storage helped the winner.

1973 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1973 PGA Championship was the 55th time the tournament was played. It produced a milestone victory for Jack Nicklaus.

1990 U.S. Open: The Victory Lap

The 1990 U.S. Open was the 90th time the tournament was played, and it was settled in an 18-hole playoff that continued into sudden-death holes.

1989 U.S. Open: Two In a Row

The 1989 U.S. Open was the 89th time the tournament was played, and the winner made it back-to-back championships.

1984 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1984 U.S. Open was the 84th time the tournament was played, and it came down to an 18-hole playoff between Fuzzy Zoeller and Greg Norman.

Yearly Money Leaders on the Japan Golf Tour

Below is the list of Japan Golf Tour money leaders annually since the tour was founded in 1973. The Japan Golf Tour (or JGTO) is one of the six men's tours whose results count toward the Official World Golf Ranking. It is the oldest professional golf tour in Asia.

Longs Drugs Challenge, LPGA Tournament

The Longs Drugs Challenge was called the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge when it was played on the LPGA Tour for the last time in 2010. It began in the mid-1990s and was played in Northern California.

How to Find the Nearest Point of Relief on a Golf Course

Finding the "nearest point of relief" is something that is referenced at many different places in the Rules of Golf. But do you know what it really means, and what the proper procedure is for determining nearest point of relief? Do you know exactly how to determine where to drop, and how to take that drop?

1994 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1994 PGA Championship was the 76th time the tournament was played. Nick Price won this major for the second time three years.

1992 PGA Championship Results

The 1992 PGA Championship was the 74th time the tournament was played. The winner came from two behind the first-, second- and third-round leader to earn the first of his three career wins in major championships.

1955 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

Dr. Cary Middlecoff, a practicing dentist, drilled the field in winning the 1955 Masters, the 19th one played. Middlecoff ran away with the championship, winning by a then-record seven strokes over runner-up Ben Hogan. This was also the first Masters played by Arnold Palmer.

1954 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

Two of the heavyweights of their time (or any other time in golf history), Sam Snead and Ben Hogan, battled with an amateur in the final round for the 1954 Masters Tournament title. In the end, it was Slammin' Sam who came away with the trophy, beating Hogan in a playoff.

1968 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1968 British Open was the 97th time the tournament was played. The scoring was tough this year — so tough that Gary Player was able to stage a come-from-behind victory by shooting 73 in the final round.

1967 British Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1967 British Open was the 96th time the tournament was played. The winner was from Argentina, and he was, therefore, the first South American golfer to win one of the men's professional majors.

Remembering Golf Pro Johnny Golden

It sounds like the invention of a screenwriter: "Johnny Golden, born in Tuxedo." But the golfer of the 1920s and '30 was real. His story ended early, alas, with an untimely death.

HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament on the LPGA

The HealthSouth Inaugural was a 20-year tournament on the LPGA Tour, from the early 1980s until the late 1990s. It was played on several golf courses around Florida.

2003 Presidents Cup Ended In a Tie (Rosters, Scores, Player Records)

This was the fifth time the Presidents Cup was played. After the teams tied, the overall standings in the event's history was USA 3, International 1, with one tie. The 2003 Presidents Cup is the only one that involved a sudden-death playoff between the teams. And it's the only one that failed to produce a winner, resulting in the "sharing" of the cup. That's because darkness halted the playoff before a winner could be decided.

1969 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1969 British Open was the 98th time the tournament was played. And the champion was the first British golfer to claim the title since 1951.

1964 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1964 British Open was the 93rd time the tournament was played. The winner was a "bubbly" player in his first appearance in this major championship.

1963 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1963 British Open was the 92nd time the tournament was played. It ended in a 36-hole playoff, and it ended with the winner becoming golf's first left-hander to win a major.

1970 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Results

The 1970 U.S. Open was the 70th time the tournament was played. Tony Jacklin led wire-to-wire and wound up winning by seven strokes, becoming the first English winner of a since 1924.

1969 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1969 U.S. Open was the 69th time the tournament was played. A one-hit wonder made his mark, winning not only his one major championship, but claiming his only victory on the PGA Tour.

1968 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1968 U.S. Open was the 68th time the tournament was played, and it was the site of Lee Trevino's first major championship victory.

2000 Presidents Cup Results

This was the fourth time the Presidents Cup was played, but the first one to use the now-familiar four-day schedule. After the American team's victory, the overall standings in the event's history was USA 3, International 1.

Remembering PGA Tour Winner Al Espinosa

Al Espinosa was one of the earliest Hispanic golfers to play on the pro tour in the United States. He was active on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s, with multiple victories.

Cannes Open Tournament on the European Tour

The Cannes Open is a former European Tour tournament located in France, in the resort city best-known for its movie festival, Cannes. ... Thomas Levet was the only Frenchman to win it. ... Mark McNulty was the only golfer to win it twice.

1974 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1974 Masters was the 38th edition of the tournament. And it was the second time The Masters was won by Gary Player, who took the trophy in part on the strength of a late birdie.

1967 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

Gay Brewer, who one year earlier lost in a 3-way playoff to Jack Nicklaus, this time won the Masters by a stroke. Brewer made three straight birdies in the middle of the back nine — holes 13-15 — in the final round to earn the win. The 1967 tournament was the 31st time The Masters was played.

1991 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1991 PGA Championship was the 73rd time the tournament was played. A golfer who was the last player into the field became the unlikely winner: Long-bombing, mullet-sporting John Daly.

1990 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1990 PGA Championship was the 72nd time the tournament was played. Wayne Grady took the lead with a second-round 67 and never gave it up, winning by three strokes over Fred Couples.

1960 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1960 U.S. Open was the 60th time the tournament was played, and it boasted an all-time great comeback. Arnold Palmer came from seven strokes off the lead at the start of the final round to win.

1954 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1954 U.S. Open was the 54th time the tournament was played, and this one produced a surprise champion. Ed Furgol had a 1-stroke lead after three rounds over Dick Mayer, and held on to win by the same 1-stroke margin, but over Gene Littler.

1950 U.S. Open Goes to Ben Hogan

The 1950 U.S. Open was the 50th time the tournament was played, and Ben Hogan won it in a playoff.

Sisters Who've Both Won on the LPGA Tour

The list of sisters who've won on the LPGA Tour is a short one. So far, there are only three sets of sisters on that list.

1998 Presidents Cup Results, Rosters, Player Records

The 1998 Presidents Cup was the third one played, the first one played outside the United States. It was the first one won by Team International. It was the first one played by Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk. And the first one in which Jack Nicklaus served as a captain. Afterward, the overall standings in the event's history was USA 2, International 1.

LPGA State Farm Classic Tournament

The LPGA State Farm Classic was a golf tournament that took place for more than 30 years on the LPGA Tour, played in the Springfield, Illinois, area.

Golfer Ken Brown

Scottish golfer Ken Brown developed a reputation for eccentricity in his early years on tour in the 1970s. He won a few tournaments, retired young, and became a broadcaster.

1953 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1953 U.S. Open was the 53rd time the tournament was played. It was a wire-to-wire win for Bantam Ben, his record-tying fourth in this major championship.

1952 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1952 U.S. Open was the 52nd time the tournament was played. The champion came from four strokes behind Ben Hogan on the final day to won by four strokes.

1951 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1951 U.S. Open was the 51st time the tournament was played. Ben Hogan shot the best round of the tournament, a 67, in the final round, including a birdie on the last hole, to win by two strokes.

1996 Presidents Cup Results, Rosters and Player Records

This was only the second time the Presidents Cup had been played, and it was played at the same place that was the site of inaugural 1994 Presidents Cup: Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia. (The tournament finally left the United States in 1998 when it was played in Australia.) After the American victory, the overall standings in the event's history was USA 2, International 0.

1947 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1947 Masters was the 11th time the tournament was played. The winner, for the first time, scored below-par in all four his tournament rounds.

1946 Masters Tournament Results

The Masters resumed in 1946 following a 3-year break due to World War II. Therefore, it was the 10th Masters played, 12 years after the first one; and it was the first Masters Tournament since 1942. The champion survived not only a final-round challenge from Ben Hogan, but also a final-hole three-putt.

Biography of Golfer, Broadcaster Peter Oosterhuis

Peter Oosterhuis was the best British golfer of the first half of the 1970s. Later, he joined CBS Sports and became a popular golf broadcaster.

Gary McCord, Golfer and Broadcaster

Gary McCord had an indistinguished PGA Tour career, but later became widely known — and controversial — as a longtime member of the CBS golf broadcasting team.

1994 Presidents Cup: First One Goes to USA

The 1994 Presidents Cup was the first time this event was played. It was founded by the PGA Tour, which sought to replicate the success of the USA-vs.-Europe Ryder Cup (the Ryder Cup being run by the PGA of America and the European Tour). After the American victory, the overall standings in the event's history was USA 1, International 0.

1986 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1986 PGA Championship was the 68th edition of the tournament. A famous, final-hole, hole-out produced the champion, and helped produce Greg Norman's image as a hard-luck loser.

1985 PGA Championship Results

The 1985 PGA Championship was the 67th edition of the tournament. Hubert Green made this tournament his final win on the PGA Tour.

1984 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1984 PGA Championship was the 66th edition of the tournament and the site of Lee Trevino's final win in a major championship.

1993 British Open Golf Tournament Results

The 1993 British Open was the 122nd time the tournament was played, and Greg Norman won it with a great closing round for his second victory in a major championship.

1992 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1992 British Open was the 121st time the tournament was played. Nick Faldo entered the final round with a three-stroke lead, lost that lead, then got it back in the end.

1990 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1990 British Open was the 119th time the tournament was played. The champ earned his second of three victories here.

Welch's/Fry's Championship on the LPGA Tour

The Welch's/Fry's Championship was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from the early 1980s until the mid-2000-aughts. It was played in Tucson, Arizona.

Profile of Golfer and Broadcaster Roger Maltbie

Roger Maltbie played on the PGA Tour for more than 20 years, then became a successful broadcaster. He is probably best known as a golfer for winning the first Memorial Tournament.

Gary Koch, Golfer Turned Broadcaster

Gary Koch played on the PGA Tour from the mid-1970s into the 1990s, then became well-known as an announcer on golf telecasts.

1923 U.S. Open: Jones' First

The 1923 U.S. Open was the 27th time the tournament was played. Bobby Jones won his first U.S. Open, and in a playoff.

1921 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1921 U.S. Open was the 25th time the tournament was played.

1920 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1920 U.S. Open was the 24th time the tournament was played. A 50-year-old British golf legend entered and nearly won the tournament. But, instead, one of his countrymen grabbed the trophy.

Daks Tournament, Former Euro Golf Circuit Standard

The Daks Tournament was a professional men's golf tournament in England, part of the circuit the preceded the European Tour. It was played from the 1950s into the 1970s.

1961 PGA Championship: Barber Cleans Up

The 1961 PGA Championship was the 43rd edition of this major, staged by the PGA of America, and a Barber won it. Jerry Barber, that is, who at age 45, became the oldest major winner to this point.

1960 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1960 PGA Championship was the 42nd edition of this major, staged by the PGA of America.

1970 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1970 Masters was the 34th time the tournament was played. Billy Casper and Gene Littler, who were childhood friends growing up in California, met in an 18-hole playoff. Casper was the winner.

1969 Masters Tournament: Bull's-eye for Archer

George Archer scored his lone major championship victory at the 1969 Masters, the 33rd playing of the tournament. Archer caught and passed Billy Casper in the final round.

84 Lumber Classic Golf Tournament

The 84 Lumber Classic was a PGA Tour golf tournament played in southwestern Pennsylvania for several years in the 2000-aughts. It ended when 84 Lumber withdrew as the title sponsor, and no replacement title sponsor was found.

1949 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1949 U.S. Open was the 49th time the tournament was played. It was the national coming-out for both its champion and for the golf course where it was played.

1947 U.S. Open Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1947 U.S. Open was the 47th time the tournament was played. It ended with an 18-hole playoff.

1946 U.S. Open Results

The 1946 U.S. Open was the 46th time the tournament was played; it ended with a 36-hole playoff that involved three golfers, including Byron Nelson. But Nelson wasn't the winner.

1940 U.S. Open Tournament Results

The 1940 U.S. Open was the 44th time the tournament was played, and it ended with an 18-hole playoff.

1938 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1938 U.S. Open was the 42nd time the tournament was played.

1931 U.S. Open: Two Tournaments In One

The 1931 U.S. Open was the 35th time the tournament was played, and it was settled only after a 72-hole playoff.

1907 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1907 U.S. Open was the 13th time the tournament was played.

1906 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1906 U.S. Open was the 12th time the tournament was played and brothers finished one-two in the final standings.

1901 U.S. Open Tournament Results

The 1901 U.S. Open was the seventh time the tournament was played. It ended with an 18-hole playoff.

Miami International Four Ball Golf Tournament

The Miami International Four Ball is a former PGA Tour golf tournament, played for approximately 30 years beginning in the mid-1920s. In the early days of the professional golf circuit in the United States, this tournament was one of the prestige events.

1957 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1957 British Open was the 86th time the tournament was played. The two great Open rivals of the 1950s — Peter Thomson and Bobby Locke — battled it out for the title.

1956 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1956 British Open was the 85th time the tournament was played. The champion made it three wins in a row.

1955 British Open Golf Tournament Results

The 1955 British Open was the 84th time the tournament was played. The defending champion won it again.

Chick-Fil-A Charity Championship (Former LPGA Tournament)

The Chick-fil-A Charity Championship was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played in Georgia from the early 1990s until 2006.

1982 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1982 PGA Championship was the 64th time the tournament was played. The winner claimed this major trophy for the second time in his career, leading from start to finish.

1981 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1981 PGA Championship was the 63rd time the tournament was played. It was a home-field victory for the champ: Larry Nelson, earning his first of three major wins, lived near the golf course.

1997 U.S. Open: Els' Second Trophy

The 1997 U.S. Open was the 97th edition of the tournament. And while it wasn't easy, The Big Easy earned another victory.

1996 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1996 U.S. Open was the 96th edition of the tournament and it produced a surprise winner.

1995 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1995 U.S. Open was the 95th edition of the tournament. The champ earned his only major championship victory here, helped in part by a 4-wood approach shot that stopped feet from the cup on the final hole.

Jersey Open on the European Tour

No, the Jersey Open was not a golf tournament in New Jersey. It was an event on the European Tour played on the island of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands. ... Bernard Gallacher was the only multiple winner. ... Tony Jacklin's win in 1981 was his second-to-last.

1957 Masters Winner and Scores

The 1957 Masters was the 21st time the tournament was played — but the first time it was played with a cut after the second round. The winner caught and passed Sam Snead in the final round.

1956 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1956 Masters was the 20th one played. An amateur probably should have won it, but instead Jackie Burke took the title. Burke's come-from-behind win is less-famous, though, than Ken Venturi's final-round collapse.

1988 U.S. Open: Strange Over Faldo

The 1988 U.S. Open was the 88th time the tournament was played. The outcome was settled in an 18-hole playoff between Curtis Strange and Nick Faldo.

1987 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1987 U.S. Open was the 87th time the tournament was played. The champion claimed his trophy on the strength of a late birdie binge.

1986 U.S. Open: One for the Old(ish) Guys

The 1986 U.S. Open was the 86th time the tournament was played. The winner was a major champion in his 40s, and his victory here established what was, at the time, the U.S. Open tournament record for oldest champion.

Jackie Pung: Hawaii's First Tour Star

Jackie Pung twice came close to winning the U.S. Women's Open in the 1950s, but the first time lost in a playoff, and the second time was disqualified after posting the winning score.

B.C. Open, Former PGA Tour Tournament

The B.C. Open is a former tournament on the PGA Tour, played from the early 1970s though the mid 2000-aughts. The "B.C." in the title stands for Broome County, that being the county in New York where the tournament was played. It also refers to the B.C. comic strip, drawn by Broome County native Johnny Hart.

1916 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1916 U.S. Open was the 22nd time the tournament was played and a golfer named "Chick" was the champ.

1914 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1914 U.S. Open was the 20th time the tournament was played, and it marked the debut of Walter Hagen on the national golf scene.

1959 British Open Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1959 British Open was the 88th time the tournament was played. A golfer who went on to become a legend won his first major championship here: Gary Player.

1958 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1958 British Open was the 87th time the tournament was played. The winner was the Open champion for the fourth time, but he had to survive a 36-hole playoff to gain this victory.

1904 U.S. Open: Back-to-Back Champ

The 1904 U.S. Open was the 10th time the tournament was played. The tournament got its first back-to-back winner this year.

1903 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1903 U.S. Open was the ninth time the tournament was played. It ended in an 18-hole playoff.

1902 U.S. Open Golf Tournament

The 1902 U.S. Open was the eighth time the tournament was played. A significant tournament first happened this year.

Babe Zaharias Open, Former LPGA Tournament

It's only appropriate that Babe Zaharias (pictured above) herself won the first Babe Zaharias Open. This former LPGA Tour tournament was played from the early 1950s to the mid-1960s in Zaharias' hometown of Beaumont, Texas. (Zaharias herself died in 1956.)

1942 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

The 9th edition of the championship, the 1942 Masters, ended in an 18-hole playoff between two emerging legends who had been battling each other since both were caddies at the same club as youths: Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan. This time, Nelson was the winner.

1941 Masters Tournament Scores and Winner

The 1941 Masters was the eighth time the tournament was played. The winner was a golfer with a reputation for hard-luck losses — this time he got the win, but he had previously lost in extra holes at all four of the professional majors.

1998 British Open Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1998 British Open was the 127th time the tournament was played. For the winner, it was his second major championship victory of the year.

1997 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1997 British Open was the 126th time the tournament was played. The winner was five stroke off the lead when he started the final round, but won by three.

1996 British Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1996 British Open was the 125th time the tournament was played. The winner was a first-time major champion who'd had multiple near-misses in majors in the previous half-dozen years.

PGA Tour of Australasia Money Leaders

Australia has been a proving ground for many of the top players in men's golf over the decades. In the list below of PGA Tour of Australasia money leaders, you'll find the likes of Greg Norman (pictured), Robert Allenby, Craig Parry and Aaron Baddeley.

1969 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1969 PGA Championship was the 51st time the tournament was played. Nine golfers shared the first-round lead, including Raymond Floyd. But Floyd took over from there, leading after each succeeding round. That included a final winning margin of one stroke over runner-up Gary Player.

1968 PGA Championship: Winners and Scores

The 1968 PGA Championship was the 50th anniversary edition of the tournament, the 50th time it was played. And the winner, nearly 50 years old, set an age-related record that wasn't broken for more than 50 years.

1938 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1938 Masters Tournament marked the fifth anniversary edition. To celebrate, Henry Picard claimed a 2-stroke win over Harry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl.

1936 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1936 Masters Tournament was the third one played. And it only took until Year 3 before the tournament had its first two-time champion.

Hawaiian Ladies Open Golf Tournament (LPGA)

The Hawaiian Ladies Open was an LPGA Tour tournament played at several well-known Hawaiian golf courses on Oahu from the late 1980s until just after the dawn of the 21st century. It was a 54-hole, stroke-play tournament, always played very close to the start of the LPGA schedule.

2005 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 2005 U.S. Open was the 105th one played, and produced a first-time major champion. Michael Campbell overcame a struggling Retief Goosen, and held off Tiger Woods, for the win.

2004 U.S. Open: Goose with the Deuce

The 2004 U.S. Open was the 104th one played, and the second one won by Retief Goosen.

2003 U.S. Open Golf Tournament

The 2003 U.S. Open was the 103rd one played; Jim Furyk was the winner with a record-tying score.

1976 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1976 PGA Championship was the 58th time the tournament was played. The winner made a clutch putt on the final hole for the victory, after surviving tough scoring conditions that sank some other contenders.

1975 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1975 PGA Championship was the 57th time the tournament was played, and the site of Jack Nicklaus' 14th win in a major. It was also the fourth major in which Bruce Crampton finished runner-up to Nicklaus.

Ky Laffoon Biography

Ky Laffoon was a golfer of note after the Great Depression and through the World War II years in US tour history. He was noted for both his temper and much-admired swing, and there are many legends (a few of them even true) about his on- and off-course antics.

1991 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1991 British Open was the 120th time the tournament was played. The champion blistered the golf course over the final two rounds to claim his only major championship victory.

1981 British Open Results

The 1981 British Open was the 110th time the tournament was played. The story goes that Bill Rogers only played this tournament because his friend Ben Crenshaw talked him into making the trip. So when Rogers took a 1-stroke lead after a second-round 66, it's somehow appropriate that it was Crenshaw in second place. Crenshaw fell away over the final two rounds, but Rogers didn't — he led by five after Round 3 and won by four.

1971 British Open Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1971 British Open was the 100th time the tournament was played and Lee Trevino was the centennial champion.

American Defender Classic Tournament on LPGA Tour

The American Defender Classic was an LPGA Tour tournament played in the Raleigh, North Carolina, area from the mid-1960s into the early 1980s. Raleigh Invitational and Raleigh Classic are two other names by which it is remembered. It was a 54-hole event that was always played in the early part of the LPGA schedule.

1953 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

Ben Hogan won the 1953 Masters, the tournament's 17th edition, with a score that was five strokes better than anyone had done before.

1952 Masters Tournament Results

The 1952 Masters Tournament was the event's 16th edition. From 1951-54, Sam Snead and Ben Hogan traded wins at Augusta National. It appeared a titanic final-round showdown was in store when they entered the final round tied for the lead. But strong winds blew away Hogan's chances and Snead sailed to the victory.

North and South Open, Former PGA Tour Event

The North and South Open is a former PGA Tour golf tournament, played through the first half of the 20th century. For decades in the early history of professional golf in the United States, the North and South Open was one of the most important pro tournaments.

1989 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1989 PGA Championship was the 71st time the tournament was played. Payne Stewart came from six shots off the lead at the start of the final round to win. Winner: Payne Stewart, 276 Where it was played: Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Long Grove, Illinois Tournament dates: August 10-13, 1989 Leader after first round: Leonard Thompson and Mike Reid, 66 Leader after second round: Mike Reid, 133 Leader after third round: Mike Reid, 203 What Happened in the 1989 PGA Championship Mike Reid, nicknamed "Radar" for his ability to find the fairway off the tee, shared or held the lead after each of the first three rounds of the 1989 PGA Championship. But he couldn't hold on in the final round. Payne Stewart, who started the day six strokes behind Reid, carded a closing 67 that included a back-nine 31 and birdies on four of his last five holes. Several other chasers also took advantage of Reid's final-round 74: Curtis Strange (69) and Andy Bean (66) moved ...

1988 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1988 PGA Championship was the 70th edition of the tournament. The winner earned his only major victory here, coming from three strokes off the lead at the start of the final round by shooting 65.

1900 U.S. Open Tournament: Vardon's Victory

The 1900 U.S. Open was the sixth time the tournament was played. And golf's first international superstar was the winner.

1898 U.S. Open Results

The 1898 U.S. Open was the fourth time the tournament was played. But after three U.S. Opens that were 36 holes in length, this was the first one played over 72 holes.

1897 U.S. Open Golf Tournament

The 1897 U.S. Open was the third time the tournament was played, and the last time it was only 36 holes in length.

1954 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1954 British Open was the 83rd time the tournament was played. The champion here eventually won the tournament five times total, but this was his first.

1953 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1953 British Open was the 82nd time the tournament was played. Ben Hogan played The Open only one time. This was the year, and he won the trophy.

1952 British Open Golf Tournament Results

The 1952 British Open was the 81st time the tournament was played. The champion barely made his tee time on the last day after being locked out of a garage that contained his car — and his golf clubs in the trunk of that car.

1995 British Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1995 British Open was the 124th time the tournament was played, and it was won by John Daly in a playoff.

1994 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1994 British Open was the 123rd time the tournament was played. Nick Price won this championship with a closing round of 66.

Martini International Golf Tournament

The Martini International is a former golf tournament on the European Tour (and its predecessor circuit), played throughout Great Britain from the 1960s through the early 1980s. Many of the top British golfers of that era were among the winners.

1983 Masters Winner and Scores

The 47th edition of The Masters tournament was won by Seve Ballesteros with an early surge in the final round — he played the first four holes in 4-under-par. And after the third-round co-leaders stumbled, Seve won by four strokes.

1949 Masters Tournament Results

The 1949 Masters was the 13th time the tournament was played, and one of the tournament's three-time champs got win No. 1 here. An important garment also made its tournament debut this year.

Golfer Jacky Cupit

Jacky Cupit was a PGA Tour winner in the 1960s, but is most remembered for the one he lost: the 1963 U.S. Open in a playoff.

Golf Boys Videos (The Complete Collection)

Who are the Golf Boys? They are professional golfers Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Ben Crane and Hunter Mahan. And they occasionally get together to produce fun, funny, wacky videos — the kind of stuff you don't normally see in the often staid world of pro golf. And that helps explain the popularity of the Golf Boys videos. That, and the willingness of the four Golf Boys to make fools of themselves. Here is the collection of Golf Boys videos. Watch and enjoy. Golf Boys 2.Oh This video debuted on March 4, 2013. And many consider it a major advancement in Golf Boys rapping and performing skills. Perhaps that's because this video was written by a professional singer/songwriter (Mat Kearney). The video's director, Ty Andre, worked as choreographer on the first Golf Boys video (below). Also of note, Golf Boys 2.0 was available for purchase on iTunes and sales benefited charity: water , an organization that works to bring clean drinking water to developing countries. ...

1935 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1935 U.S. Open was the 39th time the tournament was played. The winner, one of the lesser-known major champs, used local knowledge to claim the victory.

1934 U.S. Open Tournament Results

The 1934 U.S. Open was the 38th time the tournament was played. A debilitating illness didn't get in the way of the winner.

1932 U.S. Open: Sarazen Surges

The 1932 U.S. Open was the 36th time the tournament was played. A Sarazen surge produced another trophy for the golfer nicknamed "The Squire."

1959 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1959 U.S. Open was the 59th time the tournament was played, and a future Hall of Famer claimed his first major trophy, helped by a famous bit of course management.

1956 U.S. Open Golf Tournament

The 1956 U.S. Open was the 56th time the tournament was played.

1955 U.S. Open: An All-Time Upset

The 1955 U.S. Open was the 55th time the tournament was played, and in a famous upset journeyman Jack Fleck beat Ben Hogan in a playoff.

The International (Former PGA Tour Golf Tournament)

"The International" was the name of a PGA Tour golf tournament that was played in Colorado for around 20 years and that served as the introduction for many American golfes to the Modified Stableford golf format.

1985 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1985 U.S. Open was the 85th time the tournament was played. Andy North won this major championship for he second time.

1922 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1922 U.S. Open was the 26th time the tournament was played. A golf great burst onto the scene here — Gene Sarazen won the tournament at the age of 20.

1987 PGA Championship Tournament Results

The 1987 PGA Championship was the 69th edition of the tournament. It ended with a sudden-death playoff and the highest winning score in tournament history.

1966 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1966 PGA Championship was the 48th edition of this major, staged by the PGA of America. And peanut butter played a key role for the winner.

1958 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1958 PGA Championship was the 40th time the tournament was played. But for the first of those 40 times, stroke play, not match play, was the format.

1939 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1939 U.S. Open was the 43rd time the tournament was played. Byron Nelson was the winner, but he had to play 36 playoff holes before claiming the trophy.

1919 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1919 U.S. Open was the 23rd time the tournament was played, and Walter Hagen won it in a playoff. It was Hagen's second (and last) win in this major.

1899 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1899 U.S. Open was the fifth time the tournament was played. The winner set a record for largest margin of victory that was not bettered for more than 100 years.

Tiger Woods' 'Better Than Most' Putt

Tiger Woods' "better than most" putt is one of the most famous putts in golf history, and also one of the most famous calls of a putt by a broadcaster.

1939 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1939 Masters golf tournament was the sixth edition of the event. Ralph Guldahl had finished second in the previous two Masters, and one week before this tournament Guldahl won the Greensboro Open. Following that victory, he announced he was tired of finishing second at Augusta National and intended to win this one. Then he did just that.

1940 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1940 Masters was the seventh time the tournament was played. Jimmy Demaret won his first Green Jacket this year, and went on to win the tournament twice more — becoming the first three-time Masters champion .

IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Tournament (PGA Tour)

The IVB Golf Classic is a former PGA Tour golf tournament played in the Philadelphia area during the 1960s and 1970s. The tournament was 72 holes (four rounds) of stroke play. It was considered among the better stops on the tour for a number of years.

1989 British Open Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1989 British Open was the 118th time the tournament was played. It took a 3-man playoff to settle the winner.

1988 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1988 British Open was the 117th time the tournament was played and the third (and last) time that this year's champion was the winner.

Crestar Farm Fresh Classic Golf Tournament

The Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic is a former LPGA Tour tournament played from the late 1970s into the early 1990s. Amy Alcott and Juli Inkster were both 2-time winners. The tournament was played in Virginia. It was the site of the final LPGA win for Kathy Whitworth, and also Hollis Stacy's last LPGA win. First played: 1979 Last played: 1992 Also known as: United Virginia Bank Classic, Crestar Classic This tournament is best-remembered as the place where Kathy Whitworth won for the last time on the LPGA Tour. It was 1985, and the tournament was then-known as the United Virginia Bank Classic. Whitworth won by a stroke over runner-up Amy Alcott for her 88th LPGA title, the tour's all-time record. Three years earlier, Whitworth had lost a playoff here to Sally Little. Another LPGA great, Hollis Stacy, also recorded her final win in this tournament. Stacy's 18th and last LPGA victory happened here in 1991, when the tournament was called the Crestar-Farm Fr...

1937 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1937 U.S. Open was the 41st time the tournament was played. Sam Snead made his tournament debut and it took a record-low score by the winner to beat him.

1936 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1936 U.S. Open was the 40th time the tournament was played. A little-known golfer won the trophy by playing a great final round.

1909 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1909 U.S. Open was the 15th time the tournament was played. It was one of the best-scoring tournaments in the major championship's early history.

1908 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1908 U.S. Open was the 14th time the tournament was played. It was settled with an 18-hole playoff between Fred McLeod and 1899 champion Willie Smith.

LPGA Peach Blossom Open Tournament

The Peach Blossom Open was a golf tournament in the early history of the LPGA Tour, played from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, in South Carolina. The tournament was hosted by Betsy Rawls, a Spartanburg, S.C., native, and her name was part of the tournament name in some years.

1951 British Open Golf Tournament

The 1951 British Open was the 80th time the tournament was played. But it was the first time The Open took place outside of Scotland and England.

1950 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1950 British Open was the 79th time the tournament was played. The winner, for the second consecutive year, was South African Bobby Locke.

1949 British Open Ended After 36-Hole Playoff

The 1949 British Open was the 78th time the tournament was played, and it ended with a 36-hole playoff. But before that, a broken beer bottle played a key role in the tournament.

1983 U.S. Open: Winner and Scores

The 1983 U.S. Open was the 83rd time the tournament was played. Larry Nelson trailed Tom Watson by one entering the final round, but Watson opened a 3-shot lead after nine holes of Round 4. However, from that point the momentum reversed, and Nelson made a 60-foot putt on the third-to-last hole en route to the victory.

1910 U.S. Open: A Schism In the Smith Family

The 1910 U.S. Open was the 16th time the tournament was played. The champion emerged from a 3-way playoff.

Penfold Tournament Was a Long-Running Euro Event

The Penfold Tournament was a professional golf tournament on the British circuit that preceded the European Tour, and, briefly, on the young European Tour itself. It was played over four decades, beginning in the 1930s.

1983 PGA Championship Results

The 1983 PGA Championship was the 65th edition of the tournament. The winner was a young golfer whose career was off to a hot start, and who had to hold off a furious challenge from Jack Nicklaus to claim this trophy.

1993 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1993 PGA Championship was the 75th time the tournament was played. It was the winner's only major trophy, and Paul Azinger got that trophy via a playoff. For that playoff loser, this was the fourth of the four majors at which he lost in extra holes.

2003 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 2003 PGA Championship was the 85th edition of the tournament. It produced a surprise winner, arguably one of the lesser-known major champions in golf history.

1870 British Open: Young Tom's 3rd In a Row

Tom Morris Jr.'s dominance of the Open Championship was cemented with his third consecutive win. The 1870 British Open was the 11th one played but the last one that awarded the "Challenge Belt," the tournament's original trophy.

1869 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1869 British Open was the 10th one played. Once again the tournament took place over the 12-hole Prestwick links, three rounds for a total of 36 holes, played in a single day.

Dallas Civitan Open Golf Tournament (LPGA Tour)

The Dallas Civitan Open (also known as the Mary Kay Classic) was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour played in the Dallas, Texas, area from the mid-1950s until the early 1980s. Its first champion was Patty Berg, and its last was Sandra Spuzich.

1958 U.S. Open Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1958 U.S. Open was the 58th time the tournament was played. The champion was a golfer whose nickname was "Terrible Tommy."

1933 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1933 U.S. Open was the 37th time the tournament was played, but it was the last time it was won by an amateur. Johnny Goodman was that amateur, and he won by a single stroke.

1905 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1905 U.S. Open was the 11th time the tournament was played. The golfer who won it this year had also won it the two preceding years — three wins in a row, something no other golfer has done before or since has done.

1868 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1868 British Open was the ninth one played, and it was the site of the first "passing of the torch": Tom Morris Jr. won for the first time, supplanting his father.

1867 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1867 British Open was the eighth one played, and also the eighth one played over the 12-hole links at Prestwick. Old Tom Morris became the tournament's first four-time champion, plus he set a British Open record that still stands today.

1866 British Open Tournament Results

The 1866 British Open was the seventh one played. Willie Park Sr. was the winner for the third time, joining Old Tom Morris as 3-time winners.

Gatlin Brothers Southwest Golf Classic on the PGA Tour

The Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic is a former tournament on the PGA Tour, played during the 1980s and also remembered as the LaJet Classic. It was played only a handful of times, but is remembered for having a celebrity title and a solid roster of champions.

1971 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

Journeyman Texan Charles Coody was the surprise winner at the 1971 Masters, the 35th edition of the tournament. He did it by holding off Johnny Miller and outplaying his third-round co-leader, Jack Nicklaus.

1951 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1951 Masters was the 15th time the tournament was played. The golfer nicknamed "the Hawk" swooped in for the win. Ben Hogan won his first Masters title on the strength of a final-round 68. It was the only round under 70 on the final day; many others struggled. For example, third-round co-leader Sam Snead skied to an 80.

1937 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

In 1937, The Masters Tournament was played for the fourth time. One of golf's legends earned his (future) Augusta National bridge this year by making up six strokes on the leader on the 12th and 13th holes in the final round.

1865 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1865 British Open was the sixth one played. Andrew Strath became the first golfer other than Tom Morris Sr. and Willie Park Sr. to win the Open.

1864 British Open: Old Tom's Third

The 1864 British Open was the fifth one played. Old Tom Morris was the winner, his third championship in the first five years of the tournament's existence.

1863 British Open Winner and Scores

Willie Park Sr. won the 1863 British Open, the fourth one played. Park thus split the first four Opens with Tom Morris Sr., two wins each.

1972 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1972 PGA Championship was the 54th time the tournament was played. After bogeying the 14th and 15th holes in the final round, Gary Player recovered to birdie the 16th and went on to win by two strokes. It was his sixth win in a major championship, his second at the PGA Championship.

1959 PGA Championship Winner and Scores

The 1959 PGA Championship was the 41st edition of this major, staged by the PGA of America. Bob Rosburg won his only major championship trophy by one stroke over Jerry Barber and Doug Sanders.

Bob Hope British Classic Golf Tournament

The PGA Tour tournament that Bob Hope's name was on for decades is still played and well-known; the defunct European Tour event that carried his name much less so. This was also a pro-am, but Hope's name was dropped after the fourth iteration. Then it had almost as many names as it did champions.

1915 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1915 U.S. Open was the 21st time the tournament was played. The winner did something a little ununsual afterward — he mostly retired from the competitive golf scene.

1941 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1941 U.S. Open was the 45th time the tournament was played. Craig Wood, who had previously lost in extra holes at all four majors, won his second major championship title of the year.

1957 U.S. Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1957 U.S. Open was the 57th time the tournament was played, and it required an 18-hole playoff to settle the winner. This is also the U.S. Open in which Jack Nicklaus made his tournament debut.

1862 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1862 British Open was the third one played, and the second one won by Old Tom Morris. Only eight golfers completed the tournament, four of whom were amateurs and four pro. But only the scores of six of them are recorded.

1861 British Open Winner and Scores

While the Civil War was starting in America, the British Open was played for the second time in Scotland. Golfers played three rounds at Prestwick, a 12-hole links. And the man today known as "Old Tom" won his first Open championship.

1860 British Open: The First Major

The 1860 British Open is one of the most significant golf tournaments ever played, because it was the very first of what we now call the major championships. In fact, it was the first time any of the professional golf tournaments that exist today was played.

A Bunch of Facts About Golfer Mike Brady

Mike Brady was a golfer who played in the first half of the 20th century. He is best-known for being a two-time participant in playoffs at the U.S. Open. He lost both times.

1948 U.S. Open Winner and Scores

The 1948 U.S. Open was the 48th time the tournament was played. One of golf's all-time greats won the first of his four U.S. Open titles, and did so by demolishing the existing scoring record.

1948 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores

The 1948 Masters Tournament was the 12th time the event was played, and it was claimed by a club pro whose last name has become synonymous with "golf instructor." He even matched the tournament scoring record that stood for another five years.

1948 British Open Winner and Scores

The 1948 British Open was the 77th time the tournament was played. The winner was Henry Cotton, who, with this victory, became a three-time Open champion.

Alamo Ladies Classic, Onetime LPGA Stop in San Antonio

The Alamo Ladies Classic was played 11 times on the LPGA Tour, mostly in the 1960s, in San Antonio, Texas.

Seve Trophy: Looking Back at the Continent vs. GB&I Tournament

The Seve Trophy was a competition between teams of male professional golfers representing Continental Europe and Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I). It was played every other year, in the years in which there was no Ryder Cup. The Seve Trophy was first played in 2000 and last played in 2013.

2013 Seve Trophy

This was the eighth — and it turns out, final — time the Seve Trophy was played. After the Continental Europe victory, the overall standings in the event's history was Great Britain & Ireland 6, Continental Europe 2.

2011 Seve Trophy

This was the seventh time the Seve Trophy was played. After the Great Britain/Ireland victory, the overall standings in the event's history was Great Britain & Ireland 6, Continental Europe 1.

2009 Seve Trophy

This was the sixth time the Seve Trophy was played. After the Great Britain/Ireland victory, the overall standings in the event's history was Great Britain & Ireland 5, Continental Europe 1.

2007 Seve Trophy

This was the fifth time the Seve Trophy was played. After the Great Britain/Ireland victory, the overall standings in the event's history was Great Britain & Ireland 4, Continental Europe 1.

2005 Seve Trophy

This was the fourth time the Seve Trophy was played. After the Great Britain/Ireland victory, the overall standings in the event's history was Great Britain & Ireland 3, Continental Europe 1.

2003 Seve Trophy

This was the third time the Seve Trophy was played. After the Great Britain/Ireland victory, the overall standings in the event's history was Great Britain & Ireland 2, Continental Europe 1.

2002 Seve Trophy

This was the second time the Seve Trophy was played. After the Great Britain/Ireland victory, the overall standings in the event's history was Continental Europe 1, Great Britain & Ireland 1.

2000 Seve Trophy

This was the first time the Seve Trophy was played, and fittingly the tournament began with Ballesteros as one of the team captains. After the Continentals' victory, the overall standings in the event's history was Continental Europe 1, Great Britain & Ireland 0.