Golf Compendium

The 2002 Curtis Cup was the 32nd time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 23 wins for Team USA, six for GB&I, and three ties.

The British Open, one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, switched away from the traditional 18-hole, next-day playoff format beginning in 1989. And the Open made another change to its playoff form recently, too. So what is it now?

The 2000 Curtis Cup was the 31st time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 22 wins for Team USA, six for GB&I, and three ties.

What is the cut line at the British Open? That depends on the cut rule , so first let's explain that rule and how it governs which golfers do, and don't, make the cut. This is the British Open cut rule:

Psst, want to win a "Nicklaus"? Better have the longest drive in your group. The Nicklaus side bet in golf pays off to the golfer in a group who hits the longest drive on a hole.

The 1998 Curtis Cup was the 30th time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 21 wins for Team USA, six for GB&I, and three ties.

What happens if the U.S. Open golf tournament finishes 72 holes with two or more golfers tied for the lead? Those golfers have a playoff to determine the champion , of course. But after decades of using a next-day, 18-hole playoff format, the USGA changed the U.S. Open playoff format. So what is it now?

The 1996 Curtis Cup was the 29th time this tournament was played. Following Team GB&I's victory, the all-time standings were 20 wins for Team USA, six for GB&I, and three ties.

Tiger Woods has won The Masters five times, and that means five times he was responsible for choosing the menu for the annual Champions Dinner. What were Tiger Woods' Champions Dinner menus? We think it's safe to say they've been pretty popular with his fellow diners.

How many golfers make the cut in the U.S. Open golf tournament? That number varies from year to year, and is governed by the cut rule. So just what is the U.S. Open cut rule?

Flory Van Donck is the greatest golfer in the history of Belgium. He was one of the top golfers in Europe in the 1950s, a man noted for his personal style and a golfer noted for his putting stroke. He won dozens of tournaments on the British and European circuits of the era.

What is the lowest score ever recorded in a round of golf during an NCAA women's golf tournament? The all-time record is 61, and it is shared by five women.

The 10-shot rule, also called the 10-stroke rule, is a condition in place at some pro golf tournaments as part of the cut rule. The cut rule describes the criteria golfers in the field must meet in order to make the cut and continue playing. When the 10-shot rule is in effect, it means that golfers who are within 10 strokes of the lead at the time the cut is made do make the cut and continue playing.

The two teams halved the 1994 Curtis Cup, but as the defending champion Team GB&I retained the trophy. Following this result, the all-time standings were 20 wins for Team USA, five for GB&I, and three ties.

The 2020 Masters was the 84th time the tournament was played. But for the first time, it was played in the month of November. And for the first time, the winner's score was 20-under par.

The Masters tee times and pairings are some of the most-anticipated tournament groupings every year — when they show up, we know it's time for The Masters Tournament. Here's a look at the current Masters tee times and pairings plus, below that, some general information about how the tournament sets those groupings.

The 1992 Curtis Cup was the 27th time this tournament was played. Following Team GB&I's victory, the all-time standings were 20 wins for Team USA, five for GB&I, and two ties.

What happens when The Masters Tournament completes 72 holes with two or more golfers tied at the top? Those golfers go into a playoff. So let's go over the playoff format and rules and reveal which holes at Augusta National the playoff takes place on. The summary: The Masters uses a sudden-death playoff format that begins on the 18th hole and continues, if necessary, on the 10th.

The Masters Tournament is one of the four major championships of men's professional golf, but like most other pro tournaments, it has a cut. That means the field is trimmed after two rounds (36 holes) of play, leaving roughly the golfers in the top half of the standings to continue playing the final two rounds.

Jess Sweetser was one of the best amateur golfers of early 20th century, the first native-born American golfer to win the British Amateur and a man who handed Bobby Jones one of Jones' worst defeats.

The 1990 Curtis Cup was the 26th time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 20 wins for Team USA, four for GB&I, and two ties.

Did your drive hit a tree? Don't think of it as a mistake, think of it as a chance to win a woodie (woody). "Woodies" is the name of a side bet among golfers that pays off to anyone in the group who makes par after hitting a tree on the hole.

The 1988 Curtis Cup was the 25th time this tournament was played. Following Team GB&I's victory, the all-time standings were 19 wins for Team USA, four for GB&I, and two ties.

The Heather Farr Perseverance Award is given annually by the LPGA Tour to one of its golfers who represents the fighting spirit of the late LPGA golfer Heather Farr .

The 1986 Curtis Cup was the 24th time this tournament was played, and something happened here that hadn't happened in a very long time: Team GB&I won. And that made the all-time standings 19 wins for Team USA, three for GB&I, and two ties.

Heather Farr was an amateur golf champion and LPGA Tour member whose 4-and-a-half year battle with cancer took her life before she turned 29 years old. Since the mid-1990s, the LPGA has given an annual award in her memory.

The term "striping" is used by golf course superintendents and grounds crews to refer to a pattern left in the grass after mowing with lightweight mowing equipment. The pattern might be horizontal or vertical stripes, or it might be a crosshatch or checkerboard pattern of alternating light and dark squares or diamonds.

The 1984 Curtis Cup was the 23rd time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 19 wins for Team USA, two for GB&I, and two ties.

A golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic was played for only three years in the late 2010s. But one of those years included a record-breaking performance.

The 1982 Curtis Cup was the 22nd time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 18 wins for Team USA, two for GB&I, and two ties.

Marlene Floyd was a golfer on the LPGA Tour whose best years were in the 1970s and 1980s. She never won on tour, but was one of the better-known players of her era.

The 1980 Curtis Cup was the 21st time this tournament was played. Following Team USA's victory, the all-time standings were 17 wins for Team USA, two for GB&I, and two ties.