Golf Compendium

Golfers often refer to the "short grass" on a golf course. But even if you're not sure what the "short grass," specifically, refers to, you probably know that it's where you want your golf ball to wind up after playing a stroke.

The golf side wager known as Municipals is one that is usually safe to bet, because it rarely pays out. That's because a golfer has to make par from the wrong fairway in order to win the Municipals bet.

The Pasadena Open was a men's professional golf tournament in California in the 1920s and '30s. It was part of what was known at the time as the PGA's "winter circuit." Some important history in golf equipment was made in this tournament.

Most of our accounts of Masters Tournament records are focused on good achievements — the bests. But sometimes you have to acknowledge the worsts , too. Such as the worst 72-hole scores ever seen in Masters Tournament history.

"Chuck Wagon" is the name of a side bet in golf that pays off once, maybe twice, during the round — the number depends on how many snack bars the golf course has.

Jocelyne Bourassa had a great career as an amateur golfer in her native Canada before turning pro and joining the LPGA Tour. Despite her competitive career ending prematurely due to injury, she made her mark as the first Canadian to win an LPGA tournament played in Canada.

The Honda Civic Classic was a pro golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played for a handful of years in the 1970s in California. But its roster of champions, though short, is impressive.

What are the highest scores for one round of golf yet recorded in The Masters Tournament? The all-time worst 18-hole score in The Masters is 95.

There are two different side games that go by the name Bogeyman, both of them, as you probably guessed, based around making (or avoiding making) bogeys. One of them is best-suited for low-handicappers, the other is more-often played by higher handicappers.