Published: 5/5/2009 4:26:25 PM
Published: 5/5/2009 4:26:24 PM
Robert "Bobby" Jones was one of the greatest golfers of his or any era, winning 13 major championships in just 20 attempts. Even though he retired from tournament golf at the young age of 28, Jones, who always retained his amateur status, is ...
Published: 5/5/2009 4:26:21 PM
The U.S. Open Championship is the most prestigious and important golf tournament in the United States. It, along with the Masters, the British Open and the PGA Championship, are the four major golf championships that are held annually. The U.S. ...
Published: 5/5/2009 4:26:15 PM
Byron Nelson was a professional golfer, competing on the Professional Golfer's Association Tour between 1932 and 1946. Nelson won at a phenomenal rate, culminating a wonderful career that saw him win 52 professional golf tournaments with an ...
Published: 5/5/2009 4:26:08 PM
Four ball is a type of match play that golfers can engage in that pits a pair of players against another twosome. It is one of the formats employed during the Ryder Cup competition between the United States and Europe every other year and is a ...
Published: 5/5/2009 4:26:01 PM
A hole-in-one is a golf shot hit from the tee that goes into the hole on the green. While the vast majority of holes-in-one are scored on par three holes where the golfer is expected to at least reach the green, there have been documented ...
Published: 5/5/2009 4:26:00 PM
Golf is a sport that traces it roots back into the Middle Ages. Golf is best described as a game in which a player attempts to hit a small ball around a course with specialized clubs into the holes on smooth grass surfaces in as few strokes as ...
Published: 5/5/2009 4:25:43 PM
There are different types of golf traditions. Some of them are based on the sportsmanship and courtesy that golf prides itself in. Others involve the items that are awarded to winners of specific golf competitions. Still another golf tradition, ...
Published: 5/5/2009 4:25:22 PM
The U.S. Open is the most important and most difficult tournament of the year on the PGA tour. The Masters may be the most traditional, but the U.S. Open is the most significant major to most North American players. The open format means it is ...
Published: 5/5/2009 4:25:18 PM
Golf has developed into one the most popular vehicles among all sports to raise money for charity. The reason is simple--since golf can be played by all ages and ability levels and by both men and women, there are more opportunities for ...
Published: 5/5/2009 4:25:18 PM
In golf, the term par is used to describe the expected number of shots that it takes to play each hole. The formula to ascertain par for a certain hole is to add the number of shots it should take to reach the green from the tee and then add two ...
Published: 5/5/2009 4:24:51 PM
The PGA Championship is one of golf's four major championships. Played during August, it is the last major of each golf season. The first PGA Championship was held in 1916 at the Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York, and the winner took ...
Published: 8/22/2009 3:01:29 AM
The City of Honolulu is located in the Hawaiian Islands on the island of Oahu. It has served as the capital of Hawaii since well before it became the 50th state in 1959. The city's population is ethnically diverse, and tourism is the major ...
Published: 7/31/2009 3:00:55 AM
