The Rules of Golf are determined and administered by two bodies, (i) The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R&A) who govern all territories except for the USA and Mexico and (ii) the United States Golf Association (USGA).
The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is a unique format combining a European Tour professional tournament alongside the Professional and Amateur Team Championship.
Team USA won the 2021 Ryder Cup with a record 19–9 victory. This was the largest margin of victory since continental Europe joined the Ryder Cup in 1979.
The answer is no. Although most professional golfers do wear gloves some of them who don’t were/are: Ben Hogan, Fred Couples, Arron Oberholser, Lucas Glover, and Jonathan Byrd (on occasion).
Phil Mickelson is the oldest player ever to finish in the top five at the Masters tournament. He was 52 years old at the time when he tied for second at the 2023 Masters.
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