Phil Mickelson holds the record for the lowest score ever recorded by an over 50 year old at The Masters. Phil set the record at the 2023 Masters with an incredible round of 65 (-7).
To automatically make the American team you need to a US PGA Tour member and finish as one of the top 6 Americans in Fed Ex Cup points post the 2022 BMW Championship. If not, you can hope to be one of 6 Captains Picks after the BMW.
There are 8 automatic qualifications for the International team based, fundamentally, on World Rankings. 4 Captains Picks will complete the team of 12.
The Major Series of Putting is a series of 10 cash tournaments over 10 days held just off the Las Vegas Strip at a spectacular 20,000-square-foot circular putting stadium.
Yes, children are allowed to attend the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, and there are actually several special programs and events designed specifically for young patrons.
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).
Greg Norman is called the Great White Shark in a reference to his blond hair, size, aggressive golf playing style and his birthplace (Queensland, Australia) home of the native animal the shark.
A slice happens when there is side spin on the golf ball which causes the ball to curve to the right for a right-handed player and to the left for a left-handed golfer. Sidespin to the right is caused by an open clubface (pointed right) relative to the path the club head is travelling on impact.
When the Augusta co-founder Bobby Jones visited Royal Liverpool in 1937 he noticed that the past captains all wore red blazers when sitting for dinner. He adapted the idea for Augusta National members and Masters Champions.
Dave Stockton has won two major championships, the 1970 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the 1976 PGA Championship at Congressional Country Club (Blue Course) in Bethesda, Maryland.
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