The Junior Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between Europe and the United States for golfers aged 18 and under. It is based on the men's Ryder Cup format. It is run by the same organisations, the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe.
There are 5 par threes on the North Course: the 4th hole is 228 yards (208 metres), the 7th hole is 284 yards (260 metres), the 9th hole is 171 yards (156 metres), the 11th hole is 290 yards (265 metres) and the 15th hole is 124 yards (113 metres) long.
The PGA of America (USPGA) was founded in 1916 to support individuals making their living as professional golfers and to advance the sport of professional golf. In 1968 some members of the PGA of America decided they wanted things to be different and broke away to form the PGA Tour.
Lee Janzen has won two major championships, the 1993 US Open at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New York City and the 1998 US Open at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California.
As a professional golfer Paige Spiranac does not have a very strong record. Turning professional in 2015 Spiranac played on the Ladies European Tour and also some mini tours. She did not win any significant tournaments during her professional career.
Nike stopped making golf clubs due to declining sales of golf equipment and an increasingly competitive market dominated by companies such as Callaway, TaylorMade, and Titleist.
The five founding clubs of the USGA are Chicago Golf Club, The Country Club, Newport Country Club, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and Saint Andrew's Golf Club.
The Payne Stewart Award is an annual award given to a player whose "values align with the character, charity and sportsmanship that Stewart showed''. It also includes respect for the traditions of the game.
The Halford Hewitt Cup is an annual amateur golf tournament for the old boys of 64 English and Scottish public schools. Each school competes with five foursomes pairs, making 640 competitors in all.
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