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Organizations |
GOLF | History
Players Events equipment tournament |
| History |
1st
yr |
. |
Equipment |
1st
yr |
. |
Competitions |
1st
yr |
| "chole"
pre golf hockey in Flanders |
1354 |
. |
set
of clubs |
1502 |
. |
publicized
golf match |
1724 |
| "chole"
taken to Scotland |
1421 |
. |
featherie
ball |
1618 |
. |
open
championship |
1744 |
| "gowf"
banned in Scotland |
1457 |
. |
licenced
golf ball |
1642 |
. |
club
championship - Leith |
1764 |
| "gowf"
ban lifted |
1502 |
. |
caddie |
1682 |
. |
. |
1800 |
| "golf"
now in England |
1513 |
. |
The
Goff book |
1743 |
. |
womens'
competition |
10 |
| golf
now in America |
1659 |
. |
perpetual
trophy |
1744 |
. |
amateur
championship |
59 |
| stroke
play |
1759 |
. |
rule
book |
1754 |
. |
pro
championship |
60 |
| . |
. |
. |
18
hole course |
1764 |
. |
pro
+ amateur championship |
61 |
| Golf
Expansion |
1st
yr |
. |
1st
> 100 |
1767 |
. |
University
match |
78 |
| Leith
- Edinburgh |
1457 |
. |
clubhouse
- Leith |
1768 |
. |
gate
admission |
92 |
| St
Andrews - Scotland |
1552 |
. |
golf
pro |
1774 |
. |
ladies
amateur championship |
93 |
| Blackheath
- London |
1766 |
. |
greenkeeper |
1774 |
. |
US
Amateur |
95 |
| South
Carolina - Charleston |
1786 |
. |
golf
club uniform |
1788 |
. |
US
Open |
95 |
| . |
1800 |
. |
. |
1800 |
. |
US
Women's Amateur |
95 |
| India
- Bangalore |
10 |
. |
hickory
shaft |
26 |
. |
NCAA
championship |
97 |
| Royal
Perth |
33 |
. |
guttie
ball |
48 |
. |
. |
1900 |
| Royal
St Andrews |
34 |
. |
instruction
book |
57 |
. |
Olympic
Games - Paris |
00 |
| Ireland
- Curragh |
56 |
. |
1st
> 80 |
58 |
. |
Amateur
Team |
02 |
| Ladies
- St Andrews |
67 |
. |
"bogey"
- golf score |
90 |
. |
Olympic
Games - St Louis |
04 |
| Australia
- Adelaide |
70 |
. |
rubber
core ball |
90 |
. |
Olympic
golf Ends |
04 |
| South
Africa - Royal Cape |
85 |
. |
US
- Golf Magazine |
97 |
. |
US
vs British women |
05 |
| Olympic
Games - Paris |
1900 |
. |
Haskell
ball |
98 |
. |
US
vs French Pros |
13 |
| Japan
- Tokyo |
1914 |
. |
"birdie"
- golf score |
98 |
. |
US
PGA championship |
16 |
| . |
. |
. |
. |
1900 |
. |
Walker
Cup |
22 |
| Rules |
1st
yr |
. |
grooved-faced
iron |
02 |
. |
prize
purse $10,000 |
26 |
| rule
book |
1754 |
. |
Dimpled
ball |
04 |
. |
Ryder
Cup |
27 |
| R
& A - Britain |
. |
. |
center
shafted putter |
04 |
. |
Corporate
Sponsor |
33 |
| play
it "as it lies" |
1856 |
. |
Vardon
overlapping grip |
05 |
. |
Masters |
34 |
| USGA |
1894 |
. |
Pneumatic
ball |
05 |
. |
PGA
Tour |
34 |
| pool
cue putter banned |
1895 |
. |
female
Pro |
08 |
. |
Masters
radio |
35 |
| . |
1900 |
. |
Steel
Shafts |
10 |
. |
Bing
Crosby Pro-Am |
37 |
| PGA
- British Isles |
01 |
. |
practice
range |
20 |
. |
US
Open TV |
46 |
| PGA
- America |
16 |
. |
fairway
irrigation |
25 |
. |
All
Star Golf TV show |
54 |
| ball
size & weight limits |
21 |
. |
bentgrass
greens |
27 |
. |
World
Cup |
66 |
| USGA
14 club rule |
38 |
. |
sand
wedge |
32 |
. |
Tournament
Players |
74 |
| LPGA |
50 |
. |
PGA
merchandise show |
54 |
. |
"sudden-death"
playoff |
77 |
| R
& A + USGA rules merge |
51 |
. |
cast
metal irons |
63 |
. |
Legends
of Golf |
78 |
| PGA
admits Blacks |
61 |
. |
2
piece Top-Flite ball |
72 |
. |
Ryders
adds Europeans |
79 |
| PGA
Qualifying School |
65 |
. |
graphite
shaft |
73 |
. |
PGA
Seniors Tour |
80 |
| World
Golf Hall of Fame |
74 |
. |
Metal
Woods |
79 |
. |
Gold
Channel TV |
93 |
| USGA
ball distance std |
76 |
. |
Oversized
Woods |
91 |
. |
. |
. |
| USGA
ball symetry std |
80 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Slope
handicap system |
85 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Champions
|
1st
yr |
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. |
. |
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. |
. |
. |
1800 |
| . |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Tom
Morris age17 |
69 |
| Golf
Courses - USA |
1st
yr |
. |
-course
Architects |
. |
. |
Tom
Morris age24 dies |
75 |
| . |
1800 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1900 |
| Oakhurst
- White Sulphur Spr. |
84 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Walter
Hagen |
22 |
| Foxburg
- PN |
87 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Bobby
Jones |
26 |
| Shinnecock
- NY |
91 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Gene
Sarazen |
32 |
| 1st
18 hole - Chicago - IL |
93 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Byron
Nelson |
39 |
| 1st
public - Van Cortlandt - NY |
95 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Sam
Snead |
46 |
| . |
1900 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Patty
Berg |
46 |
| Pinehurst
- NC |
01 |
. |
-Donald
Ross |
. |
. |
"Babe"
Zaharias |
47 |
| Oakmont
- PA |
02 |
. |
-Harry
Fownes - "penal style" |
. |
. |
Ben
Hogan |
48 |
| Miniature
- NC |
16 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Arnold
Palmer |
58 |
| Pebble
Beach - CA |
19 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
Gary
Player |
59 |
| Pine
Valley - NJ |
22 |
. |
-A.W.
Tillinghast |
. |
. |
Jack
Nicklaus |
62 |
| Winged
Foot - NY |
23 |
. |
-Alister
MacKenzie Bobby Jones |
. |
. |
Lee
Trevino |
71 |
| Agusta
National - GA |
33 |
. |
-Robert
Trent Jones |
. |
. |
Nancy
Lopez |
78 |
| Baltusrol
- NJ |
54 |
. |
-Pete
Dye Jack Nicklaus |
. |
. |
John
Daly |
91 |
| Harbour
Town - SC |
69 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
V
J Singh |
91 |
| Alan
Shepard - the Moon |
71 |
. |
-Jack
Nicklaus |
. |
. |
Tiger
Woods |
97 |
| Muirfield
- OH |
72 |
. |
-Pete
Dye "stadium style" |
. |
. |
Annika
Sorenstam |
2001 |
| TPC
Sawgrass - |
81 |
. |
-Jack
Nicklaus
"target golf style" |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Desert
Highlands - AZ |
84 |
. |
-Tom
Watson "links style" |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Links
Spanish Bay - |
87 |
. |
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1st
yr |
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1st
yr |
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yr |
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