"the player's handicap. A golfer whose handicap is zero is called a scratch golfer. A golfer whose handicap is approximately 18 is called a bogey golfer. In the United States, each officially rated golf course is described by two numbers: the ""course rating"" and the ""slope rating"". The course rating of a particular course is a number generally between 67 and 77 that is used to measure the average ""good score"" by a scratch golfer on that course. The slope rating of a particular course is a number between 55 and 155 that describes the relative difficulty of a course"
"disallowed by strict rules and so is used according to local rules for an event. A handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer's ability to play golf over the course of 18 holes. A player's handicap generally represents the number of strokes above par that the player will make over the course of an above-average round of golf. The better the player the lower their handicap is. Someone with a handicap of 0 or less is often called a ""scratch golfer"", and would typically score or beat the course par on a round of play (depending on course"
"playoff record (1–0) ""Note: Molder never played in the Masters Tournament."" LA = low amateur<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Bryce Molder Bryce Wade Molder (born January 27, 1979) is a former American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. Molder was born in Harrison, Arkansas and attended public school in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Conway, Arkansas. He has Poland syndrome, as a result of which he was born with no left pectoral muscle, his left hand is smaller than his right and four fingers on his left hand were webbed at birth. He had"
"Handicap (golf) A golf handicap is a numerical measure of a golfer's potential ability. In stroke play, it is used to calculate a net score from the number of strokes played during a competition, thus allowing players of different proficiency to play against each other on somewhat equal terms. In match play, the handicap difference between players is used to determine the number of strokes the high handicap player should receive from the low handicapper during the playing of their round. The higher the handicap of a player, the poorer the player is relative to those with lower handicaps. Official"
"Gene Littler Gene Alec Littler (born July 21, 1930) is an American professional golfer and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed ""Gene the Machine"" for his smooth rhythmical swing, he once said that, ""Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the best misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes."" Littler was born in San Diego, California. He played on the 1953 United States Walker Cup team, and won the U.S. Amateur and the California State Amateur that same year. In 1954, he won"
"NT = No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Amateur George Von Elm George ""Gix"" Von Elm (March 20, 1901 – May 1, 1961) was an American professional golfer most noted for his amateur career. He was selected by ""Golf Digest"" as Utah's greatest amateur golfer, and in the early 1960s was named Utah Golfer of the Century. From 1924 to 1931, Von Elm"
"post which had been addressed simply to: Maurice Flitcroft, Golfer, England. In 2017 comedian and writer Simon Farnaby, who co-wrote a biography of Flitcroft, stated that he was writing a film script based on the book. Maurice Flitcroft Maurice Gerald Flitcroft (23 November 1929 – 24 March 2007) was a British golfer and audacious hoaxer. Flitcroft became notorious after hitting a score of 121 in the qualifying competition for the 1976 Open Championship—the highest score recorded at the Open Championship—and by a self-professed ""professional golfer"". Subsequently, he gained significant media attention, being referred to as ""the world's worst golfer"". Following"
"Single Figure Golfer Single Figure Golfer, or SFG, refers to an amateur golfer with handicap of 9 or lower. The terms are registered trademarks in Europe, North America, Australia, India and some other countries, owned by former Walker Cup captain Peter McEvoy, Paul Heming and Robert Millar. There are a number of online communities created for golfers who have achieved this level including the official Single Figure Golfer website. The basis of this website is to provide amateur golfers the chance to qualify and play against Ryder Cup stars in a 3 day golf tournament, the Single Figure Golfer Challenge"
"Maurice Flitcroft Maurice Gerald Flitcroft (23 November 1929 – 24 March 2007) was a British golfer and audacious hoaxer. Flitcroft became notorious after hitting a score of 121 in the qualifying competition for the 1976 Open Championship—the highest score recorded at the Open Championship—and by a self-professed ""professional golfer"". Subsequently, he gained significant media attention, being referred to as ""the world's worst golfer"". Following the 1976 Open, the rules were changed to prevent Flitcroft from attempting to enter again. Undeterred, he regularly attempted to enter the Open and several other golf competitions, either under his own name or under pseudonyms"
"Golf Zero Golf Zero is a 2017 platformer golfing game developed by Colin Lane Games AB. The game tasks the player with avoiding hazards, jumping across chasms and staying alive like any platformer. However, the player has to golf a ball into the hole at the end of the level to complete it (instead of making it to the end alive). The player is given three shots to get one ball into the hole. ""Golf Zero"" received mostly positive reviews. ""TouchArcade"" rated the game 4.5 out of 5 stars. Metacritic gave the game a weighted average score of 84 out"
"= No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Bob Ferguson (golfer) Robert Ferguson ( – 19 May 1915), was a Scottish golfer who played in the late 19th century. He won a hat-trick of titles at The Open Championship in 1880, 1881 and 1882. In addition to the three Open Championship wins, he posted top-10 finishes seven times. Ferguson was born in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, circa 1846. In addition to his three Open Championship titles, Ferguson was especially noted for his putting, not only"
"of 100, indicating ""generally favorable reviews"". Golf Zero Golf Zero is a 2017 platformer golfing game developed by Colin Lane Games AB. The game tasks the player with avoiding hazards, jumping across chasms and staying alive like any platformer. However, the player has to golf a ball into the hole at the end of the level to complete it (instead of making it to the end alive). The player is given three shots to get one ball into the hole. ""Golf Zero"" received mostly positive reviews. ""TouchArcade"" rated the game 4.5 out of 5 stars. Metacritic gave the game a"
"shore for the passengers. Cooper is often classified as the greatest golfer who never won a major tournament, with 31 career wins. Some claim this classification is erroneous because Cooper won the 1934 Western Open, which many considered one of golf's major championships at that time. Although in its early decades the Western Open was widely regarded as a major championship, this designation was unofficial and it is generally not included in tallies of golfers' major championship wins. Other male professional golfer who have had a comparable record of repeated success at the major championships without yet winning one are"
"(0–1) ""Note: Nielsen never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.""<br> DNP = Did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied<br> Yellow background for top-10. Lonnie Nielsen Lonnie Dean Nielsen (born June 29, 1953) is an American professional golfer. Nielsen was born and raised in Belle Plaine, Iowa. His father started him in golf as a youngster on the sand green courses in and around his hometown. He attended the University of Iowa, where earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1976. Nielsen was a member of the PGA Tour from 1978–1983 but"
"in the development of junior golfers, for which he will be recognised on 13 October 2016 when he is inducted as a general member of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. ""this list may be incomplete"" European Tour playoff record (0–1) ""this list may be incomplete"" CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1973 and 1974 Open Championships)<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Jack Newton Jack Newton OAM (born 30 January 1950) is an Australian former professional golfer. Newton was born in Cessnock, New South Wales. He was one of Australia's most successful golfers in"
"versa). Akin to the SSS is the ""Competition Scratch Score"" (CSS). The principle is the same, and only this describes how easy or difficult the course played during a given competition. It is against this CSS score that the club adjusts a player's handicap. Golfers with a handicap of 5 or lower are said to be Category 1 players. Higher handicap players are categorised as Category 2, 3, or 4. For every stroke the Category 1 golfer's net score is below the CSS, his handicap is reduced by 0.1. For Category 2 golfers, this figure is 0.2, for Category 3"
"Low amateur<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Jim Hallet James Oliver Hallet (born March 30, 1960) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. Hallet was born in Hyannis, Massachusetts. He played college golf at Bryant College, where he was a four-time Division II All-American. Hallet first came to prominence while still an amateur at the 1983 Masters Tournament, where he opened with a 68, then the second-lowest amateur round in Masters history, and held a share of the lead after 28 holes. Hallet turned professional in 1984, but spent his first four"
"holed out a wedge from the fairway for an eagle. ""this list may be incomplete"" PGA Tour playoff record (3–0) CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Steve Lowery Stephen Brent Lowery (born October 12, 1960) is an American professional golfer. Lowery was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He has PGA Tour victories in 1994, 2000 and 2008. All three of his victories on the PGA Tour have come in playoffs. Lowery has been featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His best season on the PGA Tour was in 1994, when he finished 12th"
"regarded as one of the best players of all time who never won a major championship. His total of 24 PGA Tour wins is the most by any eligible player not already inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. [This list may be incomplete] ""Note: Smith never played in the PGA Championship."" NYF = tournament not yet founded<br> NT = no tournament<br> WD = withdrew<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Macdonald Smith Macdonald ""Mac"" Smith (March 18, 1890 – August 31, 1949) was one of the top professional golfers in the world from about 1910 into the"
"Par (score) In golf, par is the predetermined number of strokes that a scratch (or 0 handicap) golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the pars of each round). Pars are the central component of stroke play, the most common kind of play in professional golf tournaments. The term is also used in golf-like sports such as disc golf, with the same meaning. The length of each hole from the tee placement to the pin mostly determines par values for each hole. Almost"
"a number of non-white golfing championships in South Africa. ""Note: Sewgolum only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Sewsunker Sewgolum Sewsunker ""Papwa"" Sewgolum (OIS) (1930 – 6 July 1978) was a South African professional golfer of ethnic Indian origin, who carved a niche for himself in golfing folklore when he became the first golfer of colour to win a provincial open in South Africa. He became a symbol of the sports boycott movement when pictures of him receiving his trophy outdoors in the rain, because, due to apartheid, he was not allowed"
"on the following formula: At the end of the round, points earned are tallied. The total is subtracted from 36, and the resulting number is the golfer's handicap allowance. His net score can then be computed using his System 36 handicap allowance. Handicap (golf) A golf handicap is a numerical measure of a golfer's potential ability. In stroke play, it is used to calculate a net score from the number of strokes played during a competition, thus allowing players of different proficiency to play against each other on somewhat equal terms. In match play, the handicap difference between players is"
"America, GCSAA's highest honor. He was inducted into the West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame in 2009 with Sam Snead. Campbell was also the stepfather of Academy Award-nominated actor Brad Dourif. ""Note: Campbell never played in the British Open nor the PGA Championship (for which he was never eligible being an amateur).""<br> LA = Low Amateur<br> DNP = Did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place<br> Green"
"never played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1959 PGA Championship)<br> DQ = disqualified<br> R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br> ""T"" = tied Dick Mayer Alvin Richard Mayer (August 28, 1924 – June 2, 1989) was an American professional golfer. Mayer was born in Stamford, Connecticut. He apprenticed with renowned player and teacher Claude Harmon at the Winged Foot Golf Club in suburban New York City. Mayer won seven times on the PGA Tour, between 1953 and 1965. Mayer almost won the"
"= Low amateur<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Michael Kim (golfer) Michael Sangwon Kim (born July 14, 1993) is an American professional golfer with one PGA Tour victory. Kim is the son of Sun and Yun Kim. He was born in Seoul, South Korea but raised in San Diego, California, where he went to Torrey Pines High School. Kim attended the University of California, Berkeley. In April 2013, Kim was Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Month. On June 2, 2013, he became the first Cal men's golfer to ever win national player of the year"
"as a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, in the Lifetime Achievement category. M = Medalist DNP = Did not play<br> WD = Withdrew<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database Source for 1906 British Amateur: Golf, July 1906, pg. 29. Charles B. Macdonald Charles Blair Macdonald (November 14, 1855 – April 21, 1939) was"
"amateur<br> NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br> NT = No tournament<br> WD = Withdrew<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place<br> DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion<br> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play Amateur Francis Ouimet Francis DeSales Ouimet (May 8, 1893 – September 2, 1967) was an American amateur golfer who is frequently referred to as the ""father of amateur golf"" in the United States. He won the U.S. Open in 1913 and was the first non-Briton elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club"
"playing against a ""scratch golfer"" (zero handicap), all 25 strokes would be distributed, first by applying one stroke to each hole, then applying the remaining strokes, one each, to the most difficult 7 holes; so, the handicap player would subtract 2 strokes from each of the most difficult 7 holes, and 1 each from the remaining 11. Handicap systems have potential for abuse by players who may intentionally play badly to increase their handicap (""throwing their 'cap"") before playing to their potential at an important event with a valuable prize. For this reason, professional golf associations do not use them,"
"considered somewhat noteworthy if a player manages to complete a bogey-free round. Scoring four bogey-free rounds in a tournament is extremely rare. Examples are Lee Trevino at the 1974 Greater New Orleans Open; David J. Russell at the 1992 Lyon Open V33; Jesper Parnevik at the 1995 Volvo Scandinavian Masters; Manuel Piñero at the 2002 GIN Monte Carlo Invitational; Diana Luna at the 2011 UniCredit Ladies German Open; and Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith at the 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans (a team event). Each of them won the tournament except Piñero, who finished third. Par means scoring even"
"""Note: Bolt never played in The Open Championship.""<br> DNP = Did not play<br> WD = Withdrew<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place<br> R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Tommy Bolt Thomas Henry Bolt (March 31, 1916 – August 30, 2008) was an American professional golfer. Bolt was born in Haworth, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Army during World War II and turned professional in 1946. He worked as a caddie and club"
"record (0–2) ""Note: Durnian only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1978 Open Championship)<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Denis Durnian Denis Durnian (born 30 June 1950) is an English professional golfer. Durnian was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester. He turned professional in 1969 and played on the European Tour from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. He never won a European Tour event, but he finished second four occasions, with one being a defeat in a matchplay final, and twice losing out in a playoff. His best"
"Open Championship.""<br> NT = No tournament<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Eric Green (golfer) Eric Green (born 1908) was an English professional golfer. He was on the Great Britain team for the 1947 Ryder Cup but did not play in any matches. He won the Northern Professional Championship in 1947. In early August 1947 the P.G.A. selection committee announced a list of 14 players from which the final 10 players for 1947 Ryder Cup would be chosen. The winner of the News of the World Match Play would also be included in the list. Green was"
"(the number of strokes taken). The net scores of all the competing golfers are compared and (generally) the person with the lowest score wins. Contrary to popular opinion, a player's handicap is intended to show a player's potential, not a player's average score. The frequency by which a player will play to their handicap is a function of that golfer's handicap, as low handicappers are statistically more consistent than higher handicappers. The USGA refers to this as the ""average best"" method. So in a large, handicapped competition, the golfer who shoots the best with respect to his abilities and the"