Facts about Golf
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Scoring terms in golf use a bird-themed naming system, with birdie meaning one under par and eagle meaning two under par.
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Walter Hagen won 11 major championships between 1914 and 1929, establishing himself as golf's first dominant international superstar during the sport's early professional era.
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Rory McIlroy's 2011 U.S. Open victory at Congressional Country Club featured a 16-stroke winning margin, the largest in major championship history since 1965.
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St. Andrews Old Course in Scotland, dating to 1552, is the world's oldest golf course still in regular play and features the famous Swilcan Bridge built in the 18th century.
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Jack Nicklaus completed his 18th major championship victory at age 46 during the 1986 Masters, making him the oldest winner of a major golf tournament at that time.
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Bryson DeChambeau's 2020 U.S. Open victory at Winged Foot marked the first major championship won with an average driving distance exceeding 320 yards, signaling golf's modern power era.
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A standard golf ball must weigh at least 1.68 ounces and measure no smaller than 1.68 inches in diameter according to rules established by the USGA in 1976.
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At 7,545 yards, Augusta National's course stretches 1,000 yards longer than when it opened in 1933, reflecting decades of strategic lengthening to accommodate modern golf technology.
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In 1930, Bobby Jones won all four major championships in a single calendar year, an achievement never repeated and known as the Grand Slam of golf.
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The Masters Tournament at Augusta National has used the same 18-hole course layout since 1933, making it golf's most historically consistent major championship venue.
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Tiger Woods won 15 major championships between 1997 and 2019, trailing Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 majors won across five decades.