Yes, there are multiple amateur golfers who won the British Open — but not many, and not for a long time. A total of six Opens have been won...| www.golfcompendium.com
Jerry Travers was one of the giants of the American golf scene in the first two decades of the 1900s. He won the U.S. Amateur championship...| www.golfcompendium.com
How many golfers have won both the U.S. Amateur Championship and the British Amateur Championship? Not many! It's tough to win just one of...| www.golfcompendium.com
"All square," sometimes shortened to just "square," means that a golf match is tied. The term is used in match play, in which a golfer or te...| www.golfcompendium.com
John Ball was a giant of British golf in the 19th and early 20th centuries, winning a record eight British Amateur Championships — plus one ...| www.golfcompendium.com
If you compiled a list of important golfers who've been largely forgotten today, Sandy Herd would be on it. He ushered the modern golf bal...| www.golfcompendium.com
The 1913 U.S. Open was the 19th time the tournament was played, and a young American amateur defeated two British legends in a playoff.| www.golfcompendium.com
The 1897 British Open was the 37th time this major was played, and an amateur won his second title here.| www.golfcompendium.com
The 1892 British Open was the 32nd time this major was played. An amateur golfer won The Open this year, just the second time an amateur cla...| www.golfcompendium.com
The 1915 U.S. Open was the 21st time the tournament was played. The winner did something a little ununsual afterward — he mostly retired fro...| www.golfcompendium.com