Tee Box Shuffle is the name of a golf game for a group of golfers, or a format for a tournament, that has the golfers using different tee boxes throughout the round. And which teeing ground you use is determined by your score on the previous hole. In Tee Box Shuffle (sometimes called a Red, White and Blue tournament or format, although that name can also refer to different games) makes use of| Golf Compendium
The 1968 U.S. Women's Open was the 23rd time this major championship, run by the USGA, was played. The first-time champion went on to win this title twice more, too. Winner: Susie Maxwell Berning, 289 Where it was played: Moselem Springs Golf Club in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania Tournament dates: July 4-7, 1968 Leader after first round: Susie Maxwell Berning, 69 Leader after second round: Susie| Golf Compendium
Gilbert Nicholls is largely unknown today, but in his time (the early 1900s) he was an important pro on the fledgling American golf scene. He won tournaments, twice was runner-up in early U.S. Opens (and once held that tournament's 18-hole scoring record), and helped steer the policies of the early PGA of America. Full name: Gilbert Ernest Nicholls Date of birth: July 23, 1878 Place of birth:| Golf Compendium
"Oozies" is the name of a side game in which golfers are rewarded for being closest to the pin. It's a simple game, and the only real question for your group to consider is just how simple to make it. First, note that Oozies is very similar (but not identical) to other games based around closest-to-the-pin such as KP Duty. Another way to think of Oozies is that it is Oozles and Foozles minus the| Golf Compendium
The 1969 U.S. Women's Open was the 24th edition of this major championship tournament. The winner was not just a first-time major champion, but also a first-time winner on the LPGA Tour. Winner: Donna Caponi, 294 Where it was played: Scenic Hills Country Club in Pensacola, Florida Tournament dates: June 26-29, 1969 Leader after first round: Peggy Wilson, 71 Leader after second round: Jo| Golf Compendium
The Epson Tour is the LPGA's developmental circuit, the second-level tour for pro women golfers in the United States. It is a steppingstone to the LPGA Tour, and as you'll see on the following list of the Epson Tour's Players of the Year many of those award winners went on to successful LPGA Tour careers. The Epson Tour Player of the Year Award has been given since 1984, before the tour was even| Golf Compendium
Who won the 1942 U.S. Open golf tournament? Trick question: The tournament wasn't played. But a different tournament run just like a U.S. Open was played, and some golf historians refer to that event as the substitute U.S. Open of 1942. Why the 1942 U.S. Open wasn't played: World War II. American Naval forces at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii were attacked in December of 1941, spurring the United States| Golf Compendium
"Junk" is the name of a golf game that combines many side games into a larger, overall wager. Junk is also a term that can be used to refer to all those familiar side games. What sides games are we talking about? Well, "junk" can refer to such games as barkies, greenies, sandies, nasties, Arnies, Seves, Nicklauses, fishies and so. One golfer in a group might ask the others on the first tee, "| Golf Compendium
The Air New Zealand Shell Open was a men's professional golf tournament that for much of its history was part of the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule. It was played from the mid-1970s into the mid-1990s. First played: 1975 Last played: 1994 The tournament's 72-hole scoring record of 261 was set by D.A. Weibring in 1985. Its largest margin of victory was nine strokes by Bob Shearer, who| Golf Compendium
The FedEx Cup is the season-long points competition on the PGA Tour that culminates in a three-tournament "playoff," ending at the Tour Cham...| www.golfcompendium.com
Does Tiger Woods fart a lot? Hey, there's no way to ask that question politely, or delicately. But ask it we must, because "Tiger Woods fart" is a phrase that gets searched a lot on the Web. And if people are looking for information about El Tigre and his butt trumpet, well, we're willing to step into that fray (but not into his exhaust plume). (Related: That time a PGA Tour golfer was fined for| Golf Compendium
The 1970 U.S. Women's Open was the 25th time this major championship tournament was played. For the second consecutive year, Donna Caponi emerged as the champion. Winner: Donna Caponi, 287 Where it was played: Muskogee Country Club in Muskogee, Oklahoma Tournament dates: July 2-5, 1970 Leaders after first round: Donna Caponi, Carol Mann, 69 Leader after second round: Donna Caponi, Carol Mann| Golf Compendium
The PGA Tour's award for leading the tour in season-long scoring average is called the Byron Nelson Award. It has been awarded since 1990. Below is the list of all the award's multiple winners, plus we'll also look at the most-frequent winners of the now-defunct PGA of America award for low scoring average. The Byron Nelson Award was created by the PGA Tour in 1990 with a requirement of 50 or| Golf Compendium
Garbage is a golf betting game that involves assigning values to a long list of achievements (sometimes including negative points for mistakes) and awarding points to golfers as they record those achievements throughout a round. Basically, Garbage is a game that combines lots of other side bets into on larger, catch-all game. You probably know the game of Garbage even if you don't know it by| Golf Compendium