In individual events, three of the four major men’s golf championships, the British and US Open tournaments and the Professional Golfers’ Association Championship, are played annually at a variety of golf courses in their respective countries. Each is played over 72 holes, and each is preceded by qualifying rounds. The fourth major, the invitational Masters Tournament, is held annually at the Augusta [GA] National Golf Course. Events for amateurs include the US and British Amateur championships. In 2007 the Professional Golf Association (PGA) inaugurated the FedExCup, a season-long competition in which players accumulate points based on their performances in various PGA events (including the major tournaments, which are weighted more heavily), participate in a four-week play-off, and determine the FedExCup champion at a final Tour Championship.
Women’s golf has been around nearly as long as men’s golf, but until the late 1940s, it was limited to amateurs. Thus, for women, the British and US Amateur championships were the major tournaments. The US Women’s Open Championship was started in 1946, and the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) was formed in 1950. Since that time women’s professional golf has flourished. In 1976 the Women’s British Open Championship was added to the golf calendar.
In team events, the Ryder Cup was originally a biennial match between the US and Great Britain, but beginning in 1979 it was expanded into a biennial match between the United States and Europe. The World Cup, formerly known as the Canada Cup, is a men’s tournament for two-man professional teams. Teams of British and US women golfers compete every two years for the Curtis Cup, which since 1964 has involved two days’ play of three 18-hole foursomes and six 18-hole singles. The Solheim Cup, the women’s professional team tournament, had been played in even-numbered years since 1990 but was moved to odd-numbered years (beginning in 2003) following the rescheduling of the Ryder Cup because of the events of 11 Sep 2001.
FedExCup
In 2007 the PGA inaugurated the FedExCup, a season-long competition in which players accumulate points based on their performances in various PGA events throughout the year. In a standard (non-major) tournament, for instance, 25,000 points are awarded, with the winner receiving 4,500 points, a runner-up receiving 2,700 points, and so on. The four major tournaments award 27,500 points, with 4,950 going to the winner. The cumulative total of points each player has received during the regular season determines that player’s seed going into a four-tournament play-off at the end of the year, for which the top 144 players are eligible. The points are reset for this play-off, with the regular-season leader starting with 100,000 points, the second-place finisher receiving 99,500, and so on. A progressive cut through the first three of these play-off events determines the players who qualify for the final competition, the Tour Championship, which determines the FedExCup champion. The first play-off tournament has a field of 144, the second 120, and the third 70. The winner of each of the first three receives 11,000 points, the second-place finisher 7,400, and so on. The winner of the Tour Championship receives 12,500 points, and each position receives slightly more than corresponding finishes in the other events. The player with the most cumulative play-off points at the end of the Tour Championship becomes the FedExCup champion and is awarded US$10 million, US$1 million of which is deferred into a retirement fund, making this the largest single bonus payout in professional sports. (In 2007 the entire US$10 million awarded to the winner was deferred.) Tiger Woods was the inaugural FedExCup champion.
Masters Tournament
Won by an American golfer except as indicated.
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1934 |
Horton Smith |
1940 |
Jimmy Demaret |
1948 |
Claude Harmon |
|
1935 |
Gene Sarazen |
1941 |
Craig Wood |
1949 |
Sam Snead |
|
1936 |
Horton Smith |
1942 |
Byron Nelson |
1950 |
Jimmy Demaret |
|
1937 |
Byron Nelson |
1943- |
45 not held |
1951 |
Ben Hogan |
|
1938 |
Henry Picard |
1946 |
Herman Keiser |
1952 |
Sam Snead |
|
1939 |
Ralph Guldahl |
1947 |
Jimmy Demaret |
1953 |
Ben Hogan |
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1954 |
Sam Snead |
1973 |
Tommy Aaron |
1992 |
Fred Couples |
|
1955 |
Cary Middlecoff |
1974 |
Gary Player (RSA) |
1993 |
Bernhard Langer (GER) |
|
1956 |
Jack Burke |
1975 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1994 |
Jose Maria Olazabal (ESP) |
|
1957 |
Doug Ford |
1976 |
Raymond Floyd |
1995 |
Ben Crenshaw |
|
1958 |
Arnold Palmer |
1977 |
Tom Watson |
1996 |
Nick Faldo (ENG) |
|
1959 |
Art Wall |
1978 |
Gary Player (RSA) |
1997 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1960 |
Arnold Palmer |
1979 |
Fuzzy Zoeller |
1998 |
Mark O’Meara |
|
1961 |
Gary Player (RSA) |
1980 |
Seve Ballesteros (ESP) |
1999 |
Jose Maria Olazabal (ESP) |
|
1962 |
Arnold Palmer |
1981 |
Tom Watson |
2000 |
Vijay Singh (FIJ) |
|
1963 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1982 |
Craig Stadler |
2001 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1964 |
Arnold Palmer |
1983 |
Seve Ballesteros (ESP) |
2002 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1965 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1984 |
Ben Crenshaw |
2003 |
Mike Weir (CAN) |
|
1966 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1985 |
Bernhard Langer(FRG) |
2004 |
Phil Mickelson |
|
1967 |
Gay Brewer |
1986 |
Jack Nicklaus |
2005 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1968 |
Bob Goalby |
1987 |
Larry Mize |
2006 |
Phil Mickelson |
|
1969 |
George Archer |
1988 |
Sandy Lyle (SCO) |
2007 |
Zach Johnson |
|
1970 |
Billy Casper |
1989 |
Nick Faldo (ENG) |
2008 |
Trevor Immelman (RSA) |
|
1971 |
Charles Coody |
1990 |
Nick Faldo (ENG) |
|
|
|
1972 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1991 |
Ian Woosnam (WAL) |
|
|
United States Open Championship—Men
Won by an American golfer except as indicated.
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1895 |
Horace Rawlins |
1933 |
John Goodman |
1973 |
Johnny Miller |
|
1896 |
James Foulis |
1934 |
Olin Dutra |
1974 |
Hale Irwin |
|
1897 |
Joe Lloyd |
1935 |
Sam Parks, Jr. |
1975 |
Lou Graham |
|
1898 |
Fred Herd |
1936 |
Tony Manero |
1976 |
Jerry Pate |
|
1899 |
Willie Smith |
1937 |
Ralph Guldahl |
1977 |
Hubert Green |
|
1900 |
Harry Vardon (GBR) |
1938 |
Ralph Guldahl |
1978 |
Andy North |
|
1901 |
Willie Anderson |
1939 |
Byron Nelson |
1979 |
Hale Irwin |
|
1902 |
Laurence Auchterlonie |
1940 |
Lawson Little |
1980 |
Jack Nicklaus |
|
1903 |
Willie Anderson |
1941 |
Craig Wood |
1981 |
David Graham (AUS) |
|
1904 |
Willie Anderson |
1942- |
45 not held |
1982 |
Tom Watson |
|
1905 |
Willie Anderson |
1946 |
Lloyd Mangrum |
1983 |
Larry Nelson |
|
1906 |
Alex Smith |
1947 |
Lew Worsham |
1984 |
Fuzzy Zoeller |
|
1907 |
Alex Ross |
1948 |
Ben Hogan |
1985 |
Andy North |
|
1908 |
Fred McLeod |
1949 |
Cary Middlecoff |
1986 |
Raymond Floyd |
|
1909 |
George Sargent |
1950 |
Ben Hogan |
1987 |
Scott Simpson |
|
1910 |
Alex Smith |
1951 |
Ben Hogan |
1988 |
Curtis Strange |
|
1911 |
John J. McDermott |
1952 |
Julius Boros |
1989 |
Curtis Strange |
|
1912 |
John J. McDermott |
1953 |
Ben Hogan |
1990 |
Hale Irwin |
|
1913 |
Francis Ouimet |
1954 |
Ed Furgol |
1991 |
Payne Stewart |
|
1914 |
Walter Hagen |
1955 |
Jack Fleck |
1992 |
Tom Kite |
|
1915 |
Jerome D. Travers |
1956 |
Cary Middlecoff |
1993 |
Lee Janzen |
|
1916 |
Chick Evans |
1957 |
Dick Mayer |
1994 |
Ernie Els (RSA) |
|
1917- |
18 not held |
1958 |
Tommy Bolt |
1995 |
Corey Pavin |
|
1919 |
Walter Hagen |
1959 |
Billy Casper |
1996 |
Steve Jones |
|
1920 |
Edward Ray (GBR) |
1960 |
Arnold Palmer |
1997 |
Ernie Els (RSA) |
|
1921 |
James M. Barnes |
1961 |
Gene Littler |
1998 |
Lee Janzen |
|
1922 |
Gene Sarazen |
1962 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1999 |
Payne Stewart |
|
1923 |
Bobby Jones |
1963 |
Julius Boros |
2000 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1924 |
Cyril Walker |
1964 |
Ken Venturi |
2001 |
Retief Goosen (RSA) |
|
1925 |
Willie MacFarlane, Jr. |
1965 |
Gary Player (RSA) |
2002 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1926 |
Bobby Jones |
1966 |
Billy Casper |
2003 |
Jim Furyk |
|
1927 |
Tommy Armour |
1967 |
Jack Nicklaus |
2004 |
Retief Goosen (RSA) |
|
1928 |
Johnny Farrell |
1968 |
Lee Trevino |
2005 |
Michael Campbell (NZL) |
|
1929 |
Bobby Jones |
1969 |
Orville Moody |
2006 |
Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) |
|
1930 |
Bobby Jones |
1970 |
Tony Jacklin (GBR) |
2007 |
Angel Cabrera (ARG) |
|
1931 |
Billy Burke |
1971 |
Lee Trevino |
2008 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1932 |
Gene Sarazen |
1972 |
Jack Nicklaus |
|
|
British Open Tournament—Me
Won by a British golfer unless otherwise indicated.
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1860 |
Willie Park, Sr. |
1907 |
Arnaud Massy (FRA) |
1963 |
Bob Charles (NZL) |
|
1861 |
Tom Morris, Sr. |
1908 |
James Braid |
1964 |
Tony Lema (USA) |
|
1862 |
Tom Morris, Sr. |
1909 |
John H. Taylor |
1965 |
Peter Thomson (AUS) |
|
1863 |
Willie Park, Sr. |
1910 |
James Braid |
1966 |
Jack Nicklaus (USA) |
|
1864 |
Tom Morris, Sr. |
1911 |
Harry Vardon |
1967 |
Roberto de Vicenzo (ARG) |
|
1865 |
Andrew Strath |
1912 |
Ted Ray |
1968 |
Gary Player (RSA) |
|
1866 |
Willie Park, Sr. |
1913 |
John H. Taylor |
1969 |
Tony Jacklin |
|
1867 |
Tom Morris, Sr. |
1914 |
Harry Vardon |
1970 |
Jack Nicklaus (USA) |
|
1868 |
Tom Morris, Jr. |
1915- |
19 not held |
1971 |
Lee Trevino (USA) |
|
1869 |
Tom Morris, Jr. |
1920 |
George Duncan |
1972 |
Lee Trevino (USA) |
|
1870 |
Tom Morris, Jr. |
1921 |
Jock Hutchison (USA) |
1973 |
Tom Weiskopf (USA) |
|
1871 |
not held |
1922 |
Walter Hagen (USA) |
1974 |
Gary Player (RSA) |
|
1872 |
Tom Morris, Jr. |
1923 |
Arthur Havers |
1975 |
Tom Watson (USA) |
|
1873 |
Tom Kidd |
1924 |
Walter Hagen (USA) |
1976 |
Johnny Miller (USA) |
|
1874 |
Mungo Park |
1925 |
James Barnes (USA) |
1977 |
Tom Watson (USA) |
|
1875 |
Willie Park, Jr. |
1926 |
Bobby Jones (USA) |
1978 |
Jack Nicklaus (USA) |
|
1876 |
Bob Martin |
1927 |
Bobby Jones (USA) |
1979 |
Seve Ballesteros (ESP) |
|
1877 |
Jamie Anderson |
1928 |
Walter Hagen (USA) |
1980 |
Tom Watson (USA) |
|
1878 |
Jamie Anderson |
1929 |
Walter Hagen (USA) |
1981 |
Bill Rogers (USA) |
|
1879 |
Jamie Anderson |
1930 |
Bobby Jones (USA) |
1982 |
Tom Watson (USA) |
|
1880 |
Robert Ferguson |
1931 |
Tommy Armour (uSa) |
1983 |
Tom Watson (USA) |
|
1881 |
Robert Ferguson |
1932 |
Gene Sarazen (USA) |
1984 |
Seve Ballesteros (ESP) |
|
1882 |
Robert Ferguson |
1933 |
Denny Shute (USA) |
1985 |
Sandy Lyle (SCO) |
|
1883 |
Willie Fernie |
1934 |
Henry Cotton |
1986 |
Greg Norman (AUS) |
|
1884 |
Jack Simpson |
1935 |
Alfred Perry |
1987 |
Nick Faldo |
|
1885 |
Bob Martin |
1936 |
Alfred Padgham |
1988 |
Seve Ballesteros (ESP) |
|
1886 |
David Brown |
1937 |
Henry Cotton |
1989 |
Mark Calcavecchia (USA) |
|
1887 |
Willie Park, Jr. |
1938 |
Reg A. Whitcombe |
1990 |
Nick Faldo |
|
1888 |
Jack Burns |
1939 |
Richard Burton |
1991 |
Ian Baker-Finch (AUS) |
|
1889 |
Willie Park, Jr. |
1940- |
45 not held |
1992 |
Nick Faldo |
|
1890 |
John Ball |
1946 |
Sam Snead (USA) |
1993 |
Greg Norman (AUS) |
|
1891 |
Hugh Kirkaldy |
1947 |
Fred Daly (IRE) |
1994 |
Nick Price (ZIM) |
|
1892 |
Harold Hilton |
1948 |
Henry Cotton |
1995 |
John Daly (USA) |
|
1893 |
William Auchterlonie |
1949 |
Bobby Locke (RSA) |
1996 |
Tom Lehman (USA) |
|
1894 |
John H. Taylor |
1950 |
Bobby Locke (RSA) |
1997 |
Justin Leonard (USA) |
|
1895 |
John H. Taylor |
1951 |
Max Faulkner |
1998 |
Mark O’Meara (USA) |
|
1896 |
Harry Vardon |
1952 |
Bobby Locke (RSA) |
1999 |
Paul Lawrie (SCO) |
|
1897 |
Harold Hilton |
1953 |
Ben Hogan (USA) |
2000 |
Tiger Woods (USA) |
|
1898 |
Harry Vardon |
1954 |
Peter Thomson (AUS) |
2001 |
David Duval (USA) |
|
1899 |
Harry Vardon |
1955 |
Peter Thomson (AUS) |
2002 |
Ernie Els (RSA) |
|
1900 |
John H. Taylor |
1956 |
Peter Thomson (AUS) |
2003 |
Ben Curtis (USA) |
|
1901 |
James Braid |
1957 |
Bobby Locke (RSA) |
2004 |
Todd Hamilton (USA) |
|
1902 |
Sandy Herd |
1958 |
Peter Thomson (AUS) |
2005 |
Tiger Woods (USA) |
|
1903 |
Harry Vardon |
1959 |
Gary Player (RSA) |
2006 |
Tiger Woods (USA) |
|
1904 |
Jack White |
1960 |
Kel Nagle (AUS) |
2007 |
Padraig Harrington (IRL) |
|
1905 |
James Braid |
1961 |
Arnold Palmer (USA) |
2008 |
Padraig Harrington (IRL) |
|
1906 |
James Braid |
1962 |
Arnold Palmer (USA) |
|
|
US Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Championshi
Won by an American golfer except as indicated.
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1916 |
James M. Barnes |
1931 |
Tom Creavy |
1945 |
Byron Nelson |
|
1917- |
18 not held |
1932 |
Olin Dutra |
1946 |
Ben Hogan |
|
1919 |
James M. Barnes |
1933 |
Gene Sarazen |
1947 |
Jim Ferrier |
|
1920 |
Jock Hutchison |
1934 |
Paul Runyan |
1948 |
Ben Hogan |
|
1921 |
Walter Hagen |
1935 |
Johnny Revolta |
1949 |
Sam Snead |
|
1922 |
Gene Sarazen |
1936 |
Denny Shute |
1950 |
Chandler Harper |
|
1923 |
Gene Sarazen |
1937 |
Denny Shute |
1951 |
Sam Snead |
|
1924 |
Walter Hagen |
1938 |
Paul Runyan |
1952 |
Jim Turnesa |
|
1925 |
Walter Hagen |
1939 |
Henry Picard |
1953 |
Walter Burkemo |
|
1926 |
Walter Hagen |
1940 |
Byron Nelson |
1954 |
Chick Harbert |
|
1927 |
Walter Hagen |
1941 |
Vic Ghezzi |
1955 |
Doug Ford |
|
1928 |
Leo Diegel |
1942 |
Sam Snead |
1956 |
Jack Burke |
|
1929 |
Leo Diegel |
1943 |
not held |
1957 |
Lionel Hebert |
|
1930 |
Tommy Armour |
1944 |
Bob Hamilton |
1958 |
Dow Finsterwald |
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1959 |
Bob Rosburg |
1976 |
Dave Stockton |
1993 |
Paul Azinger |
|
1960 |
Jay Hebert |
1977 |
Lanny Wadkins |
1994 |
Nick Price (ZIM) |
|
1961 |
Jerry Barber |
1978 |
John Mahaffey |
1995 |
Steve Elkington (AUS) |
|
1962 |
Gary Player (RSA) |
1979 |
David Graham (AUS) |
1996 |
Mark Brooks |
|
1963 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1980 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1997 |
Davis Love III |
|
1964 |
Bobby Nichols |
1981 |
Larry Nelson |
1998 |
Vijay Singh (FIJ) |
|
1965 |
Dave Marr |
1982 |
Raymond Floyd |
1999 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1966 |
Al Geiberger |
1983 |
Hal Sutton |
2000 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1967 |
Don January |
1984 |
Lee Trevino |
2001 |
David Toms |
|
1968 |
Julius Boros |
1985 |
Hubert Green |
2002 |
Rich Beems |
|
1969 |
Raymond Floyd |
1986 |
Bob Tway |
2003 |
Shaun Micheel |
|
1970 |
Dave Stockton |
1987 |
Larry Nelson |
2004 |
Vijay Singh (FIJ) |
|
1971 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1988 |
Jeff Sluman |
2005 |
Phil Mickelson |
|
1972 |
Gary Player (RSA) |
1989 |
Payne Stewart |
2006 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1973 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1990 |
Wayne Grady (AUS) |
2007 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1974 |
Lee Trevino |
1991 |
John Daly |
2008 |
Padraig Harrington (IRL) |
|
1975 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1992 |
Nick Price (ZIM) |
|
|
Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Championshp
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR WINNER YEAR |
WINNER |
||
|
1955 |
Beverly Hanson |
1973 |
Mary Mills |
1991 |
Meg Mallon |
|
1956 |
Marlene Hagge |
1974 |
Sandra Haynie |
1992 |
Betsy King |
|
1957 |
Louise Suggs |
1975 |
Kathy Whitworth |
1993 |
Patty Sheehan |
|
1958 |
Mickey Wright |
1976 |
Betty Burfeindt |
1994 |
Laura Davies (GBR) |
|
1959 |
Betsy Rawls |
1977 |
Chako Higuchi |
1995 |
Kelly Robbins |
|
1960 |
Mickey Wright |
1978 |
Nancy Lopez |
1996 |
Laura Davies (GBR) |
|
1961 |
Mickey Wright |
1979 |
Donna Caponi |
1997 |
Chris Johnson |
|
1962 |
Judy Kimball |
1980 |
Sally Little |
1998 |
Se Ri Pak (KOR) |
|
1963 |
Mickey Wright |
1981 |
Donna Caponi |
1999 |
Juli Inkster |
|
1964 |
Mary Mills |
1982 |
Jan Stephenson (AUS) |
2000 |
Juli Inkster |
|
1965 |
Sandra Haynie |
1983 |
Patty Sheehan |
2001 |
Karrie Webb (AUS) |
|
1966 |
Gloria Ehret |
1984 |
Patty Sheehan |
2002 |
Se Ri Pak (KOR) |
|
1967 |
Kathy Whitworth |
1985 |
Nancy Lopez |
2003 |
Annika Sorenstam (SWE) |
|
1968 |
Sandra Post |
1986 |
Pat Bradley |
2004 |
Annika Sorenstam (SWE) |
|
1969 |
Betsy Rawls |
1987 |
Jane Geddes |
2005 |
Annika Sorenstam (SWE) |
|
1970 |
Shirley Englehorn |
1988 |
Sherri Turner |
2006 |
Se Ri Pak (KOR) |
|
1971 |
Kathy Whitworth |
1989 |
Nancy Lopez |
2007 |
Suzann Pettersen (NOR) |
|
1972 |
Kathy Ahern |
1990 |
Beth Daniel |
2008 |
Yani Tseng (TPE) |
United States Women’s Open Championship
Won by an American golfer except as indicated.
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1946 |
Patty Berg |
|
1947 |
Betty Jameson |
|
1948 |
Babe Didrikson |
|
|
Zaharias |
|
1949 |
Louise Suggs |
|
1950 |
Babe Didrikson |
|
|
Zaharias |
|
1951 |
Betsy Rawls |
|
1952 |
Louise Suggs |
|
1953 |
Betsy Rawls |
|
1954 |
Babe Didrikson |
|
|
Zaharias |
|
1955 |
Fay Crocker |
|
1956 |
Kathy Cornelius |
|
1957 |
Betsy Rawls |
|
1958 |
Mickey Wright |
|
1959 |
Mickey Wright |
|
1960 |
Betsy Rawls |
|
1961 |
Mickey Wright |
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1962 |
Murle Breer |
|
1963 |
Mary Mills |
|
1964 |
Mickey Wright |
|
1965 |
Carol Mann |
|
1966 |
Sandra Spuzich |
|
1967 |
Catherine Lacoste |
|
|
(FRA)1 |
|
1968 |
Susie Berning |
|
1969 |
Donna Caponi |
|
1970 |
Donna Caponi |
|
1971 |
JoAnne Carner |
|
1972 |
Susie Berning |
|
1973 |
Susie Berning |
|
1974 |
Sandra Haynie |
|
1975 |
Sandra Palmer |
|
1976 |
JoAnne Carner |
|
1977 |
Hollis Stacy |
|
1978 |
Hollis Stacy |
|
1979 |
Jerilyn Britz |
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1980 |
Amy Alcott |
|
1981 |
Pat Bradley |
|
1982 |
Janet Anderson |
|
1983 |
Jan Stephenson (AUS) |
|
1984 |
Hollis Stacy |
|
1985 |
Kathy Baker |
|
1986 |
Jane Geddes |
|
1987 |
Laura Davies (GBR) |
|
1988 |
Liselotte Neumann (SWE) |
|
1989 |
Betsy King |
|
1990 |
Betsy King |
|
1991 |
Meg Mallon |
|
1992 |
Patty Sheehan |
|
1993 |
Lauri Merten |
|
1994 |
Patty Sheehan |
|
1995 |
Annika Sorenstam (SWE) |
|
1996 |
Annika Sorenstam (SWE) |
|
1997 |
Alison Nicholas (GBR) |
|
1998 |
Pak Se Ri (KOR) |
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1999 |
Juli Inkster |
|
2000 |
Karrie Webb (AUS) |
|
2001 |
Karrie Webb (aUs) |
|
2002 |
Juli Inkster |
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
2003 |
Hilary Lunke |
|
2004 |
Meg Mallon |
|
2005 |
Birdie Kim (KOR) |
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
2006 |
Annika Sorenstam (SWE) |
|
2007 |
Cristie Kerr |
|
2008 |
Inbee Park (KOR) |
Women’s British Open Championship
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1976 |
J. Lee Smith |
|
1977 |
Vivien Saunders |
|
1978 |
Janet Melville |
|
1979 |
Alison Sheard (RSA) |
|
1980 |
Debbie Massey (USA) |
|
1981 |
Debbie Massey (USA) |
|
1982 |
Marta Figueras-Dotti (SPA) |
|
1983 |
not held |
|
1984 |
Okamoto Ayako (JAP) |
|
1985 |
Betsy King (USA) |
|
1986 |
Laura Davies |
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1987 |
Alison Nicholas |
|
1988 |
Corinne Dibnah (AUS) |
|
1989 |
Jane Geddes (USA) |
|
1990 |
Helen Alfredsson (SWE) |
|
1991 |
Penny Grice-Whittaker |
|
1992 |
Patty Sheehan (USA) |
|
1993 |
Mardi Lunn (AUS) |
|
1994 |
Liselotte Neumann (SWE) |
|
1995 |
Karrie Webb (AUS) |
|
1996 |
Emilee Klein (USA) |
|
1997 |
Karrie Webb (AUS) |
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1998 |
Sherri Steinhauer (USA) |
|
1999 |
Sherri Steinhauer (USA) |
|
2000 |
Sophie Gustafson (SWE) |
|
2001 |
PakSe Ri (KOR) |
|
2002 |
Karrie Webb (AUS) |
|
2003 |
Annika Sorenstam (SWE) |
|
2004 |
Karen Stupples |
|
2005 |
JangJeong(KOR) |
|
2006 |
Sherri Steinhauer (USA) |
|
2007 |
Lorena Ochoa (MEX) |
|
2008 |
Ji Yai Shin (KOR) |
Ryder Cup
|
YEAR |
RESULT |
|
1927 |
United States 9%, Great Britain 2% |
|
1929 |
Great Britain 7, United States 5 |
|
1931 |
United States 9, Great Britain 3 |
|
1933 |
Great Britain 6%, United States 5% |
|
1935 |
United States 9, Great Britain 3 |
|
1937 |
United States 8, Great Britain 4 |
|
1939- |
45 not held |
|
1947 |
United States 11, Great Britain 1 |
|
1949 |
United States 7, Great Britain 5 |
|
1951 |
United States 9%, Great Britain 2% |
|
1953 |
United States 6%, Great Britain 5% |
|
1955 |
United States 8, Great Britain 4 |
|
1957 |
Great Britain 7%, United States 4% |
|
1959 |
United States 8%, Great Britain 3% |
|
1961 |
United States 14%, Great Britain 9% |
|
1963 |
United States 23, Great Britain 9 |
|
1965 |
United States 19%, Great Britain 12% |
|
1967 |
United States 23%, Great Britain 8% |
|
1969 |
United States 16, Great Britain 16 |
|
YEAR |
RESULT |
|
1971 |
United States 18%, Great Britain 13% |
|
1973 |
United States 19, Great Britain 13 |
|
1975 |
United States 21, Great Britain 11 |
|
1977 |
United States 12%, Great Britain 7% |
|
1979 |
United States 17, Europe 11 |
|
1981 |
United States 18%, Europe 9% |
|
1983 |
United States 14%, Europe 13% |
|
1985 |
Europe 16%, United States 11% |
|
1987 |
Europe 15, United States 13 |
|
1989 |
Europe 14, United States 14 |
|
1991 |
United States 14%, Europe 13% |
|
1993 |
United States 15, Europe 13 |
|
1995 |
Europe 14%, United States 13% |
|
1997 |
Europe 14%, United States 13% |
|
1999 |
United States 14%, Europe 13% |
|
2001 |
postponed until 2002 |
|
2002 |
Europe 15%, United States 12% |
|
2004 |
Europe 18%, United States 9% |
|
2006 |
Europe 18%, United States 9% |
|
YEAR |
RESULT |
|
2002 |
United States 11, Britain and Ireland 7 |
|
2004 |
United States 10, Britain and Ireland 8 |
|
YEAR |
RESULT |
|
2006 |
United States 11%, Britain and Ireland 6% |
|
2008 |
United States 13, Britain and Ireland 7 |
Curtis Cup
|
YEAR |
RESULT |
|
|
|
1970 |
United |
States 11%, Britain and Ireland |
6% |
|
1972 |
United |
States 10, Britain and Ireland 8 |
|
|
1974 |
United |
States 13, Britain and Ireland 5 |
|
|
1976 |
United |
States 11%, Britain and Ireland |
6% |
|
1978 |
United |
States 12, Britain and Ireland 6 |
|
|
1980 |
United |
States 13, Britain and Ireland 5 |
|
|
1982 |
United |
States 14%, Britain and Ireland |
3% |
|
1984 |
United |
States 9%, Britain and Ireland 8% |
|
|
1986 |
Britain |
and Ireland 13, United States 5 |
|
|
1988 |
Britain |
and Ireland 11, United States 7 |
|
|
1990 |
United |
States 14, Britain and Ireland 4 |
|
|
1992 |
Britain |
and Ireland 10, United States 8 |
|
|
1994 |
Britain |
and Ireland1 9, United States 9 |
|
|
1996 |
Britain |
and Ireland 11%, United States 6% |
|
|
1998 |
United |
States 10, Britain and Ireland 8 |
|
|
2000 |
United |
States 10, Britain and Ireland 8 |
|
|
YEAR |
RESULT |
|
1932 |
United States 5%, Britain and Ireland 3% |
|
1934 |
United States 6%, Britain and Ireland 2% |
|
1936 |
United States1 4%, Britain and Ireland 4% |
|
1938 |
United States 5%, Britain and Ireland 3% |
|
1940- |
46 not held |
|
1948 |
United States 6%, Britain and Ireland 2% |
|
1950 |
United States 7%, Britain and Ireland 2% |
|
1952 |
Britain and Ireland 5, United States 4 |
|
1954 |
United States 6, Britain and Ireland 3 |
|
1956 |
Britain and Ireland 5, United States 4 |
|
1958 |
Britain and Ireland1 4%, United States 4% |
|
1960 |
United States 6%, Britain and Ireland 2% |
|
1962 |
United States 8, Britain and Ireland 1 |
|
1964 |
United States 10%, Britain and Ireland 7% |
|
1966 |
United States 13, Britain and Ireland 5 |
|
1968 |
United States 10%, Britain and Ireland 7% |
United States Amateur Championship—Men
Won by an American golfer except as indicated. Table shows results for the past 20 years.
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1989 |
Chris Patton |
|
1990 |
Phil Mickelson |
|
1991 |
Mitch Voges |
|
1992 |
Justin Leonard |
|
1993 |
John Harris |
|
1994 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1995 |
Tiger Woods |
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1996 |
Tiger Woods |
|
1997 |
Matt Kuchar |
|
1998 |
Hank Kuehne |
|
1999 |
David Gossett |
|
2000 |
Jeff Quinney |
|
2001 |
Ben Dickerson |
|
2002 |
Ricky Barnes |
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
2003 |
Nick Flanagan (AUS) |
|
2004 |
Ryan Moore |
|
2005 |
Edoardo Molinari (ITA) |
|
2006 |
Richie Ramsay (SCO) |
|
2007 |
Colt Knost |
|
2008 |
Danny Lee (NZL) |
British Amateur Championship—Men
Won by a British golfer except as indicated. Table shows results for the past 20 years.
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1989 |
Stephen Dodd |
1996 |
Warren Bledon |
2003 |
Gary Wolstenholme |
|
1990 |
Rolf Muntz (NED) |
1997 |
Craig Watson |
2004 |
Stuart Wilson |
|
1991 |
Gary Wolstenholme |
1998 |
Sergio Garcia (ESP) |
2005 |
Brian McElhinney (IRL) |
|
1992 |
Stephen Dundas |
1999 |
Graeme Storm |
2006 |
Julien Guerrier (FRA) |
|
1993 |
Ian Pyman |
2000 |
Mikko Ilonen (FIN) |
2007 |
Drew Weaver (USA) |
|
1994 |
Lee James |
2001 |
Michael Hoey(IRL) |
2008 |
ReinierSaxton (NED) |
|
1995 |
Gordon Sherry |
2002 |
Alejandro Larrazabal (ESP) |
United States Women’s Amateur Championship
Won by an American golfer except as indicated. Table shows results for the past 20 years.
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1989 |
Vicki Goetze |
1996 |
Kelli Kuehne |
2003 |
Virada Nirapath- |
|
1990 |
Pat Hurst |
1997 |
Silvia Cavalleri (ITA) |
|
pongporn (THA) |
|
1991 |
Amy Fruhwirth |
1998 |
Grace Park |
2004 |
Jane Park |
|
1992 |
Vicki Goetze |
1999 |
Dorothy Delasin |
2005 |
Morgan Pressel |
|
1993 |
Jill McGill |
2000 |
Marcy Newton |
2006 |
Kimberly Kim |
|
1994 |
Wendy Ward |
2001 |
Meredith Duncan |
2007 |
Maria Jose Uribe (COL) |
|
1995 |
Kelli Kuehne |
2002 |
Becky Lucidi |
2008 |
Amanda Blumenherst |
Ladies’ British Amateur Championship
Won by a British golfer except as indicated. Table shows results for the past 20 years.
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1989 |
Helen Dobson |
1996 |
Kelli Kuehne (USA) |
2003 |
Elisa Serramia (ESP) |
|
1990 |
Julie Wade Hall |
1997 |
Alison Rose |
2004 |
Louise Stahle (SWE) |
|
1991 |
Valerie Michaud |
1998 |
Kim Rostron |
2005 |
Louise Stahle (SWE) |
|
1992 |
Bernille Pedersen (DEN) |
1999 |
Marine Monnet (FRA) |
2006 |
Belen Mozo (ESP) |
|
1993 |
Catriona Lambert |
2000 |
Rebecca Hudson |
2007 |
Carlota Ciganda (ESP) |
|
1994 |
Emma Duggleby |
2001 |
Marta Prieto (ESP) |
2008 |
Anna Nordqvist (SWE) |
|
1995 |
Julie Wade Hall |
2002 |
Rebecca Hudson |
|
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|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1953 |
Argentina (Antonio Cerda and Roberto de |
|
|
Vicenzo) |
|
1954 |
Australia (Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle) |
|
1955 |
United States (Chick Harbert and Ed |
|
|
Furgol) |
|
1956 |
United States (Ben Hogan and Sam |
|
|
Snead) |
|
1957 |
Japan (Torakichi Nakamura and Koichi |
|
|
Ono) |
|
1958 |
Ireland (Harry Bradshaw and Christy |
|
|
O’Connor) |
|
1959 |
Australia (Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle) |
|
1960 |
United States (Sam Snead and Arnold |
|
|
Palmer) |
|
1961 |
United States (Sam Snead and Jimmy |
|
|
Demaret) |
|
1962 |
United States (Sam Snead and Arnold |
|
|
Palmer) |
|
1963 |
United States (Arnold Palmer and Jack |
|
|
Nicklaus) |
|
1964 |
United States (Arnold Palmer and Jack |
|
|
Nicklaus) |
|
1965 |
South Africa (Gary Player and Harold |
|
|
Henning) |
|
1966 |
United States (Arnold Palmer and Jack |
|
|
Nicklaus) |
|
1967 |
United States (Arnold Palmer and Jack |
|
Nicklaus) |
|
|
1968 |
Canada (Al Balding and George Knudson) |
|
1969 |
United States (Orville Moody and Lee |
|
|
Trevino) |
|
1970 |
Australia (David Graham and Bruce Devlin) |
|
1971 |
United States (Jack Nicklaus and Lee |
|
|
Trevino) |
|
1972 |
Taiwan (Hsieh Min-nan and Lu Liang-huan) |
|
1973 |
United States (Johnny Miller and Jack |
|
|
Nicklaus) |
|
1974 |
South Africa (Bobby Cole and Dale Hayes) |
|
1975 |
United States (Johnny Miller and Lou Graham) |
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
|
1976 |
Spain (Seve Ballesteros and Manuel Pinero) |
|
1977 |
Spain (Seve Ballesteros and Antonio Garrido) |
|
1978 |
United States (John Mahaffey and Andy North) |
|
1979 |
United States (Hale Irwin and John Mahaffey) |
|
1980 |
Canada (Dan Halldorson and Jim Nelford) |
|
1981 |
not held |
|
1982 |
Spain (Manuel Pinero and Jose Maria |
|
|
Canizares) |
|
1983 |
United States (Rex Caldwell and John Cook) |
|
1984 |
Spain (Jose Maria Canizares and Jose Rivero) |
|
1985 |
Canada (Dan Halldorson and Dave Barr) |
|
1986 |
not held |
|
1987 |
Wales (Ian Woosnam and David Llewellyn) |
|
1988 |
United States (Ben Crenshaw and Mark |
|
|
McCumber) |
|
1989 |
Australia (Peter Fowler and Wayne Grady) |
|
1990 |
Germany (Bernhard Langer and Torsten |
|
|
Giedeon) |
|
1991 |
Sweden (Anders Forsbrand and Per-Ulrik |
|
|
Johansson) |
|
1992 |
United States (Fred Couples and Davis Love III) |
|
1993 |
United States (Fred Couples and Davis Love III) |
|
1994 |
United States (Fred Couples and Davis Love III) |
|
1995 |
United States (Fred Couples and Davis Love III) |
|
1996 |
South Africa (Ernie Els and Wayne Westner) |
|
1997 |
Ireland (Padraig Harrington and Paul |
|
|
McGinley) |
|
1998 |
England (Nick Faldo and David Carter) |
|
1999 |
United States (Tiger Woods and Mark |
|
|
O’Meara) |
|
2000 |
United States (Tiger Woods and David Duval) |
|
2001 |
South Africa (Ernie Els and Retief Goosen) |
|
2002 |
Japan (Shigeki Maruyama and Toshi Izawa) |
|
2003 |
South Africa (Trevor Immelman and Rory |
|
|
Sabbatini) |
|
2004 |
England (Paul Casey and Luke Donald) |
|
2005 |
Wales (Bradley Dredge and Stephen Dodd) |
|
2006 |
Germany (Marcel Siem and Bernhard Langer) |
|
2007 |
Scotland (Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren) |
