Longest Televised Putt Update

A while back I published a post showing Terry Wogan's magnificent effort, which was at the time the longest putt ever made, and let you know about the mystical putt of Dave Pelz, well here is the video evidence, courtesy of Jeff Gray - many thanks for sending me the link. This may well be the best putting tip video ever recorded. 200ft!

It seems the clip I posted of Terry has been taken down, here it is again, in all it's glory, with extended footage including a spritely Trevor Brooking. 

Order Of Merit Winners

The European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit" until 2009, when it was replaced with the greatly inferior sounding but much more profitable "Race to Dubai." It's final incarnation was calculated in euro, although around half of the events had prize funds which were fixed in other currencies, mainly British pounds or U.S. dollars. In these instances, the amounts were converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament was played. The winner of the Order of Merit received the Harry Vardon Trophy, not to be confused with the Vardon Trophy awarded by the PGA of America.

Year	Order of Merit leader	Country	Earnings (€)
2008	Robert Karlsson	Sweden	2,732,748
2007	Justin Rose	England	2,944,945
2006	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	2,489,337
2005	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	2,794,223
2004	Ernie Els	South Africa	4,061,905
2003	Ernie Els	South Africa	2,975,374
2002	Retief Goosen	South Africa	2,360,128
2001	Retief Goosen	South Africa	2,862,806
2000	Lee Westwood	England	3,125,147
1999	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	1,822,880

Up until 1998 and the advance of the infernal Euro, the Order of Merit was calculated in the Queen's Pounds sterling.

Year	Order of Merit leader	Country	Earnings (£)
1998	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	993,077
1997	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	798,948
1996	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	875,146
1995	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	835,051
1994	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	762,720
1993	Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	613,683
1992	Nick Faldo	England	708,522
1991	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	545,354
1990	Ian Woosnam	Wales	574,166
1989	Ronan Rafferty	Northern Ireland	400,311
1988	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	451,560
1987	Ian Woosnam	Wales	253,717
1986	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	242,209
1985	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	162,553
1984	Bernhard Langer	Germany	139,344
1983	Nick Faldo	England	119,416
1982	Greg Norman	Australia	66,406
1981	Bernhard Langer	Germany	81,036
1980	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	66,060
1979	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	49,233
1978	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	54,348
1977	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	46,436
1976	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	39,504
1975	Dale Hayes	South Africa	20,508

Before 1975 the Order of Merit was based on a points system, so it was not necessarily headed by the golfer who won the most money - this is a guess but I'm presuming that Peter Oosterhuis was not in favour of the change in format...

Year	Order of Merit leader	Country	Earnings (£)	Leading money winner	Country	Earnings (£)
1974	Peter Oosterhuis	England	32,127	Peter Oosterhuis	England	32,127
1973	Peter Oosterhuis	England	17,455	Tony Jacklin	England	24,840
1972	Peter Oosterhuis	England	18,525	Bob Charles	New Zealand	18,538
1971	Peter Oosterhuis	England	9,270	Gary Player	South Africa	11,281

Winners of the USPGA

Who has won the USPGA?

In the strokeplay era:-

Year	Champion	Country	Venue	Winner's Score	Playoff runner-up
2008	Pádraig Harrington	Republic Of Ireland	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	71-74-66-66-277 (-3)
2007	Tiger Woods	USA	Southern Hills Country Club	71-63-69-69-272 (-8)
2006	Tiger Woods	USA	Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3	69-68-65-68-270 (-18)
2005	Phil Mickelson	USA	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	67-65-72-72-276 (-4)
2004	Vijay Singh	Fiji	Whistling Straits, Straits Course	67-68-69-76-280 (-8)	Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard
2003	Shaun Micheel	USA	Oak Hill Country Club, East Course	69-68-69-70-276 (-4)
2002	Rich Beem	USA	Hazeltine National Golf Club	72-66-72-68-278 (-10)
2001	David Toms	USA	Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course	66-65-65-69-265 (-15)
2000	Tiger Woods	USA	Valhalla Golf Club	66-67-70-67-270 (-18)	Bob May
1999	Tiger Woods	USA	Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3	70-67-68-72-277 (-11)
1998	Vijay Singh	Fiji	Sahalee Country Club	70-66-67-68-271 (-9)
1997	Davis Love III	USA	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	66-71-66-66-269 (-11)
1996	Mark Brooks	USA	Valhalla Golf Club	68-70-69-70-277 (-11)	Kenny Perry
1995	Steve Elkington	Australia	The Riviera Country Club	68-67-68-64-267 (-17)	Colin Montgomerie
1994	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	Southern Hills Country Club	67-65-70-67-269 (-11)
1993	Paul Azinger	USA	Inverness Club	69-66-69-68-272 (-12)	Greg Norman
1992	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	Bellerive Country Club	70-70-68-70-278 (-6)
1991	John Daly	USA	Crooked Stick Golf Club	69-67-69-71-276 (-12)
1990	Wayne Grady	Australia	Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club	72-67-72-71-282 (-6)
1989	Payne Stewart	USA	Kemper Lakes Golf Club	74-66-69-67-276 (-12)
1988	Jeff Sluman	USA	Oak Tree Golf Club	69-70-68-65-272 (-12)
1987	Larry Nelson	USA	PGA National Resort & Spa	70-72-73-72-287 (-1)	Lanny Wadkins
1986	Bob Tway	USA	Inverness Club	72-70-64-70-276 (-8)
1985	Hubert Green	USA	Cherry Hills Country Club	67-69-70-72-278 (-10)
1984	Lee Trevino	USA	Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club	69-68-67-69-273 (-15)
1983	Hal Sutton	USA	The Riviera Country Club	65-66-72-71-274 (-10)
1982	Raymond Floyd	USA	Southern Hills Country Club	63-69-68-72-272 (-8)
1981	Larry Nelson	USA	Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course	70-66-66-71-273 (-7)
1980	Jack Nicklaus	USA	Oak Hill Country Club, East Course	70-69-66-69-274 (-6)
1979	David Graham	Australia	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	69-68-70-65-272 (-8)	Ben Crenshaw
1978	John Mahaffey	USA	Oakmont Country Club	75-67-68-66-276 (-8)	Tom Watson and Jerry Pate
1977	Lanny Wadkins	USA	Pebble Beach Golf Links	69-71-72-70-282 (-3)	Gene Littler
1976	Dave Stockton	USA	Congressional Country Club, Blue Course	70-72-69-70-281 (+1)
1975	Jack Nicklaus	USA	Firestone Country Club, South Course	70-68-67-71-276 (-4)
1974	Lee Trevino	USA	Tanglewood Park, Championship Course	73-66-68-69-276 (-4)
1973	Jack Nicklaus	USA	Canterbury Golf Club	72-68-68-69-277 (-7)
1972	Gary Player	South Africa	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	71-71-67-72-281 (+1)
1971	Jack Nicklaus	USA	PGA National Golf Club	69-69-70-73-281 (-7)
1970	Dave Stockton	USA	Southern Hills Country Club	70-70-66-73-279 (-1)
1969	Raymond Floyd	USA	NCR Country Club, South Course	69-66-67-74-276 (-8)
1968	Julius Boros	USA	Pecan Valley Golf Club	71-71-70-69-281 (+1)
1967	Don January	USA	Columbine Country Club	71-72-70-68-281 (-7)	Don Massengale
1966	Al Geiberger	USA	Firestone Country Club, South Course	68-72-68-72-280 (E)
1965	Dave Marr	USA	Laurel Valley Golf Club	70-69-70-71-280 (-4)
1964	Bobby Nichols	USA	Columbus Country Club	64-71-69-67-271 (-9)
1963	Jack Nicklaus	USA	Dallas Athletic Club, Blue Course	69-73-69-68-279 (-5)
1962	Gary Player	South Africa	Aronimink Golf Club	72-67-69-70-278 (-2)
1961	Jerry Barber	USA	Olympia Fields Country Club	69-67-71-70-277 (-3)	Don January
1960	Jay Hebert	USA	Firestone Country Club, South Course	72-67-72-70-281 (+1)
1959	Bob Rosburg	USA	Minneapolis Golf Club	71-72-68-66-277 (-3)
1958	Dow Finsterwald	USA	Llanerch Country Club	67-72-70-67-276 (-14)

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In the Matchplay Era :-

Year	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Margin	Venue
1957	Lionel Hebert	USA	Dow Finsterwald	2 & 1	Miami Valley Country Club
1956	Jack Burke, Jr.	USA	Ted Kroll	3 & 2	Blue Hill Country Club
1955	Doug Ford	USA	Cary Middlecoff	4 & 3	Meadowbrook Country Club
1954	Chick Harbert	USA	Walter Burkemo	4 & 3	Keller Golf Club
1953	Walter Burkemo	USA	Felice Torza	4 & 3	Birmingham Country Club
1952	Jim Turnesa	USA	Chick Harbert	1 up	Big Spring Country Club
1951	Sam Snead	USA	Walter Burkemo	7 & 6	Oakmont Country Club
1950	Chandler Harper	USA	Henry Williams, Jr.	4 & 3	Scioto Country Club
1949	Sam Snead	USA	Johnny Palmer	3 & 2	Hermitage Country Club
1948	Ben Hogan	USA	Mike Turnesa	7 & 6	Norwood Hills Country Club
1947	Jim Ferrier	Australia	Chick Harbert	2 & 1	Plum Hollow Country Club
1946	Ben Hogan	USA	Ed Oliver	6 & 4	Portland Golf Club
1945	Byron Nelson	USA	Sam Byrd	4 & 3	Moraine Country Club
1944	Bob Hamilton	USA	Byron Nelson	1 up	Manito Golf and Country Club
1943	Not held due to World War II
1942	Sam Snead	USA	Jim Turnesa	2 & 1	Seaview Country Club
1941	Vic Ghezzi	USA	Byron Nelson	38 holes	Cherry Hills Country Club
1940	Byron Nelson	USA	Sam Snead	1 up	Hershey Country Club, West Course
1939	Henry Picard	USA	Byron Nelson	37 holes	Pomonok Country Club
1938	Paul Runyan	USA	Sam Snead	8 & 7	The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort
1937	Denny Shute	USA	Harold McSpaden	37 holes	Pittsburgh Field Club
1936	Denny Shute	USA	Jimmy Thomson	3 & 2	Pinehurst Resort, No. 2 Course
1935	Johnny Revolta	USA	Tommy Armour	5 & 4	Twin Hills Golf & Country Club
1934	Paul Runyan	USA	Craig Wood	38 holes	The Park Country Club
1933	Gene Sarazen	USA	Willie Goggin	5 & 4	Blue Mound Golf & Country Club
1932	Olin Dutra	USA	Frank Walsh	4 & 3	Keller Golf Club
1931	Tom Creavy	USA	Denny Shute	2 & 1	Wannamoisett Country Club
1930	Tommy Armour	USA	Gene Sarazen	1 up	Fresh Meadow Country Club
1929	Leo Diegel	USA	Johnny Farrell	6 & 4	Hillcrest Country Club
1928	Leo Diegel	USA	Al Espinosa	6 & 5	Baltimore Country Club, East Course
1927	Walter Hagen	USA	Joe Turnesa	1 up	Cedar Crest Country Club
1926	Walter Hagen	USA	Leo Diegel	5 & 3	Salisbury Golf Club, Red Course
1925	Walter Hagen	USA	Bill Mehlhorn	6 & 5	Olympia Fields Country Club
1924	Walter Hagen	USA	Jim Barnes	2 up	Hill Course, French Lick Springs Resort
1923	Gene Sarazen	USA	Walter Hagen	38 holes	Pelham Country Club
1922	Gene Sarazen	USA	Emmet French	4 & 3	Oakmont Country Club
1921	Walter Hagen	USA	Jim Barnes	3 & 2	Inwood Country Club
1920	Jock Hutchison	USA	J. Douglas Edgar	1 up	Flossmoor Country Club
1919	Jim Barnes	USA	Fred McLeod	6 & 5	Engineers Country Club
1917-1918: Not held due to World War I
1916	Jim Barnes	USA	Jock Hutchison	1 up	Siwanoy Country Club

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Winners of the US Open

Who has won the US Open?

Year	Champion	Country	Venue	Score	Play-off Competitors
2008	Tiger Woods	USA	Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course	283 (-1)PO	Rocco Mediate
2007	Ángel Cabrera	Argentina	Oakmont Country Club	285 (+5)
2006	Geoff Ogilvy	Australia	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	285 (+5)
2005	Michael Campbell	New Zealand	Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2	280 (E)
2004	Retief Goosen	South Africa	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	276 (-4)
2003	Jim Furyk	USA	Olympia Fields Country Club, North Course	272 (-8)
2002	Tiger Woods	USA	Bethpage State Park, Black Course	277 (-3)
2001	Retief Goosen	South Africa	Southern Hills Country Club	276 (-4)PO	Mark Brooks
2000	Tiger Woods	USA	Pebble Beach Golf Links	272 (-12)
1999	Payne Stewart	USA	Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2	279 (-1)
1998	Lee Janzen	USA	Olympic Club, Lake Course	280 (E)
1997	Ernie Els	South Africa	Congressional Country Club, Blue Course	276 (-4)
1996	Steve Jones	USA	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	278 (-2)
1995	Corey Pavin	USA	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	280 (E)
1994	Ernie Els	South Africa	Oakmont Country Club	279 (-5)PO	Loren Roberts and Colin Montgomerie
1993	Lee Janzen	USA	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	272 (-8)
1992	Tom Kite	USA	Pebble Beach Golf Links	285 (-3)
1991	Payne Stewart	USA	Hazeltine National Golf Club	282 (-6)PO	Scott Simpson
1990	Hale Irwin	USA	Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3	280 (-8)PO	Mike Donald
1989	Curtis Strange	USA	Oak Hill Country Club, East Course	278 (-2)
1988	Curtis Strange	USA	The Country Club	278 (-6)PO	Nick Faldo
1987	Scott Simpson	USA	Olympic Club, Lake Course	277 (-3)
1986	Ray Floyd	USA	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	279 (-1)
1985	Andy North	USA	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	279 (-1)
1984	Fuzzy Zoeller	USA	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	276 (-4)PO	Greg Norman
1983	Larry Nelson	USA	Oakmont Country Club	280 (-4)
1982	Tom Watson	USA	Pebble Beach Golf Links	282 (-6)
1981	David Graham	Australia	Merion Golf Club, East Course	273 (-7)
1980	Jack Nicklaus	USA	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	272 (-8)
1979	Hale Irwin	USA	Inverness Club	284 (E)
1978	Andy North	USA	Cherry Hills Country Club	285 (+1)
1977	Hubert Green	USA	Southern Hills Country Club	278 (-2)
1976	Jerry Pate	USA	Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course	277 (-3)
1975	Lou Graham	USA	Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3	287 (+3)PO	John Mahaffey
1974	Hale Irwin	USA	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	287 (+7)
1973	Johnny Miller	USA	Oakmont Country Club	279 (-5)
1972	Jack Nicklaus	USA	Pebble Beach Golf Links	290 (+2)
1971	Lee Trevino	USA	Merion Golf Club, East Course	280 (E)PO	Jack Nicklaus
1970	Tony Jacklin	England	Hazeltine National Golf Club	281 (-7)
1969	Orville Moody	USA	Champions Golf Club, Cypress Creek Course	281 (+1)
1968	Lee Trevino	USA	Oak Hill Country Club, East Course	275 (-5)
1967	Jack Nicklaus	USA	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	275 (-5)
1966	Billy Casper	USA	Olympic Club, Lake Course	278 (-2)PO	Arnold Palmer
1965	Gary Player	South Africa	Bellerive Country Club	282 (+2)PO	Kel Nagle
1964	Ken Venturi	USA	Congressional Country Club, Blue Course	278 (-2)
1963	Julius Boros	USA	The Country Club	293 (+9)PO	Jacky Culprit and Arnold Palmer
1962	Jack Nicklaus	USA	Oakmont Country Club	283 (-1)PO	Arnold Palmer
1961	Gene Littler	USA	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	281 (+1)
1960	Arnold Palmer	USA	Cherry Hills Country Club	280 (-4)
1959	Billy Casper	USA	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	282 (+2)
1958	Tommy Bolt	USA	Southern Hills Country Club	283 (+3)
1957	Dick Mayer	USA	Inverness Club	282 (+2)PO	Cary Middlecoff
1956	Cary Middlecoff	USA	Oak Hill Country Club, East Course	281 (+1)
1955	Jack Fleck	USA	Olympic Club, Lake Course	287 (+7)PO	Ben Hogan
1954	Ed Furgol	USA	Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course	284 (+4)
1953	Ben Hogan	USA	Oakmont Country Club	283 (-5)
1952	Julius Boros	USA	Northwood Club	281 (+1)
1951	Ben Hogan	USA	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	287 (+7)
1950	Ben Hogan	USA	Merion Golf Club, East Course	287 (+7)PO	Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio
1949	Cary Middlecoff	USA	Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3	286 (+2)
1948	Ben Hogan	USA	Riviera Country Club	276 (-8)
1947	Lew Worsham	USA	St. Louis Country Club	282 (-2)PO	Sam Snead
1946	Lloyd Mangrum	USA	Canterbury Golf Club	284 (-4)PO	Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson
	1942-1945: Cancelled due to World War II
1941	Craig Wood	USA	Colonial Country Club	284
1940	Lawson Little	USA	Canterbury Golf Club	287	Gene Sarazen
1939	Byron Nelson	USA	Philadelphia Country Club	284	Craig Wood and Denny Shute
1938	Ralph Guldahl	USA	Cherry Hills Country Club	284
1937	Ralph Guldahl	USA	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	281
1936	Tony Manero	USA	Baltusrol Golf Club, Upper Course	282
1935	Sam Parks, Jr	USA	Oakmont Country Club	299
1934	Olin Dutra	USA	Merion Golf Club, East Course	293
1933	Johnny Goodman (Am)	USA	North Shore Country Club	287
1932	Gene Sarazen	USA	Fresh Meadow Country Club	286
1931	Billy Burke	USA	Inverness Club	292	George Von Elm
1930	Bobby Jones (Am)	USA	Interlachen Country Club	287
1929	Bobby Jones (Am)	USA	Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course	294	Al Espinosa
1928	Johnny Farrell[23]	USA	Olympia Fields Country Club	294	Bobby Jones
1927	Tommy Armour	USA	Oakmont Country Club	301	Harry Cooper
1926	Bobby Jones (Am)	USA	Scioto Country Club	293
1925	Willie Macfarlane	Scotland	Worcester Country Club	291	Bobby Jones
1924	Cyril Walker	England	Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course	297
1923	Bobby Jones (Am)	USA	Inwood Country Club	296	Bobby Cruickshank
1922	Gene Sarazen	USA	Skokie Country Club	288
1921	Jim Barnes	USA	Columbia Country Club	289
1920	Ted Ray	England	Inverness Club	295
1919	Walter Hagen	USA	Brae Burn Country Club, Main Course	301	Mike Brady
	1917-1918: Cancelled due to World War I
1916	Chick Evans (Am)	USA	The Minikahda Club	286
1915	Jerome Travers (Am)	USA	Baltusrol Golf Club	297
1914	Walter Hagen	USA	Midlothian Country Club	290
1913	Francis Ouimet (Am)	USA	The Country Club	304	Harry Vardon and Ted Ray
1912	John McDermott	USA	Country Club of Buffalo	294
1911	John McDermott	USA	Chicago Golf Club	307	Mike Brady and George Simpson
1910	Alex Smith[30]	Scotland	Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's Course	298	John McDermott and Macdonald Smith
1909	George Sargent	England	Englewood Golf Club	290
1908	Fred McLeod	Scotland	Myopia Hunt Club	322	Willie Smith
1907	Alec Ross	Scotland	Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's Course	302
1906	Alex Smith	Scotland	Onwentsia Club	295
1905	Willie Anderson	Scotland	Myopia Hunt Club	314
1904	Willie Anderson	Scotland	Glen View Club	303
1903	Willie Anderson	Scotland	Baltusrol Golf Club	307	David Brown
1902	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	Garden City Golf Club	307
1901	Willie Anderson	Scotland	Myopia Hunt Club	331	Alex Smith
1900	Harry Vardon	England	Chicago Golf Club	313
1899	Willie Smith	Scotland	Baltimore Country Club, East Course	315
1898	Fred Herd	Scotland	Myopia Hunt Club	328
1897	Joe Lloyd	England	Chicago Golf Club	162
1896	James Foulis	Scotland	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club	152
1895	Horace Rawlins	England	Newport Country Club	173

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