The PGA Tourist Stat Bank

Longest Televised Putt Update

2011-11-09T04:34:00.000-08:00

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

2009-10-26T07:57:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-26T10:50:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-26T10:22:00.000-07:00

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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Winners of The Open

2008-08-26T09:44:00.000-07:00

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Year	Venue	Champion	Country	Winning Score	1st Prize
2008	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Pádraig Harrington (2)	Republic Of Ireland	283 (+3)	£ 750 000
2007	Carnoustie Golf Links	Pádraig Harrington	Republic Of Ireland	277 (-7) PO	£ 750 000
2006	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Tiger Woods (3)	USA	270 (-18)	£ 720 000
2005	St Andrews	Tiger Woods (2)	USA	274 (-14)	£ 720 000
2004	Royal Troon Golf Club	Todd Hamilton	USA	274 (-10) PO	£ 720 000
2003	Royal St George's Golf Club	Ben Curtis	USA	283 (-1)	£ 700 000
2002	Muirfield	Ernie Els	South Africa	278 (-6) PO	£ 700 000
2001	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	David Duval	USA	274 (-10)	£ 600 000
2000	St Andrews	Tiger Woods	USA	269 (-19)	£ 500 000
1999	Carnoustie Golf Links	Paul Lawrie	Scotland	290 (+6) PO	£ 350 000
1998	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Mark O'Meara	USA	280 (E) PO	£ 300 000
1997	Royal Troon Golf Club	Justin Leonard	USA	272 (-12)	£ 250 000
1996	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Tom Lehman	USA	271 (-13)	£ 200 000
1995	St Andrews	John Daly	USA	282 (-6) PO	£ 125 000
1994	Turnberry	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	268 (-12)	£ 110 000
1993	Royal St George's Golf Club	Greg Norman (2)	Australia	267 (-13)	£ 100 000
1992	Muirfield	Nick Faldo (3)	England	272 (-12)	£ 95 000
1991	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Ian Baker-Finch	Australia	272 (-8)	£ 90 000
1990	St Andrews	Nick Faldo (2)	England	270 (-18)	£ 85 000
1989	Royal Troon Golf Club	Mark Calcavecchia	USA	275 (-13) PO	£ 80 000
1988	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Seve Ballesteros (3)	Spain	273 (-11)	£ 80 000
1987	Muirfield	Nick Faldo	England	279 (-5)	£ 75 000
1986	Turnberry	Greg Norman	Australia	280 (E)	£ 70 000
1985	Royal St George's Golf Club	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	282 (+2)	£ 65 000
1984	St Andrews	Seve Ballesteros (2)	Spain	276 (-12)	£ 55 000
1983	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Tom Watson (5)	USA	275 (-9)	£ 40 000
1982	Royal Troon Golf Club	Tom Watson (4)	USA	284 (-4)	£ 32 000
1981	Royal St George's Golf Club	Bill Rogers	USA	276 (-4)	£ 25 000
1980	Muirfield	Tom Watson (3)	USA	271 (-13)	£ 25 000
1979	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	283 (-1)	£ 15 000
1978	St Andrews	Jack Nicklaus (3)	USA	281 (-7)	£ 12 500
1977	Turnberry	Tom Watson (2)	USA	268 (-12)	£ 10 000
1976	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Johnny Miller	USA	279 (-9)	£ 7 500
1975	Carnoustie Golf Links	Tom Watson	USA	279 (-5) PO	£ 7 500
1974	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Gary Player (3)	South Africa	282 (-2)	£ 5 500
1973	Royal Troon Golf Club	Tom Weiskopf	USA	276 (-12)	£ 5 500
1972	Muirfield	Lee Trevino (2)	USA	278 (-6)	£ 5 500
1971	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Lee Trevino	USA	278 (-10)	£ 5 500
1970	St Andrews	Jack Nicklaus (2)	USA	283 (-5) PO	£ 5 250
1969	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Tony Jacklin	England	280 (-4)	£ 4 250
1968	Carnoustie Golf Links	Gary Player (2)	South Africa	289 (+1)	£ 3 000
1967	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Roberto DeVicenzo	Argentina	278	£ 2 100
1966	Muirfield	Jack Nicklaus	USA	282	£ 2 100
1965	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Peter Thomson (5)	Australia	285	£ 1 750
1964	St Andrews	Tony Lema	USA	279	£ 1 500
1963	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Bob Charles	New Zealand	277 PO	£ 1 500
1962	Royal Troon Golf Club	Arnold Palmer (2)	USA	276	£ 1 400
1961	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Arnold Palmer	USA	284	£ 1 400
1960	St Andrews	Kel Nagle	Australia	278	£ 1 250
1959	Muirfield	Gary Player	South Africa	284	£ 1 000
1958	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Peter Thomson (4)	Australia	274 PO	£ 1 000
1957	St Andrews	Bobby Locke (4)	South Africa	279	£ 1 000
1956	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Peter Thomson (3)	Australia	286	£ 1 000
1955	St Andrews	Peter Thomson (2)	Australia	281	£ 1 000
1954	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	Peter Thomson	Australia	283	£750
1953	Carnoustie Golf Links	Ben Hogan	USA	282	£500
1952	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Bobby Locke (3)	South Africa	287	£300
1951	Royal Portrush Golf Club	Max Faulkner	England	285	£300
1950	Royal Troon Golf Club	Bobby Locke (2)	South Africa	279	£300
1949	Royal St George's Golf Club	Bobby Locke	South Africa	283	£300
1948	Muirfield	Henry Cotton (3)	England	284	£150
1947	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Fred Daly	Northern Ireland	293	£150
1946	St Andrews	Sam Snead	USA	290	£150
1940-1945: No Championships due to World War II
1939	St Andrews	Richard Burton	England	290	£100
1938	Royal St George's Golf Club	Reg Whitcombe	England	295	£100
1937	Carnoustie Golf Links	Henry Cotton (2)	England	290	£100
1936	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Alf Padgham	England	287	£100
1935	Muirfield	Alf Perry	England	283	£100
1934	Royal St George's Golf Club	Henry Cotton	England	283	£100
1933	St Andrews	Denny Shute	USA	292PO	£100
1932	Prince's Golf Club	Gene Sarazen	USA	283	£100
1931	Carnoustie Golf Links	Tommy Armour	USA	296	£100
1930	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Bobby Jones (Am) (3)	USA	291	Am - £100
1929	Muirfield	Walter Hagen (4)	USA	292	£100
1928	Royal St George's Golf Club	Walter Hagen (3)	USA	292	£100
1927	St Andrews	Bobby Jones (Am) (2)	USA	285	Am - £100
1926	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	Bobby Jones (Am)	USA	291	Am - £75
1925	Prestwick Golf Club	Jim Barnes	USA	300	£75
1924	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Walter Hagen (2)	USA	301	£75
1923	Royal Troon Golf Club	Arthur Havers	England	295	£75
1922	Royal St George's Golf Club	Walter Hagen	USA	300	£75
1921	St Andrews	Jock Hutchison	USA	296 PO	£75
1920	Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club	George Duncan	Scotland	303	£75
1915-1919: No Championships due to World War I
1914	Prestwick Golf Club	Harry Vardon (6)	England	306	£50
1913	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	John Henry Taylor (5)	England	304	£50
1912	Muirfield	Ted Ray	England	295	£50
1911	Royal St George's Golf Club	Harry Vardon (5)	England	303 PO	£50
1910	St Andrews	James Braid (5)	Scotland	299	£50
1909	Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club	John Henry Taylor (4)	England	291	£30
1908	Prestwick Golf Club	James Braid (4)	Scotland	291	£30
1907	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Arnaud Massy	France	312	£30
1906	Muirfield	James Braid (3)	Scotland	300	£30
1905	St Andrews	James Braid (2)	Scotland	318	£30
1904	Royal St George's Golf Club	Jack White	Scotland	296	£30
1903	Prestwick Golf Club	Harry Vardon (4)	England	300	£30
1902	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Sandy Herd	Scotland	307	£30
1901	Muirfield	James Braid	Scotland	309	£30
1900	St. Andrews	John Henry Taylor (3)	England	309	£30
1899	Royal St George's Golf Club	Harry Vardon (3)	England	310	£30
1898	Prestwick Golf Club	Harry Vardon (2)	England	307	£30
1897	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	Harold Hilton (Am) (2)	England	314	Am - £30
1896	Muirfield	Harry Vardon	England	316	£30
1895	St Andrews	John Henry Taylor (2)	England	332	£30
1894	Royal St George's Golf Club	John Henry Taylor	England	326	£30
1893	Prestwick Golf Club	William Auchterlonie	Scotland	322	£30
1892	Muirfield	Harold Hilton (Am)	England	305	(Amateur)
1891	St Andrews	Hugh Kirkaldy	Scotland	166	£10
1890	Prestwick Golf Club	John Ball (Am)	England	164	£8
1889	Musselburgh Links	Willie Park, Jnr (2)	Scotland	155PO	£8
1888	St Andrews	Jack Burns	Scotland	171	£10
1887	Prestwick Golf Club	Willie Park, Jnr	Scotland	161	£10
1886	Musselburgh Links	David Brown	Scotland	157	£10
1885	St Andrews	Bob Martin (2)	Scotland	171	£10
1884	Prestwick Golf Club	Jack Simpson	Scotland	160	£10
1883	Musselburgh Links	Willie Fernie	Scotland	159PO	£10
1882	St Andrews	Bob Ferguson (3)	Scotland	171	£10
1881	Prestwick Golf Club	Bob Ferguson (2)	Scotland	170	£10
1880	Musselburgh Links	Bob Ferguson	Scotland	162	£10
1879	St Andrews	Jamie Anderson (3)	Scotland	169	£10
1878	Prestwick Golf Club	Jamie Anderson (2)	Scotland	157	£10
1877	Musselburgh Links	Jamie Anderson	Scotland	160	£10
1876	St Andrews	Bob Martin	Scotland	176	£10
1875	Prestwick Golf Club	Willie Park, Snr (4)	Scotland	166	£6
1874	Musselburgh Links	Mungo Park	Scotland	159	£6
1873	St Andrews	Tom Kidd	Scotland	179	£6
1872	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Jnr (4)	Scotland	166	£6
1871	No Championship
1870	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Jnr (3)	Scotland	149	£6
1869	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Jnr (2)	Scotland	154	£6
1868	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Jnr	Scotland	157	£6
1867	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Snr (4)	Scotland	170	£6
1866	Prestwick Golf Club	Willie Park, Snr (3)	Scotland	169	£6
1865	Prestwick Golf Club	Andrew Strath	Scotland	162	£6
1864	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Snr (3)	Scotland	167	£6
1863	Prestwick Golf Club	Willie Park, Snr (2)	Scotland	168	-
1862	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Snr (2)	Scotland	163	-
1861	Prestwick Golf Club	Tom Morris, Snr	Scotland	163	-
1860	Prestwick Golf Club	Willie Park, Snr	Scotland	174	-

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Winners of the US Masters

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Which players have won the US Masters?

Year	Champion	Country	Score To Par	Margin
2009 2008	Angel Cabrera Trevor Immelman	Argentina South Africa	-12 -8	Playoff (3) 3
2007	Zach Johnson	USA	1	2
2006	Phil Mickelson	USA	-7	2
2005	Tiger Woods	USA	-12	Playoff (2)
2004	Phil Mickelson	USA	-9	1
2003	Mike Weir	Canada	-7	Playoff (2)
2002	Tiger Woods	USA	-12	3
2001	Tiger Woods	USA	-16	2
2000	Vijay Singh	Fiji	-10	3
1999	José María Olazábal	Spain	-8	2
1998	Mark O'Meara	USA	-9	1
1997	Tiger Woods	USA	-18	12
1996	Nick Faldo	England	-12	5
1995	Ben Crenshaw	USA	-14	1
1994	José María Olazábal	Spain	-9	2
1993	Bernhard Langer	Germany	-11	4
1992	Fred Couples	USA	-13	2
1991	Ian Woosnam	Wales	-11	1
1990	Nick Faldo	England	-10	Playoff (2)
1989	Nick Faldo	England	-5	Playoff (2)
1988	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	-7	1
1987	Larry Mize	USA	-3	Playoff (3)
1986	Jack Nicklaus	USA	-9	1
1985	Bernhard Langer	West Germany	-6	2
1984	Ben Crenshaw	USA	-11	2
1983	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	-8	4
1982	Craig Stadler	USA	-4	Playoff (2)
1981	Tom Watson	USA	-8	2
1980	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	-13	4
1979	Fuzzy Zoeller	USA	-8	Playoff (3)
1978	Gary Player	South Africa	-11	1
1977	Tom Watson	USA	-12	2
1976	Raymond Floyd	USA	-17	8
1975	Jack Nicklaus	USA	-12	1
1974	Gary Player	South Africa	-10	2
1973	Tommy Aaron	USA	-5	1
1972	Jack Nicklaus	USA	-2	3
1971	Charles Coody	USA	-9	2
1970	Billy Casper	USA	-9	Playoff (2)
1969	George Archer	USA	-7	1
1968	Bob Goalby	USA	-11	1
1967	Gay Brewer	USA	-8	1
1966	Jack Nicklaus	USA	E	Playoff (3)
1965	Jack Nicklaus	USA	-17	9
1964	Arnold Palmer	USA	-12	6
1963	Jack Nicklaus	USA	-2	1
1962	Arnold Palmer	USA	-8	Playoff (3)
1961	Gary Player	South Africa	-8	1
1960	Arnold Palmer	USA	-6	1
1959	Art Wall, Jr.	USA	-4	1
1958	Arnold Palmer	USA	-4	1
1957	Doug Ford	USA	-5	3
1956	Jack Burke, Jr.	USA	1	1
1955	Cary Middlecoff	USA	-9	7
1954	Sam Snead	USA	1	Playoff (2)
1953	Ben Hogan	USA	-14	5
1952	Sam Snead	USA	-2	4
1951	Ben Hogan	USA	-8	2
1950	Jimmy Demaret	USA	-5	2
1949	Sam Snead	USA	-6	3
1948	Claude Harmon	USA	-9	5
1947	Jimmy Demaret	USA	-7	2
1946	Herman Keiser	USA	-6	1
1945		Cancelled due to World War II
1944		Cancelled due to World War II
1943		Cancelled due to World War II
1942	Byron Nelson	USA	-8	Playoff (2)
1941	Craig Wood	USA	-8	3
1940	Jimmy Demaret	USA	-8	4
1939	Ralph Guldahl	USA	-9	1
1938	Henry Picard	USA	-3	2
1937	Byron Nelson	USA	-5	2
1936	Horton Smith	USA	-3	1
1935	Gene Sarazen	USA	-6	Playoff (2)
1934	Horton Smith	USA	-4	1

Figures in brackets indicate the number of players in the playoff

The Longest Recorded Drives On The PGA Tour

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What are the longest drives ever hit on the PGA Tour?

Here is a compiled list of the longest drives recorded on the PGA Tour in America, tken from the lists provided on the Tour Website from 1992 onwards. No Drives from before 1998 made it on to the list, an indication of how much the technology of the sport has progressed in the last decade. Only one drive from the 90's makes the Top 100, a 427 yard blast from Chris Smith.

Rank	Name	Drive Distance (Yards)	Year
1	Davis Love III	476	2004
2	Jeff Sluman	473	2003
3	Retief Goosen	452	2003
4	Phil Tataurangi	449	2003
5	Rory Sabbatini	448	2004
6	Paul Goydos	446	2003
7	Darren Clarke	445	2004
8	D.A. Points	442	2005
9	Tim Petrovic	439	2008
10	Ian Leggatt	439	2003
11	Brett Wetterich	437	2007
12	Lucas Glover	436	2004
13	Kenneth Staton	436	2003
14	Bob Heintz	435	2008
15	Brett Wetterich	435	2007
16	Kyle Thompson	433	2008
17	Stuart Appleby	432	2004
18	Greg Kraft	430	2003
19	J.B. Holmes	429	2007
20	Ernie Els	429	2004
21	Chris Couch	428	2007
22	Victor Schwamkrug	428	2004
23	Jonathan Kaye	428	2003
24	Jason Gore	427	2006
25	Stuart Appleby	427	2005
26	Chris Smith	427	1999
27	Stuart Appleby	426	2006
28	Angel Cabrera	426	2006
29	Chad Campbell	426	2004
30	Scott Gutschewski	425	2006
31	Tiger Woods	425	2004
32	Charles Howell III	425	2003
33	Bubba Dickerson	422	2007
34	Graeme McDowell	422	2005
35	Bill Haas	422	2004
36	Jonathan Kaye	421	2004
37	Anthony Kim	420	2007
38	Bubba Dickerson	420	2006
39	J.L. Lewis	420	2004
40	Tommy Armour III	419	2004
41	Shigeki Maruyama	419	2004
42	Shaun Micheel	419	2004
43	Kenny Perry	419	2004
44	Mike Weir	419	2004
45	Richard S. Johnson	418	2005
46	Jason Allred	417	2005
47	Vijay Singh	417	2004
48	John Senden	416	2007
49	Harrison Frazar	416	2006
50	Jerry Kelly	416	2005
51	Fred Couples	416	2004
52	Peter Jacobsen	416	2004
53	Frank Lickliter II	416	2004
54	Davis Love III	416	2003
55	Craig Stadler	415	2004
56	Chris Smith	415	2003
57	Ryuji Imada	414	2008
58	Rich Beem	414	2003
59	Adam Scott	413	2007
60	J.B. Holmes	413	2006
61	Retief Goosen	413	2004
62	Vijay Singh	413	2003
63	Jerry Kelly	413	2003
64	Stuart Appleby	412	2005
65	Charley Hoffman	411	2006
66	Ernie Els	410	2007
67	Wes Short, Jr.	410	2006
68	Ben Crane	410	2004
69	Carl Pettersson	409	2007
70	Geoff Ogilvy	409	2006
71	Lucas Glover	409	2006
72	Justin Leonard	409	2004
73	Adam Scott	409	2004
74	Rocco Mediate	409	2003
75	Ernie Els	409	2003
76	Casey Martin	409	2001
77	Vijay Singh	408	2007
78	Tiger Woods	408	2005
79	Davis Love III	408	2005
80	Stuart Appleby	408	2005
81	Kirk Triplett	408	2004
82	Corey Pavin	408	2003
83	Geoff Ogilvy	407	2007
84	Eric Axley	407	2007
85	Jason Gore	407	2006
86	Patrick Sheehan	407	2005
87	John Huston	407	2004
88	Phil Tataurangi	407	2003
89	Arron Oberholser	407	2003
90	Sergio Garcia	406	2007
91	Carl Pettersson	406	2006
92	Henrik Stenson	406	2005
93	Kris Cox	406	2004
94	Ben Curtis	406	2004
95	Bob Tway	406	2004
96	Sergio Garcia	405	2006
97	J.B. Holmes	405	2006
98	Scott Hend	405	2004
99	Jose Maria Olazabal	405	2003
100	Spike McRoy	405	2003
101	Luke Donald	405	2003
102	Hank Kuehne	405	2003
103	Zoran Zorkic	405	1998
104	John Rollins	404	2007
105	Lucas Glover	404	2006
106	Scott Hend	404	2006
107	Brandt Jobe	404	2006
108	Bob Estes	404	2003
109	Vijay Singh	404	2003
110	Bob Heintz	403	2007
111	Anthony Kim	403	2007
112	Stuart Appleby	403	2006
113	Jason Gore	403	2006
114	Ian Leggatt	403	2006
115	Daniel Chopra	403	2006
116	Bob Estes	403	2003
117	Charles Warren	402	2008
118	Tim Herron	402	2007
119	J.B. Holmes	402	2007
120	Steve Marino	402	2007
121	Bubba Watson	402	2007
122	Sergio Garcia	402	2006
123	Carlos Franco	402	2006
124	Henrik Stenson	402	2006
125	Henrik Stenson	402	2006
126	Will MacKenzie	402	2005
127	Angel Cabrera	402	2005
128	Daniel Chopra	402	2005
129	Jim Furyk	402	2003
130	K.J. Choi	402	2003
131	Jonathan Byrd	402	2003
132	Robert Allenby	402	2002
133	Troy Matteson	401	2007
134	Ted Purdy	401	2007
135	Andrew Buckle	401	2007
136	Charles Howell III	401	2007
137	Robert Garrigus	401	2007
138	Lucas Glover	401	2006
139	Brandt Jobe	401	2006
140	Ernie Els	401	2005
141	D.J. Brigman	401	2005
142	Spike McRoy	401	2003
143	Davis Love III	401	2003
144	Charles Warren	400	2008
145	Scott Gutschewski	400	2006
146	Davis Love III	400	2006
147	Sean O'Hair	400	2005
148	Luke Donald	400	2003
149	Jonathan Byrd	400	2003
150	Jay Williamson	400	2003
151	Per-Ulrik Johansson	400	2003
152	Richie Coughlan	400	1998
153	Guy Hill	400	1998
154	Bradley Hughes	400	1998
155	Pete Jordan	400	1998
156	Brett Wetterich	399	2007
157	J.B. Holmes	399	2007
158	Troy Matteson	399	2007
159	Vijay Singh	399	2006
160	Matt Hansen	399	2006
161	John Daly	399	2005
162	Jeff Maggert	399	2005
163	Michael Long	399	2005
164	John Daly	399	2004
165	Donnie Hammond	399	2004
166	Justin Leonard	399	2003
167	Rory Sabbatini	398	2008
168	Robert Garrigus	398	2008
169	Geoff Ogilvy	398	2007
170	Geoff Ogilvy	398	2007
171	Geoff Ogilvy	398	2006
172	Bubba Watson	398	2006
173	Jeev M. Singh	398	2006
174	Phil Mickelson	398	2005
175	Harrison Frazar	398	2005
176	Roland Thatcher	398	2005
177	Chris DiMarco	398	2003
178	Ernie Els	398	2003
179	Jerry Kelly	398	2003
180	Shaun Micheel	398	2001
181	Joe Ogilvie	398	1999
182	Bo Van Pelt	398	1999
183	Chris Couch	397	2007
184	K.J. Choi	397	2007
185	Will MacKenzie	397	2007
186	Troy Matteson	397	2007
187	Jim Furyk	397	2006
188	Lucas Glover	397	2006
189	Vijay Singh	397	2005
190	John Daly	397	2005
191	Arjun Atwal	397	2004
192	Briny Baird	397	2004
193	Mike Hulbert	397	2003
194	Duffy Waldorf	397	2002
195	Adam Scott	396	2007
196	John Daly	396	2007
197	Rich Barcelo	396	2007
198	Billy Mayfair	396	2003
199	Jason Gore	396	2003
200	Tiger Woods	396	2003

This Graph is a breakdown of the numbers of drives in the Top 200 from each year. Remember, driving Stats were included from 1992 onwards, but no drive made it into the Top 200 until 1998. It would seem that 2003 was a breakthrough year in long Driving Technology, as the list is dominated by shots from 2003 onwards, only 12 on the Top 200 coming before then.

The graph below shows the players who appeared most on the Top 200 list Aussie Stuart Appleby and Fiji's Vijay Singh being the Kings of the Big Bombers. Davis Love, who has hit the longest ever appears five times, Tiger making three appearances. You might be wondering where the massive hitting Bubba Watson, who has dominated the Average Drive Length Stats recently is. He's only on the list twice so far, but you'd be a silly man to bet againdt him adding to his tally very soon.

Weeks at World Number One

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Full listing of players who have been world number one in chronological order, including the number of weeks they held the position for in each stint. The total numbers of weeks thay have been number one is at the bottom of the post. Correct as of 21st Sept, 2008.

Name	Country	Start Date	End Date	Weeks
Bernhard Langer	West Germany	April 6, 1986	April 26, 1986	3
Seve Ballesteros (1)	Spain	April 27, 1986	September 13, 1986	20
Greg Norman (1)	Australia	September 14, 1986	November 21, 1987	61
Seve Ballesteros (2)	Spain	November 22, 1987	November 28, 1987	1
Greg Norman (2)	Australia	November 29, 1987	October 29, 1988	49
Seve Ballesteros (3)	Spain	October 30, 1988	November 5, 1988	1
Greg Norman (3)	Australia	November 6, 1988	November 12, 1988	1
Seve Ballesteros (4)	Spain	November 13, 1988	March 25, 1989	19
Greg Norman (4)	Australia	March 26, 1989	April 1, 1989	1
Seve Ballesteros (5)	Spain	April 2, 1989	August 19, 1989	20
Greg Norman (5)	Australia	August 20, 1989	September 1, 1990	54
Nick Faldo (1)	England	September 2, 1990	October 13, 1990	7
Greg Norman (6)	Australia	October 14, 1990	February 2, 1991	16
Nick Faldo (2)	England	February 3, 1991	April 6, 1991	9
Ian Woosnam	Wales	April 7, 1991	March 21, 1992	50
Fred Couples (1)	United States	March 22, 1992	March 28, 1992	1
Nick Faldo (3)	England	March 29, 1992	April 4, 1992	1
Fred Couples (2)	United States	April 5, 1992	July 18, 1992	15
Nick Faldo (4)	England	July 19, 1992	February 5, 1994	81
Greg Norman (7)	Australia	February 6, 1994	August 13, 1994	27
Nick Price	Zimbabwe	August 14, 1994	June 17, 1995	44
Greg Norman (8)	Australia	June 18, 1995	April 19, 1997	96
Tom Lehman	United States	April 20, 1997	April 26, 1997	1
Greg Norman (9)	Australia	April 27, 1997	June 14, 1997	7
Tiger Woods (1)	United States	June 15, 1997	June 21, 1997	1
Ernie Els (1)	South Africa	June 22, 1997	June 28, 1997	1
Greg Norman (10)	Australia	June 29, 1997	July 5, 1997	1
Tiger Woods (2)	United States	July 6, 1997	September 6, 1997	9
Greg Norman (11)	Australia	September 7, 1997	January 10, 1998	18
Tiger Woods (3)	United States	January 11, 1998	April 11, 1998	13
Ernie Els (2)	South Africa	April 12, 1998	May 9, 1998	4
Tiger Woods (4)	United States	May 10, 1998	May 16, 1998	1
Ernie Els (3)	South Africa	May 17, 1998	June 13, 1998	4
Tiger Woods (5)	United States	June 14, 1998	March 27, 1999	41
David Duval (1)	United States	March 28, 1999	July 3, 1999	14
Tiger Woods (6)	United States	July 4, 1999	August 7, 1999	5
David Duval (2)	United States	August 8, 1999	August 14, 1999	1
Tiger Woods (7)	United States	August 15, 1999	September 4, 2004	264
Vijay Singh (1)	Fiji	September 5, 2004	March 5, 2005	26
Tiger Woods (8)	United States	March 6, 2005	March 19, 2005	2
Vijay Singh (2)	Fiji	March 20, 2005	April 9, 2005	3
Tiger Woods (9)	United States	April 10, 2005	May 21, 2005	6
Vijay Singh (3)	Fiji	May 22, 2005	June 11, 2005	3
Tiger Woods (10)	United States	June 12, 2005	Present	172

Player Name	Total Weeks At No.1
Tiger Woods	514
Greg Norman	324
Nick Faldo	98
Seve Ballesteros	61
Ian Woosnam	50
Nick Price	44
Vijay Singh	32
Fred Couples	16
David Duval	15
Ernie Els	9
Bernhard Langer	3
Tom Lehman	1

Tiger Woods, Greg Norman and Nick Faldo are the Only players to have held the number One position for a whole calendar year -Nick Faldo (1993), Greg Norman (1996), and Tiger Woods (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007).

Tiger Woods is approaching the landmark of spending a cumulative total of 10 years of his playing career as World Number One.

Ryder Cup - Individual Totals Records for a single match.

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What are the highest points totals gained by a single player in a Ryder Cup Match?

Most Points in a Single Ryder Cup Match
Great Britain & Ireland/Europe
Player	Year	Points
Peter Alliss	1965	5 out of 6
Tony Jacklin	1969	5 out of 6
José Maria Olazábal	1989	4½ out of 5
Seve Ballesteros	1991	4½ out of 5
Ian Woosnam	1993	4½ out of 5
Colin Montgomerie	2002	4½ out of 5
Sergio Garcia	2004	4½ out of 5
Lee Westwood	2004	4½ out of 5
Bernard Gallacher	1979	4 out of 5
Sergio Garcia	2006	4 out of 5
Bernhard Langer	1983	4 out of 5
Nick Faldo	1983	4 out of 5
Manuel Piñero	1985	4 out of 5
Seve Ballesteros	1987	4 out of 5
Lee Westwood Ian Poulter	2006 2008	4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Peter Oosterhuis	1973	4 out of 6

United States
Player	Year	Points
Arnold Palmer	1967	5 out of 5
Gardiner Dickinson	1967	5 out of 5
Larry Nelson	1979	5 out of 5
Tony Lema	1965	5 out of 6
Jack Nicklaus	1971	5 out of 6
Billy Casper	1963	4½ out of 5
Billy Casper	1967	4½ out of 5
Bobby Nichols	1967	4½ out of 5
Hale Irwin	1975	4½ out of 5
Dow Finsterwald	1963	4½ out of 6
Arnold Palmer	1971	4½ out of 6
Jack Nicklaus	1973	4 out of 6
Billy Maxwell	1963	4 out of 4
Johnny Pott	1967	4 out of 4
J C Snead	1971	4 out of 4
Tom Weiskopf	1975	4 out of 4
Lee Trevino	1981	4 out of 4
Larry Nelson	1981	4 out of 4
Jack Nicklaus	1981	4 out of 4

Which players have gained the best 100% totals in a Ryder Cup Match?

Great Britain & Ireland/Europe
Player	Year	Points
Darren Clarke	2006	3 out of 3
Luke Donald	2006	3 out of 3
Nick Faldo	1977	3 out of 3
José Maria Olazábal	2006	3 out of 3
Peter Oosterhuis	1977	3 out of 3
Abe Mitchell	1933	2 out of 2
Arthur Havers	1933	2 out of 2
Syd Easterbrook	1933	2 out of 2
Jimmy Adams	1949	2 out of 2
Arthur Lees	1951	2 out of 2
Fred Daly	1953	2 out of 2
Harry Bradshaw	1953	2 out of 2
John Jacobs	1955	2 out of 2
Ken Bousfield	1957	2 out of 2
Dai Rees	1957	2 out of 2
Paul Broadhurst	1991	2 out of 2
Per-Ulrik Johansson	1997	2 out of 2

United States
Player	Year	Points
Gardiner Dickinson	1967	5 out of 5
Arnold Palmer	1977	5 out of 5
Larry Nelson	1979	5 out of 5
Billy Maxwell	1963	4 out of 4
Johnny Pott	1967	4 out of 4
J C Snead	1971	4 out of 4
Tom Weiskopf	1975	4 out of 4
Lee Trevino	1981	4 out of 4
Larry Nelson	1981	4 out of 4
Jack Nicklaus	1981	4 out of 4
Art Wall	1961	3 out of 3
Billy Casper	1961	3 out of 3
Gene Littler	1969	3 out of 3
Lanny Wadkins	1977	3 out of 3
Phil Mickelson	1995	3 out of 3

What are the top totals for Undefeated players in a Ryder Match?

Great Britain & Ireland/Europe
Player	Year	Points
Tony Jacklin	1969	5 out of 6
José Maria Olazábal	1989	4½ out of 5
Seve Ballesteros	1991	4½ out of 5
Ian Woosnam	1993	4½ out of 5
Colin Montgomerie	2002	4½ out of 5
Sergio Garcia	2004	4½ out of 5
Lee Westwood	2004	4½ out of 5
Brian Huggett	1973	3½ out of 4
Bernhard Langer	2002	3½ out of 4
Paul Casey	2006	3 out of 4
Darren Clarke	2006	3 out of 3
Luke Donald	2006	3 out of 3
José Maria Olazábal	2006	3 out of 3

United States
Player	Year	Points
Billy Casper	1963	4½ out of 5
Billy Casper	1967	4½ out of 5
Bobby Nichols	1967	4½ out of 5
Hale Irwin	1975	4½ out of 5
Tony Lema	1963	4 out of 5
Gene Littler	1963	4 out of 5
Arnold Palmer	1961	3½ out of 4
Chip Beck	1989	3½ out of 4
Scott Hoch	1997	2½ out of 3

Ryder Cup Partnerships Records

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What are the all-time most successful partnerships in Ryder Cup history?

Great Britain & Ireland/Europe
	Matches	Wins	Lost	Halved	Points
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal	15	11	2	2	12
Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam	10	5	3	2	6
Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood	8	6	2	0	6
Peter Alliss and Christy O'Connor	12	5	6	1	5½
Bernard Gallacher and Brian Barnes	10	5	4	1	5½
Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie	7	5	1	1	5½
Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood	7	4	1	2	5
Peter Oosterhuis and Tony Jacklin	7	3	2	2	4
Peter Oosterhuis and Nick Faldo	6	4	2	0	4
Bernhard Langer and Sandy Lyle	4	3	0	1	3½
Colin Montgomerie and Nick Faldo	7	3	3	1	3½
Neil Coles and Christy O'Connor	7	3	3	1	3½

United States
	Matches	Wins	Lost	Halved	Points
Arnold Palmer and Gardner Dickinson	5	5	0	0	5
Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson	4	4	0	0	4
Larry Nelson and Lanny Wadkins	6	4	2	0	4
Tony Lema and Julius Boros	5	3	1	1	3½
Lloyd Mangrum and Sam Snead	4	3	1	0	3
Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper Justin Leonard and Hunter Mahan	3 3	3 2	0 0	0 1	3 2½
Phil Mickelson and David Toms	4	2	1	1	2½
Tom Kite and Curtis Strange	6	2	3	1	2½

What are the most successful Ryder Cup partnerships in a single Ryder Cup Match?

Great Britain & Ireland/Europe
Partnership	Year	Points
Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam	1987	3½ out of 4
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal	1989	3½ out of 3
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal	1991	3½ out of 3
Sergio Garcia and Jesper Parnevik	1999	3½ out of 3
Sandy Lyle and Bernhard Langer	1987	3 out of 3
Peter Alliss and Christy O'Connor	1965	3 out of 4
Bernard Gallacher and Brian Barnes	1979	3 out of 4
Nick Faldo and Bernhard Langer	1983	3 out of 4
Seve Ballesteros and Manuel Piñero	1985	3 out of 4
Seve Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal	1987	3 out of 4
Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood Ian Poulter and Justin Rose	2002 2008	3 out of 4 3 out of 4

United States
Partnership	Year	Points
Larry Nelson and Lanny Wadkins	1979	4 out of 4
Bobby Nichols and Johnny Pott	1967	3 out of 3
Arnold Palmer and Gardiner Dickinson	1971	3 out of 3
Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus	1981	3 out of 3
Justin Leonard and Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson and David Toms	2008 2002	2½ out of 3 2½ out of 4

Ryder Cup Appearance Records

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Who are the youngest and oldest players to represent their sides?

Europe/GB & I

Youngest Player
Sergio Garcia in 1999	age 19 years, 8 months, 15 days
Nick Faldo in 1977	age 20 years, 1 months, 28 days
Paul Way in 1983	age 20 years, 7 months, 3 days
Bernard Gallacher in 1969	age 20 years, 7 months, 9 days
Ken Brown in 1977	age 20 years, 8 months, 7 days

Oldest Player
Ted Ray in 1927	age 50 years, 2 months, 5 days
Christy O'Connor Sr. in 1973	age 48 years, 8 months, 30 days

United States

Youngest Player
Horton Smith in 1929	age 21 years and 4 days
Tiger Woods in 1997	age 21 years, 8 months, 27 days

Oldest Player
Raymond Floyd in 1993	age 51 years, 20 days
Jay Haas in 2004	age 50 years, 9 months, 15 days
Don January in 1977	age 47 years, 9 months, 26 days
Julius Boros in 1967	age 47 years, 7 months, 17 days

Which Players have made the most playing appearances for their sides?

Most Ryder Cup Appearances Europe/GB&I
Nick Faldo	11	1977-'79-'81-'83-'85-'87-'89-'91-'93-'95-'97
Christy O' Connor Sr.	10	1955-'57-'59-'61-'63-'65-'67-'69-'71-'73
Bernhard Langer	10	1981-'83-'85-'87-'89-'91-'93-'95-'97-'02
Dai Rees	9	1937-'47-'49-'51-'53-'55-'57-'59-'61

United States
Lanny Wadkins	8	1977-’79-’83-’85-’87-’89-’91-’93
Raymond Floyd	8	1969-’75-’77-’81-’83-’85-’91-’93
Billy Casper	8	1961-’63-’65-’67-’69-’71-’73-’75

Ryder Cup Captains List and Records

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Who where the captains that year?

Ryder Cup Captains Between 1927-2006
Year	GB&I/Europe	United States
1927	Ted Ray	Walter Hagen
1929	George Duncan	Walter Hagen
1931	Charles Whitcombe	Walter Hagen
1933	J.H. Taylor*	Walter Hagen
1935	Charles Whitcombe	Walter Hagen
1937	Charles Whitcombe	Walter Hagen*
1947	Sir Henry Cotton	Ben Hogan (Walter Hagen)
1949	Charles Whitcombe*	Ben Hogan* (Ed Dudley)
1951	Arthur Lacey*	Sam Snead
1953	Henry Cotton*	Lloyd Mangrum
1955	Dai Rees	Chick Harbert (Lloyd Mangrum)
1957	Dai Rees	Jack Burke Jr
1959	Dai Rees	Sam Snead
1961	Dai Rees	Jerry Barber
1963	John Fallon*	Arnold Palmer
1965	Harry Weetman*	Byron Nelson*
1967	Dai Rees*	Ben Hogan*
1969	Eric Brown*	Sam Snead*
1971	Eric Brown*	Jay Herbert*
1973	Bernard Hunt*	Jack Burke Jr*
1975	Bernard Hunt*	Arnold Palmer
1977	Brian Huggett*	Dow Finsterwald*
1979	John Jacobs*	Billy Casper*
1981	John Jacobs*	Dave Marr*
1983	Tony Jacklin*	Jack Nicklaus*
1985	Tony Jacklin*	Lee Trevino*
1987	Tony Jacklin*	Jack Nicklaus*
1989	Tony Jacklin*	Raymond Floyd*
1991	Bernard Gallacher*	Dave Stockton*
1993	Bernard Gallacher*	Tom Watson*
1995	Bernard Gallacher*	Lanny Wadkins*
1997	Seve Ballesteros*	Tom Kite*
1999	Mark James*	Ben Crenshaw*
2002	Sam Torrance*	Curtis Strange*
2004	Bernard Langer*	Hal Sutton*
2006	Ian Woosnam*	Tom Lehman*
2008	Nick Faldo*	Paul Azinger*
*Non-playing Captain (names in brackets indicate Honorary Captains)

Who were the youngest/oldest Captains?

Youngest and Oldest Ryder Cup Captains
GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND/EUROPE
Youngest
Name	Year	Age
Charles Whitcombe	1931	35 years, 9 months and 5 days
Oldest
Name	Year	Age
J.H. Taylor	1933	62 years, 3 months and 7 days

UNITED STATES
Youngest
Name	Year	Age
Arnold Palmer	1963	34 years, 1 months and 1 day
Walter Hagen	1927	34 years, 5 months and 13 days
Jack Burke, Jr.	1957	34 years, 8 months and 5 days
Oldest
Name	Year	Age
Byron Nelson	1965	53 years, 8 months and 3 days

Who won the most Ryder Cups as Captain?

Performances as Ryder Cup Captain
Great Britain & Ireland/Europe
Captain	Years Captained	No. of Years	Won	Lost	Halved
Seve Ballesteros	1997	1	1	0	0
Eric Brown	1969-71	2	0	1	1
Sir Henry Cotton	1947, 53	2	0	2	0
George Duncan	1929	1	1	0	0
John Fallon Nick Faldo	1963 2008	1 1	0 0	1 1	0 0
Bernard Gallacher	1991-93-95	3	1	2	0
Brian Huggett	1977	1	0	1	0
Bernard Hunt	1973-75	2	0	2	0
Tony Jacklin	1983-85-87-89	4	2	1	1
John Jacobs	1979-81	2	0	2	0
Mark James	1999	1	0	1	0
Arthur Lacey	1951	1	0	1	0
Bernhard Langer	2004	1	1	0	0
Ted Ray	1927	1	0	1	0
Dai Rees	1955-57-59-61, 67	5	1	4	0
J.H. Taylor	1933	1	1	0	0
Sam Torrance	2002	1	1	0	0
Harry Weetman	1965	1	0	1	0
Charles Whitcombe	1931, 35-37, 49	4	0	4	0
Ian Woosnam	2006	1	1	0	0

United States
Captain	Years Captained	No. of Years	Won	Lost	Halved
Paul Azinger Jerry Barber	2008 1961	1 1	1 1	0 0	0 0
Jack Burke Jr	1957, 73	2	1	1	0
Billy Casper	1979	1	1	0	0
Ben Crenshaw	1999	1	1	0	0
Dow Finsterwald	1977	1	1	0	0
Raymond Floyd	1989	1	0	0	1
Walter Hagen	1927-37	6	4	2	0
Chick Harbert	1955	1	1	0	0
Jay Herbert	1971	1	1	0	0
Ben Hogan	1947-49, 67	3	3	0	0
Tom Kite	1997	1	0	1	0
Tom Lehman	2006	1	0	1	0
Lloyd Mangrum	1953	1	1	0	0
Dave Marr	1981	1	1	0	0
Byron Nelson	1965	1	1	0	0
Jack Nicklaus	1983, 87	2	1	1	0
Arnold Palmer	1963, 75	2	2	0	0
Sam Snead	1951, 59, 69	3	2	0	1
Dave Stockton	1991	1	1	0	0
Curtis Strange	2002	1	0	1	0
Hal Sutton	2004	1	1	1	0
Lee Trevino	1985	1	0	1	0
Lanny Wadkins	1995	1	0	1	0
Tom Watson	1993	1	1	0	0

Ryder Cup Team Points Analysis

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What's the total accumulated points for all Ryder Cup matches?

Breakdown of Points Won in the 36 Matches Between 1927-2008
	USA	GB & I/Europe
Total team points	476	368
Total foursome points 233 matches (1927 to 2006)	136	105
Total four-ball points 173 matches (1963 to 2006)	95½	85½
Total single points 410 matches (1927 to 2006)	244½	177½

What about just since the matches involved all of Europe?

Comparison of the United States and Europe Between 1983-2008
	United States	Europe
Wins	5	7
Tied	1	1
Matches won	143	163
Points won	172	192
Foursome points won	48	56
Four-ball points won	43	61
Single points won	80½	75½
Winning on the 18th hole	22	45

What where the scores after the foursomes and singles?

Scores Going Into The Final Day Singles Since 1985
Year	USA	Europe
1985	7	9
1987	5½	10½
1989	7	9
1991	8	8
1993	7½	8½
1995	9	7
1997	5½	10½
1999	6	10
2002	8	8
2004	5	11
2006 2008	6 9	10 7

What were the results of the singles alone?

Ryder Cup Singles Results 1979-2008
Year	USA	Europe
1979	8½	3½
1981	8	4
1983	6½	5½
1985	4½	7½
1989	7	5
1991	6½	5½
1993	7½	4½
1995	4½	7½
1997	8	4
1999	8½	3½
2002	4½	7½
2004	4½	7½
2006 2008	3½ 7½	8½ 4½