Green Posse » golf history http://www.greenposse.com The smell of a freshly mowed fairway. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:01:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Worst Moment in Golf: Greg Norman at the 1996 Masters http://www.greenposse.com/2008/06/worst-moment-in-golf-greg-norman-at-the-1996-masters/ http://www.greenposse.com/2008/06/worst-moment-in-golf-greg-norman-at-the-1996-masters/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:13:44 +0000 Sandy Mitchell http://www.greenposse.com/worst-moment-in-golf-greg-norman-at-the-1996-masters/ Post from: Green Posse

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Greg Norman 1996 Masters

All around the b5media Sports Channel today, bloggers are talking about the worst moments in sports. There are certainly a lot of “worst” moments in golf, but one in particular stands out to me–Greg Norman’s loss to Nick Faldo at the 1996 Masters Tournament.

For those unfamiliar with this debacle, Norman was leading the tournament by six strokes starting the final round. In fact, he’d carded a course record 63 on the first round.

However Sunday was not to be his day. Before the round was over, Norman scored five bogeys, two double bogeys, and hit his tee shot into the water at the 12th hole. When the dust cleared, he shot a 78, ending the day five strokes behind Faldo. Norman never contended for a major title again.

Do you have a favorite “worst” moment in golf? Leave a comment below and share it with us.

(photo © Newscom)

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]]> With all of the talk this weekend about Tiger Woods’ winning streak, it’s a good time to look at who holds a variety of PGA Tour Records.

Most PGA Tour career wins – Sam Snead (82)

Most PGA Tour wins in one year - Byron Nelson (18 in 1945)

Most consecutive years with a PGA Tour win - 17 years – Jack Nicklaus (1962-1978) and Arnold Palmer (1955-1971)

Lowest score for 72 holes in a PGA event – 254 by Tommy Armour III in the Valero Texas Open in 2003

Most Birdies in a 72-hole PGA event – 32 by Mark Calcavecchia in the 2001 Phoenix Open and Paul Gow in the 2001 BC Open

Most wins after 40 – Vijay Singh (17)

Most Major tournament wins – Jack Nicklaus (18); Tiger Woods leads active players with 13

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]]> http://www.greenposse.com/2008/03/pga-tour-records/feed/ 1 The Beginning of the LPGA http://www.greenposse.com/2008/03/the-beginning-of-the-lpga/ http://www.greenposse.com/2008/03/the-beginning-of-the-lpga/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:01:00 +0000 Sandy Mitchell http://www.greenposse.com/the-beginning-of-the-lpga/ Post from: Green Posse

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Babe Zaharias

March is Women’s History Month, so it’s fitting to look at the beginnings of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), the longest-running women’s psorts association in the world. The organization was founded in 1950 by 13 women, including Babe Zaharias (pictured above), Patty Berg, and Louise Suggs. It was a refinement of the WPGA (Women’s Professional Golf Association), founded in 1944. The first season, the LPGA hosted 13 events with total prize money of $50,000.

Today, the LPGA sponsors 33 events with prize money of more than $58 million. How far we’ve come! The LPGA also funds the LPGA Foundation, a teaching and scholarship arm of the LPGA.

(photo courtesy of the LPGA)

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