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Maurice Gerald Flitcroft (23 November 1929 – 24 March 2007) was a British golfer.. Flitcroft received widespread attention after shooting a score of 121 in the qualifying competition for the 1976 Open Championship – the worst score recorded at the Open Championship by a self-professed "professional golfer", having been an inexperienced golfer.
The first U.S. Open was played on October 4, 1895, on a nine-hole course at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island. It was a 36-hole competition and was played in a single day. Ten professionals and one amateur entered.
This article lists the lowest recorded rounds in golf.In professional competition, a round of 59 or less is regarded as a significant achievement. [1] In men's major championships the lowest rounds are 62 by Branden Grace at the 2017 Open Championship, by Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele at the 2023 U.S. Open, and by Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry at the 2024 PGA Championship.
Highest finishing amateur at The Open Championship. This was also the last event Woods played in as an amateur. Turned professional in August 1996. In his first event as a professional, Woods finished tied for 60th at the Greater Milwaukee Open. Won his first title on the PGA Tour at the Las Vegas Invitational which was a five-round event.
Scoring. Most birdies, 72-hole tournament; 28 – Jack Nicklaus, 1990 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship. Most birdies, 54-hole tournament; 26 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai 26 – Fred Couples, 2011 AT&T Championship 26 – Duffy Waldorf, 2015 Toshiba Classic. Largest scoring swing from one round to the next
Medals have been given to, and kept by the winner ever since. [8] Young Tom Morris died in 1875, aged 24. [14] The tournament continued to be dominated and won by Scottish professionals, to be rotated between the three Scottish golf courses, and played over 36 holes in a single day until 1889. [15]
The Masters is played at the same course, Augusta National Golf Club, every year, while the other three rotate courses (the Open Championship, however, is always played on a links course). Each of the majors has a distinct history, and they are run by four separate golf organizations, but their special status is recognized worldwide.
There have been a total of 1040 individual matches played in the 44 Ryder Cups. Of these the United States has won 501, Europe (including Great Britain/Great Britain and Ireland up to 1977) has won 396 with 143 matches halved. Thus the United States have scored a total of 572½ points to Europe's 467½. [1]