Eldrick Woods, better known as Tiger Woods, began his career in the Professional Golfers' Association of America in 1996. Shortly thereafter, at age 21, he became the youngest golf professional to win the Masters. He also set numerous earnings records, voted PGA Player of the Year and AP Male Athlete of the Year multiple times and won four Masters, 14 major titles and 50 wins, surpassing Jack Nicklaus' record by three years.
Golf can be traced back to early Rome during the reign of Caesar. The Romans used a club-shaped branch to strike a feather-stuffed ball into a hole. It wasn't until the 16th century that golf was established in Scotland. Accord...
PowerBilt Golf is a division of the Hillerich and Bradsby Company, which was founded in 1859 as a family-owned sporting goods company. This makes PowerBilt the oldest golf manufacturer in the United States still privately owned...
Every April sees the return of the best golfers in the world to Augusta, Georgia for one of the game's premier events, the Masters. The green jacket presented to each year's winner has come to symbolize excellence and prestige ...
The history of golf in Fiji stretches back to when European settlers first colonized this South Pacific island nation. As at January 2011, Fiji has more than a dozen golf courses, most of which are attached to upscale resorts o...
Hireko Golf was formed in the mid-1990s as a golf equipment, clothing and accessory wholesaler that delivered the best prices and quality brand name merchandise to golfers worldwide. Since that time Hireko has picked up numerou...
The best amateur golfers from around the world compete annually on some of America's best courses in the quest for the college golf national championship. With a rich history and tradition, it was a surprise to some that the NC...
Women's golf has been growing explosively for decades. What was once thought of as a sport for men has been embraced by the female sports community. Manufacturers make clubs and equipment specifically for women, and the top pro...
Ping is known for producing revolutionary golf clubs. Its founder, Karsten Solheim, was born in Norway and didn't pickup a golf club until he was 42 years old. Solheim got off to a late start in golf, but his early struggles w...
From a beginnings as a supplier of animal by-products almost a century ago, the forerunner of Wilson Sporting Goods went on to become one of the premier golf equipment manufacturers. By the 1990s, after many years at or near th...
Theodore Ernest Els was born in South Africa on Oct. 17, 1969. Nicknamed "Big Easy" for his easy-going manner and fluid swing, Ernie Els has been one of the most popular and successful professional golfers of his era. He has wo...
But it's not only the courses that inspire so many golfing pilgrims; it's the rich history of the game in the country, dating back to the mid-1800s.
Born Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., Bobby Jones was an American golfer who was considered one of the greatest golfers in modern history. Jones stood out because his skills were evident at an early age, but the young golfer struggled t...
It takes place each year on a course near the U.K. coastline. These are known as links courses. Their location adds the extra elements of sea winds and showers to the golfing challenge. For many golfers, the British Open's long...
Ladder Golf is one of many backyard games that people in American neighborhoods enjoy. Similar to many other backyard games such as cornhole and lawn darts, the goal is to make an accurate toss. With Ladder Golf you throw two g...
Callaway Golf has long been recognized as an industry leader when it comes to innovation and incorporating technology into its products. Since its inception, Callaway has devoted its business to making golf more enjoyable for a...
Once considered a game of the elite and privileged, golf now has a following across all social and economic classes. The origins of golf and wooden golf shafts can be traced to the late 15th and early 16th century.
The U.S. Open Golf Championship represents one of professional golf's four major tournaments, along with the Masters, the PGA Championship and the British Open. The United States Golf Association, or USGA, organizes the tournam...
Golf is one of the world's oldest sports, tracing its roots back at least to the 1400s. While it started out with humble beginnings in Scotland, it's grown to be a multimillion-dollar industry, with skilled players enjoying the...
Europeans played variations of golf since the Middle Ages, but the game caught on like wildfire in Scotland. Historians consider the 15th century Scottish Kingdom of Fife as the birthplace of modern golf, according to Golf Euro...
The LPGA, or Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an organization of women golfers known for its annual tours and charity work. In the space of six decades, the association grew from a handful of players determined to estab...
The Masters has become one of the most storied and watched golf tournaments in the United States thanks to its picturesque surroundings and unique layout and because it is the first major golf tournament of the year. The Master...
The first official Ryder Cup match dates back to 1927 at Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts. Since then, the competition between American and British golfers has been filled with exciting competition and unforgettable mome...
For as long as there has been a game of golf, there have always been golf clubs to carry -- and yet not golf bags. Some historians identify the bags' advent to the late 1800s -- long after the game first appeared in wartime Sco...
TaylorMade Golf is a multibillion dollar subsidiary of the Adidas Group, but when Gary Adams started the company in 1979, it was a $24,000 gamble. In 2010, it had more than 75 golfers signed to endorsement deals, including PGA ...
From beginning to end, Bobby Jones' golf career was the stuff of legend. His extraordinary early talent inspired great expectations, followed eventually by record-breaking victories. Although Jones cut his playing career short,...
Long drive golf as a national competition began in 1975 with the U.S. National Long Drive Championship with a purse of $50,000, but it garnered little attention until late in the 20th century. A number of factors put long drivi...
According to Golf-Information.info, most sports historians trace modern golf to a fifteenth-century Scottish game. A growing minority, however, trace it to a tenth-century Chinese sport instead. Although the exact origins are d...
In fact, according to the National Hole-In-One Registry, the average age range of a golfer sinking an ace is 50 to 59, and that player is likely to have been playing the sport for more than 20 years.
Golf has its roots in 15th century Scotland, when players used sticks or primitive clubs to hit a large pebble around dunes and fields. Golf became so popular in Scotland that in 1457, King James II banned golf and soccer becau...
The Ryder Cup was named for British merchant and golf fan Samuel Ryder, who agreed to sponsor a competition between American and British golfing greats in the 1920s. The first official competition was held in 1927 and in follow...
Today, many well known professional golfers use Callaway Golf products while on tour. A few clients include Lee Janzen, Phil Mickelson, Arnold Palmer and Momoko Ueda. How did Calloway Golf get to the point where its products ar...
in Osaka, Japan. Influenced by a baseball game he had seen at the age of 18, Rihachi began by selling made-to-order uniforms. The company soon expanded into manufacturing sports equipment. Mizuno didn't enter the golf equipment...
Spalding & Bros. has been manufacturing sports equipment since 1876 when the company was founded in Chicago by Albert Spalding. In 1905, Spalding became the first manufacturer in America to offer its own brand of golf balls...
The United States Open Championship, a yearly golf tournament held on U.S. soil, has been an American institution since the late 1800s. While the faces of the players and the prize money amounts have changed over time, the game...
Since its origins in the 15th century, golf has been a popular sport. King James II of Scotland banned both golf and soccer in 1457 because Scottish soldiers were neglecting their training in order to play the two sports, accor...
