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Royal St George's Golf Club
Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent, founded 1887 by Dr William Laidlaw Purves; first Open venue outside Scotland (1894), 15 Opens including Morikawa's 2021 win; AIG Women's Open debut 2027.
Royal Troon Golf Club
Royal Troon Golf Club, founded 1878 in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, is an Open Championship rota links. Its Old Course hosted ten Opens (2024 winner Xander Schauffele) and features the 123-yard Postage Stamp 8th.
Russell Henley
Russell Henley (born 1989, Macon, Georgia) is an American PGA Tour golfer, six-time tour winner including the 2013 Sony Open debut and 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational, 2025 Ryder Cup member, ranked sixth in the OWGR.
Ryan Gerard
Ryan Gerard (born 1999, Raleigh, NC) is an American PGA Tour golfer; UNC Chapel Hill alumnus, 2024 Korn Ferry graduate, maiden 2025 Barracuda Championship win, 3rd at the 2026 TOUR Championship.
Ryan Palmer
Ryan Hunter Palmer, born 1976, is an American PGA Tour golfer from Amarillo, Texas, with four wins including the 2019 Zurich Classic with Jon Rahm.
Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's team golf match play competition between 12-player teams from Europe and the United States, first played in 1927 for Samuel Ryder's 17-inch gold chalice; 28 matches over three days, 14.5 points to win, next at Adare Manor 2027.
Sahith Theegala
Sahith Theegala (born 1997, Orange, California) is an American PGA Tour golfer, Pepperdine's first national player of the year, winner of the 2023 Fortinet Championship, and the second Indian-heritage PGA Tour winner.
Sam Burns
Sam Burns (Sam Hollan Burns), American PGA Tour golfer from Shreveport, Louisiana; five-time tour winner including 2021 Valspar and 2023 WGC Match Play; 2017 NCAA Player of the Year from LSU; elite putter, Ryder Cup US team member.
Sam Snead
Sam Snead (1912-2002), American golfer nicknamed Slammin' Sam; 82 PGA Tour wins (tied with Tiger Woods), seven majors, oldest PGA Tour winner at 52, never won the U.S. Open.
Sandy Lyle
Sandy Lyle (Alexander Walter Barr Lyle, born 1958) is a Scottish golfer, 1985 Open champion and 1988 Masters champion, the first UK winner of the green jacket, with 18 European Tour wins and 2012 World Golf Hall of Fame induction.
Scott O'Neil
Scott O'Neil, American sports executive and LIV Golf CEO since January 2025, succeeding Greg Norman; former CEO of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and Merlin Entertainments; leads LIV Golf 2.0 with BC Partners investment and player equity.
Scottie Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler (born 1996) is an American golfer, world No. 1 since March 2022, with four majors (2022 and 2024 Masters, 2025 PGA and Open), 2024 Olympic gold, and 20 PGA Tour titles before 30.
Scottish Open (golf)
Scottish Open (Genesis Scottish Open), Scotland's national open golf championship, founded 1972, co-sanctioned by the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour since 2022, held at The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, the week before The Open; 2026 winner Tom Kim at 17 under.
Scotty Cameron
Scotty Cameron, American putter designer; founded Cameron Golf International (1992), partnered with Titleist/Acushnet in 1994; his milled putters, including Newport and Phantom lines and Circle T tour models, have won 45+ majors.
Sepp Straka
Sepp Straka (Josef Straka), Austrian PGA Tour golfer born in Vienna, raised in Valdosta, Georgia; University of Georgia graduate, four PGA Tour wins including 2022 Honda Classic and 2025 American Express, 2023 Ryder Cup and two Olympics.
Sergio García
Sergio García (Sergio García Fernández), Spanish golfer born 1980 in Castellón; 2017 Masters champion, 11 PGA Tour wins, Ryder Cup all-time points leader (28.5), founding LIV Golf star released from his contract in October 2026.
Seve Ballesteros
Severiano (Seve) Ballesteros Sota, Spanish golfer from Pedreña; winner of five majors (three Opens, two Masters), record 50 European Tour titles, and Ryder Cup icon and 1997 captain; died 2011.
Shane Lowry
Shane Lowry (born 1987, Clara, County Offaly) is an Irish golfer, 2019 Open champion at Royal Portrush, 2009 Irish Open winner as an amateur, 2022 BMW PGA champion, and 2026 Irish Open winner by a record 11 shots.
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York: private club founded 1891, USGA founding member, William Flynn's 1931 course, six-time U.S. Open host (1896-2026), consensus No. 3 course in America.
Smylie Kaufman
Smylie Kaufman (Carter Smylie Kaufman, born 1991), American golfer from Birmingham, Alabama; 2015 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open winner with a final-round 61, later an NBC Sports and Golf Channel on-course analyst and host of The Smylie Show.
Solheim Cup
Solheim Cup, biennial women's team match-play golf contest between 12-player US (LPGA) and European (LET) teams, founded 1990 by Karsten Solheim of Ping; 28 points, 14.5 to win; 2026 won 15-13 by Europe in the Netherlands.
St Andrews Links
St Andrews Links, the Home of Golf in Fife, Scotland: public links including the Old Course, New, Jubilee, Eden, and Himalayas courses, run by the St Andrews Links Trust since 1974 and host of 28 Open Championships.
Stableford
Stableford, a golf scoring format invented by Dr Frank Barney Gorton Stableford (1898, Wales; popularized at Wallasey 1932), awards points per hole against net par: bogey 1, par 2, birdie 3, eagle 4; highest total wins, bad holes score zero.
Stephen Ames
Stephen Ames (born 1964, San Fernando, Trinidad) is a Canadian professional golfer, four-time PGA Tour winner including the 2006 Players Championship, and nine-time PGA Tour Champions winner.
Steve Stricker
Steve Stricker, American golfer born 1967 in Edgerton, Wisconsin, 12-time PGA Tour winner and 18-time PGA Tour Champions winner with seven senior majors; 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup captain winning 19-9 at Whistling Straits.
Stewart Cink
Stewart Cink, American golfer (born 1973), 2009 Open champion at Turnberry, beating Tom Watson in a playoff; eight PGA Tour wins, five Ryder Cups; on PGA Tour Champions he won the 2025 Charles Schwab Cup and five 2026 titles including the Senior PGA.
Stimpmeter
Stimpmeter: USGA device, based on Edward Stimpson's 1930s design, that measures putting green speed as the average distance in feet a ball rolls after release; 8 slow, 12 fast.
Stroke play
Stroke play, also called medal play, is golf's total-stroke scoring format: every shot over one or more rounds counts, the lowest total wins, and holing out on every hole is required in the individual form.
TaylorMade
TaylorMade Golf Company, founded by Gary Adams in 1979 in McHenry, Illinois, invented the metalwood (Pittsburgh Persimmon). Now Carlsbad-based and owned by Korea's Centroid/F&F, it makes Qi4D drivers, Spider putters, and TP5 balls.
Ted Scott (caddie)
Ted Scott, American PGA Tour caddie from Lafayette, Louisiana; longtime looper for Bubba Watson (12 wins, 2012 and 2014 Masters) and Scottie Scheffler (17 wins, four majors, 2024 Olympic gold), 27 career winning bags.