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Walter Hagen
Walter Hagen (1892-1969), American professional golfer nicknamed Sir Walter; won 11 majors including 5 PGA Championships and 4 British Opens, first American-born Open champion, captain of first six U.S. Ryder Cup teams, first unattached touring pro.
Warren Wood
Warren Kenneth Wood (1887–1926), American amateur golfer of Homewood/Flossmoor Country Club, Chicago; won 1904 Olympic team golf gold with the Western Golf Association, lost his 1904 individual first-round match, and reached the 1910 U.S. Amateur final.
Webb Simpson
Webb Simpson (James Frederick Webb Simpson), American pro golfer, 2012 U.S. Open champion and 2018 Players winner, seven PGA Tour titles, Wake Forest alumnus, later LIV Golf member and US team vice-captain.
Will Zalatoris
Will Zalatoris, American PGA Tour golfer from San Francisco/Dallas, Wake Forest and 2017 Walker Cup; 2022 FedEx St. Jude winner, runner-up in three majors, world No. 7 peak, recurring back surgeries.
Winged Foot Golf Club
Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, New York: private club founded 1921 with two A.W. Tillinghast courses opened 1923. West Course hosted six U.S. Opens including the 1974 'Massacre'; East hosted two U.S. Women's Opens.
Women's British Open
Women's British Open (AIG Women's Open), women's golf major first played 1976 at Fulford, LPGA major since 2001, run by The R&A with AIG title sponsor since 2019; 2026 purse $10 million, 50th edition won by Shiho Kuwaki.
Women's major golf championships
Women's major golf championships: the five LPGA-recognized majors, the U.S. Women's Open, KPMG Women's PGA, Chevron, AIG Women's Open, and Evian, their history since 1930, and the career Grand Slam.
Women's World Golf Rankings
Rolex Rankings, the official Women's World Golf Rankings, launched February 21, 2006 with Annika Sörenstam No. 1; sanctioned by 13 tours plus the R&A and USGA, using a 104-week rolling, strength-of-field points system.
Wood (golf)
Wood (golf): golf's longest-hitting club class, driver plus numbered fairway woods (3, 5, 7, 9), lofts about 13-27 degrees. Once persimmon and hickory; metal woods since 1979, titanium since the 1990s.
World Cup (men's golf)
World Cup of Golf, originally the Canada Cup (1953-1967), a men's two-man national team golf tournament played 1953-2018; Argentina won the first edition in Montreal, the USA five straight 1960-1964, and Belgium's Detry and Pieters the last, in 2018.
World Golf Championships
World Golf Championships (WGC), a series of elite professional golf events launched in February 1999 and sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours; four events including the Dell Match Play and HSBC Champions; series ended after 2023.
World Golf Hall of Fame
World Golf Hall of Fame: golf's hall of fame, founded Pinehurst 1974, moved to St. Augustine 1998, returned to Pinehurst 2024 with the USGA; 170 members, 75% vote elects.
Wyndham Clark
Wyndham Clark, American PGA Tour golfer from Denver, Colorado; two-time U.S. Open champion (2023 Los Angeles Country Club, 2026 Shinnecock Hills wire-to-wire) with six tour wins including the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship and 2026 BMW Championship.
Xander Schauffele
Xander Schauffele, American PGA Tour golfer born 1993 in La Jolla, California; 2017 Rookie of the Year, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist, and winner of the 2024 PGA Championship and Open Championship among 10 tour titles.
Year in golf
A year in golf is an annual chronological summary of the sport, recording major championship winners, leading money earners, and notable deaths by calendar year or tour season.
Yips
Yips: sudden involuntary wrist or hand jerks, tremors, or freezing during skilled tasks, chiefly golf putting. Coined by Tommy Armour; causes range from focal dystonia to choking under pressure.
Young Tom Morris
Young Tom Morris (Thomas Morris Jr., 1851–1875), Scottish golfer, son of Old Tom Morris; won four consecutive Opens (1868, 1869, 1870, 1872), youngest major champion at 17, won Challenge Belt outright 1870; died Christmas Day 1875, aged 24.
Zach Johnson
Zach Johnson, born 1976 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is an American golfer with 12 PGA Tour wins, the 2007 Masters and 2015 Open at St Andrews, and US 2023 Ryder Cup captain.