Courses and Tournaments

photo credit: vic.bergmann   The oldest bridge in golf, is nearly 1000 years old.  The stone bridge over the Swilken Burn at St. Andrews in England (where Jack Nicklaus’ farewell photo was snapped), dates back to about A.D. 1000.  There was no golf course there at that time. . . mainly because golf had yet to be invented.

Through 2001, the following states have hosted the most championships:  Georgia, 67;  New York, 24;  Pennsylvania, 23;  Illinois, 19;  Ohio 18;  California, 13;  Michigan, 11;  Massachusetts, 10;  New Jersey, 9;  Minnesota, 7 and Oklahoma, 7.

Here is an unusual and  interesting oddity about St. Andrews course in Scotland:  The par ratings of the individual holes for an 18-hole palindrome.  They read the same way backward and forward: 444-454-434-434-454-444.