Golf Rules, Games, Junk and Points

A Seve is junk awarded when a player, playing a par 4 or 5, does not play from any fairway or bunker during the play of a hole and one putts for a par or better.

A point is awarded for a Hogan on a par 4 when the player's ball comes to rest on the fairway of the hole being played after the tee shot, then the player reaches the green in regulation with his second shot, and subsequently 2 putts for par. On a par 5, Hogan junk is awarded when the player's ball comes to rest on the fairway of the hole being played after the tee shot, then the player with his second shot plays again to the fairway of the hole being played, and then the player reaches the green in regulation with his second shot, and subsequently 2 putts for par.  These exact circumstances must occur for a Hogan to be awarded. His early years as a pro were very difficult, and Hogan went broke more than once. He did not win his first pro tournament as an individual until March 1940, when he won three consecutive tournaments in North Carolina . Although it took a decade to secure his first victory, Hogan's wife Valerie believed in him, and this helped see him throu...