PGA Tour Codexery — Data & Quality

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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 30 entries checked · 85 flagged · 370 issues confirmed · 13 corrected · 357 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Oakmont Country Club — The entry claims the course straddles the Allegheny River Valley, but it is actually on a plateau above the river.

Oakmont Country Club — The entry says the Pennsylvania Turnpike separates holes two through eight, but it actually separates holes two through seven (six holes, not seven).

Wentworth Club — The BMW PGA Championship has been played at Wentworth since 1972, but it was played on the East Course in 1973 and 1974 before moving permanently to the West Course in 1975.

Wentworth Club — The course record for the West Course is 62, set by Paul Casey in the 2011 BMW PGA Championship, not 60.

Congressional Country Club — The entry says the Quicken Loans National was hosted from 2014 to 2017, but it was actually held at Congressional from 2014 to 2018.

Congressional Country Club — [contradicted] its Blue Course has hosted four major championships :: Blue Course has hosted five major championships

Ben Hogan Years — Hogan did not miss the 1951 Masters; he played and finished tied for 2nd. He won the Masters in 1951, not 1953 (his 1953 win was his second Masters title).

Gary Player Influence — Gary Player has 9 major championships, but the breakdown is incorrect: he won 3 Masters, 1 U.S. Open, 3 Open Championships, and 2 PGA Championships (not 3).

Gary Player Influence — The entry states '3 PGA Championships' but Player won the PGA Championship in 1962 and 1972, for a total of 2, not 3.

Tiger Woods Revolution — The entry states that the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awarded 'Computer Sports Game of the Year' to PGA Tour 2005 at the 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, but the actual winner was 'The Movies', not Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005.

Tiger Woods Revolution — [contradicted] Contrary to some reports, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences did not award 'Computer Sports Game of the Year' to PGA Tour 2005 at the 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; that honor went to 'The Movies'. :: During the 8th Annual In

Gary Player — The entry claims Player was the third golfer to win the modern career grand slam and that only three more players have achieved it since; in fact, only two (Nicklaus and Woods) have done so after Player.

Gary Player — The entry says Player broke Sam Snead's 19-year-old record for oldest to make the cut at the Masters, but Snead's record was set at age 67 in 1979, and Player was 62 in 1998, so Player did not break that record.

Gene Sarazen Double Eagle 1935 — The entry states the shot gave Sarazen a one-stroke lead over Craig Wood, but actually it tied him with Wood, and Sarazen won a playoff the next day.

Gene Sarazen Double Eagle 1935 — The entry says Sarazen won by 1 stroke, but the double eagle tied the tournament and he won an 18-hole playoff by five strokes.

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