- Tiger Woods
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Currently the World No. 1, Woods was the highest paid professional athlete in 2006, having earned an estimated $100 million from winnings and endorsements.
- Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 - July 25, 1997) was an American golfer, and is generally considered one of the greatest golfers in the history of the game. Born within six months of two of the other acknowledged golf greats of the twentieth century, Sam Snead and Byron Nelson, Hogan is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory and his legendary ball-striking ability, for which he remains renowned among players and aficionados.
- Jack Nicklaus
As the administrative assistant for professional golfer and golf course designer Jack Nicklaus , Stevens had a perfect way to help. She collected and donated autographed memorabilia to the Hero Flight project from Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player .
- Byron Nelson
John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946. He and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within 6 months of each other in 1912. Although he won many tournaments in the course of his relatively brief career, he is mostly remembered today for having won 11 consecutive tournaments and 18 total tournaments in 1945. He retired officially at the age of 34 to be a rancher, …
- Sam Snead
Samuel Jackson "Sam" Snead (May 27, 1912 - May 23, 2002) was an American golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of 4 decades. He and two others of the greatest golfers of all time, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, were born within 6 months of each other in 1912. He won a record 82 PGA Tour events and about 70 others worldwide. He won seven majors: three Masters, three PGA Championships and one British Open.
- Arnold Daniel Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer (born September 10, 1929) is an American golfer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955. Nicknamed "The King," he is arguably golf's most popular star and its most important trailblazer because he was the first star of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s.
- Zach Johnson
Zach Johnson (born February 24, 1976) is an American golfer and winner of the 2007 Masters Tournament. Johnson was born in Iowa City, Iowa. He was raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and developed his golf skills at Elmcrest Country Club, and also as a member of the now defunct Catholic Regis High School golf team, both in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He played #2 on his high school team and led them to an Iowa 3A State Golf Championship in 1992.
- Nick Faldo
Nick Faldo , winner of six Majors including three Masters Tournaments and three British Open titles, and more than 40 tournaments worldwide, is named CBS Sports' lead analyst for golf. The announcement was made today by Tony Petitti , Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.
- Geoff Ogilvy
Geoff Ogilvy (born June 11 1977) is an Australian golfer who now resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the United States. Ogilvy was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He turned professional in May of 1998 and he won a European Tour card at that year's Qualifying school. He played on the European Tour in 1999 and 2000, finishing 65th in his first season and improving to 48th in his second. He joined the U.S. based PGA Tour in 2001, …
- Shaun Micheel
Shaun Carl Micheel (born January 5, 1969) is an American golfer who is best known for his surprise victory in 2003 in one of golf's major championships, the PGA Championship. Stuart Scott described Micheel's approach shot on the 18th hole as "one of the illest shots in the history of golf." Micheel was born in Orlando, Florida. He attended Christian Brothers High School in Memphis and Indiana University and turned professional in 1992.
- Jim Furyk
James Michael Furyk (born May 12, 1970) is an American professional golfer, known for consistently playing at the top level and for a visibly unconventional, looping golf swing. In September 2006 he reached a career high of second in the Official World Golf Rankings.
- Mike Weir
Michael Richard Weir O.Ont. (born May 12, 1970) is a professional golfer on the PGA Tour. Weir was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University (majoring in Recreation Management), and he turned pro in 1992. His first PGA Tour win came at the 1999 Air Canada Championship in Surrey, British Columbia. The victory made him the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in Canada in 45 years.
- Greg Norman
Gregory John Norman AM (born February 10, 1955) is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's number one ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. He is nicknamed "The Great White Shark", or simply, "The Shark", a reference to a shark inhabiting Australian waters as well as Norman's size and blond locks.
- Justin Leonard
Justin Leonard (born June 15, 1972) is an American professional golfer. Leonard was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He won the Haskins Award in 1994 as the most outstanding collegiate golfer. As a professional he made his name by winning the 1997 British Open, one of golf's four majors. He has ten career wins on the PGA Tour.
- Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen (born Eugenio Saraceni) (February 27, 1902 - May 13, 1999) is one of only five golfers (along with Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and Tiger Woods) to win all the major championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam: U.S. Open in 1922, 1932, PGA Championship in 1922, 1923, 1933, British Open in 1932, and The Masters in 1935. He was born in Harrison, New York and died on Marco Island, Florida.
- Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh (born 22 February, 1963) is a professional golfer who was number one in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. A Indo - Fijian of Hindu ancestry, he was born in Lautoka, Fiji and grew up in Nadi. His name means "Victorious Lion". He has won three major championships (The Masters in 2000 and the PGA Championship in 1998 and 2004) and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003 and 2004.
- Ben Curtis
Ben Curtis (born May 26, 1977) is an American golfer who was born in Columbus, Ohio and grew up in Ostrander, Ohio. His family runs the Mill Creek Golf Club, also in Ostrander. Curtis is a graduate of Buckeye Valley High School and Kent State University, where he was a star on the golf team.
- Ben Crenshaw
Ben Daniel Crenshaw (born January 11, 1952) is an American golfer. He was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas before turning professional in 1973. Crenshaw won his first event in his rookie season on the PGA Tour, and picked up a win more seasons than not from then on. In 1984 he won The Masters, one of golf's four major championships. In the mid-1980s he suffered from Graves' disease, …
- Tom Lehman
Thomas Edward Lehman (born March 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer. Lehman was born in Austin, Minnesota but Alexandria, Minnesota is credited as his official Minnesota hometown. He attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a degree in Business/Accounting and turned professional in 1982. It took him many years to become a leading tour professional. He played on the PGA Tour with little success from 1983 to 1985, …
- David Wayne Toms
I'm weird, I guess. I'd love to meet people, but I don't want to bother anyone. ::laugh::.
- Ernie Els
Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els (born October 17, 1969) is a South African golfer who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy", for his imposing physical stature (he stands 1.90 metres) along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing.
- Larry Nelson
Larry Gene Nelson (born September 10, 1947) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level. Larry Nelson was born in Fort Payne, Alabama and grew up in Ackworth, Georgia, northwest of Atlanta. He didn't play the game as a child - atypical for a successful professional golfer - in high school he focused on basketball and baseball.
- Sandy Lyle
Alexander Walter Barr "Sandy" Lyle, MBE (born February 9, 1958) is a Scottish golfer. Lyle was born in Shrewsbury, England and represented Scotland during his professional career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s. Lyle was introduced to golf by his father, Alex, who had taken the family from Scotland to England in 1955 when he became resident professional at Hawkstone Park golf course.
- Phil Mickelson
Yo! I am the illest motherfucker you have ever seen! Word! I am a straight up motherfucking gangster so you had better motherfucking recognize. I also have a motherfucking interest in shooting motherfucking individuals with my rathe
- Craig Stadler
Craig Robert Stadler (born June 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level. Stadler was born in San Diego, California and attended La Jolla High School. He displayed a talent for golf early in life. He won the 1973 U.S. Amateur, while attending the University of Southern California where he became a two-time All-American. He turned professional in 1975.
- Bobby Jones
Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. (March 17, 1902 - December 18, 1971), born in Atlanta, Georgia, was one of the greatest golfers to compete on a national and international level. He participated only as an amateur, primarily on a part-time basis, and chose to retire from competition at age 28. Jones was a child prodigy who won his first children's tournament at the age of six and made the third round of the U.S. Amateur Championship at 14.
- Nick Price
Nicholas Raymond Leige Price (born January 28, 1957) is a professional golfer and inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-nineties, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.
- Jeff Sluman
Jeffrey George "Jeff" Sluman (born September 11, 1957) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments including 6 PGA Tour victories. Sluman was born in Rochester, New York. He attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He turned pro in 1980, and has had career earnings in excess of 16 million dollars. Sluman has had an unusual career in terms of winning golf tournaments.
- Bob Tway
Bob Tway (born May 4, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including 8 PGA Tour victories. Tway was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was introduced to golf at the age of 5 by his father and grandfather. He participated in his first tournament at age 7. Prior to moving to Oklahoma Tway won the Redding Country Club Championship as a junior. Tway attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma and turned pro in 1981.
- Mark Calcavecchia
Mark John Calcavecchia (born June 12, 1960) is an American golfer. Calcavecchia was born in Laurel, Nebraska. He attended the University of Florida, turned professional in 1981 and joined the PGA Tour in 1982. He earned All-SEC honors in 1979. Calcavecchia was at his best in the late 1980s, notching up his most notable achievement in 1989, when he won The Open Championship (aka the British Open), which is one of golf's four major championships, …
- Curtis Strange
Curtis Strange won a total of 17 times on the PGA TOUR. He hasn't yet gotten a victory on the Champions Tour, but he still finished 44th on the 2006 Charles Schwab Cup points list after placing in the top 25 in over a third of his appearances.
- John Daly
John Patrick Daly (born April 28, 1966) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. Daly is known primarily for his "zero to hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, his driving distance off the tee (earning him the nickname "Long John"), his non-country club appearance and attitude, and his rough-and-tumble personal life.
- Paul Azinger
Paul William Azinger (born January 6, 1960) is an American golfer who was at his peak in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. Azinger was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He attended Florida State University and turned professional in 1981. He finished one shot behind the winner Nick Faldo in the 1987 Open Championship. He won eleven tournaments on the PGA Tour in seven seasons from 1987 to 1993, climaxing in his one major title, the 1993 PGA Championship.
- Angel Cabrera
Ángel Cabrera (born September 12, 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays mainly on the European Tour. Known affectionately as "El Pato" Cabrera ("The duck"), he is the 2007 U.S. Open champion.
- Fuzzy Zoeller
Frank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller, Jr. (born November 11, 1951) is a professional golfer. He was born in New Albany, Indiana. He attended the University of Houston and turned professional in 1973. In 1979 Zoeller became one of only three golfers to have won The Masters in his first appearance in the event. The other two were the winners of the first two Masters, Horton Smith and Gene Sarazen.
- Tom Kite
Thomas Oliver Kite, Jr. (born December 9, 1949) is an American golfer. Kite was born in Austin, Texas. He began playing golf at age 6 and won his first tournament at age 11. Kite attended the University of Texas on a golf scholarship and was coached by Harvey Penick. He turned professional in 1972 and has been a consistent money winner ever since. Known for his innovation, he was the first to add a third wedge to his bag, …
- Tom Watson
Thomas Sturges "Tom" Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American golfer on the Champions Tour, who still occasionally competes in PGA Tour events. In the 1970s and 1980s he was one of the leading players in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times. He was the number one player in the world, according to McCormack's World Golf Rankings, from 1978 through 1982, …
- Corey Pavin
Corey Allen Pavin (born November 16, 1959) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. Pavin was born in Oxnard, California. He attended UCLA and turned professional in 1982. He quickly established himself in the sport, with three international victories in 1983, and his first PGA Tour victory at the 1984 Houston Coca-Cola Open. He won at least one event on either the PGA Tour or the international tour nearly every year for the next decade, …
- Raymond Floyd
Raymond "Ray" Loran Floyd (born September 4, 1942) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both PGA Tour and Champions Tour level. Floyd was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina. He turned professional in 1961, and quickly established himself on the PGA Tour, with his first victory coming at the St. Petersburg Open Invitational in 1963. He went on to win 22 times on tour, …
- Lanny Wadkins
Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. (born December 5, 1949) is an American golfer. Wadkins was born in Richmond, Virginia. He attended Wake Forest University. He won the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1970 and turned professional in 1971. His first win on the PGA Tour arrived quickly at the 1972 Sahara Invitational in Las Vegas and he was later voted 1972 PGA Rookie of the Year. Two more wins followed in 1973 before his form dipped for three years.