70s 80s and 90s Golfers

DONNA CAPONI - "Watusi Kid

- Michigan 24 Tour Wins - 4 Majors Golf Channel Broadcaster

PAT BRADELY - Massachusets

31 Tour Wins - 6 Majors (Career Slam) Only play to win three of the four modern-day LPGA majors in a single season (1986) First player to earn 2,3,& 4 million in career earnings. During her prime she competed in 627 tournaments - 208 top 5, 312 top 10

BETH DANIEL- South Carolina

33 Tour Victories - 1 Major - 2 US Am Player of the Year - '80.'90,'94 8 Time Solheim Cup Team member -1st LPGA Tour player to win more than $200,000 in a season Oldest winner in LPGA Tour history - age 46+ in 2003 Record for most consecutive birdies in one round - 9 in '99

PATTY SHEEHAN- Vermont

35 Tour Wins - 6 Majors Became the first woman golfer to win the US Open and British Open in the same year - '92

GENE LITTLER

"Gene the Machine" - California 29 Tour Victories - 8 Senior - 1 Major ('61 US Open) - '53 US Am A perfect swing like Sam Snead's - only better

AMY ALCOTT - Missouri

29 Tour Wins - 5 Majors 1st Player to jump into the lake on #18 @ Kraft Nabisco Championship A great iron player who always seemed to fire at the pin Turned pro at age 19 in 1975

NANCY LOPEZ - California (New Mexico

48 Tour Wins - 3 Majors Only player to win Rookie of the Year, Player of the Year, & Vare Trophy in same year

BOBBY LOCKE

"Old Baggy Pants" & "Muffin Face" - South Africa 11 PGA - 23 European - 38 South African Tour Wins - 4 Majors ('49, '50, '52, '57 British) Only 2 ½ years on PGA Tour - 59 Events - Won 11, 2nd 10 times, 3rd 8 times, 4th 5 times 1948 - won the Chicago Victory National by 16 shots - still a PGA Tour record today Locke was one of the all-time best putters, and very unusual: he hooked his putts

LISELOTTE NEUMANN - "Lotta" - Sweden

13 LPGA Tour Wins - 1 Major One of the first European Tour players to play full-time on the LPGA Tour with any success Started playing at 10 - won the Swedish International Championship at 15 Was one of the first truly International Women's Players

HUBERT GREEN - Alabama

19 Tour Wins - 2 Majors ('77 Open - '85 PGA) Won the '77 Open despite playing under a death

GREG NORMAN - "Great White Shark" - Australia

20 PGA Tour Wins - 17 European Tour Wins - 2 Majors (British '86 & '93) Lost playoffs at all 4 majors - one of only two golfers to do so (Craig Wood)

AL GEIBERGER - "Mr. 59" - California

11 Tour Wins - 10 Sr. Tour Wins - 1 Major ('66 PGA) - First tour player to shoot 59 Only player in history to win a non-major without shooting in the 60's His round - Bumpy, grainy greens - 100 degrees+ that day - he wasn't hitting his irons well - but his putter was on fire - shortest birdie putt was eight feet that day

DAVID DUVAL - Florida

13 Tour Victories - 1 Major ('01 British) No.1 in the world and then fell off the face of the planet. Shot 59 in the final round of the '99 Bob Hope Event - 1 of 3 to do so

ART WALL - Pensylvania

14 Tour Wins - 1 Major ('59 Masters) Credited with making 45 holes-in-one in his lifetime - world record for many years 1979 - Legends of golf - Tommy Bolt - Lost playoff

FRED COUPLES - "Boom Boom" - Washington

15 PGA Tour Wins - 1 Major ('92 Masters) Fred was the 1st American to be ranked #1 in the Official World Golf Rankings Does not wear a glove when playing

COREY PAVIN - "Bulldog" - California

15 Tour Wins - 1 Major ('95 US Open) Holds the record for the lowest 9 hole score in Tour history - 26 - 2006 Last man to win the money title with less than 1,000,000 - '91 he won $979,430

ERNIE ELS - "Big Easy" - South Africa

16 PGA Tour Wins - 21 European Tour Wins - 3 Majors (2 US Open - 1 British) His swing is like his demeanor - low-key & easygoing - like Fred - effortless but with power '92 won the South African Open, PGA & Masters in the same year - like Player His first PGA win was the '94 US Open @ Oakmont '04 - Led the European Money list and finished 2nd on the PGA Tour money list

AYAKO OKAMOTO - Japan

17 LPGA Wins - 0 Majors Julie Inkster - "From 100 yards in, I would pick her over anybody, and she was one of the best putters out here." 1st Non-American to win the LPGA Tour money title in '87 Finished 2nd in majors 8 times

CURTIS STRANGE - Virginia

17 PGA Tour Wins - 2 Majors ('88 & '89 US Open) NCAA Champion in '74 Course record at St. Andrews (Old Course) - 62 in '87 1st PGA Tour golfer to surpass $1,000,000 in a single season

DOTTIE PEPPER - "Hot Pepper" - New York

17 Tour Wins - 2 Majors "Dottie Mochrie" - '88-'95 '99 Nabisco - finished at 19 under par - the lowest score in relationship to par for any tour major Fierce competitor who was not afraid to show her emotions Career cut short by injuries

NICK PRICE - "Nicky"- South Africa

18 PGA Tour Wins - 3 Majors (1 British - 2 PGA His caddie - Jeff "Squeaky" Medlin died of leukemia in '97 - caddied for John Daly in '91 PGA '86 first round - shot 63 to set the record for low round at the Masters and in a major

TOM KITE - Texas

19 PGA Tour Wins - 1 Major (US Open '92) Known for his short game (3rd Wedge) and one of the most consistent money winners Vardon Trophy in '81 & '82 - Money title in '81 & '89

DAVIS LOVE III - North Carolina

20 His Father was a highly respected PGA teaching Professional - his teacher His book "Every Shot I Take" about his father and life - won the '97 USGA International Book Award Tour Wins - 1 Major ('97 PGA) - 2nd person to win the PGA whose father was a PGA Pro

HALE IRWIN- Missouri

20 PGA Tour & 45 Sr. Tour Wins - 3 Majors ('74,'79,'90 US Open) 1975-1978 Hale made 86 consecutive cuts - 4th best of all time (Tiger, Byron, Jack) '74 Open - Massacre at Winged Foot - he won with a 7 over par score Oldest US Open Champ @ 45 in 1990

LANNY WADKINS - "Lanny" - based on his middle name - Virgina

21 PGA Tour Wins - 1 Major (PGA) - 1 US AM 8 Time Ryder Cup Player '77 PGA win was the first win in sudden-death at the PGA

RAYMOND FLOYD - North Carolina

22 PGA Tour Wins - 4 Majors (1 Masters, 1 US Open, 2 PGA) One of only two players to win official PGA Tour events in 4 different decades. Won the US Open in 1986 at age 43 - the oldest winner at that event at the time. '92 - Became the first man to win on both the PGA & Senior PGA Tours

MARLENE HAGGE - Connecticut

26 Tour Wins - 1 Major ('56 LPGA) 1 of 13 Cofounders of the LPGA - Joined the tour at age 16 in 1950 Won the 1952 Sarasota Open at age 17 - youngest ever on LPGA AP Female Athlete of the Year in 1949 - Age 15

JULIE INKSTER - California

31 LPGA Tour Wins - 7 Majors Won 3 consecutive Am Titles in '80,'81,'82 8 Time Solheim Cup Team Member 1st Golfer to win two majors in her rookie season - Pak was the 2nd Record for most collegiate wins - 17

VIJAY SINGH - Fiji

34 Tour Victories - 3 Majors (1 Masters - 2 PGA) Holds the record for most Tour wins after 40 - Snead was who he passed Known for his legendary practice sessions and his physical workouts Became the first golfer to win $10,000,000 in a single season

BETSY KING - Pennsylvania

34 Tour Victories - 6 Majors Player of the Year - '84,'89,'93 1st to break the 5 & 6 million mark for career earnings. Slow starter but when she got going she became the best player in the world.

CAROL MANN - New York

38 Tour Wins - 2 Majors 1975 - Set the record of 7 consecutive birdies in a row - since been broken 6'3" - tallest pro of her era and still in history

PETER THOMSON

"The Melbourne Tiger" - Australia 1 PGA - 26 Euro - 19 Australasian - 11 Sr. PGA Tour Wins - 5 Major's ( '54,'55,'56,'58,'65 British Open) British Open - finished 2nd in '52, '53 then won 3 in a row - 2nd player and only in 20th Cent. Won the National Championships of 10 Countries (New Zealand 9 Times)

LLOYD MANGRUM

- "The forgotten man of golf" - Texas 36 Tour Wins - 1 Major ('46 US Open) Partook in the longest sudden death playoff on PGA Tour - 11 Holes - Declared a tie Known for his terrific putting and stroke.

MARY KATHRYN WRIGHT - "Mickey", of course

- California 82 Tour Victories - 13 Majors LPGA money leader - '61,'62.'63,'64 Vare Trophy - '60,'61,'62,'63,'64,'65 AP Female Athlete of the Year - '63,'64 AP Greatest Female Golf of the 20th Century 14 year winning streak of at least one win in a season - 2nd Only golf in LPGA History to hold all four major titles at on e time in 1962 - "Mickey Slam"

BOB CHARLES

- New Zealand 6 PGA - 8 Euro - 23 Sr. Tour Wins - 1 Major ('63 British Open) 1st Left handed player to win a major Oldest golfer to make a cut on one of the world's major golf tours 2007 at age 71 - made the cut in the New Zealand Open (Euro & Australasian Tour)

TOM WEISKOPF - "Towering Inferno"

- Ohio 16 Tour Wins - 1 Major ('73 British Open) Tied for the most runner-up finishes at the Masters (4) (Hogan, Jack) Known for having one of the best swings of his era Best known now for his golf course design - TPC Scottsdale, Troon CC, Loch Lomond

JACK NICKLAUS - "The Golden Bear"

- Ohio 73 PGA - 10 Sr. Tour Wins - 18 Majors (6 Masters, 4 US Open, 3 British, 5 PGA) - 2 AM 2 Golfer of the Century Awards & Athlete of the Decade Award 8 Time Money Leader & 5 Time Player of the Year 154 Consecutive majors played - 18 wins, 19 2nd's - 48 Top 3's, 56 Top 5's, 73 Top 10's Top 10 Money - 17 years in a row

ARNOLD PALMER - "The King

- Pennsylvania 62 Tour Wins - 7 Majors (4 Masters, 1 US Open, 2 British Opens) - '54 US Am "Arnie's Army" - 1958 Masters - Soldiers from a nearby base & all supported Arnie. 1957 - 1963 - Arnold led the tour in wins 5 times and money won 4 times. Popularize 2 tours - PGA & Senior Tour when he joined in 1980

LARRY NELSON - Alabama

10 Tour Wins - 3 Majors (1 US Open - 2 PGA) Only golfer to post a 5 - 0 record in the Ryder Cup One of four golfers to win at least three majors during the '80s - Jack, Tom, & Seve Began playing at 21 - broke 100 the 1st time he played - broke 70 within 9 months

PAYNE STEWART - Missouri

11 Tour Victories - 3 Majors (2 US Open - 1 PGA) Died in a plane crash in '99 - 21 of his friends gave him a 21 ball salute by opening the 2000 US Open @ Pebble Beach by simultaneously hitting their balls in the ocean. Known for his knickers - first dressed in them in '82 His 15 footer for par to win the '99 US Open is the longest ever made on the final hole to win

MARK O'MERA - North Carolina

16 Tour Wins - 2 Majors ('98 Masters & British Open) - '79 US Am He is the oldest golfer to win two majors in the same year - '98 (41) Won the Pebble Beach Pro-Am 5 times - the record Has finished 2nd 22 times in his career

JAN STEPHENSON - Australia

16 Tour Wins - 3 Majors 1st Female touring professional to get into course design The "It Girl" of professional golf in the '80s - 1st star to openly embrace a sex-sells approach

Deane Beman

creater and arcatic of TPC Sawgrass

JOHNNY MILLER - "The Desert Fox" - California

25 Tour Wins - 2 Majors ('73 US Open - '76 British Open) Money title in '74 - only one other than Jack or Tom Watson form '71 - '80 NBC Broadcaster - known for calling it as he sees it & using the word choke 63 in final round of '73 Open at Oakmont is still tied for the lowest round in a major In his prime he was a truly great player

LEE TREVINO - "The Merry Mex" - Texas

29 PGA - 29 Sr. Tour Wins - 6 Majors (2 US Open, 2 British, 2 PGA) "You can talk to a fade but a hook won't listen" 1st Golfer to win the US, Canadian, & British Opens in the same year Almost killed when struck by lightning in 1975 Considered one of the best & most creative ball strikers the game has ever seen Was born into poverty and never knew his father

BERNHARD LANGER - Germany

3 PGA Tour Wins - 2 Majors (Masters '85 & '93) 10 - time member of the Ryder Cup Team Known for his dedication, work ethic, and deliberate pace of play

KARRIE WEBB - Australia

36 Tour Victories - 7 Majors '96 - The first player to surpass $1,000,000 in a single season on the LPGA 1st Rookie on any tour to surpass $1,000,000 in a single season '02 - became the first LPGA play to win the "Super Career Grand Slam" - win all the majors available in your career. (5 - du Maurier is no longer played)

PHIL MICKELSON - "Lefty" - California

37 Tour Victories - 3 Majors (2 Masters, 1 PGA) - US AM '90 8 Time Ryder Cup Team Member One of 3 golfers to win the NCAA's & US AM in the same year - Jack & Tiger Only left handed player to win the US AM Last Am to win a PGA Tour event - '91 Northern Telecom Open (Tucson)

TOM WATSON - "Huckleberry Dillinger" - Missouri

39 PGA Tour Wins - 8 Majors (2 Masters, 1 US Open, 5 British) Player of the Year - 6 Times Duel in the Sun - '77 British with Jack - Played golf at Stanford - Byron Nelson was his teacher.

TONY JACKLIN - England

4 PGA Tour & 22 Euro Tour Wins - 2 Majors ('69 British - '70 US Open) '68 to '72 - Biggest stars in golf - National Hero in England 1968 - Won on the PGA tour 1969 - British Open - 1st Englishman to win since '51 1970 - US Open - 1st Briton to win since 1920 Ryder Cup Captain - '83,'85,'87,'89

CARY MIDDLECOFF - "Doc" - Tennessee

40 Tour Wins (1 of 9 in History)- 3 Majors ('49 & '56 US Open, '55 Masters) Known for big drives and an agonizingly slow pace of play Wrote the book "The Golf Swing"

BABE ZAHARIAS- Texas

41 Tour Wins - 10 Majors - 2 US Wm Am & 1 British Am AP Women Athlete of the Year - '31,'45,'46,'47,'50,'54 Female Athlete of Century - Sports Illustrated Featured on a U.S. Postage stamp in 1981 First American to win the British Ladies Amateur Holds the LPGA Records for fastest wins: 10 wins - 1 yr, 20 days 20 wins - 2 yrs, 4 mos. 30 wins - 5 yrs, 22 days

ROBERTO DE VICENZO - Argentina

5 PGA - 3 Sr. Tour Wins - 1 Major ('67 British Open) ''68 Masters - final round 65 to tie Bob Goalby. Has won more than 230 tournaments around the world Legends of Golf - won playoff with Boros over Bolt/Wall

NICK FALDO - England

6 PGA Tour Wins - 30 European Tour Wins - 6 Majors (3 Masters, 3 British) 11 time Ryder Cup team member - record Won the '97 British Open by making 18 pars in the final round Beat Greg Norman in '96 Masters - overcame a 6 shot deficit to win by 5

SEVERIANO BALLESTEROS - "Seve" - Pedrena, Spain

6 PGA Tour wins - 50 European Tour Wins - 5 Majors (2 Masters, 3 British) Ben Crenshaw Won 6 consecutive weeks on 3 different continents

ANNIKA SORENSTAM- Sweden

72 Tour Wins - 10 Majors Vare Trophy - '95,'96,'98,'01,'02,'05 Money Leader - '95,'97,'98,'01,'02,'03,'04,'05 Player of the Year - '95,'97,'98,'01,'02,'03,'04,'05 Rookie of the Year - '94

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ELDRICK WOODS - "Tiger," of course - California

76 Tour Wins - 14 Majors (4 Masters, 3 US Open, 3 British, 4 PGA) 8 Time Money Leader - 7 Time Vardon Winner - 9 Time Player of the Year The youngest career grand slam winner - '00 - age 25 - Nicklaus Youngest Masters champion - age 21 - '97 Youngest ever to win the US Junior Am - 15 Was the youngest US Am winner at 18 - since been beaten Won 3 consecutive US Junior Ams Won 3 consecutive US Ams '00 Season - 2nd golfer to win 3 majors in one year & broke Byron Nelson's scoring average - 68.17 '01 -became the first golfer to hold all 4 major trophies at one time - "Tiger Slam" Age 3 - shot 48 for nine holes

KATHY WHITWORTH - Texas

88 Tour Victories - Most of any golfer on any tour - 6 Majors First LPGA player to surpass $1,000,000 in career earnings Won a tournament every year for 17 straight years - a record 8 time money leader - 7 time Vare Trophy - 7 time Player of the Year AP Female Athlete of the Year - '65 & '67

BEN CRENSHAW - "Gentle Ben" - Texas

9 Tour Wins - 2 Majors (Masters) Ben has one of the worst playoff records at 0-8 One of golf's greatest putters.

KEN VENTURI

California 14 Tour Wins - 1 Major ('64 US Open) Spent 35 years as the lead analyst for CBS Sports - longest in broadcasting history. Biggest Choke in history - 56 Masters as an Am - 4 shot lead entering last round - shot 80 Biggest Success in history - won the '64 Open battling severe dehydration & heat exhaustion

BILLY CASPER - "Buffalo Bill"

California 51 Tour Wins (7th All Time)- 3 Majors ('59,'66 US Open - '70 Masters) Johnny Miller - "Billy has the greatest pair of hands God ever gave a human being" First PGA Tour player to win more than $200,000 in a single season

JULIUS BOROS - "Moose

Connecticut 18 Tour Wins - 3 Majors ('52 & '63 US Open - '68 PGA) Known for being one of the best "old" players of all time - over 40yrs '68 PGA - became the oldest winner of a major - he was 48 At 53 - tied for the lead at the US Open with 10 holes to play Legends of Golf - won the 1st event in playoff with Roberto De Vicenzo over Bolt/Wall

DOUG FORD

Connecticut 19 Tour Victories - 2 Majors ('55 PGA, '57 Masters) 49 Masters appearances was the record until Arnie played 50 Doug Sanders - "Doug Ford had the best short game I ever saw"

John Shippen

First African American to play in a U.S Open

Charlie Sifford

First Regular Black Man on the PGA tour

PATTY BERG - "Dynamite"

Minnesota 60 Tour Victories AP Female Athlete of the Year - 1938, 1943, 1955

HOLLIS STACEY- Georgia

Only golfer to win the US Junior Girls 3 times - she did it consecutively Won 3 USGA Championships as a girl and as an adult (3 US Opens) 18 LPGA Wins - 4 Majors

Karsten Solheim

The founder of PING

Pete Brown

the first black player to win a PGA Tour sponsored event