| A golf enthusiast may certainly be interested in | | | | made the game of golf as popular as it is today. |
| the profiles of famous golfers. When the topic is | | | | This golfer had won his first Ohio State Junior title |
| "golf", the name that probably crosses our minds | | | | when he was just twelve. He went all professional |
| before everyone else's is "Tiger Woods". There | | | | in 1962 and in that year itself won the US Open. |
| are other popular golfers too who have taken the | | | | This great master has to his credit a total of 18 |
| world of golf by storm and have made a deep | | | | major titles, 113 professional triumphs and 73 PGA |
| impact. | | | | tour victories. He is still considered to be among |
| Today anyone who has a liking for golf is familiar | | | | the greatest putters and the longest hitting |
| with Tiger Woods. This American golfer was born | | | | golfers in the history of golf. |
| in 1975 and is now the topmost professional | | | | Arnold Palmer was the most famous among the |
| golfer according to the official world golf rankings. | | | | rivals of Jack Nicklaus. His claim to fame lies in the |
| Woods entered the world of golf at a very small | | | | fact that he has won about a hundred golfing |
| age and by the time he was thirteen, he had | | | | events, four Vardon Trophies, four awards for |
| already won the Junior Championships six times. | | | | being the PGA Tour Money Winner, two PGA |
| Being the youngest golfer to win the world Junior | | | | Player of the Year awards and many other |
| Amateur Championships, Woods received the | | | | rewards. |
| honor of being the Amateur Golf World Player in | | | | There are other great golfers whose names will |
| 1992. He had started playing professionally in 1996. | | | | be evergreen in the pages of the profiles of |
| His achievement lies in the fact that at present he | | | | famous golfers. Among these golfers, you are |
| is a golfer who has won sixty-one PGA tours as | | | | sure to find the likes of Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, |
| well as twenty-two additional professional | | | | Gary Player, Seve Ballesteros, Harry Vardon and |
| victories. | | | | Nick Faldo. |
| Popularly known as the "Golden Bear", Jack | | | | If you are a woman golfer, you will be influenced |
| Nicklaus is regarded as one of the greatest | | | | by the golf career of the greatest female golfer |
| golfers of all time. When you go through the | | | | of all times - Annika Sorenstam. Other women |
| profiles of famous golfers, it is obvious that you | | | | golfers who have earned the reputation of being |
| will be finding the name "Nicklaus". Born in | | | | great golfers are Kathy Whitworth, Mickey |
| Columbus in 1940, Nicklaus is considered to have | | | | Wright, Nancy Lopez and Babe Didrikson Zaharias. |