GOLF'S GREAT CHAMPIONS
As a golfer, I appreciate the talents of golf's professionals highly,
especially
those who have made their mark on history.
My particular favorites in this regard follow........
ARNOLD PALMER
- 1954 U.S. Amateur Champion
- 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 Masters Champion [First Four-Time Masters Champion]
- 1960 U.S. Open Champion
- 1961, 1962 British Open Champion
- 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967 Vardon Trophy Winner
- 1980, 1984 PGA Seniors Champion
- 1981 U.S. Senior Open Champion
- 1984, 1985 Senior Players Champion
- Leading Money Winner PGA Tour 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963
- PGA Tour Player of the Year - 1960, 1962
- 60 PGA Tour Victories
- 10 Senior PGA Tour Victories
- First golfer to amass $1,000,000 in career earnings
- Set record with at least one PGA Tour victory in 17 consecutive years
[1955 - 1971]
- First man to have won both U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open Championships
- World Golf Hall of Fame - 1974
JACK NICKLAUS
- 1959, 1961 U.S. Amateur Champion
- 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 Masters Champion [All-Time Leader]
- 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 U.S. Open Champion [Tied for All-Time Lead]
- 1966, 1970, 1978 British Open Champion
- 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980 PGA Champion [Tied for All-Time Lead]
- 20 Major Championships [All-Time Leader]
- 3 Career Grand Slams - 1966, 1971, 1978 [All-Time Leader]
- 1991 PGA Seniors Champion
- 1991, 1993 U.S. Senior Open Champion
- 1990 Senior Players Champion
- 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996 Tradition Champion
- 8 Senior Tour Major Championships [All-Time Leader]
- Senior Tour Career Grand Slam - 1991
- Leading Money Winner PGA Tour 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
- PGA Tour Player of the Year - 1967, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
- 70 PGA Tour Victories
- 10 Senior PGA Tour Victories
- Won at least one PGA Tour event in 17 consecutive seasons [1962-1978]
[Ties
record set by Arnold Palmer, 1971]
- One of five men to have won both U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open
Championships
- World Golf Hall of Fame - 1974
- Golfer of the Century - Associated Press, 1999
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