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
- 62 PGA Tour Victories
- 10 Senior PGA Tour Victories
- 17 International Tournament Victories
- 92 Total Professional 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 [1981]
- First man to have won the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open Championships [1981]
- First All-Time in Ryder Cup Match Victories for USA (22)
- Second All-Time in Ryder Cup Points for USA (23)
- First All-Time in Ryder Cup Singles Matches Played for USA (11)
- First All-Time in Ryder Cup Singles Matches Victories (6)
[Tied with Billy Casper, Sam Snead, Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Peter Oosterhuis]
- First All-Time in Ryder Cup Singles Points Won (7)
[Tied with Billy Casper, Lee Trevino, Neil Coles, Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie]
- First All-Time in Ryder Cup Foursome Match Victories for USA (9)
[Tied with Lanny Wadkins]
- First All-Time in Ryder Cup Foursome Match Points for USA (9)
[Tied with Billy Casper and Lanny Wadkins]
- First All-Time in Ryder Cup Four-Ball Match Victories for USA (7)
[Tied with Lanny Wadkins]
- Second All-Time in Ryder Cup Four-Ball Match Points for USA (7)
- Holds record for most points in a single Ryder Cup competition (5 in 1967)
[Tied with Peter Alliss (1965), Gardner Dickinson (1967), Tony Jacklin (1969), Larry Nelson (1979)]
- Holds Best Ryder Cup Winning Percentage All-Time (Minimum of 15 Matches) 22 - 8 - 2, .719
- Ryder Cup Captain 1963, 1975 [Last playing Captain for USA, 1963]
[Won 1963 Ryder Cup 23-9 at East Lake CC, Georgia;
Won 1975 Ryder Cup 21-11 at Laurel Valley CC, Pennsylvania]
- Associated Press Golfer of the Decade (1960s)
- Awarded the S. Rae Hickok Professonial Athlete of the Year Award (The Hickok Belt) in 1960
- World Golf Hall of Fame - 1974
- Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009
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
- 73 PGA Tour Victories
- 10 Senior PGA Tour Victories
- 22 International Tournament 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
- Joined Arnold Palmer as the only men to have won the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Open and
U.S. Senior Open Championships [1991]
- World Golf Hall of Fame - 1974
- Golfer of the Century - Associated Press, 1999
- Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2015
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