Venturi, the 2000 President's Cup Captain, was forced to retire from the PGA Tour at the age of 33 due to severe carpal tunnel syndrome. He found a new career as a golf analyst for CBS Sports. Ken has been singled out by Golf Digest as the Nation's top golf commentator. Ken has written instructional articles and books. Venturi was... read full bio
Kevin Na is a Korean-American professional golfer who is currently playing on the PGA Tour. Na was born in Seoul, South Korea, and he emigrated to the United States at 8 years old where he grew up in California. Na went on to begin playing golf professionally at only 17 years old and began playing on the Asian Tour, European... read full bio
Kevin Streelman is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Streelman was born in Winfield, Illinois, and he began his career caddying at the Chicago Golf Club while growing up before going on to play college golf at Duke University. While at Duke, Streelman co-captained the Duke team and after graduating, he turned professional. Streelman played... read full bio
The most successful South Korean male golfer abroad to date is K.J. Choi. Choi's career began on the Asian Tour, where he won his first professional match at the Korean Open in 1996. He then went on to win twice in 1999 on the Japan Golf Tour. Choi placed 35th in the 1999 qualifying competition, earning him a... read full bio
Lee Elder is a retired American professional golfer who is best known for being the first African-American to play in the Masters Tournament which he was invited into after winning the Monsanto Open. Elder was born in Dallas, Texas, and when he was only 9 years old his father died in World War II and only three months later, his... read full bio
Lee Janzen has won eight times on the PGA Tour, most notably the 1993 and 1998 U.S. Opens. In 1993, Janzen defeated Payne Stewart at Baltusrol in Springfield, New Jersey, en route to tying the 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record of 8-under par. Five years later, he again beat out Stewart to win his second U.S. Open, this time at... read full bio
Lee Trevino rose up from a hardscrabble youth to become one of the greatest golfers of his time, or any time. He did it by hitting millions of golf balls, and he did it with a smile and a wit rarely matched in golf history. Lee began working at a very early age, toiling in the Texas cotton fields as... read full bio
Loren Roberts played for Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo Senior High School before going pro in 1975 after the school's NCAA golf program was discontinued. In 1979, he took home the PGA's National Assistant Club Pro Championship. He was referred to as the "Boss of the Moss" for his putting prowess and won eight times overall on the PGA... read full bio
Lorena Ochoa, a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and has been named the top female golfer in the world, was born in Guadalajara and is regarded as one of the greatest Mexican golfers of all time. Ochoa became the top-ranked golfer in the world, surpassing Annika Sorenstam. Ochoa won the Women's British Open by a margin of... read full bio
When Lorie Kane was five years old, she began playing golf. Jack McLaughlin, an honored member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, began tutoring her as her interest and skill increased. She was the P.E.I. Women's Amateur Champion nine times and the P.E.I. Junior Girls Championship twice at the provincial level. She represented Canada on multiple occasions during her incredible... read full bio
Lucas Glover is an American professional golfer currently playing in the PGA Tour. Glover has won three PGA Tour Victories as well as a U.S. Open title. Glover credits his grand father for encouraging him to take up golf. His grandfather gave him his first club when he was 3-years-old and took him to watch his first masters championship at... read full bio
As a golfer, Luke Donald played in four Ryder Cups for Europe. He was a member of winning teams on all four of those occasions, including the one in which he led Team Europe in the Singles and earned the first blue point in the "Miracle at Medinah." In the last two iterations of the biannual competition, he has furthermore held... read full bio
Canadian PGA player Machenzie Hughes has swiftly established himself as one of the top professional golfers hailing from Canada in recent years. He won two straight Canadian Amateur Championship while attending Kent State, and was named Canadian Amateur in his final college season. Hughes played on Team Canadas National Squad three times. Hughes continued his success as he turned pro,... read full bio
Mark Calcavecchia’s most notable achievement was in 1989, when he won The Open Championship, aka the British Open. winning a four hole playoff over Wayne Grady and Greg Norman. He finished second at the 1988 Masters Tournament to Sandy Lyle. Calcavecchia has won 13 times on the PGA Tour and 11 further times in other professional events. He spent over... read full bio
Mark O'Meara is a golfer who was a prolific tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s. O'Meara has won sixteen events on the PGA Tour, starting with the Greater Milwaukee Open in 1984. In a late finale to his PGA Tour winning career O'Meara won two majors in... read full bio
Matt Kuchar is a professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly the Nationwide Tour. While a college golfer at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, he was a two-time first-team All-American on the Yellow Jackets’ golf team. During this time, he won the U.S. Amateur championship. He was also awarded the Haskins Award as the nation’s top collegiate golfer,... read full bio
Max Rottluff is an up-and-coming golfer who was born in Dusseldorf, Germany, and is currently based out of Scottsdale, Arizona. Rottluff began his career as an amateur winning the Turkish Amateur Championship, held record wins at the Alister Mackenzie Invite and Arizona Intercollegiate. Rottluff went on to earn his degree in business marketing from Arizona State University and while playing... read full bio
Meg Mallon became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1987. During her career she won 18 events on the tour, including four major championships. She also had nine top-10 placing’s on the money list, her best being second. Mallon played for the United States in the Solheim Cup eight times. She served as an assistant team captain in 2009... read full bio
Michelle Wie is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Wie was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and while growing up, her mother was an amateur golf champion which led Wie to have a passion for golf as well. Wie went on to study at Stanford University but took a leave of absence to play professional golf before... read full bio
Mike Weir is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003. He has won two Canadian tours including the 1993 Infinity Tournament Players Championship and the 1997 BC TEL Pacific Open, Canadian... read full bio
