No name is more synonymous with greatness in the sport of golf than the name Jack Nicklaus, and no single person has changed the face of the sport more than Nicklaus - the player, the designer, the philanthropist, and the good-will ambassador. Jack has been named ""Golfer of the Century"" or ""Golfer of the Millennium"" by almost every major golf... read full bio
Phil Mickelson has won four major championships and a total of 38 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed ""Lefty"" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed. According to estimates by Fortune Magazine, Mickelson's income for 2007 was over $51 million, with $47... read full bio
Tiger Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Having spent the bulk of his career at No. 1 among professional golfers, he is the highest-paid professional athlete in the world, with a current net worth of around $600 million. Woods has won 14 professional major golf championships,... read full bio
Sergio Garcia soon established himself as one of the greatest. When he produced a spectacular shot from a terrible lie behind a tree on the 16th hole at the PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club that same year, he made headlines around the world and got the ball to the green. After just a few months of play that year,... read full bio
Rickie Fowler is a PGA Tour member who was the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world for a whopping 37 weeks during two consecutive years. He achieved a career high, being in the fourth place during the Official World Golf Ranking as a result of his victory in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Rickie is currently a... read full bio
Jason Day has been the World Number 1 in the World Golf Ranking as a professional golfer and PGA Tour member. Jason first appeared in the world’s top 10 following his runner-up finish at the U.S. Open. He won his first major tournament at the PGA Championship, scoring a record twenty strokes under par and rising to number three in... read full bio
Jordan Spieth is the former number 1 player in the Official World Golf Ranking and is now number 2 as a professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He is a two-time major winner and the defending FedEx Cup champion. Time magazine named him among their list of the “100 Most Influential People”, stating that he "exemplifies everything that's great about... read full bio
Dustin Johnson, a professional golfer, boasts one of the longest drives on the PGA Circuit. He has finished third in driving distance for three years in a row and has finished in the top five each of his last five seasons on the tour. He presently holds a consistent spot in the top 10 after reaching his career-high ranking of... read full bio
Henrik Stenson spent over 100 weeks ranked in the World top 10 playing on the PGA and European Tours. His career high ranking of second is the highest of any Swedish golfer in history. After finishing as the runner-up at the Open Championship, he moved up to third in the Official World Golf Ranking, while also winning the U.S. PGA... read full bio
Vijay Singh is professional golfer. He has won three major championships. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame. He has also won the FedEx Cup. He is known for his meticulous preparation. Singh played his first Champions Tour event in 2013. Singh has been in contention to win his first PGA Tour at the Waste Management Phoenix... read full bio
Brandt Snedeker is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Snedeker was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and he began his career playing at Harding Academy and Montgomery Bell Academy before playing college golf at Vanderbilt University. While playing at Vanderbilt, Snedeker won the U.S. Amateur Public Links and the following year turn professional. After turning professional,... read full bio
Jon Rahm is a Spanish professional golfer who has previously been the number one golfer in the World Amateur Gold Ranking for 60 weeks in a row. Rahm was born in Barrika, Basque Country, Spain, and he began his golf career after playing collegiate golf at Arizona State University. While there, Rahm won 11 college tournaments and won the Ben... read full bio
Although some professional golfers have won more tournaments and winnings, Ben Crenshaw remains, after twenty four years on tour, one of the most popular and talented players on the grueling PGA circuit. His all-American looks, charisma, and grace under pressure have made him a gallery favorite from his days at the University of Texas, where he was heralded as the... read full bio
Padraig Harrington is a golf major champion, an Olympian and the Ryder Cup captain. He has won more than 30 tournaments worldwide in his career and he has distinguished himself in the sport not just for his triumphs but also for his tenacity, friendliness and perseverance. The New York Times notes that Harrington "Chooses to Believe" and attributes his success in the sport to... read full bio
Patrick Cantlay, a Long Beach, California native, is presently listed among the world's best golfers. When Patrick initially entered the golf scene, he had one of the busiest amateur careers in history, finishing as the top amateur in the world for 54 weeks in a row. Patrick initially moved up into the Official World Golf Rankings' Top 10. Since then,... read full bio
Rory McIlroy, a professional golfer who competes on both the European and PGA Tours, held the number one spot in the Official World Golf Rankings for an incredible 95 consecutive weeks. He has won the PGA Championship twice, the United States Open, and the Open Championship, making him a four-time winner of a major championship. He is one of only... 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
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
Fred Couples is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. A former World No. 1, he has won numerous events, most notably the Masters Tournament in 1992. Couples attended O'Dea High School in Seattle and the University of Houston, where, as a member of the Houston Cougars men's golf team, he roomed with Blaine... read full bio
Gary Player began his professional golfing career in 1953 and currently resides in Johannesburg with his wife, Vivienne Verwey. In 1957, Player made his PGA Tour debut. He began the SPGA Tour in 1985 and quickly rose through the ranks, finishing in the top 31 on the 1996 Senior Tour Money List. Notably, Player is connected to Pinewild CC in... read full bio
