Golf

Players and achievements across professional golf.

People in Golf

25 profiles

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Tiger Woods

Winning 15 major golf championships and holding all four major titles at once.

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Jack Nicklaus

Winning 18 professional major golf championships.

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Arnold Palmer

Helping turn professional golf into a mass television attraction.

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Gary Player

Completing golf’s career Grand Slam.

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Seve Ballesteros

Winning five majors and transforming Europe’s Ryder Cup presence.

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Rory McIlroy

Completing the career Grand Slam with the 2025 Masters.

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Hideki Matsuyama

Becoming the first Japanese man to win a major golf championship.

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Vijay Singh

Winning three golf majors and reaching world number one.

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Annika Sörenstam

Winning ten golf majors and shooting a historic 59.

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Patty Berg

Winning 15 women’s golf majors and helping found the LPGA.

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Mickey Wright

Winning 13 major golf championships.

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Nancy Lopez

Winning five consecutive LPGA tournaments in her rookie season.

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Se Ri Pak

Winning the 1998 US Women’s Open and inspiring a generation of Korean golfers.

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Inbee Park

Winning seven golf majors and Olympic gold.

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Lorena Ochoa

Becoming the world’s top-ranked woman golfer.

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Bobby Jones

Completing golf’s original Grand Slam in 1930 and co-founding the Masters Tournament.

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Karrie Webb

Winning seven major golf championships and completing the career Grand Slam.

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Ben Hogan

Winning nine golf majors, including three in 1953 after a devastating car crash.

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Juli Inkster

Winning seven major golf championships and completing the LPGA career Grand Slam.

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Lee Trevino

The six-time major golf champion known for inventive shot-making and an unconventional swing.

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Yani Tseng

Becoming the youngest golfer to win five major championships.

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Ernie Els

Winning four major golf championships with the fluid swing that earned him the nickname The Big Easy.

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Lydia Ko

Winning Olympic golf gold and becoming the youngest golfer to reach world number one.

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Adam Scott

Becoming the first Australian golfer to win the Masters.

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Ko Jin-young

Winning two golf majors and reaching world number one.