Lifespan February 4, 1864 – May 22, 1925 Birthplace Musselburgh, Scotland Playing record 2 Open Championship titles (1887 and 1889) Courses designed around 170 courses (Britain, Europe, the United States and Canada) World Golf Hall of Fame 2013 Willie Park Jr. was a professional golfer and golf course architect, born on February 4, 1864 at […]
Lifespan c. 1864 – August 1952 Birthplace Blackheath, London, England Playing record Runner-up in the U.S. Open (1895, the first championship) Willie Dunn Jr. was a professional golfer and golf course architect, born around 1864 at Blackheath in London, England. His father Willie Dunn Sr. was a golfer from Musselburgh in Scotland, and his elder […]
Lifespan January 10, 1862 – July 31, 1927 Birthplace Maldon, Victoria, Australia Nickname The Old Man Playing record 3 U.S. Amateur titles (1900, 1901 and 1903) / winner of The Amateur Championship (1904) Courses designed 51 courses built or remodelled, with advice given on a further 33 World Golf Hall of Fame 1979 Walter Travis […]
Born July 7, 1944 Birthplace Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England Playing record 2 majors (the 1969 Open Championship and the 1970 U.S. Open) / World Golf Hall of Fame (2002) Honours CBE (1990) Course designed The Concession Golf Club (with Jack Nicklaus, 2006) Tony Jacklin is a professional golfer and golf course architect, born on July 7, […]
Born March 7, 1959 Birthplace Austin, Minnesota, United States Playing record 1 major (the 1996 Open Championship) / world number one (1997) / 5 PGA Tour wins / 12 PGA Tour Champions wins Design firm Lehman Design Group (founded 1996) Official site lehmandesigngroup.com Tom Lehman is a professional golfer and golf course architect, born on […]
Born December 9, 1949 Birthplace McKinney, Texas, United States Playing record 1 major (the 1992 U.S. Open) / 19 PGA Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (2004) Design firm Tom Kite Design Official site tomkitedesign.com Tom Kite is a professional golfer and golf course architect, born on December 9, 1949 at McKinney in […]
Lifespan December 29, 1849 – May 1902 Birthplace Musselburgh, Scotland Playing record Best finish of sixth in the Open Championship (1868) / four top-10 finishes Tom Dunn was a professional golfer and golf course architect, born on December 29, 1849 at Musselburgh in Scotland. His father Willie Dunn Sr. was a golfer as well, and […]
Born December 8, 1962 Birthplace Inverell, New South Wales, Australia Playing record 1 major (the 1995 PGA Championship) / 10 PGA Tour wins / 2 Players Championships (1991, 1997) Course designed TPC Louisiana (with Pete Dye and Kelly Gibson, opened 2004) Steve Elkington is a professional golfer, born on December 8, 1962 at Inverell in […]
Born January 9, 1980 Birthplace Borriol, Castellón, Spain Nickname El Niño Playing record 1 major (the 2017 Masters) / winner of the 2008 Players Championship / 11 PGA Tour wins / 16 European Tour wins / a career-high world ranking of No. 2 Official site sergiogarcia.com Sergio García is a professional golfer who also designs […]
Born February 9, 1958 Birthplace Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (he played internationally for Scotland) Full name Alexander Walter Barr Lyle Playing record 2 majors (the 1985 Open Championship and the 1988 Masters) / 18 European Tour wins and three Order of Merit titles / World Golf Hall of Fame (2012) Course designed the Sandy Lyle Platz […]
Lifespan May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002 Birthplace Ashwood, Virginia, United States Nickname The Slammer, Slammin’ Sammy Playing record 7 majors / 82 PGA Tour wins (a record he shares with Tiger Woods) / World Golf Hall of Fame (1974) Course designed Slammer & Squire (with Gene Sarazen and Bobby Weed, 1998) Sam Snead […]
Born February 3, 1969 Birthplace Pietersburg (now Polokwane), South Africa Nickname The Goose, The Iceman Playing record 2 majors (the U.S. Open in 2001 and 2004) / European Tour Order of Merit winner (2001, 2002) / World Golf Hall of Fame (2019) Design firm Retief Goosen Design Official site retiefgoosen.com Retief Goosen is a professional […]
Born September 4, 1942 Birthplace Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States Playing record 4 majors / 22 PGA Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (1989) Courses designed Old Palm Golf Club, The Captain’s Club, Arrowhead Country Club and others Raymond Floyd is an American professional golfer and golf course architect, born on September […]
Born June 16, 1970 Birthplace San Diego, California, United States Nickname Lefty Playing record 6 majors / 45 PGA Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (2012) Design firm Phil Mickelson Design Phil Mickelson is an American professional golfer and golf course architect, born on June 16, 1970 in San Diego, California. His full […]
Born January 6, 1957 Birthplace Torrance, California, United States (raised in Roswell, New Mexico) Playing record 3 majors (LPGA Championship 1978, 1985 and 1989) / 48 LPGA Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (1987) Courses designed Lopez Legacy (The Villages, Florida, United States, 27 holes) Nancy Lopez is an American professional golfer, born […]
Born January 13, 1957 Birthplace Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States Playing record 2 majors (the 1998 Masters and Open Championship) / 16 PGA Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (2015) Design firm O’Meara Design Mark O’Meara is an American professional golfer and golf course designer, born on January 13, 1957 in Goldsboro, North […]
Born May 19, 1970 Birthplace Wando County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea Nickname Tank Playing record 8 PGA Tour wins (among them the 2011 Players Championship) / Senior Open Championship winner (2024) / 6 Asian Tour wins / 2 Japan Golf Tour wins Courses designed The Rock Valley Course at Amber Hills Golf & Resort, […]
Born June 15, 1972 Birthplace Dallas, Texas, United States Playing record 1 major (the 1997 Open Championship) / 12 PGA Tour wins / Players Championship winner (1998) / U.S. Amateur champion (1992) Courses designed Old American Golf Club (with Tripp Davis, opened 2010) Justin Leonard is an American professional golfer and golf course designer, born […]
Born February 5, 1966 Birthplace Hondarribia (Fuenterrabía), Basque Country, Spain Nickname Chema Playing record 2 Masters titles / 23 European Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (2009) Design firm Olazabal Design (San Sebastián, Spain) Courses designed 23 courses open for play (as given on the official site) Official site olazabaldesign.com José María Olazábal […]
Born April 29, 1947 Birthplace San Francisco, California, United States Playing record 2 major titles / 25 PGA Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (1998) Design firm Johnny Miller Design Courses designed involved in the design of 34 courses Official site johnnymillerdesign.com Johnny Miller is an American professional golfer and golf course architect, […]
Lifespan March 19, 1871 – February 10, 1963 Birthplace Northam, Devon, England Playing record 5 wins in The Open Championship (1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913) World Golf Hall of Fame 1975 J. H. Taylor, in full John Henry Taylor, was a professional golfer and a golf course architect, born on March 19, 1871 at Northam […]
Born September 16, 1953 Birthplace Macon, Georgia, United States Playing record 1 major (the 1976 U.S. Open) / 8 PGA Tour wins / U.S. Amateur champion (1974) Design firm Jerry Pate Design Courses designed Old Waverly (with Bob Cupp), Kiva Dunes, Ol’ Colony and others Official site jerrypatedesign.com Jerry Pate is an American professional golfer […]
Born December 15, 1971 Birthplace Chandigarh, India Playing record 4 European Tour wins / 4 Japan Golf Tour wins / Asian Tour Order of Merit winner twice (2006 and 2008) Courses designed Kensville Golf & Country Club (Gujarat, India) Official site jeevmilkhasinghgolf.com Jeev Milkha Singh, born on December 15, 1971 in Chandigarh, is an Indian […]
Lifespan February 6, 1870 – November 27, 1950 Birthplace Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland Playing record 5 wins in The Open Championship / 4 News of the World Match Play titles / 1 French Open (1910) Courses designed more than 200 (said to include both new courses and remodellings) World Golf Hall of Fame 1976 James Braid […]
