Some Famous Golf Players

Golf has been around for some time now. The game basically makes use of a club and a ball and is all about precision. The players, more popularly known as the golfers, can use different types of clubs and strategies to hit the golf ball and make it get right into the hole on the course. World-renowned golf competitions take place annually and place a number of names under the limelight for their excellence in the game. There are a number of famous golfers across the world today as the sport is also becoming more popular for people of all ages and. For someone who is new to the sport and loving every part of it, it probably helps to learn about these individuals. Here are some of the most famous golfers.

Jack Nicklaus - Ohio-born Nicklaus started playing the game at 10, and at 12, he had won five straight Ohio State Junior golfing events. His professional career began in 1962. In the US Open at the same year Nicklaus defeated Arnold Palmer. He is the only golfer who has achieved the triple career slam after he won all of the four professional golf major events three times.

Arnold Palmer - Another famous golfer is Arnold Palmer who won four Vardon trophies, two PGA player of the year awards among others.

Gene Sarzen - A heavy club user, Sarzen was a grand slam award winner and one of the inductees to the World Golf Hall of Fame in the year 1974. He believes that the popularity of the sport has increased with the enlargement of the hole size and having more putts.

Tiger Woods - Another one of the most famous golfers of all time is Woods. He is the youngest golfer to grab the highly-coveted award at the Junior Amateur Championships. His professional career as a golfer started in 1996 and Woods is presently the only golfer who has won 61 PGA tours along with 22 other professional golfing events.

Michelle Wei - Born in Hawaii, Wei had been playing golf since she was four and winning almost everything by the time she was 11. She was the youngest player to make a cut in an LPGA event when she did so at the age of 13. She has been playing professionally since 2005.