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Chi-Chi Rodríguez
Juan Antonio "Chi Chi" Rodríguez (1935–2024), Puerto Rican golfer; 8 PGA Tour wins, 22 senior titles, 1992 World Golf Hall of Fame, Bob Jones Award 1989, famous sword dance, Youth Foundation founder.
Colin Montgomerie
Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer born 1963 in Glasgow; 31 European Tour wins, record eight Order of Merit titles, eight Ryder Cups unbeaten in singles, 2010 winning captain, World Golf Hall of Famer, but never won a major.
Collin Morikawa
Collin Morikawa, American pro golfer, two-time major champion (2020 PGA Championship, 2021 Open Championship), Cal Berkeley graduate, six-time PGA Tour winner who ended a 45-start drought by winning the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Corey Conners
Corey Conners (born 1992, Listowel, Ontario) is a Canadian PGA Tour golfer, two-time Valero Texas Open winner (2019, 2023), 2014 U.S. Amateur runner-up, Kent State actuarial mathematics graduate, and 2025 Masters T8 and Open T10 finisher.
Craig Stadler
Craig Stadler, "the Walrus," American golfer from San Diego; 1982 Masters champion, 13 PGA Tour wins, 9 Champions Tour wins, 1983 and 1985 Ryder Cup teams; father of Kevin Stadler.
Daniel Berger (golfer)
Daniel Berger (born 1993), American PGA Tour golfer, four-time winner (St. Jude 2016-17, Charles Schwab 2020, Pebble Beach 2021), 2015 Rookie of the Year, 2021 Ryder Cup pick; back injury layoff 2022-24, ranking fell to 664th, then comeback.
Danielle Kang
Danielle Kang (born 1992) is an American LPGA golfer, back-to-back U.S. Women's Amateur champion 2010-2011, winner of the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship and six LPGA titles, world No. 2 in 2020.
Danny Willett
Danny Willett (Daniel John Willett, born 1987, Sheffield) is an English golfer, 2016 Masters champion and eight-time DP World Tour winner, world amateur No. 1 in 2008, career-high world No. 9.
Darren Clarke
Darren Clarke (born 1968, Dungannon, Northern Ireland) is a golfer who won the 2011 Open at Royal St George's, two WGC titles, played five Ryder Cups, captained Europe in 2016, and has six PGA Tour Champions wins including the 2022 Senior Open.
David Duval
David Duval, American golfer, world No. 1 in 1999 and 2001 Open champion at Royal Lytham & St Annes; won 13 PGA Tour titles 1997-2001, shot a 59 at the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, then declined sharply from injuries.
David Feherty
David Feherty (born 1958, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland), former professional golfer with 10 worldwide wins and 1991 Ryder Cup player; later CBS, NBC, Golf Channel commentator and LIV Golf analyst.
Davis Love III
Davis Love III, American golfer (born 1964, Charlotte, NC): 21 PGA Tour wins including 1997 PGA Championship and 1992/2003 Players; two-time Ryder Cup captain (2012, 2016); World Golf Hall of Fame 2017; RSM Classic host.
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Johnson (born 1984) is an American golfer with 24 PGA Tour wins, two majors (2016 U.S. Open, 2020 Masters), 135 weeks as world No. 1, and LIV Golf's 2022 individual title; he captains 4Aces GC.
Eddie Lowery
Eddie Lowery (1902-1984), the 10-year-old caddie for Francis Ouimet's 1913 U.S. Open upset of Vardon and Ray at Brookline; later a California Lincoln-Mercury dealer, Massachusetts Amateur champion, and USGA committee member.
Ernie Els
Ernie Els (Theodore Ernest Els, born 1969), South African golfer nicknamed The Big Easy; four-time major champion (two US Opens, two Opens), 80 professional wins, record seven World Matchplay titles, World Golf Hall of Famer.
Francesco Molinari
Francesco Molinari (born 1982, Turin) is an Italian golfer, 2018 Open champion at Carnoustie and first European to go 5–0 in a Ryder Cup; 2018 Race to Dubai winner, world No. 5 peak, later European vice captain.
Fred Couples
Fred Couples (b. 1959, Seattle), 'Boom Boom', American golfer; 15 PGA Tour wins, 1992 Masters champion as World No. 1 for 16 weeks, 13 senior wins, three Presidents Cup captaincies, World Golf Hall of Fame 2013.
Fred Ridley
Fred Ridley, American lawyer and 1975 U.S. Amateur champion (beat Keith Fergus 2 up), former USGA president (2004-05), and seventh chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters since October 2017.
Fuzzy Zoeller
Fuzzy Zoeller (Frank Urban Zoeller Jr., 1951-2025), American golfer, ten-time PGA Tour winner; won 1979 Masters on debut and 1984 U.S. Open at Winged Foot over Greg Norman; two Champions Tour wins.
Gabby Golf Girl
Gabby Golf Girl (Gabriella DeGasperis), American golfer and golf content creator, UCF collegiate player; nearly 2 million followers, Creator Classic competitor, Callaway and Electrolit partnerships, Stephen Curry match win.
Gary Player
Gary Player (born 11 January 1935, Johannesburg), the "Black Knight," South African golfer; nine majors, career Grand Slam, 165 wins on six continents, World Golf Hall of Fame 1974, Big Three with Palmer and Nicklaus.
Gary Woodland
Gary Woodland (born 1984, Topeka, Kansas) is an American PGA Tour golfer, 2019 U.S. Open champion at Pebble Beach, and 2026 Houston Open winner after 2023 brain surgery and a PTSD diagnosis.
Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen (Eugenio Saraceni, 1902–1999), American golfer nicknamed The Squire; won seven majors and was first to complete the career Grand Slam (1935 Masters, shot heard round the world); invented the modern sand wedge.
George Lyon
George Seymour Lyon (1858–1938), Canadian golfer, won the 1904 St. Louis Olympic golf gold at 46, beating Chandler Egan 3&2; eight-time Canadian Amateur champion; declined a second gold at London 1908.
Graeme McDowell
Graeme McDowell, Northern Irish golfer (born 1979, Portrush), 2010 U.S. Open champion at Pebble Beach, first European winner since 1970, holed the winning 2010 Ryder Cup putt, 11 European Tour wins, now on LIV Golf.
Grayson Murray
Grayson Murray (1993-2024), American PGA Tour golfer from Raleigh, North Carolina; won the 2017 Barbasol Championship and 2024 Sony Open; died by suicide at 30 after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Greg Norman
Greg Norman (Gregory John Norman AO) is an Australian golfer who was world number one for 331 weeks and won the Open Championship in 1986 and 1993.
Hale Irwin
Hale Irwin is an American golfer from Joplin, Missouri, who won three U.S. Opens and 45 PGA Tour Champions events, the record until Bernhard Langer passed it.
Hank Kuehne
Hank Kuehne (Henry August Kuehne II, born 1975, Dallas) is an American golfer, 1998 U.S. Amateur champion, and 2003 PGA Tour driving-distance leader at a record 321.4 yards; no PGA Tour wins, back injuries ended his career.
Harold Varner III
Harold Varner III (HV3), American golfer from Gastonia, North Carolina: East Carolina alum, two-time international winner (2016 Australian PGA, 2022 Saudi International), zero PGA Tour wins, 2023 LIV Golf Washington D.C. champion with RangeGoats, 4Aces, and Smash GC.