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Smylie Kaufman
Smylie Kaufman (Carter Smylie Kaufman, born 1991), American golfer from Birmingham, Alabama; 2015 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open winner with a final-round 61, later an NBC Sports and Golf Channel on-course analyst and host of The Smylie Show.
Steve Stricker
Steve Stricker, American golfer born 1967 in Edgerton, Wisconsin, 12-time PGA Tour winner and 18-time PGA Tour Champions winner with seven senior majors; 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup captain winning 19-9 at Whistling Straits.
Stewart Cink
Stewart Cink, American golfer (born 1973), 2009 Open champion at Turnberry, beating Tom Watson in a playoff; eight PGA Tour wins, five Ryder Cups; on PGA Tour Champions he won the 2025 Charles Schwab Cup and five 2026 titles including the Senior PGA.
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods (Eldrick Tont Woods, born 1975), American golfer; 82 PGA Tour wins tied with Sam Snead, 15 majors second to Nicklaus's 18; youngest 1997 Masters champion, only holder of all four majors at once (Tiger Slam), 2019 comeback Masters winner.
Tom Kim
Tom Kim (Kim Joo-hyung, 김주형), South Korean PGA Tour golfer; four Tour wins including 2022 Wyndham and Shriners, youngest multiple winner since Woods, 2026 Scottish Open champion.
Tom Watson (golfer)
Tom Watson (born 1949), American golfer, winner of five Open Championships and eight major titles, famous for the 1977 Duel in the Sun and nearly winning the 2009 Open aged 59.
Tom Weiskopf
Tom Weiskopf (Thomas Daniel Weiskopf, 1942-2022), American golfer, 16 PGA Tour wins, 1973 Open champion at Royal Troon wire-to-wire, four Masters runner-ups, later golf course architect with Jay Morrish and broadcaster.
Tommy Fleetwood
Tommy Fleetwood (Thomas Paul Fleetwood, born 1991 in Southport, England) is an English professional golfer who won the 2025 Tour Championship and FedEx Cup for his first PGA Tour title.
Tommy Manotoc
Tommy Manotoc (Tomas Manotoc), Filipino sportsman: PBA champion coach of U-tex and Crispa's 1983 Grand Slam team, later champion amateur golfer, 2007 Asia-Pacific Senior Amateur winner, and NGAP president.
Tony Finau
Tony Finau (Milton Pouha Finau), American PGA Tour golfer born 1989 in Salt Lake City, of Tongan-Samoan descent; six tour wins, 2019 Open third, two Ryder Cups, no major, form declined after 2023.
Trevor Immelman
Trevor Immelman, South African golfer born 1979 in Somerset West, won the 2008 Masters at 8-under 280 three shots over Tiger Woods, his second PGA Tour win; now CBS lead analyst and OWGR chairman.
Tyrrell Hatton
Tyrrell Hatton (born 1991, High Wycombe) is an English golfer with 8 DP World Tour wins, the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational, LIV Golf wins for Legion XIII, and four Ryder Cup appearances for Europe.
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh, Fijian golfer born 1963 in Lautoka; 34 PGA Tour wins, three majors (1998, 2004 PGA, 2000 Masters), 32 weeks world No. 1, $71.3m earnings, 2004 nine-win season, 2013 deer-antler spray case settled 2018.
Viktor Hovland
Viktor Hovland, Norwegian golfer from Oslo, 2018 U.S. Amateur champion, Oklahoma State graduate, 2023 FedExCup winner, and eight-time PGA Tour winner; distinguished from others by his Pebble Beach amateur title and Tour Championship victory.
Walter Egan
Walter Eugene Egan (1881–1971), American amateur golfer, 1904 Olympic team gold medalist with the Western Golf Association; cousin and rival of Chandler Egan, 1903 Western Amateur champion.
Walter Hagen
Walter Hagen (1892-1969), American professional golfer nicknamed Sir Walter; won 11 majors including 5 PGA Championships and 4 British Opens, first American-born Open champion, captain of first six U.S. Ryder Cup teams, first unattached touring pro.
Warren Wood
Warren Kenneth Wood (1887–1926), American amateur golfer of Homewood/Flossmoor Country Club, Chicago; won 1904 Olympic team golf gold with the Western Golf Association, lost his 1904 individual first-round match, and reached the 1910 U.S. Amateur final.
Webb Simpson
Webb Simpson (James Frederick Webb Simpson), American pro golfer, 2012 U.S. Open champion and 2018 Players winner, seven PGA Tour titles, Wake Forest alumnus, later LIV Golf member and US team vice-captain.
Will Zalatoris
Will Zalatoris, American PGA Tour golfer from San Francisco/Dallas, Wake Forest and 2017 Walker Cup; 2022 FedEx St. Jude winner, runner-up in three majors, world No. 7 peak, recurring back surgeries.
Women's World Golf Rankings
Rolex Rankings, the official Women's World Golf Rankings, launched February 21, 2006 with Annika Sörenstam No. 1; sanctioned by 13 tours plus the R&A and USGA, using a 104-week rolling, strength-of-field points system.
World Golf Hall of Fame
World Golf Hall of Fame: golf's hall of fame, founded Pinehurst 1974, moved to St. Augustine 1998, returned to Pinehurst 2024 with the USGA; 170 members, 75% vote elects.
Wyndham Clark
Wyndham Clark, American PGA Tour golfer from Denver, Colorado; two-time U.S. Open champion (2023 Los Angeles Country Club, 2026 Shinnecock Hills wire-to-wire) with six tour wins including the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship and 2026 BMW Championship.
Xander Schauffele
Xander Schauffele, American PGA Tour golfer born 1993 in La Jolla, California; 2017 Rookie of the Year, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist, and winner of the 2024 PGA Championship and Open Championship among 10 tour titles.
Young Tom Morris
Young Tom Morris (Thomas Morris Jr., 1851–1875), Scottish golfer, son of Old Tom Morris; won four consecutive Opens (1868, 1869, 1870, 1872), youngest major champion at 17, won Challenge Belt outright 1870; died Christmas Day 1875, aged 24.
Zach Johnson
Zach Johnson, born 1976 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is an American golfer with 12 PGA Tour wins, the 2007 Masters and 2015 Open at St Andrews, and US 2023 Ryder Cup captain.