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Louis Oosthuizen
Louis Oosthuizen (Lodewicus Theodorus Oosthuizen, born 1982), South African golfer, 2010 Open champion at St Andrews by seven strokes; runner-up in all four majors; LIV Golf Southern Guards GC captain.
Louis Raymond
Louis Bosman Raymond (1895–1962), South African tennis player; won men's singles gold at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics beating Japan's Ichiya Kumagae, six-time South African champion, Wimbledon semifinalist 1924, Davis Cup player 1919–31.
Lowest rounds of golf
Lowest rounds of golf: sub-60 competitive scores. Jim Furyk's 58 (2016 Travelers) is the PGA Tour record; Al Geiberger shot the first 59 (1977); Sorenstam's 59 leads the LPGA; Rhein Gibson's 55 is the lowest ever.
LPGA
LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association), founded 1950 by 13 Founders, is the longest-standing women's professional sports organization, running the LPGA Tour: 33 events, $132M+ 2026 prize fund, five majors, Race to the CME Globe finale.
Lucas Glover
Lucas Glover, American PGA Tour golfer from Greenville, South Carolina, 2009 U.S. Open champion at Bethpage Black (276, two clear of Mickelson, Duval, Barnes). Six tour wins, including the 2023 Wyndham and FedEx St. Jude back-to-back after beating the putting yips with a broom-handle putter.
Lucas Pouille
Lucas Pouille, French tennis player (born 1994, Grande-Synthe), former world No. 10, five ATP titles, 2019 Australian Open semifinalist, clinched France's 2017 Davis Cup; career derailed by elbow injury and Achilles rupture.
Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafářová (born 1987, Brno) is a retired Czech tennis player, 2015 French Open singles finalist, former world No. 1 in doubles, winner of five Grand Slam doubles titles with Bethanie Mattek-Sands, and Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medalist.
Lucy Li
Lucy Li, American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour (joined 2023), youngest-ever qualifier for the 2014 U.S. Women's Open at 11 years, 8 months, 19 days; no LPGA win; T2 after 54 holes of the 2026 AIG Women's Open.
Ludvig Åberg
Ludvig Åberg, Swedish PGA Tour golfer born 1999 in Eslov; two Tour wins (2023 RSM Classic, 2025 Genesis Invitational), first PGA TOUR U direct-access graduate, Europe Ryder Cup winner 2023 and 2025, career-high world No. 4.
Luke Donald
Luke Donald, English professional golfer (full name Luke Campbell Donald, turned pro 2001). World No. 1 from May 29, 2011 without a major; won the 2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play; Ryder Cup winner four times as player and twice as captain (2023, 2025), retained for 2027.
Luke Humphries
Luke Humphries, "Cool Hand Luke", English PDC darts player from Newbury; former roofer, 2024 PDC world champion who beat Luke Littler 7-4, world No 1, known for rhythmic scoring and Red Dragon TX1 darts.
Luke Kwon
Luke Kwon (born 1992, Seoul) is a South Korean-born American professional golfer and YouTube golf creator; 2019 Qinhuangdao Championship winner on PGA Tour China, 2024 Creator Classic champion, Asian Tour player.
Luke Littler
Luke Littler, nickname "The Nuke", is an English professional darts player who became the youngest PDC World Darts Champion at 17 and is slated to be world number one by 2026.
Lydia Ko
Lydia Ko, New Zealand golfer from Auckland, youngest LPGA Tour winner at 15y4m2d (2012 CPKC Women's Open), three majors, Olympic silver, bronze, and gold, and 2024 LPGA Hall of Fame inductee.
Ma Long (马龙)
Ma Long (马龙), Chinese table tennis player born 1988 in Anshan, nicknamed The Dragon; six Olympic golds, three straight world singles titles 2015-2019, four World Cups, and the only male double career Grand Slam.
Mackenzie McDonald
Mackenzie McDonald (Michael Mackenzie Lowe McDonald, "Mackie"), American tennis player born 1995 in Piedmont, California. UCLA's 2016 NCAA singles and doubles champion; career-high ATP No. 37; defeated Rafael Nadal at the 2023 Australian Open.
Madison Keys
Madison Keys (born 1995) is an American tennis player, 2025 Australian Open champion (beat Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5), 2017 US Open runner-up, coached by husband Bjorn Fratangelo.
Madrid Open (tennis)
Mutua Madrid Open: combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 clay tournament at the Caja Mágica, Madrid, since 2009 (indoor hard court 2002-08); 655 m altitude, fastest clay on tour; Nadal and Kvitova/Sabalenka lead titles.
Magda Linette
Magda Linette, Polish tennis player born 1992 in Poznan; career-high No. 19 (2023), three WTA singles titles, 2023 Australian Open semifinalist, 2020 WTA Shot of the Year winner.
Mahesh Bhupathi (మహేష్ శ్రీనివాస్ భూపతి)
Mahesh Bhupathi (మహేష్ శ్రీనివాస్ భూపతి, Hesh), born 1974 Chennai, Indian doubles tennis great; first Indian Grand Slam winner (1997 French Open mixed), world No. 1 doubles 1999, 52 ATP titles, 'Indian Express' partner of Leander Paes.
MaliVai Washington
MaliVai Washington, American tennis player (ATP 1989-1999), career-high No. 11, four ATP titles, 1996 Wimbledon finalist losing to Krajicek; founded MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation in Jacksonville, Florida.
Manika Batra (मानिका बत्रा)
Manika Batra (मानिका बत्रा), born 1995, Indian table tennis player; first Indian woman to win CWG singles gold (2018) and first Indian paddler in an Olympic singles round of 16 (Paris 2024); long-pips backhand; excluded from 2026 Asian Games squad.
Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts is the provincial women's curling championship of Manitoba, first held in 1951, with 12 teams in two groups; recent champions include Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, and Beth Peterson.
Mansour Bahrami (منصور بهرامی)
Mansour Bahrami (منصور بهرامی), born 1956 in Tehran, is an Iranian-French former tennis pro, world No. 31 in 1987 and 1989 Roland Garros doubles finalist, famed for self-taught trick shots on the senior tour.
Marat Safin (Марат Мубинович Сафин)
Marat Safin (Марат Сафин), Russian tennis player, world No. 1 (2000), winner of the 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open, 15 ATP titles, Davis Cup champion 2002 and 2006, Hall of Famer, later a Russian parliament member.
Marc Kennedy
Marc Kennedy, Canadian curler born 1982 in St. Albert, Alberta; four-time Olympian, first Canadian curler with three Olympic medals (gold 2010 Team Martin, gold 2026 Team Jacobs, bronze 2022), two-time world champion.
Marc Leishman
Marc Leishman, Australian pro golfer from Warrnambool, Victoria; six-time PGA Tour winner, 2009 Rookie of the Year, 2015 Open runner-up; joined LIV Golf's Ripper GC in 2022, winning LIV Miami 2025 and the 2024 Team Championship.
Marc Rosset
Marc Rosset (born 1970, Geneva) is a Swiss former tennis player, professional 1988-2005, who won the 1992 Barcelona Olympic singles gold over Jordi Arrese, the 1992 French Open doubles with Jakob Hlasek, and reached No. 9 in singles in 1995.
Marcia Gudereit
Marcia Gudereit (born 1965) is a Canadian curler from Saskatchewan who played lead on Sandra Schmirler's rink, which won three world championships and the first women's Olympic curling gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Games.
Marco Penge
Marco Penge, English professional golfer from Horsham, West Sussex, turned pro in 2017. Won three 2025 DP World Tour events (Hainan Classic, Danish Golf Championship, Open de España), finished second in the Race to Dubai, and joined the PGA Tour in 2026.