Golf is a sport which can either be a good way to relax and release stress, or it can be a proper job and way of earning for others. For the ones who play golf in their free time, the level and practice stay pretty low as it’s for fun. But when it comes to making a living out of this sport, professional golfers around the world spend hours, months, and years to master this sport. For example, BuyEssayClub considers that their day can consist of practice session varying from 4 hours to 10 hours a day, which is tough for anyone and everyone who choose this path.
Professional golfers need to have patience, time, focus, discipline, and whatnot for them to be the best one out on the course. It is only by being the best they can provide a good livelihood for their family. Their input not only helps their community but also helps their country to be known out in the world. They eventually become the face of their country when it comes to golf.
Most Famous Golfers in the World
Here are a few of the best golfers in the world who spent their lives trying to be the best –
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Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods is an American golfer who has won a lot of awards due to his successful career. He’s well-known when it comes to golf and elected to the world golf hall of fame. He started playing golf professionally in the year 1998 when he was 20 years old and remained a top-ranking golfer from August 1999 to September 2004 and also from June 2005 to October 2010.
He has received various gold records under his name.
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Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus is known as the golden bear and is one of American professional golfers. He won 117 tournaments and is widely known in the golfing field. He started golfing at the tender age of 10 and scored a whopping 51 at Scioto Country Club for his first nine holes ever played. After that, he did face certain issues but he never stopped playing and built a successful career.
He has got 18 professional majors, 73 PGA Tour victories, 10 Champions Tour trophies, and 115 worldwide victories overall.
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Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan was an American golfer who has done a notable amount of work on golf swing theory and his legendary ball-striking ability. He won all 4 majors which are very rare. He won his first major win when he was 34.
He spent hours and hours on end in training, developing golf techniques that made him a golf legend.
In 1953, he was the first person to win three majors in one year, the Masters and both Opens, which is huge.
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Walter Hagen
Walter Charles Hagen was a major figure when it came to professional golf during the first half of the 20th century. He started playing golf during his pre-teenage and tried his best to earn some money. He worked hard in this field and is one of the greatest golfers of all time.
Hagen won 45 times on the US professional tour and overall won 52 international victories.
He made a major impact in professional players’ lives by donating a large grandfather clock to a club along with other players to pay their gratitude for having access to the clubhouse during 1920 with the US Open in Toledo tournament.
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Sam Snead
Samuel Jackson Snead was one of the top players in the world for almost four decades. He had names designated to him as he was that good, names like "The Slammer,” "Slammin' Sammy Snead", and "The Long Ball Hitter from West Virginia" etc. Sam Snead became a professional golfer in the year 1934.
Snead fought in World War I. After 1 year of returning, he won three Masters, three PGA Championships, and one US Open.
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Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer is famously known as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the history of golf. He was known as ‘The King’ due to his wins and popularity. When it comes to the number of wins he got - 60 PGA Tour wins, 7 Major Championships, 4-time PGA Tour money champ, 1st PGA Tour millionaire, and had 15 consecutive years with at least one victory. He couldn’t win the PGA Championship and ended his career without being able to complete the Grand Slam.
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Gary Player
Gary Player, who was known as ‘The Black Knight”, was a South-African-born player. When he was 29 years old, he won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the first South-African to win all four majors in a career, popularly called the career Grand Slam.
He had a very successful career with nine major victories that include three Masters and three Open Championships. He also won 165 victories on six continents over the past 60 years.
All the players mentioned here worked hard for their career and the miles they’ve achieved. Several other players are working hard or have worked hard and are well-known in this field. They all are an inspiration to millions out, thereby never giving up and trying their best in the worst situations as well.
