# Chapter 8: Players & Legends

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Players and legends: Player and Locke, Trevino, Palmer and Nicklaus away from the record books, Europe's stars, Tiger before the tour, left-handers, surprise champions, the colour barrier and golfing families.

## 8.81 Gary Player and Bobby Locke

South Africa's two great champions: Locke's Opens and Player's Grand Slam.

### Test 1: Player and Locke

- Between 1949 and 1957. (Source: The R&A, Open history)
- He hardly ever showed what he felt. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Bobby Locke)
- He had been winning often in America. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Bobby Locke)
- At the US Open; only Sarazen and Hogan had done it before. (Source: USGA, championship history, 1965 US Open)
- Including cancer research. (Source: USGA, championship history, 1965 US Open)
- His third Masters title. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history)
- It was played at George, in South Africa. (Source: Presidents Cup, history)
- 1959, 1961, 1965 and 1978. (Source: The R&A, Open history; Masters.com, tournament history; USGA, championship history)
- 1949, 1950, 1952 and 1957. (Source: The R&A, Open history)
- He said black kept him strong in the sun. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Gary Player)

## 8.82 Lee Trevino

From a Dallas driving range to six majors, with a rubber snake on the way.

### Test 1: Lee Trevino

- He played a lot of golf in the service. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Lee Trevino)
- He practised there for hours. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Lee Trevino)
- He shot four rounds in the 60s. (Source: USGA, championship history, 1968 US Open)
- Then he won the play-off. (Source: USGA, championship history, 1971 US Open)
- At Muirfield; Trevino went on to win. (Source: The R&A, Open history, 1972 Open)
- His sixth and last major. (Source: PGA of America, 1984 PGA Championship)
- He felt Augusta did not suit his low fade. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history; World Golf Hall of Fame)
- 1968, 1971, 1974 and 1984. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Lee Trevino)
- Five, six, eight and nine. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame)
- He wrapped tape round the neck for a grip. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Lee Trevino)

## 8.83 Arnold Palmer's Life

Latrobe, the Coast Guard, Cherry Hills, the umbrella and the drink.

### Test 1: Arnold Palmer

- Arnold learned the game there. (Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography)
- He kept playing golf on leave. (Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography)
- He turned pro soon after. (Source: USGA, championship history, US Amateur)
- In four colours. (Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography)
- He asked for it at home and others copied him. (Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography)
- He was a keen pilot. (Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography)
- Casper won the play-off the next day. (Source: USGA, championship history, 1966 US Open)
- 1954, 1958, 1961 and 1964. (Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography)
- 1974, 2004 and 2012. (Source: Arnold Palmer, official site and biography)
- He shot 65 that afternoon. (Source: USGA, championship history, 1960 US Open)

## 8.84 Jack Nicklaus's Life

Columbus and Scioto, a first win over Palmer, a famous gesture and a record of seconds.

### Test 1: Jack Nicklaus

- His father was a pharmacist. (Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site)
- Muirfield Village came much later. (Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site)
- At Oakmont, near Palmer's home. (Source: USGA, championship history, 1962 US Open)
- At Scioto, in 1950. (Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site)
- Along with his 18 wins. (Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site)
- Winnie Palmer and Vivienne Player were his rivals' wives. (Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site)
- On its campus in Columbus. (Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site; Ohio State University)
- 1959, 1962, 1969 and 2005. (Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site)
- Three, four, five and six. (Source: Jack Nicklaus, official site)
- Tony Jacklin's putt was about two feet. (Source: Ryder Cup, 1969 match history)

## 8.85 Europe's Stars of the 1980s and 1990s

Faldo, Lyle, Woosnam, Olazábal, Montgomerie and the Spanish Armada.

### Test 1: Europe's stars

- Two years of work on the range. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Nick Faldo)
- Small, but one of the longest hitters of his day. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Ian Woosnam)
- A 7-iron to ten feet, then a birdie putt. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history)
- At Royal St George's. (Source: The R&A, Open history, 1985 Open)
- Seven of them in a row, from 1993. (Source: DP World Tour, Order of Merit history)
- One of the best pairings in the event's history. (Source: Ryder Cup Europe, history)
- He came back to win a second Masters in 1999. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, José María Olazábal)
- 1985, 1991, 1993 and 1994. (Source: The R&A, Open history; Masters.com, tournament history)
- One, two and five. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame)
- Azinger dropped shots on the last two holes. (Source: The R&A, Open history, 1987 Open)

## 8.86 Tiger Woods Before the Tour

A TV debut at two, a soldier father, junior titles and the 1996 debut.

### Test 1: Tiger before the tour

- He had already been on TV. (Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography; Golf Digest)
- He served two tours in Vietnam. (Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography)
- She met Earl while he served there. (Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography)
- From 1991 to 1993. (Source: USGA, championship history, US Junior Amateur)
- The youngest in a PGA Tour event at the time. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide)
- He took home the Silver Cup. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history)
- Just after his third US Amateur. (Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography)
- 1978, 1992 and 1996. (Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography; PGA Tour, media guide)
- 1984, 1991 and 1994. (Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography; USGA, championship history)
- It made him famous before he could read. (Source: TGR, Tiger Woods biography)

## 8.87 Left-Handers

The first left-handed major winner, Weir, Mickelson's mirror swing and the pink driver.

### Test 1: Left-handers

- A New Zealander, at Royal Lytham. (Source: The R&A, Open history, 1963 Open)
- The first Canadian man to win a major. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history)
- He stood facing his father as a toddler. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, Phil Mickelson)
- He switched as a boy. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Ben Hogan)
- By six shots. (Source: The R&A, Open history, 2023 Open)
- Weir once, Mickelson three times and another left-hander twice. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history)
- With his father caddying. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, 2024 RBC Canadian Open)
- 2004, 2013 and 2021. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history; The R&A; PGA of America)
- 1936, 1967, 1970 and 1996. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame; PGA Tour, media guide)
- He won the Masters in 2012 and 2014. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history; Ping)

## 8.88 Surprise Champions

Fleck, Moody, Daly, Curtis, Beem and other champions nobody saw coming.

### Test 1: Surprise champions

- Fleck ran a municipal course in Iowa. (Source: USGA, championship history, 1955 US Open)
- It was his first major start. (Source: The R&A, Open history, 2003 Open)
- He held off Tiger Woods by a shot. (Source: PGA of America, 2002 PGA Championship)
- It was his only PGA Tour win. (Source: USGA, championship history, 1969 US Open)
- At Royal Troon, using a hybrid to chip. (Source: The R&A, Open history, 2004 Open)
- He hit two balls into Rae's Creek. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history)
- A doctor walked with him on the last afternoon. (Source: USGA, championship history, 1964 US Open)
- 1955, 1969, 1991 and 2003. (Source: USGA, championship history; PGA of America; The R&A)
- April, June, July and August. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history; USGA; The R&A; PGA of America)
- Lietzke finished second. (Source: PGA of America, 1991 PGA Championship)

## 8.89 Breaking the Colour Barrier

Shippen, Sifford, Brown, Gibson, Powell and Elder.

### Test 1: Breaking the colour barrier

- He was nearly 40. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Charlie Sifford)
- He won in Los Angeles two years later. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide; World Golf Hall of Fame)
- At the Waco Turner Open. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide)
- It had kept Black professionals out. (Source: PGA of America, history)
- She had won Wimbledon twice. (Source: LPGA, history)
- He grew up near Shinnecock Hills. (Source: USGA, championship history; World Golf Hall of Fame)
- She ran her family's course in Ohio. (Source: The R&A (2015), honorary members)
- 1896, 1961, 1964 and 1975. (Source: USGA, championship history; PGA of America; Masters.com, tournament history)
- 1967, 1969, 2004 and 2014. (Source: World Golf Hall of Fame, Charlie Sifford)
- In 1975 he had been the first Black player in the Masters. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history, 2021)

## 8.90 Golfing Families

Fathers, sons, brothers and sisters in golf, and the family event in December.

### Test 1: Golfing families

- Park Jr won in 1887 and 1889. (Source: The R&A, Open history)
- A first at Augusta. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history, 2014)
- Jay's uncle Bob Goalby won the 1968 Masters. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, FedEx Cup)
- The 1998 Australian Open. (Source: LPGA; ATP Tour)
- At Celtic Manor, in Wales. (Source: Ryder Cup Europe, 2010)
- Argea was his usual tour caddie. (Source: Masters.com, tournament history, 1986)
- Charlotta won in 2000. (Source: LPGA, player records)
- 1978, 1997, 2012 and 2021. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide; LPGA; IGF)
- The format of most parent-and-child events. (Source: PGA of America, formats)
- Tiger and Charlie Woods have played it together. (Source: PGA Tour, media guide, PNC Championship)

Sources: Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia: the World Golf Hall of Fame, tours, The R&A, the USGA, Masters.com, players' official sites. Facts already asked in golf Knowledge Testing (the Big Three, Arnie's Army, major counts, Hogan's crash, Tiger's major records, Trevino's 1971) are left out.

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