Famous Golfers

Alexander Cejka

Alexander Cejka, born in Czechoslovakia, moved to Germany as a teenager to start his career here.

Annika Sörenstam

The Swede Annika Sörenstam has already hung up her professional career as a golfer in 2008.

The US American Arnold Daniel Palmer was the first star of the TV era of this sport, which began in the 1950s.

Bernhard Langer

is the first German to make a name for himself as a successful golfer worldwide.

William John Horschel played golf successfully while still a student at the University of Florida. He turned professional at the age of 22.

is considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. Despite his track record, he remained an amateur throughout his life and did not turn professional.

Golfer Brian Harman from the US state of Georgia has been a professional golfer since 2007. Over the course of his career, he has achieved some notable victories.

is an American professional golfer who played mainly on the PGA Tour until 2022 and has since been active on the LIV Golf Tour.

Bryson DeChambeau

plays with specially designed clubs and is known to enjoy arguing with referees over the rules.

Australian Cameron Smith can look back on a successful 2022. He won the Open Championship and five other PGA tournaments.

is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. In the spring of 2023 he is ranked among the top 20 in the world.

Collin Morikawa

became the first player since Bobby Jones in 1926 to win two majors in eight or fewer starts.

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods

Tiger Woods is an absolutely exceptional sportsman. His name still has charisma about a decade after his most successful period.

South African Gary Player, also known by his nickname "The Black Knight," became a professional golfer at the age of 17.

Jack William Nicklaus

Tiger Woods is a household name to almost everyone. But the name Jack Nicklaus is also inextricably linked with golf.

is a bird of paradise in professional golf. Because of his unconventional nature, he is one of the most popular golfers in the USA.

Rodríguez is a Spanish golfer on the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour and a former world number one.

The 20-year-old Joo-Hyung Kim is the first player since Tiger Woods in 1996 to record two PGA victories before his 21st birthday.

is an American professional golfer who won his first PGA tournament at the age of 20.

played collegiate golf at the University of Alabama, where he finished first six times for the Crimson Tide.

Kathrynne Ann Whitworth

began playing golf at age 15 and became a professional player at 19.

The US American Keegan Bradley is one of the "long hitters". For 2012, he was ranked 16th by the PGA in the "Driving Distance" category.

is one of the young stars among professional golfers worldwide. In March 2023, he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational on the PGA Tour.

started playing golf very early. At the age of 6, he had already earned a 36 handicap.

decided to play professional golf at the age of 15. At that time, he had already achieved a 0 handicap.

Matt Fitzpatrick

was the leader of the amateur world rankings in 2004 at the age of 20. It was not until ten years later that he turned professional.

Californian John Maxwell Homa has been a professional golfer on the PGA Tour since 2013. In the course of his career, he has won there six times.

Miguel Ángel Jiménez

The Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez has played his way up from humble beginnings. Today, he promotes young talent himself.

Mildred "Babe" Zaharias

Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was the most versatile female athlete in history, along with Charlotte Dod, according to Guinness World Records.

Milton Pouha "Tony" Finau

is of Tongan and Samoan descent, the first person of that ancestry to play on the PGA Tour.

won the 2021 Olympic golf tournament in women's singles, becoming the third Olympic champion in this competition.

Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo

Briton Nick Faldo is one of the most successful European golfers. His affinity for sports was evident from an early age.

Pádraig Harrington

is an Irish professional golfer who plays on both the PGA European Tour and the US PGA Tour.

Patrick Cantlay

is an American professional golfer.

was the leading female golfer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. With 15 major titles, she holds the all-time record for all women golfers.

Philip Alfred "Phil" Mickelson

Phil Mickelson was long considered one of the best golfers without a major title. But the tide has turned. Today, his successes are numerous.

The Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy was already successfully playing tournaments on the European Tour at the age of 16. He became a professional golfer at 17.

Samuel Holland "Sam" Burns

U.S. Sam Burns made his professional golf debut in October 2017 on the PGA Tour at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Scott Alexander Scheffler

The US-American Scott Alexander Scheffler was number 1 in the world rankings from March to October 2022. He won the Masters Tournament in 2022.

Irishman Shane Lowry won the Irish Open as an amateur back in 2009 at the age of 22. After that he decided to turn professional.

Im Sung-jae was named Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year and PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in consecutive years.

Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els

South African-born Ernie Els combines power and agility in his game, which has earned him the nickname "The Big Easy."

claimed his first European Tour victory at the age of 24 in 2016 at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews.

is the first South Asian player to win a major championship. In 2006 he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

is the first Norwegian to achieve victories on the PGA Tour and on the European Tour.

Will Zalatoris, who turned pro on Tour in 2018, was named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for the 2020-21 season.

William Ben Hogan

Ben Hogan was a US professional golfer whose swing technique is still considered exemplary by golfers around the world.

Wyndham Robert Clark is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In May 2023, he won the Wells Fargo Championship, his first victory on the PGA Tour.

Xander Schauffele

won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on August 1, 2021 with a final round of 4-under par.

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