Best Golfers of All Time

Best Golfers of All Time — page 1 — www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher SportsZone is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 092014 012015 Cover Photos Scott Heppell AP Images right AP Images left Interior Photos Scott Heppell AP Images 1 right AP Images 1 left 7 9 11 13 15 19 23 25 27 31 33 35 37 39 Bettmann Corbis 17 Tom Sande AP Images 21 Ed Widdis AP Images 29 Rob Carr AP Images 41 Phil Sandlin AP Images 43 Dave Martin AP Images 45 47 51 David W Leindecker Shutterstock Images 49 Shutterstock Images 53 59 Tony Bowler Shutterstock Images 55 Debby Wong Shutterstock Images 57 Chris Carlson AP Images 61 Editor Patrick Donnelly Series Designer Christa Schneider Library of Congress Control Number 2014944204 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Daniel P K The best golfers of all time P K Daniel p cm Sports best ever ISBN 978-1-62403-619-4 lib bdg Includes bibliographical references and index 1 Golf Juvenile literature I Title 796 352 dc23 2014944204

Best Golfers of All Time — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 4 Walter Hagen 6 Bobby Jones 10 Babe Didrikson Zaharias 14 Byron Nelson 18 Sam Snead 22 Ben Hogan 26 Arnold Palmer 30 Mickey Wright 34 Gary Player 38 Jack Nicklaus 42 Phil Mickelson 46 Annika Sorenstam 50 Tiger Woods 54 Inbee Park 58 Honorable Mentions 62 Glossary 63 For More Information 63 Index 64 About the Author 64

Best Golfers of All Time — page 3 — INTRODUCTION Golf is the ultimate game of mind and body 4

Best Golfers of All Time — page 4 — The game traces its roots to Scotland in the 1400s It has always been a physical and mental test It takes strength and coordination to hit a golf ball to the right place Yet mental discipline is just as important Golfers must know the course so they can pick the best possible shot They need creativity to recover from a tough spot in the rough And they need nerves of steel to stand over a championship winning putt and make it The ones who put it all together in the game’s four major tournaments are considered legendary Here are some of the greatest golfers of all time 5

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