Best Golfers of All Time

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

Best Golfers of All Time — page 5 — WALTER HAGEN 6 In the 1920s Walter Hagen was the biggest name in golf He wore stylish clothes on and off the course He loved fancy cars He won 11 major championships And he is believed to be the first athlete to reach 1 million in career earnings But life was not always a party for Hagen He was born to a working-class family in Rochester New York He began caddying at age seven to help earn money for his family When he was 12 he decided to quit school and concentrate on golf So he went to work at the local country club Hagen became an assistant golf pro in 1907 when he was just 15 He played in his first professional tournament in 1912 He finished eleventh Hagen entered the US Open in 1914 at Chicago’s Midlothian Country Club He shot an opening-round 68 and won the title with a record-tying low score of 290 Walter Hagen left and his caddie as they prepare for the 1926 British Open

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