{"id":685,"date":"2018-03-22T10:51:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T14:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thegolfersmagazine.com\/?p=685"},"modified":"2023-04-13T11:23:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T15:23:47","slug":"golf-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/golf-legends\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Abyssinica SIL|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Golf Legends<\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;75%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Legends-64.webp&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Legends-64&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2>Golf Legends<\/h2>\n<div id=\"fws_6427197be4699\" data-midnight=\"dark\" data-bg-mobile-hidden=\"\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section   \">\n<div class=\"col span_12 dark left\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-1\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Since we are in the midst of the 2017 PGA Tour, we thought it would be appropriate to share some of the all-time golf legends. Both men and women have changed the game of golf and it\u2019s only fair that they get their recognition. While there are many people who have won championships and earned nicknames, the following list are our favorite men and women of golf.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The Men<\/h3>\n<div id=\"fws_6427197be48d8\" data-midnight=\"dark\" data-bg-mobile-hidden=\"\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section   \">\n<div class=\"col span_12 dark left\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-3\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>These players are hands down the biggest golf legends in the industry. From before the beginning of televised golf to today, these players are the best of the best.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Nicklaus\u00a0<\/strong>is one of \u201cThe Big Three,\u201d (pictured on the right) along with Gary Player and Arnold Palmer. Nicknamed as \u201cThe Golden Bear,\u201d he has more major championships than Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer combined at a total of 18. He has 6 Masters in his back pocket along with 2 U.S. Amateurs, 3 Players titles, 73 PGA Tour victories, and 10 Championship Tour trophies. His record is at 115 worldwide victories over a span of 25 years. He now has a golf course design company named\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicklaus.com\/design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicklaus Design<\/a>\u00a0that has designed 410 courses open for play in 45 countries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"fws_6427197be4fb6\" data-midnight=\"dark\" data-bg-mobile-hidden=\"\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section   \">\n<div class=\"col span_12 dark left\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-6\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>The newest golf legend,<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Tiger Woods<\/strong>, has eclipsed almost every single golfer out there. He has 14 major championships, 3 U.S. Amateurs, 79 PGA Tour victories, and 97 worldwide wins. He also is noted for having the lowest career scoring average in the history of the PGA Tour. Tiger Woods is accredited 10 Player of the Year awards and is the only player to ever win 4 consecutive majors. Like Jack Nicklaus, Tiger also has his own design company named<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tgrdesign.tigerwoods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TGR design<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"fws_6427197be50dc\" data-midnight=\"dark\" data-bg-mobile-hidden=\"\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section   \">\n<div class=\"col span_12 dark left\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-8\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>The King of Golf,<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Arnold Palmer<\/strong>, brought golf into our living rooms. He changed the idea of golf as an elite pastime to an accessible sport to the middle class. He won 4 Masters from 1958 to 1968 and ranked in the top 4 five other times. Arnold Palmer has won 62 PGA Tours and 7 Major Championships and he is the first PGA Tour millionaire. He had 15 consecutive years with at least one victory.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fws_6427197be5561\" data-midnight=\"dark\" data-bg-mobile-hidden=\"\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section   \">\n<div class=\"col span_12 dark left\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-9\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><strong>Gary Player<\/strong>, another member of \u201cThe Big Three,\u201d has 165 worldwide victories in his back pocket, including 24 PGA Tour wins. He is only one of 5 players that owns a career Grand Slam. He has won the Masters and British Open three times each.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-10\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><strong>Ben Hogan<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>has won 64 PGA Tour events including 9 majors. He is the only player to win the Masters, the U.S. Open and British Open in the same year and he is a pillar in the golf instruction community. Although scoring standards for the U.S. Open and the Masters were eventually broken by Jack Nicklaus and then Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan is a legend and always will be.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold;\">The Women<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"fws_6427197be5b96\" data-midnight=\"dark\" data-bg-mobile-hidden=\"\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section   \">\n<div class=\"col span_12 dark left\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-14\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><strong>Patty Berg<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>fought in World War II as a Marine, all while kicking butt in golf. She is the champion of 60 women\u2019s events, all between the time periods of 1937 to 1962. While she wasn\u2019t a founder of the LPGA, she was the president of the organization that preceded it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"fws_6427197be5fa6\" data-midnight=\"dark\" data-bg-mobile-hidden=\"\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section   \">\n<div class=\"col span_12 dark left\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-15\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><strong>Mickey Wright<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>was famous during the 1960s, wom 13 major championships, had victories in 14 straign seasons, won 82 LGPA events and 91 tournaments worldwide, one of the best golf swings in all of time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-16\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><strong>Kathy Whitworth<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>has more professional titles than all other players (male and female) except for Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Roberto De Vicenzo. She has 97 worldwide victories (the same as Tiger Woods) and has won 88 LGPA events. Kathy is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and retired in 2005.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fws_6427197be6490\" data-midnight=\"dark\" data-bg-mobile-hidden=\"\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section   \">\n<div class=\"col span_12 dark left\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-18\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><strong>Julie Inkster<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>has always been a role model for all women athletes. Julie started her professional golf career young and continued it while being a mother of two all at the same time. She has won 7 majors, has 31 LPGA victories, 39 professional titles, and has also won three consecutive U.S. Women\u2019s Amateurs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Who are Your Favorite Golf Legends?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"post-area col standard-minimal span_12 col_last\">\n<article id=\"post-685\" class=\"regular post-685 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-lifestyle\">\n<div class=\"inner-wrap animated\">\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"content-inner\">\n<div id=\"fws_6427197be6677\" data-midnight=\"dark\" data-bg-mobile-hidden=\"\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section   \">\n<div class=\"col span_12 dark left\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-20\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>As we mentioned, these are only just a few of the many golf legends out there. 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Both men and women have changed the game of golf and it\u2019s only fair that they get their recognition. While there are many people who have won [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/1\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Golf Legends<\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/1\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 30px; font-size: 25px; text-align: center;\">Since we are in the midst of the 2017 PGA Tour, we thought it would be appropriate to share some of the all-time golf legends. Both men and women have changed the game of golf and it\u2019s only fair that they get their recognition. While there are many people who have won championships and earned nicknames, the following list are our favorite men and women of golf.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/1\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Men<\/h2>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/1\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 28px; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;\">These players are hands down the biggest golf legends in the industry. From before the beginning of televised golf to today, these players are the best of the best.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 28px; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Jack Nicklaus <\/strong>is one of \u201cThe Big Three,\u201d (pictured on the right) along with Gary Player and Arnold Palmer. Nicknamed as \u201cThe Golden Bear,\u201d he has more major championships than Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer combined at a total of 18. He has 6 Masters in his back pocket along with 2 U.S. Amateurs, 3 Players titles, 73 PGA Tour victories, and 10 Championship Tour trophies. His record is at 115 worldwide victories over a span of 25 years. He now has a golf course design company named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicklaus.com\/design\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nicklaus Design<\/a> that has designed 410 courses open for play in 45 countries.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/2\"][image_with_animation image_url=\"7548\" alignment=\"center\" animation=\"Fade In\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/1\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 28px; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;\">The newest golf legend, <strong>Tiger Woods<\/strong>, has eclipsed almost every single golfer out there. He has 14 major championships, 3 U.S. Amateurs, 79 PGA Tour victories, and 97 worldwide wins. He also is noted for having the lowest career scoring average in the history of the PGA Tour. Tiger Woods is accredited 10 Player of the Year awards and is the only player to ever win 4 consecutive majors. Like Jack Nicklaus, Tiger also has his own design company named <a href=\"http:\/\/tgrdesign.tigerwoods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TGR design<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/2\"][image_with_animation image_url=\"7546\" alignment=\"center\" animation=\"Fade In\"][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 28px; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;\">The King of Golf, <strong>Arnold Palmer<\/strong>, brought golf into our living rooms. He changed the idea of golf as an elite pastime to an accessible sport to the middle class. He won 4 Masters from 1958 to 1968 and ranked in the top 4 five other times. Arnold Palmer has won 62 PGA Tours and 7 Major Championships and he is the first PGA Tour millionaire. He had 15 consecutive years with at least one victory.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/1\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 28px; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Gary Player<\/strong>, another member of \u201cThe Big Three,\u201d has 165 worldwide victories in his back pocket, including 24 PGA Tour wins. He is only one of 5 players that owns a career Grand Slam. He has won the Masters and British Open three times each.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 28px; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Ben Hogan <\/strong>has won 64 PGA Tour events including 9 majors. He is the only player to win the Masters, the U.S. Open and British Open in the same year and he is a pillar in the golf instruction community. Although scoring standards for the U.S. Open and the Masters were eventually broken by Jack Nicklaus and then Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan is a legend and always will be.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/2\"][image_with_animation image_url=\"7547\" alignment=\"center\" animation=\"Fade In\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/1\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Women<\/h2>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/2\"][image_with_animation image_url=\"7549\" alignment=\"center\" animation=\"Fade In\"][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 28px; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Patty Berg<\/strong> fought in World War II as a Marine, all while kicking butt in golf. She is the champion of 60 women\u2019s events, all between the time periods of 1937 to 1962. While she wasn\u2019t a founder of the LPGA, she was the president of the organization that preceded it.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/1\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 28px; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Mickey Wright<\/strong> was famous during the 1960s, wom 13 major championships, had victories in 14 straign seasons, won 82 LGPA events and 91 tournaments worldwide, one of the best golf swings in all of time.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 28px; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Kathy Whitworth<\/strong> has more professional titles than all other players (male and female) except for Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Roberto De Vicenzo. She has 97 worldwide victories (the same as Tiger Woods) and has won 88 LGPA events. Kathy is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and retired in 2005.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/2\"][image_with_animation image_url=\"7550\" alignment=\"center\" animation=\"Fade In\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/1\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 28px; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Julie Inkster<\/strong> has always been a role model for all women athletes. Julie started her professional golf career young and continued it while being a mother of two all at the same time. She has won 7 majors, has 31 LPGA victories, 39 professional titles, and has also won three consecutive U.S. Women\u2019s Amateurs.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/1\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Who are Your Favorite Golf Legends?<\/h2>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" width=\"1\/1\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 28px; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;\">As we mentioned, these are only just a few of the many golf legends out there. We would love to know your favorite men and women of golf and we are looking forward to see who else ends up on this list in 20 years.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","_et_gb_content_width":"2880","_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=685"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4413,"href":"https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685\/revisions\/4413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marketinglogic360.website\/golftest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}