Important Golfers

Find individual information on both famous male and female golfers, past and present. This index provides trivia-packed biographical profiles so you can get to know your favorite golfers.

  • Golfer Retief Goosen pictured in 2005.
    Golfer Retief Goosen Is a 2-Time U.S. Open Champ
  • So Yeon Ryu plays her shot during the second round of the 2018 Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship.
    So Yeon Ryu: Golfer and LPGA Tour Star
  • Sergio Garcia reacts after saving par with a putt during The Masters Tournament in 2017.
    Sergio Garcia: Masters Champion and Ryder Cup Golf Star
  • Payne Stewart blasts out of a bunker at the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic tournament.
    Biography of Golfer Payne Stewart
  • Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson photographed at the Ryder Cup in 2012. Woods has 14 major wins and Mickelson 5.
    Golfers With the Most Wins in Men's Major Championships
  • Tiger Woods at the Hero World Challenge
    Tiger Woods' Schedule: Where Is He Playing Golf Next in 2020?
  • Tiger Woods' home in Jupiter, Florida
    Tiger Woods' House and Backyard Practice Facility
  • Tiger Woods of the U.S. Team celebrates after winning the 12th hole during the Day One Four-Ball Matches at the Muirfield Village Golf Club on October 3, 2013 in Dublin, Ohio
    Tiger Woods' Tournament Wins
  • Tiger Woods, at age 14, posing with his mother and father Earl and Kultida Woods
    Tiger Woods' Parents: Who Are Mom and Dad?
  • Dustin Johnson tees off during the Canadian Open tournament
    Biography of Dustin Johnson
  • Phil Mickelson is all smiles during a tournament
    Phil Mickelson Wins and Where He Stands All-Time
  • THOUSAND OAKS, CA - DECEMBER 17: Kultida Woods watches her son Tiger during the final round of the Target World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club on December 17, 2006 in Thousand Oaks, California.
    Kultida Punsawad Woods Is Tiger Woods' Mother
  • Tiger Woods looks on with his children Sam and Charlie during the final round of the 2016 Quicken Loans National
    Gallery: Tiger Woods' Kids, Sam and Charlie
  • Tiger Woods celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 135th Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Great Britain on July 23, 2006
    Tiger Woods in the Majors
  • Tiger Woods celebrates a birdie putt at the 2016 Hero World Challenge
    Top 25 Male Golfers of All-Time
  • Tiger Woods' yacht, named Privacy, docked in Palm Beach, Fla.
    Tiger Woods' Yacht: What's the Name, Size and Cost?
  • Annika Sorenstam at the 2006 HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship
    The Top 50 Women Golfers of All Time
  • Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods attend a tennis match at the 2008 US Open
    What Was the Tiger Woods Divorce Settlement with Elin Nordegren?
  • Tiger Woods wearing red shirt during finals
    The Real Reason Tiger Woods Wears Red Shirts in Final Rounds
  • Tiger Woods pictured during the 2007 Masters
    What Are Tiger Woods' Endorsements?
  • Tiger Woods alone on a fairway, thinking over the next shot
    Tiger Woods' Best and Worst Scores As a Pro on PGA Tour
  • Tiger Woods' golf clubs at the 2017 Hero World Challenge included the TaylorMade M2 driver.
    What Golf Clubs Does Tiger Woods Use?
  • Tiger Woods with his parents Kultida and Earl Woods at the Johnnie Walker Classic at Blue Canyon Golf Club, Thailand in 1998
    What Is Tiger Woods' Ethnicity? He Calls It 'Cablinasian'
  • Golfer Amy Alcott, pictured in 1988 during an LPGA Tour tournament
    Amy Alcott: The Major Champion Who Took a Flying Leap
  • Tiger Woods watches the flight of the ball as he follows through on his swing during a golf tournament in 1992
    Tiger Woods' Golf Career in High School
  • Earl Woods Jr. and Earl Woods Sr. at Tiger Jam in 2002
    Does Tiger Woods Have Any Siblings?
  • Rory McIlroy
    Rory McIlroy: Biography of Ireland's Best Golfer
  • Tiger Woods and son Charlie Axel Woods attend Day Twelve of the 2017 US Open tennis tournament
    Charlie Axel Woods Profile
  • Luke Donald checks the bouquet of one of his wines
    Golfers' Wines
  • Lexi Thompson plays a tee shot on the 2nd hole during the second round of the 2017 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship
    Lexi Thompson Bio and Career Profile
  • Golfer Vijay Singh photographed in 2001
    Vijay Singh: Profile of the 3-Time Major Champion
  • Amy Mickelson
    Amy Mickelson Photos: The Story of Her Life With Phil
  • Byron Nelson at the 1937 Ryder Cup
    Byron Nelson: Profile of the Golf Legend
  • Chi Chi Rodriguez celebrates his putt during the U.S Senior Open at the Des Moines Country Club in Des Moines, Iowa on July 9, 1999
    Why Chi Chi Rodriguez Is One of Golf's Most Famous Players
  • Golfer Bernhard Langer during practice for the 1995 Ryder Cup
    Bernhard Langer: Masters Champ, Senior Tour Legend
  • Greg Norman at the 1986 Masters
    Greg Norman: The Australian Golfer Called 'The Shark'
  • Babe Didrikson Zaharias
    Biography of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Golf and Athletics Legend
  • Raymond Floyd
    Golfer Raymond Floyd
  • Mark O''Meara plays from the sand during the 1999 Sprint International in Castle Rock, Colorado
    Mark O'Meara: A Consistent Career Topped By One Great Year
  • Brooke Henderson is all smiles after winning the LPGA Lotte Championship in 2018.
    Biography of Golfer Brooke Henderson
  • Curtis Strange plays a shot in the 1992 Memorial Tournament
    Curtis Strange, One of Golf's Best Players of the 1980s
  • USA team captain Paul Azinger shares the Ryder Cup with fans after his team's 16 1/2-11 1/2 victory on the final day of the 2008 Ryder Cup at Valhalla Golf Club on September 21, 2008
    Golfer Paul Azinger: Cancer Survivor and Major Championship Winner
  • Sam Woods in the gallery during the Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson match in 2018.
    Tiger Woods' Daughter Is Sam Alexis Woods
  • Tiger Woods pictured during his freshman college season at Stanford University in 1994.
    Tiger Woods Played College Golf at Stanford
  • Tiger Woods with a giant Gillette razor
    Which Tiger Woods Sponsors Dropped Him as the Result of Scandals?
  • Erica Stoll and Rory McIlroy at the 2016 Ryder Cup opening ceremonies
    Meet Rory McIlroy's Wife Erica Stoll
  • Jimmy Demaret with Ben Hogan Smiling
    Ben Hogan Quotes: Best Sayings by and About the Golfer
  • Tiger Woods winces with back pain, one of many injuries he's had along with multiple surgeries
    Tiger Woods' Long History of Injuries and Surgeries
  • Matt Every of the United States celebrates with the trophy after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational
    Best Big Break Golfers: Top 6 Big Break Alums
  • Bobby Jones with the Claret Jug in 1927
    Bobby Jones: Bio of the Golf Legend
  • Babe Zaharias
    Members of the World Golf Hall of Fame
  • Tiger Woods collects the winner's check after the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational
    Tiger Woods' Career Earnings: The Billion-Dollar Golfer
  • A young Tiger Woods
    Tiger Woods' First National Television Appearance
  • Justin Thomas plays his shot from the 16th tee during round one of The Northern Trust tournament in 2017
    How Justin Thomas Became One of Golf's Rising Stars
  • Camilo Villegas crouches close to the ground to line up a putt in a PGA Tour tournament.
    Camilo Villegas' 'Spider Man' Method for Reading Greens
  • Golfer Francis Ouimet
    Francis Ouimet Biography: The Amateur Who Energized American Golf
  • Tiger Woods next to Corey Pavin at the 2005 US Open
    What Is Tiger Woods' Height and Weight?
  • John Daly demonstrating his signature golfing style in 1992
    John Daly: Biography of the Golf Champion
  • Gary Player after winning the British Open in 1974
    Golfer Gary Player: Biography and Career Facts & Figures
  • John Daly with drink in hand during a pro golf tournament
    John Daly Drink: Recipes and Why the Cocktail Is Named for the Golfer
  • American golfer Walter Hagen, 1928
    Walter Hagen, All-Time Great Golfer
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