Can You Name All of These Legendary PGA Golfers?

Jacqueline Samaroo

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Golf is a gentleman's game, a sport where keeping your cool under pressure will always pay off in the end. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but in the world of golf you oftentimes cannot immediately apply this rule. The course that you are playing on is always just as much of a challenge (or an even greater challenge) as your fellow golfers. A true professional golfer needs to be able to take a look at the terrain and formulate the perfect plan of attack. They need to be able to make the best use of all of the clubs that they have at their disposal.

When it comes to prestige in golf, there are few things that can compete with the prominence of the PGA Tour! In this quiz, we've taken a look at the storied history of the PGA Tour and sifted through the numerous decades and countless events. This quiz has only the best of the best that have ever been involved with the PGA Tour. Don't get caught in a sand trap; instead, let's see if you can get a hole in one when we jump right into this quiz!

This is one of the greatest golfers of all time, who is it?

Tiger Woods is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. One of the greatest golfers of all time, Tiger Woods has numerous golf records and has the most career PGA Tour wins of all active golfers (80 wins) and second of all time behind Sam Snead (82 wins).

Which South African pro golfer is showcased in this picture?

This is Ernie Els, a professional golfer who has had notable success at PGA Tour events over the course of his career. This South African golfer has 71 career wins, but his overall performance has been suffering in recent years.

This is an image of which golfer who is also a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Leo Diegel is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. He is notably a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and has 30 PGA Tour wins.

Which prolific professional PGA golfer is showcased in this photo?

Henry Picard is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. Over the course of his career, he achieved 26 PGA Tour wins.

Do you know the name of the pro golfer in this photo who has 19 PGA Tour wins?

This is Doug Ford, a professional golfer who has had notable success at PGA Tour events over the course of his career. In 2011, he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame and he attained 19 PGA Tour wins.

Which "ice cold" professional golfer is this?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Lloyd Mangrum is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. Nicknamed “Mr. Icicle”, he achieved 36 PGA Tour wins over the course of his career.

What is the name of the professional golf "player" in this photo?

Gary Player is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. He won the 1965 U.S. Open at the age of 29 and has achieved 24 PGA Tour wins.

Can you identify the golfer in this image who never won a championship?

This is Macdonald Smith, a professional golfer who had notable success at PGA Tour events over the course of his career. While he was a skilled golfer and had 24 PGA Tour wins, he notably never won a major championship.

The golfer in this picture achieved 39 PGA Tour wins, who is he?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Tom Watson is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. Overall, he has attained 39 PGA Tour wins throughout his career.

Can you identify this skilled World Golf Hall of Fame member?

Lanny Wadkins is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. He was inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2009 and has attained 21 PGA Tour wins.

Do you know the name of the "mechanical" golfer in this picture?

This is Gene Littler, a professional golfer who has had notable success at PGA Tour events over the course of his career. He is nicknamed "Gene the Machine" and has achieved 29 PGA Tour wins.

Which 1927 U.S. Open winner is in this photo?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Tommy Armour is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. He won the 1930 PGA Championship, the 1927 U.S. Open and the 1931 Open Championship.

Can you identify the skilled professional golfer in this picture?

Paul Runyan is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. He has 29 PGA Tour wins and won two PGA Championships.

Which golfer with 64 PGA Tour wins is in this image?

This is Ben Hogan, a professional golfer who has had notable success at PGA Tour events over the course of his career. He is without a doubt one of the greatest golfers of all time and achieved 64 PGA Tour wins.

Do you know the name of this professional golfer and World Golf Hall of Famer who is in this image?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Lee Trevino is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. In 1981 he was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame and has 29 PGA Tour wins.

Can you identify the pro golfer with 43 PGA Tour wins who is in this photo?

Phil Mickelson is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. He has achieved 43 PGA Tour wins and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2012.

What is the name of the professional golfer and golf course architect who is in this image?

This is Johnny Miller, a professional golfer who has had notable success at PGA Tour events over the course of his career. He is also notably a golf course architect and the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports.

Do you know the name of this "kingly" professional golfer?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. He was nicknamed “The King” and has accumulated 62 PGA Tour wins.

What is the name of the noble PGA golfer in this picture?

Gene Sarazen is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. He was nicknamed “The Squire” and earned 39 PGA Tour wins during his entire career.

This golfer has the record for most PGA Tour wins, who is he?

This is Sam Snead, a professional golfer who had notable success at PGA Tour events over the course of his career. He currently holds the record for most PGA Tour wins, with 82.

Can you correctly name this iconic professional golfer?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Jimmy Demaret is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. Over the course of his career, he accumulated a total of 31 PGA Tour wins.

Which turn of the century pro golfer is showcased in this image?

Jim Barnes is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. His professional career began in 1906 and he earned 28 PGA Tour wins.

This is a photo of which pro golfer and World Golf Hall of Fame member?

This is Davis Love III, a professional golfer who has had notable success at PGA Tour events over the course of his career. In 2017, he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame and he has accumulated over 20 PGA Tour wins.

What is the name of this pro golfer and 1928 U.S. Open winner?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Johnny Farrell is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. He had 22 PGA Tour wins and won the U.S. Open in 1928.

Do you recognize this highly ranked professional golfer?

Greg Norman is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. He was also notably ranked number 1 on the Official World Golf Rankings for 331 weeks.

This is a picture of which retired professional golfer?

This is Doug Sanders, a professional golfer who has had notable success at PGA Tour events over the course of his career. He had a total of 20 PGA Tour wins up until his retirement.

Which record-breaking pro golfer is showcased in this picture?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Hale Irwin is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. He currently holds the record for most PGA Tour Champions victories.

This is an image of which skilled World Golf Hall of Fame member?

Harry Cooper is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. He was notably inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1992.

Which notable British Open winner is showcased in this photo?

This is Walter Hagen, a professional golfer who had notable success at PGA Tour events over the course of his career. He is notable for being the first native-born American to win the British Open.

Do you know the name of the golfer in this photo who accumulated 40 PGA Tour wins?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Cary Middlecoff is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. He achieved a total of 40 PGA Tour wins throughout his career.

Which gentle professional PGA golfer is this?

Ben Crenshaw is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. Throughout his career he earned the nickname “Gentle Ben”.

What is the name of the highly acclaimed pro golfer in this photo?

This is Byron Nelson, a professional golfer who has had notable success at PGA Tour events over the course of his career. He is hailed as one of the greatest golfers of all time and he has 52 PGA Tour wins.

Can you identify the notable Masters Tournament winner in this image?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Horton Smith is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. He is notable for being the very first Masters Tournament winner.

Which iconic PGA golfer is in this picture?

Bill Mehlhorn is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. Throughout the course of his career he earned a total of 20 PGA Tour wins.

Do you know the name of the legendary professional golfer in this picture?

This is Jack Nicklaus, a professional golfer who has had notable success at PGA Tour events over the course of his career. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time.

Which 1989 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee is in this photo?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Raymond Floyd is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. In 1989 he was notably inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Can you identify the golfer in this picture who has 51 PGA Tour wins?

Billy Casper is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. Over the course of his career, he amassed 51 PGA Tour wins.

Can you identify this Asian professional golfer?

When it comes to the PGA Tour, Vijay Singh is one of the most successful professional golfers who has been a participant. This Indo-Fijian golfer was ranked number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for 32 weeks.

What is the name of the 1941 U.S. Open winner in this image?

Craig Wood is a professional golfer and one of the most prolific PGA Tour participants throughout history. He won the 1941 U.S. Open and accumulated 21 PGA Tour wins over the course of his career.

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