"mascot for Turner High School and was adopted by the community in 1886. Two members of the community, Warren Hewitt and Jule Gaignet, submitted the icon and it won the majority of support in a contest. Reportedly, the two youths had heard of the bear from stories told by their grandparents. This icon is based on legends of that golden bear. Western New England College adopted the Golden Bear as its mascot in the early 1950s. Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska adopted the Golden Bear as its mascot upon opening its doors as Bartlett-Begich Jr/Sr High in 1973. Sierra"
"Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is an American retired professional golfer. Many observers regard him as the greatest golfer of all time. During a span of more than 25 years, he won a record 18 major championships while producing 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes. Nicklaus focused on the major championships—Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship—and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events, yet still finished with 73 victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Snead (82) and Tiger Woods (80). Nicklaus won the U.S. Amateur"
"by ""Melbourne Age"" writer Don Lawrence, who inquired about the American golf scene. When McCormack described Nicklaus, Lawrence referred to the ""large, strong, and blond"" player as ""the Golden Bear"", a nickname that would become synonymous with Nicklaus throughout his professional life. However, another possible origination of the name derives from the high school that Nicklaus attended in Upper Arlington, Ohio, which uses the mascot the Golden Bears for its sports teams. As mentioned above, Nicklaus played on several Golden Bears athletic teams, including captaining its 1956 state-champion golf squad, suggesting that McCormack may have adopted the name through Nicklaus'"
"ever been named to the No. 1 spot for more than three years. Nicklaus topped the 2009 worldwide list of 35 individuals who were selected by a panel of editors for their ability to influence and impact the business of golf, be it the development of courses and communities, the operation of courses, the equipment used by golfers, or the rules and regulations of the game. ""Golf Inc."" wrote that while the Golden Bear's reign at No. 1 is unprecedented, ""the fact is that he keeps adding to his legend, at the design table and in the business world. Despite"
"indicates a tie for a place<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. Jerry Barber Carl Jerome ""Jerry"" Barber (April 25, 1916 – September 23, 1994) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He had seven wins on tour, including a major title, the PGA Championship in 1961. Born in Woodson, Illinois, Barber was one of nine children raised on an Illinois farm near Jacksonville, and turned professional in 1942. Small in stature, he was one of the top putters of his era. Barber was a full-time member of the PGA Tour from 1948 to"
"John Henry Taylor John Henry ""J.H."" Taylor (19 March 1871 – 10 February 1963) was an English professional golfer and one of the pioneers of the modern game of golf. Taylor is considered to be one of the best golfers of all time. He was also a significant golf course architect. Taylor was born in Northam, Devon. He was a member of the fabled Great Triumvirate of the sport in his day, along with Harry Vardon and James Braid, and he won The Open Championship five times. Born into a working-class family, and orphaned as a boy, he began work"
"Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Dating back to 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions. Nicknamed The King, he was one of golf's most popular stars and seen as a trailblazer, the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s. Palmer's social impact on behalf of golf was perhaps unrivaled among fellow professionals; his humble"
"1989. ""Note: Boomer never played in the Masters Tournament nor the PGA Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Aubrey Boomer Aubrey Basil Boomer (1 November 1897 – 2 October 1989) was a professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. Boomer had three top-10 finishes in the Open Championship. He was a frequent competitor in the French Open and won the event five times. Boomer was born on 1 November 1897 and grew up in Jersey. His father George was a school teacher in Grouville and had, in 1902, designed the"
"the world's most marketable sports figure. This association was the start of the agency that became known as International Management Group, and IMG, after building a base in golf management, eventually expanded into other sports. The Palmer-Nicklaus-Player rivalry developed into the so-called ""Big Three"" of Golf. In the early 1960s, McCormack set up a series of televised golf matches around the world among the three stars, known as Big Three Golf. In the early 1970s, Nicklaus left IMG to set up his own management agency, Golden Bear Inc. Despite winning no majors in 1964 (he had three runner-up finishes), Nicklaus"
"George Halas George Stanley Halas Sr. (; February 2, 1895October 31, 1983), nicknamed ""Papa Bear"" and ""Mr. Everything"", was a player, coach, and owner involved with professional American football. He was the founder, owner, and head coach of the National Football League's Chicago Bears. He was also lesser known as a Major League Baseball player. Halas was one of the co-founders of the National Football League (NFL) in 1920, and in 1963 became one of the first 17 inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Halas was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a family of Czech-Bohemian immigrants. His parents"
"Walter Hagen Walter Charles Hagen (December 21, 1892 – October 6, 1969) was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tiger Woods (14). Hagen is widely considered one of the greatest golfers ever. Hagen won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, and won the Claret Jug three more times. He also won the PGA Championship a record-tying five times (all in match play), and"
"Stu Ungar Stuart Errol Ungar (September 8, 1953 – November 22, 1998) was a professional poker, blackjack, and gin rummy player, widely regarded to have been the greatest Texas hold 'em and gin player of all time. He is one of two people in poker history to have won the World Series of Poker Main Event three times. He is the only person to win Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker three times, the world's second most prestigious poker title during its time. He is one of four players in poker history to win consecutive titles in the WSOP Main"
"Greg Norman Gregory John Norman AO (born 10 February 1955) is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 Official World Golf Rankings ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. He has won 91 international tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour tournaments and two majors: The Open Championships in 1986 and 1993. Norman also earned thirty top-10 finishes and was the runner-up 8 times in majors throughout his career. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001 with the highest percentage of votes (80%) of any golfer to date. In"
"after the hospital admitted him on January 24. He was elected to the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame in 2000. ""this list may be incomplete"" NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br> DNP = Did not play<br> R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place<br> Yellow background for top-10 Johnny Golden Johnny Golden (April 2, 1896 – January 27, 1936) was an American professional golfer. Born in Tuxedo, New York, Golden won nine times on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He played on"
"= withdrew<br> R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br> ""T"" = tied Lionel Hebert Lionel Paul Hebert (January 20, 1928 – December 30, 2000) was an American professional golfer. He won five times on the PGA Tour, including the PGA Championship in 1957, the last edition held at match play. His older brother Jay won the same event at stroke play in 1960. Lionel also played on the Ryder Cup team in 1957. An ethnic Cajun from Louisiana, he was born and died in Lafayette. Major championship is shown in bold."
"Impact Zone Golf, which features private lessons, multi-day golf schools, junior camps, and clubfitting. Championship tees Championship tees Sydney's Pub Spa Fitness Center Beach Transportation Club Concierge Tiburón Golf Club Tiburón Golf Club is a golf glub located in Naples, Florida. It has two courses, Gold and Black, both designed by Greg Norman, twice the winner of the Open Championship and formerly the top-ranked player in the world. From Australia, Norman's nickname on the PGA Tour was the ""Great White Shark,"" and tiburón is the Spanish word for shark. The Gold Course hosts the annual QBE Shootout (formerly Franklin Templeton"
"Tiburón Golf Club Tiburón Golf Club is a golf glub located in Naples, Florida. It has two courses, Gold and Black, both designed by Greg Norman, twice the winner of the Open Championship and formerly the top-ranked player in the world. From Australia, Norman's nickname on the PGA Tour was the ""Great White Shark,"" and tiburón is the Spanish word for shark. The Gold Course hosts the annual QBE Shootout (formerly Franklin Templeton Shootout), originally the ""Shark Shootout,"" an off-season golf event hosted by Norman that includes members of the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. The tournament debuted in"
"at Glendower Golf Club. Gary Player has been the most successful player in the tournament's history, with 13 victories over four decades between 1956 and 1981. Bobby Locke won nine titles, Sid Brews won eight titles, and George Fotheringham won the event five times. Prior to European Tour co-sanctioning Eighteen men have won this tournament more than once through 2018. South African Open (golf) The South African Open Championship is one of the oldest national open golf championships in the world, and is one of the principal tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. Since 1997 it has also been co-sanctioned by"
"following Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen, and only Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have performed the feat since. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six decades and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Nicknamed the Black Knight, Mr. Fitness, and the International Ambassador of Golf, Player is also a renowned golf course architect with more than 325 design projects on five continents throughout the world. He has also authored or co-written 36 golf books. His business interests are represented by Black Knight International, which includes Gary Player Design, Player Real Estate, The"
"Gene Littler Gene Alec Littler (born July 21, 1930) is an American professional golfer and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed ""Gene the Machine"" for his smooth rhythmical swing, he once said that, ""Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the best misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes."" Littler was born in San Diego, California. He played on the 1953 United States Walker Cup team, and won the U.S. Amateur and the California State Amateur that same year. In 1954, he won"
"Ben Arda Ben Arda (13 June 1929 – 20 December 2006) was a Filipino professional golfer. Arda, known as ""Bantam Ben"" and ""the Toy Tiger"" because of his small stature, was one of Asia's leading golfers during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the first Filipino to qualify for the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship. He won many tournaments on the Asian Golf Circuit, including the Philippine Open three times, and headed the money list in 1970. He also won four times on the Japan Golf Tour and played in the World Cup 16 times, recording a best finish"
"dating back to 1946, plus the U.S. Open in 1941. The tournament is unofficially associated with Ben Hogan (1912–1997), the long-time resident who won the tournament five times, the most of any player. One of the top players in golf history, he won nine major titles, six after a near-fatal automobile collision in 1949 that kept him hospitalized for two months. Hogan's final three major wins were consecutive in 1953; a statue of him at swing completion is near the clubhouse. Annika Sörenstam played in the 2003 tournament and became the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event"
"Chandler Harper John Chandler Harper (March 10, 1914 – November 8, 2004) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the PGA Championship in 1950. He won seven times on the PGA Tour and played in the Ryder Cup in 1955. Harper was born, raised and lived his entire life in Portsmouth, Virginia. He was prominent in Virginia golf, winning the Virginia State Amateur three times (1930, 1932, 1934) and the Virginia State Open nine times (1932, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1952, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1970), a record which stands today. His golfing career was interrupted by service in the"
"Trump's disrespectful public discourse and his disappointment with the election results. Kerr has been a strong supporter of gun control. ! colspan=""2""|Career || 328 || 265 || 63 || || || 83 || 63 || 20 || || Steve Kerr Stephen Douglas Kerr (born September 27, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Golden State Warriors. Kerr is an eight-time NBA champion, having won five titles as a player (three with the Chicago Bulls and two with the San Antonio Spurs) as well as three with the Warriors as"
"Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont ""Tiger"" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time, and one of the most popular athletes of the 21st century. He has been one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for several years. Woods is generally considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. Following an outstanding junior, college, and amateur career, Woods was 20 years old when he turned professional at the end of summer in 1996. By the end of April 1997, he had won three PGA Tour events in"
"= No tournament<br> DNP = Did not play<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place<br> Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Bob Ferguson (golfer) Robert Ferguson ( – 19 May 1915), was a Scottish golfer who played in the late 19th century. He won a hat-trick of titles at The Open Championship in 1880, 1881 and 1882. In addition to the three Open Championship wins, he posted top-10 finishes seven times. Ferguson was born in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, circa 1846. In addition to his three Open Championship titles, Ferguson was especially noted for his putting, not only"
"two sons and a daughter. Roger Mackay Roger J. Mackay (31 March 1956 – 17 June 2002) was an Australian professional golfer. Mackay turned professional in 1983 and played on both the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour. His biggest successes came in Japan, where he won on eight occasions. In Australia he is best remembered for his 1987 win at the Australian PGA Championship. In 1991 he was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year. Mackay last played professional golf in 2001. He died the following year in Perth at the age of 46. He"
"now a golf course architect with his own design company, Brad Bell Golf Course Design. Brad Bell (golfer) Brad Bell (born September 1, 1961) is an American professional golfer. Bell was born in Sacramento, California. He played college golf at UC Davis and UCLA where he was a two-time All-American. Bell played on the European Tour in 1986 and 1987 where his best finish was T-37 at the 1986 Scandinavian Enterprise Open. He played on the Ben Hogan Tour (now Nationwide Tour) in 1990, winning the Ben Hogan South Texas Open. He played on the PGA Tour in 1991 and"
"From 2002 the teams have been three players with two counting. The 2004, 2010 and 2012 championships were reduced to 54 holes because of bad weather. Players who have featured in a winning Eisenhower Trophy team and later become leading professional golfers include: Jack Nicklaus, Rory McIlroy, Bruce Fleisher, Tom Kite, Lanny Wadkins, Ben Crenshaw, Curtis Strange, Scott Hoch, Hal Sutton, Michael Campbell, Tiger Woods, Ben Curtis and Luke Donald. There were joint silver medalists (and no bronze medalists) in 1982 and 1990. There were joint bronze medalists in 1992, 2002, 2012 (3) and 2016. The ""Great Britain and Ireland"""
"Harry Cooper (golfer) Henry Edward ""Harry"" Cooper (August 4, 1904 – October 17, 2000) was an English-American PGA Tour golfer of the 1920s and 1930s. After he retired from competitive golf, he became a well-regarded instructor, into his 90s. In his long golf career he had 31 PGA Tour victories and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1992. Cooper was born in the town of Leatherhead, England. His father Syd was a professional golfer who had served as an apprentice to Old Tom Morris at St. Andrews. His mother, Alice Cooper, was also a golf professional,"
"Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of his generation, and widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912. Although he won many tournaments in the course of his relatively brief career, he is mostly remembered today for having won 11 consecutive tournaments and 18 total tournaments in 1945. He retired officially"
"lost in PGA Championship match play<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place. Source: Doug Ford (golfer) Douglas Michael Ford Sr. (born Douglas Michael Fortunato; August 6, 1922 – May 14, 2018) was an American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion. Ford turned professional in 1949, later going on to win the 1955 PGA Championship and the 1957 Masters Tournament. He was also a member of four Ryder Cup teams (1955, 1957, 1959, and 1961) and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011. Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut on August 6, 1922. During"
"definitive answer. Only five golfers have won all four of golf's modern majors at any time during their careers, an achievement which is often referred to as a ""Career Grand Slam"": Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods. Woods and Nicklaus have won each of the four majors at least three times. A number of dominant players of their eras have failed to achieve the Career Grand Slam because of their inability to win a particular major. Sam Snead and Phil Mickelson (through 2018) failed to win a U.S. Open; Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, and Jordan"