Ding! The solid thump of a club hitting a golf ball is a wonderful yet soothing sound. Would this even be a sound that golf enthusiasts enjoy without some of golf’s biggest legends? The game of golf is getting stronger and part of that reason is because of some major golf legends. “Youth playing the game has increased by 20% from 2.5 million in 2010 to 3 million in 2015,”(Heitner). Some of golf’s major legends are Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Gary Player. Along with these golf legends there are some golfers today making a name for themselves. Some of these golfers include, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, and Jason Day. All of these golfers might be from different times, but they all play/played the same game we all know and …show more content…
He was born January 21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio. He was introduced to golf by his dad, when his dad picked up the sport to help heal a broken ankle. Jack was deemed the nickname The Golden Bear because of his ability to smash long drives, but keep great control near the greens, without any nerves. “He is also in the running as one of the best golfers of all time along with Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, etc,” (Jack Nicklaus). Jack was a very popular golfer during his time and even more popular today one famous quote from Jack was, “A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave,” (Jack …show more content…
One of these players is Phil Mickelson. Phil is one of the best golfers today and of all time. Phil is one of the best short game players of all time. He has also won many titles and won many other competition. Phil causes a lot of kids to practice harder and become better golfers, because he has made so many amazing golf shots. Phil also sets the standards for the golfers like he says, “The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win,”(Mickelson). Phil is a very great person and an even better golfer. This is amazing that kids today look up to such a great person and golfer, that person being Phil.
All of these players, dead or alive, leave their footprints for the future generations of golf. Golf as a whole right now can be seen two different ways, it is hard to tell if the sport is dying or growing right now. The numbers show that golf is growing. “Participation in PGA Junior League Golf – a team format for boys and girls 13 and under – has increased 233 percent since
Charles Evans, Jr. was born in Indianapolis on July 18, 1890. His family moved to Chicago’s North side when he was three. Nearby was the former Edgewater Golf Club, which became an irresistible attraction for Chick. At the age of eight he was introduced to golf as a caddie. This contact launched him into eight decades of association with golf as a boy prodigy, national star, golf official, and finally the greatest humanitarian and benefactor the game has known (A look at the Evans Scholars Program). Golf was everything for Chick. From waking up each morning to caddy or playing a round of...
“With immense natural talent and his father's guidance, Palmer soon developed his own distinctive game, creating a style that would last him a lifetime” (“Arnold Palmer-Official Site”). Though it wasn't pretty, the feature Palmer swing and quick method of play later became part of the appeal that brought him millions of fans. His swing was an awkward and fundamentally perfect swing at the ball and it forced Palmer as a boy to swing so hard he often fell over.
Jack William Nicklaus, born to Charlie and Helen Nicklaus on January 21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio. He grew up in Ohio and attended Upper Arlington High School. In high school he played basketball and his high school gave him All-Ohio honor, he even received some scholarships, one of which was to Ohio State, the school his dad went to, but his true love was for golf. His golf career started at age ten when, for his first time playing golf shot a 51 on nine holes. From then on he won many tournaments in Ohio, including the Ohio Open. At age seventeen he competed in his first U.S. Open and at eighteen he played in his first PGA tour event. He attended Ohio State University, not because of basketball, but because of golf. While at Ohio State he won the U.S. amateur tournament twice, and the NCAA championship. Also during his Ohio State stay he played in many majors and having not won any, he finished in the top ten every time except for one where he finished thirteenth, and we have to remember this is while he was stil...
Woods grew up watching his father golf day after day in the garage and anywhere else his father could get his hands on a club. His father was not only his coach but his best friend and when he died a few years down the road, it showed in the way Woods played. Woods had his father as a coach since he was able to stand up on his own and without the encouragement and the talent of both his father and himself the world may have never seen a problem with golf being an all-white game. Woods hadn’t doubted himself since the day he stepped on the green in 1997 to prove everyone wrong about his ability, but the day he had to play without his father was the day it
Although the two stories "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin and "The Nicklaus" by Guy De Maupassant were both written in the same period (The Victorian) the ancient years to the middle of the19thcentury, they have some differences and some similarities in many ways and aspects. A close examination in the two women characters in The Nicklaus and in The Story of an Hour show that they both shared the same experience in marriage, how society views women, and finally, freedom in both characters views.
One would ask the question, who is the greatest golfer of all time? The common answer would be simple, Tiger Woods. He would not compete in a tournament unless he was sure he could win it. Most people view Golf as a boring, old man’s game and
The globalization of golf is demonstrated by five different cities: Santiago, Chile; Beijing, China; Nairobi, Kenya; Awali, Bahrain; and Munich, Germany because they all contain golf culture diffused from Scotland even though they are situated in entirely different parts of the world; this particular example of globalization can also be described by the terms: place, region, scale, space, and connections. The origins of golf can be traced back to the 15th century, when a sport resembling golf was first played with a bent stick and a stuffed ball. It is widely accepted that the foundations of golf started in Scotland; one of the oldest and most honored golf clubs, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, is located in Scotland. At
The Men’s Golf tournament was and exciting and great opportunity to interact with fellow cadets and sponsors. The Top Golf tournament had it pros and cons, therefore, in this paper I will draw a comparison to other Golf tournaments I have participated. I must mention that several officers that I contacted were not fond of the golf tournament being held at top golf. They called it a glorified driving range, with not actual strategy in playing the game of golf.
Golf is a sport that has been on the rise in popularity since the early 1900’s. The early years of golf was on a membership basis, only men of noble birth and privileged high class were able to be members. The stereotype of this “gentlemen’s sport” as a rich white man’s game has changed since the introduction of public courses in the US, and with women of the LPGA offering role models for young girls. More and more public courses are opening around the world, and the cost of the sport is readily available for the general public. Golf was once a game for “gentlemen”, now it is the middle class that is taking over the sport.
Imagine the sun bursting through the trees for the first time of the new day, the smell of freshly cut grass still potent to your nose as you tee the ball up for a round of golf in the cool mist of a spring morning. "That is what brings you back every time, the smell of the air, the coolness of the whether and the beautiful surroundings that make every shot enjoyable." (Suess, PI) This is the game of golf in its finest and most exquisite time to many people and many people it has touched in its long history. Golf is a lifestyle and not just games to people that are avid in playing. The game of golf has a history that is rich in technological advances and personal accomplishments, which through time has shown to shape the sport into what it has become today.
In past, golf provided racism and only white people could have access to it. The article, “Race Relations And The Sports Of Golf: The African American Legacy”, by Marvin P. Dawkins demonstrates that Americans exploited and exclude the African American slaves to participate in white-controlled sports. African American formed their own organization in sports like basketball or baseball. The desegregation of race relations in sports starts to increase after World War 2 (Dawkins 327). It was not the case of golf. Firstly, the author examines the development of black golf in America. Golf was the last major sport to remove the black participation at professional levels. The first black professional golfer was John Shippen. He competed in many USGA tournaments. Also, he professional golf association exclude blacks for becoming members in 1916 (Dawkins 328). This restriction was not removed until 1961. Moreover, many of black clubs was fighting against discrimination in golf. In 1950’s, middle-class blacks create the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The black elite led in developing their organization to promote golf among African American. “Little progress had been made in terms of significant increase in the number of African American playing on PGA tour since Sifford gained full PGA membership status in 1964” (Dawkins 329). However, racism against backs ...
The game of golf is one of the oldest of today’s modern sports. Its exact beginnings are not known; however, some historians trace golf back to the Stone Age while others claim it originated from the “idle antics of shepherd boys knocking small stones into holes in the ground with a crook while their flocks grazed nearby” (Peper 1). Researched back to the time of the Roman Empire, it is also believed the sports-oriented Romans played a forerunner of the game of golf called paganica. This sport involved the use of a bent stick and a ball stuffed with wool played in the open countryside.
In the beginning of the 20th century, golf was just making its way to the United States, and becoming a worldwide sport. One of the very few sports where the athlete does not need to wear some type of uniform or athletic clothing, golf has always produced some of the trendiest and wildest outfits. In the beginning, many golfers followed the fashion trends of Scotland as that is where the game was born, but at the turn of the 20th century many things changed. Long trousers were becoming very popular across all of society, attire was becoming more relevant, and the invention of the TV as well as advertisements increased the popularity of the game.
The game today that we know as golf originated in the country Scotland and has been played for many hundreds of years(“History” para. 6).Historians have actually traced the game back the a game the Romans called Paginica where players struck a wool or feather stuffed ball(Goodner para. 3). Before golf was actually a real sport it had many names one of those names where gowf(“History” para. 4). Some other names of golf were, Chole, Kolven, Golfe, Golve, but golf finally decided to settle on golf(“History” para.1). During the early years of golf, players would hit a feather stuffed leather ball with a wooden stick(“The Early” para. 2).In golf a player has to strike a ball from a tee to the designated area or the hole in a certain amount of strokes and with a variety of clubs or he will lose(Goodner para. 1).Also the player who gets his or her ball in the hole in the least amount of strokes wins(Goodner para. 1). For a while golf balls were made from wooden balls before they had feather stuffed balls(Goodner para. 30). Surprisingly, some matches even extended from one village to the next(“History” para. 2). The game of golf in 1848 to 1852 had many great events and that caused the game to go from parochial to global(“History” para. 10). Some of the early styles of golf was in the Netherlands and then in Scotland(Goodner para. 1).Even most of the beginners know that golf originated in Scotland to an extent(“The Early” para. 2). Because golf went global, it does not mean places like...
When the first athlete tees off on Thursday morning during Masters week at Augusta National Golf Club, golfers all over the world reset their internal clocks. (David Owen 13) A golfer’s new year begins in April. For golf fans, the first glimpse of Amen Corner is proof that winter is gone and spring is here. (David Owen 14) For those who do not play golf, the Masters is the one tournament that lures people to watch due to the beauty of the course. During this long weekend, all eyes are focused on the blooming azaleas. Sam Snead once said, “If you asked golfers what tournament they would rather win over all the others, I think every one of them would say the Masters.” (14) The Masters Tournament is the most prestigious