As at 3rd of July 2022 the list includes former open champions: Darren Clarke, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Zach Johnson, Henrik Stenson, Jordan Spieth, Francesco Molinari, Shane Lowry and Collin Morikawa. Scroll down for a full exemption list.
Cameron Smith set the PGA Tour's all-time 72-hole scoring record at 34-under par, winning his fourth PGA Tour title at the 2022 Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua.
Greg Norman is called the Great White Shark in a reference to his blond hair, size, aggressive golf playing style and his birthplace (Queensland, Australia) home of the native animal the shark.
Hubert Green has won two major championships, the 1977 US Open at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the 1985 PGA Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado.
Bounce on a golf wedge refers to the angle between the leading edge of the club's sole (the bottom part that interacts with the ground) and the lowest point of the club's sole or trailing edge.
The players on the 2022 International Presidents Cup team are Hideki Matsuyama, Tom Kim, Sungjae Im, Mito Pereira, Adam Scott, Corey Connors, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Taylor Pendrith, Sebastian Munoz, Cameron Davis, Si Woo Kim, and KH Lee.
The answer is no. Although most professional golfers do wear gloves some of them who don’t were/are: Ben Hogan, Fred Couples, Arron Oberholser, Lucas Glover, and Jonathan Byrd (on occasion).
Arnold Palmer served with the US Coast Guard for 3 years from 1951 to 1953. Initially he served as a physical fitness and self-defense instructor and then as a photographer within the Coast Guard.
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