THE ALLTIME GREATEST GOLFERS
GENE SARAZEN
TOM WATSON
SAM SNEAD
BEN HOGAN
HARRY VARDEN
MICKEY WRIGHT
WALTER HAGEN
OLD TOM MORRIS
TIGER WOODS
ARNOLD PALMER
BILLY CASPER
YOUNG TOMMORRIS
BOBBY JONES
BYRON NELSON
GARY PLAYER
ANNIKASORENSTAM
SEVEBALLESTEROS
BABE ZAHARIAS
JACK NICKLAUS
LEE TREVINO
THE LEADERBOARD
1 | Jack NICKLAUS | 290* |
2 | Tiger WOODS | 283 |
3 | Bobby JONES | 265 |
4 | Ben HOGAN | 231 |
5 | Sam SNEAD | 208 |
6 | Arnold PALMER | 199 |
7 | Byron NELSON | 196 |
8 | Mickey WRIGHT | 142 |
9 | Gary PLAYER | 141 |
10 | Walter HAGEN | 124 |
11 | Tom WATSON | 120 |
12 | Annika SORENSTAM | 116 |
13 | Harry VARDON | 106 |
14 | Young Tom MORRIS | 91 |
15 | Seve BALLESTEROS | 90 |
16 | Babe ZAHARIAS | 74 |
17 | Gene SARAZEN | 72 |
18 | Lee TREVINO | 68 |
19 | Old Tom MORRIS | 62 |
20 | Billy CASPER | 36 |
* 300 pointspossible
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An interactive look at the 20 Alltime Greatest Golfers, with links to storiesfrom our archives
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