Greatest American Golf Golfers of All Time
The greatest American golf golfers in history — ranked by career achievements, honours and legacy.
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Browse all 45 american golf athletes in our database.
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Arnold Palmer
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won seven major championships and helped popularize golf on televis…
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Professional Golfer
American multi-sport athlete who excelled in golf, track and field, and basketball, winning Olympic …
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Ben Hogan
Professional Golfer
Golf demands extraordinary technical precision, strategic course management and the mental strength …
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Beth Daniel
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won 33 LPGA Tour titles including three major championships and was…
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Billy Casper
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won 51 PGA Tour events including three major championships and was …
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Bobby Jones
Amateur Golfer
American amateur golfer who completed the Grand Slam in 1930, winning all four major championships i…
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Brooks Koepka
Professional Golfer
Five major championships including three US Opens — the most dominant major player of the late 2010s…
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Bryson DeChambeau
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer known for his scientific approach to the game and powerful driving, win…
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Collin Morikawa
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who became the first player to win two different majors on debut, captu…
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Cristie Kerr
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won two major championships and was ranked world No. 2, known for h…
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Danielle Kang
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship and back-to-back U.S. Wo…
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Davis Love III
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won 21 PGA Tour events including the 1997 PGA Championship and serv…
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Dustin Johnson
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer known for his powerful driving and two major championship victories, fo…
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Fred Couples
Professional Golfer
American Masters champion and crowd favourite whose languid swing, effortless rhythm and undeniable …
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Gene Sarazen
Professional Golfer
American golfing pioneer who invented the sand wedge and was the first player to win all four modern…
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Hale Irwin
Professional Golfer
American three-time US Open champion and the only player to win the title after the age of 45, whose…
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Jack Nicklaus
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all time, winning a record 18…
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Jordan Spieth
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who became the youngest Masters champion since 1997 and achieved the ca…
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Juli Inkster
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who achieved the career Grand Slam and is one of the most successful pl…
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Justin Thomas
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer known for his aggressive playing style and major championship victory a…
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Kathy Whitworth
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who holds the record for most LPGA Tour victories (88) and dominated wo…
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Lee Trevino
Professional Golfer
The Merry Mex — six majors and one of golf's most entertaining personalities, who taught himself to …
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Lexi Thompson
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who became the youngest winner of an LPGA major championship and one of…
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Max Homa
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer known for his PGA Tour victories and social media presence, with six PG…
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Mickey Wright
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who dominated women's golf in the early 1960s, winning 82 LPGA Tour eve…
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Nancy Lopez
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won 48 LPGA Tour tournaments including three major championships an…
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Nelly Korda
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who became world number one, won two major championships, Olympic gold,…
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Pat Bradley
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who became the first woman to complete the modern career Grand Slam, wi…
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Patrick Cantlay
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer known for his analytical approach and clutch putting, winner of the 202…
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Patty Sheehan
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won 6 major championships and 35 LPGA Tour titles during her distin…
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Payne Stewart
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer known for his colorful knickers and winning two U.S. Opens and one PGA …
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Phil Mickelson
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer known for his left-handed swing and short game wizardry, winner of six …
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Ray Floyd
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won four major championships and 22 PGA Tour events, becoming the o…
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Sahith Theegala
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer known for his consistent play on the PGA Tour and multiple top-10 finis…
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Sam Burns
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer known for his consistent PGA Tour performances and multiple tournament …
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Sam Snead
Professional Golfer
Slammin' Sam — 82 PGA Tour victories including the all-time wins record, yet he never won the US Ope…
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Scottie Scheffler
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who became world number one in 2022 and won multiple major championship…
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Stacy Lewis
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won 12 LPGA Tour titles including two major championships and held …
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Tiger Woods
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer widely regarded as one of the greatest players in golf history, with 15…
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Tom Kite
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won the 1992 US Open and was the first player to surpass $5 million…
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Tom Watson
Professional Golfer
Eight major titles including five British Opens — and nearly won a sixth at age 59.…
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Tony Finau
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer known for his powerful driving and consistency on the PGA Tour, with mu…
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Walter Hagen
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won 11 major championships and was one of the first golf superstars…
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Wyndham Clark
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won the 2023 US Open at Los Angeles Country Club for his first majo…
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Xander Schauffele
Professional Golfer
American professional golfer who won two major championships in 2024 and Olympic gold in 2021, known…