Monday, 17 April 2017
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
RBC Heritage, Mitsubishi Electric Classic, LOTTE Championship, Trophee Hassan II
Player of the Week
Sergio García
Sergio García
García at the 2013 BMW PGA Championship
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Sergio García Fernández |
| Nickname | El Niño |
| Born | 9 January 1980 Borriol, Castellón, Spain |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Residence | Borriol, Castellón, Spain Crans-Montana, Switzerland |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1999 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour (joined 1999) PGA Tour (joined 1999) |
| Professional wins | 31 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 10 |
| European Tour | 13 |
| Asian Tour | 5 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) |
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| Masters Tournament | Won: 2017 |
| U.S. Open | T3: 2005 |
| The Open Championship | 2nd/T2: 2007, 2014 |
| PGA Championship | 2nd/T2: 1999, 2008 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
1999 |
| Vardon Trophy | 2008 |
| Byron Nelson Award | 2008 |
Monday, 3 April 2017
Monday, 27 March 2017
Shell Houston Open, ANA Inspiration (MAJOR), Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
Player of the Week
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is the current World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking; having reached that position with his win at the 2017 Genesis Open.[1] He won the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 for his first major championship. He had previously finished in a tie for second at both the 2011 Open Championship and the 2015 U.S. Open. He also has five World Golf Championships victories, with only Tiger Woods having won more, and he is the first player to win each of the four World Golf Championship events. He is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour, having been ranked in the top five annually from 2008 and leading in 2015.[2]
Dustin Johnson
Johnson at 2012 Open Championship
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Dustin Hunter Johnson |
| Nickname | DJ |
| Born | June 22, 1984 Columbia, South Carolina |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| Children | 1 |
| Career | |
| College | Coastal Carolina University |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 15 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) |
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| Masters Tournament | T4: 2016 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 2016 |
| The Open Championship | T2: 2011 |
| PGA Championship | T5: 2010 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Player of the Year | 2016 |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year |
2016 |
| PGA Tour leading money winner |
2016 |
| Vardon Trophy | 2016 |
| Byron Nelson Award | 2016 |
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is the current World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking; having reached that position with his win at the 2017 Genesis Open.[1] He won the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 for his first major championship. He had previously finished in a tie for second at both the 2011 Open Championship and the 2015 U.S. Open. He also has five World Golf Championships victories, with only Tiger Woods having won more, and he is the first player to win each of the four World Golf Championship events. He is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour, having been ranked in the top five annually from 2008 and leading in 2015.[2]
Monday, 20 March 2017
WGC Match Play, Chitimacha Louisiana Open, Kia Classic, Puerto Rico Open
Player of the Week - Blayne Barber
Barber turned professional in 2012. He played on the Web.com Tour through 2014. He picked up his first win in 2014 at the South Georgia Classic.[3] He finished 16th in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.
At the 2012 PGA Tour qualifying school, Barber disqualified himself from the tournament for signing an incorrect scorecard.[4]
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | December 25, 1989 Tallahassee, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Central Florida Auburn University |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Web.com Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2015 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Barber turned professional in 2012. He played on the Web.com Tour through 2014. He picked up his first win in 2014 at the South Georgia Classic.[3] He finished 16th in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.
At the 2012 PGA Tour qualifying school, Barber disqualified himself from the tournament for signing an incorrect scorecard.[4]
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Monday, 13 March 2017
Arnold Palmer Invitational, Tucson Conquistadores Classic, Bank of Hope Founders Cup
Player of the Week - Arnold Palmer
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 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 its most important 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 background and plain-spoken popularity helped change the perception of golf as an elite, upper-class pastime to a more populist sport accessible to middle and working classes.[1] Palmer was part of "The Big Three" in golf during the 1960s, along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, who are widely credited with popularizing and commercializing the sport around the world.
In a career that spanned more than six decades, he won 62 PGA Tour titles from 1955 to 1973, placing him at that time behind only Sam Snead and Ben Hogan, and still fifth on the Tour's all-time victory list. He collected seven major titles in a six-plus-year domination, from the 1958 Masters to the 1964 Masters. He also won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, and in 1974 was one of the 13 original inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame.[2]
Arnold Palmer
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Palmer in September 2009
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Arnold Daniel Palmer |
| Nickname | The King |
| Born | September 10, 1929 Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 25, 2016 (aged 87) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Residence | Latrobe, Pennsylvania Orlando, Florida |
| Spouse | Winifred Walzer Palmer (1934–99) (m. 1954–99, her death) Kathleen Gawthrop (m. 2005–16, his death) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Career | |
| College | Wake Forest College |
| Turned professional | 1954 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 95 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 62 (5th all time) |
| European Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 10 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 7) |
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| Masters Tournament | Won: 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 1960 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 1961, 1962 |
| PGA Championship | T2: 1964, 1968, 1970 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1974 (member page) |
| PGA Tour leading money winner |
1958, 1960, 1962, 1963 |
| PGA Player of the Year | 1960, 1962 |
| Vardon Trophy | 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967 |
| Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year |
1960 |
| Bob Jones Award | 1971 |
| Old Tom Morris Award | 1983 |
| PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award |
1998 |
| Payne Stewart Award | 2000 |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom |
2004 |
| Congressional Gold Medal | 2009 |
Palmer's social impact on behalf of golf was perhaps unrivaled among fellow professionals; his humble background and plain-spoken popularity helped change the perception of golf as an elite, upper-class pastime to a more populist sport accessible to middle and working classes.[1] Palmer was part of "The Big Three" in golf during the 1960s, along with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, who are widely credited with popularizing and commercializing the sport around the world.
In a career that spanned more than six decades, he won 62 PGA Tour titles from 1955 to 1973, placing him at that time behind only Sam Snead and Ben Hogan, and still fifth on the Tour's all-time victory list. He collected seven major titles in a six-plus-year domination, from the 1958 Masters to the 1964 Masters. He also won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, and in 1974 was one of the 13 original inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame.[2]
Monday, 6 March 2017
Valspar Championship and Hero Indian Open
Player of the Week - Rod Spittle
Rod Spittle (born 18 July 1955) is a Canadian professional golfer.
Spittle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He played college golf at Ohio State University where his teammates included John Cook and Joey Sindelar. He won the Canadian Amateur in 1977 and 1978. After graduating in 1978, with a degree in Business Administration, he did not turn professional in golf, instead choosing to sell insurance, which he did for 25 years. He moved to Ohio, and played amateur golf at a high standard during this period.
Spittle turned professional in 2004, shortly before turning 50. He began playing on the Champions Tour in 2005. His best finish in his first four years was a T-2 at the 2007 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn. He did not play the Champions Tour at all in 2009. In 2010, he Monday-qualified into the AT&T Championship, and won the event in a one-hole sudden-death playoff over Jeff Sluman.
Amateur wins
1977 Canadian Amateur
1978 Canadian Amateur
2000 Ohio Mid-Amateur
2001 Ohio Mid-Amateur
2003 Ohio Mid-Amateur
Professional wins
Champions Tour wins
2010 AT&T Championship
Amateur wins
1977 Canadian Amateur
1978 Canadian Amateur
2000 Ohio Mid-Amateur
2001 Ohio Mid-Amateur
2003 Ohio Mid-Amateur
Professional wins
Champions Tour wins
2010 AT&T Championship
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