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'''Gene Sarazen''' (born '''Eugenio Saraceni''') ([[February 27]], [[1902]] – [[May 13]], [[1999]]) is one of only five [[golf]]ers (along with [[Ben Hogan]], [[Jack Nicklaus]], [[Gary Player]], and [[Tiger Woods]]) to win all the [[major championships]] in his career, the Career [[Grand Slam (golf)|Grand Slam]]: | '''Gene Sarazen''' (born '''Eugenio Saraceni''') ([[February 27]], [[1902]] – [[May 13]], [[1999]]) is one of only five [[golf]]ers (along with [[Ben Hogan]], [[Jack Nicklaus]], [[Gary Player]], and [[Tiger Woods]]) to win all the [[major championships]] in his career, the Career [[Grand Slam (golf)|Grand Slam]]: | ||
[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in 1922, 1932, | [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in 1922, 1932, | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 27 July 2007
Gene Sarazen (born Eugenio Saraceni) (February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) is one of only five golfers (along with Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and Tiger Woods) to win all the major championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam: U.S. Open in 1922, 1932, PGA Championship in 1922, 1923, 1933, British Open in 1932, and The Masters in 1935.
He was born in Harrison, New York and died on Marco Island, Florida.
The winner of 39 PGA Tournaments, Gene Sarazen was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. He was the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year in 1932, a charter member of the World Golf Hall of Fame (1974), and won the PGA Tour's first Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.
He played on six U.S. Ryder Cup teams: 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, and 1937.
Sarazen invented the modern sand wedge and debuted the club at the British Open at Prince's Golf Club in 1932 (which he won). He called it the sand iron and his original club is still on display at Prince's.
Sarazen hit "The shot heard 'round the world" in the 1935 Masters. It was a final round 235-yard 4-wood on the par-5 15th hole that went in, giving him a very rare double eagle 2 on the hole. It led to his later winning the tournament in a playoff over Craig Wood. At the time of his second shot a check for $1500, the winning prize, had already been written to Craig Wood.
For many years after his retirement, Sarazen was a familiar figure as an honorary starter at the Masters. From 1981-1999, he joined Byron Nelson and Sam Snead in hitting a ceremonial tee shot before each Masters tournament. He also popularized the sport with his role as a commentator on the Wonderful World of Golf television show.
At the age of 71, Sarazan made a hole-in-one at the 1973 Open Championship.
In 1992, he was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.
Asked how to say his name, he told the Literary Digest "Veteran Gene Sarazen/ Aims to play par again": (IPA pronunciation: ['sɑrəzɛn]). (Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936.)
PGA Tour wins (39)
- 1922 (3) Southern (Spring) Open, U.S. Open, PGA Championship
- 1923 (1) PGA Championship
- 1925 (1) Metropolitan Open
- 1926 (1) Miami Open
- 1927 (3) Long Island Open, Miami Open, Metropolitan PGA
- 1928 (4) Miami Beach Open, Miami Open, Nassau Bahamas Open, Metropolitan PGA
- 1929 (2) Miami Open, Miami Beach Open
- 1930 (8) Miami Open, Agua Caliente Open, Florida West Coast Open, Concord Country Club Open, United States Pro Invitational, Western Open, Lannin Memorial Tournament, Middle Atlantic Open
- 1931 (3) Florida West Coast Open, La Gorce Open, Lannin Memorial Tournament
- 1932 (4) True Temper Open, Coral Gables Open Invitational, U.S. Open, British Open
- 1933 (1) PGA Championship
- 1935 (3) The Masters, Massachusetts Open, Long Island Open
- 1937 (2) Florida West Coast Open, Chicago Open
- 1938 (1) Lake Placid Open
- 1941 (1) Miami Biltmore International Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)
(missing one win)
Major championships are shown in bold.
Senior wins
- 1954 PGA Seniors' Championship
- 1958 PGA Seniors' Championship
Major Championships
Wins (7)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runners Up |
| 1922 | U.S. Open | 4 shot deficit | +8 (72-73-75-68=288) | 1 stroke |  Bobby Jones
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| 1922 | PGA Championship | N/A | 4 & 3 | 4 strokes | Emmet French
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| 1923 | PGA Championship (2) | N/A | 38th hole | 1 stroke | Walter Hagen
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| 1932 | U.S. Open (2) | 1 shot deficit | +6 (74-76-70-66=286) | 3 strokes |  Bobby Cruickshank,  Phil Perkins
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| 1932 | The Open Championship | 4 shot lead | (70-69-70-74=283) | 5 strokes | Macdonald Smith
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| 1933 | PGA Championship (3) | N/A | 5 & 4 | 5 strokes | Willie Goggin
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| 1935 | The Masters | 3 shot deficit | -6 (68-71-73-70=282) | Playoff 1 | Craig Wood
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Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
1 Defeated Craig Wood in 36-hole playoff - Sarazen (144), Wood (149)
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | T30 | 17 | 1 | T16 | T17 | T5 | T3 | 3 | T6 | T3 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | F? | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 | 9 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | QF | 1 | 1 | R16 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | QF |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | DNP | 1 | 3 | T24 | T13 | 5 |
| U.S. Open | T28 | T4 | 1 | T26 | 2 | T6 | T28 | T10 | 10 | T47 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | T3 | 1 | T3 | T19 | DNP | T5 | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | F | SF | DNP | 1 | R16 | R32 | R64 | R32 | QF | R64 |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T21 | T19 | T29 | NT | NT | NT | DNP | T26 | T23 | T39 |
| U.S. Open | 2 | T7 | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | T39 | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | QF | SF | DNP | NT | DNP | R64 | DNP | R16 | R16 | R32 |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T10 | T12 | WD | T36 | T53 | WD | T49 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T38 | T35 | T33 | CUT | WD | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | T17 | DNP | T17 | DNP | WD | DNP | T16 | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | R64 | DNP | DNP | DNP | R64 | QF | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | CUT | WD | 49 | WD | CUT | CUT | WD | DNP | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | WD | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | WD |
| PGA Championship | DNP | CUT | WD | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
F? = Finish unknown
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 and R16 or better performance in PGA Championship match play pre-1958.
See also
- Golfers with most PGA Tour wins
- Golfers with most major championship wins
- Most PGA Tour wins in a year
External links
- World Golf Hall of Fame profile
- Gene Sarazen Profile at Golf Legends
| Preceded by: Pepper Martin |
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year 1932 |
Succeeded by: Carl Hubbell |
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1934 Horton Smith · 1935 Gene Sarazen · 1936 Horton Smith · 1937 Byron Nelson · 1938 Henry Picard · 1939 Ralph Guldahl · 1940 Jimmy Demaret · 1941 Craig Wood · 1942 Byron Nelson · 1943-45 Cancelled due to World War II · 1946 Herman Keiser · 1947 Jimmy Demaret · 1948 Claude Harmon · 1949 Sam Snead · 1950 Jimmy Demaret · 1951 Ben Hogan · 1952 Sam Snead · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Sam Snead · 1955 Cary Middlecoff · 1956 Jack Burke, Jr · 1957 Doug Ford · 1958 Arnold Palmer · 1959 Art Wall, Jr. · 1960 Arnold Palmer · 1961 Gary Player · 1962 Arnold Palmer · 1963 Jack Nicklaus · 1964 Arnold Palmer · 1965-66 Jack Nicklaus · 1967 Gay Brewer · 1968 Bob Goalby · 1969 George Archer · 1970 Billy Casper · 1971 Charles Coody · 1972 Jack Nicklaus · 1973 Tommy Aaron · 1974 Gary Player · 1975 Jack Nicklaus · 1976 Raymond Floyd · 1977 Tom Watson · 1978 Gary Player · 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller · 1980 Severiano Ballesteros · 1981 Tom Watson · 1982 Craig Stadler · 1983 Severiano Ballesteros · 1984 Ben Crenshaw · 1985 Bernhard Langer · 1986 Jack Nicklaus · 1987 Larry Mize · 1988 Sandy Lyle · 1989-90 Nick Faldo · 1991 Ian Woosnam · 1992 Fred Couples · 1993 Bernhard Langer · 1994 José María Olazábal· 1995 Ben Crenshaw · 1996 Nick Faldo · 1997 Tiger Woods · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 José María Olazábal · 2000 Vijay Singh · 2001-02 Tiger Woods · 2003 Mike Weir · 2004 Phil Mickelson · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Phil Mickelson · 2007 Zach Johnson· 2008 Trevor Immelman· 2009 Ángel Cabrera· 2010 Phil Mickelson· 2011 Charl Schwartzel· 2012 Bubba Watson· 2013 Adam Scott· 2014 Bubba Watson· 2015 Jordan Spieth· |
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1895 Horace Rawlins · 1896 James Foulis · 1897 Joe Lloyd · 1898 Fred Herd · 1899 Willie Smith · 1900 Harry Vardon · 1901 Willie Anderson · 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie · 1903-04-05 Willie Anderson · 1906 Alex Smith · 1907 Alec Ross · 1908 Fred McLeod · 1909 George Sargent · 1910 Alex Smith · 1911-12 John McDermott · 1913 Francis Ouimet · 1914 Walter Hagen · 1915 Jerome Travers · 1916 Chick Evans · 1917-18 Cancelled due to World War I · 1919 Walter Hagen · 1920 Ted Ray · 1921 Jim Barnes · 1922 Gene Sarazen · 1923 Bobby Jones · 1924 Cyril Walker · 1925 Willie Macfarlane · 1926 Bobby Jones · 1927 Tommy Armour · 1928 Johnny Farrell · 1929-30 Bobby Jones · 1931 Billy Burke · 1932 Gene Sarazen · 1933 Johnny Goodman · 1934 Olin Dutra · 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. · 1936 Tony Manero · 1937-38 Ralph Guldahl · 1939 Byron Nelson · 1940 Lawson Little · 1941 Craig Wood · 1942-45 Cancelled due to World War II · 1946 Lloyd Mangrum · 1947 Lew Worsham · 1948 Ben Hogan · 1949 Cary Middlecoff · 1950-51 Ben Hogan · 1952 Julius Boros · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Ed Furgol · 1955 Jack Fleck · 1956 Cary Middlecoff · 1957 Dick Mayer · 1958 Tommy Bolt · 1959 Billy Casper · 1960 Arnold Palmer · 1961 Gene Littler · 1962 Jack Nicklaus · 1963 Julius Boros · 1964 Ken Venturi · 1965 Gary Player · 1966 Billy Casper · 1967 Jack Nicklaus · 1968 Lee Trevino · 1969 Orville Moody · 1970 Tony Jacklin · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Jack Nicklaus · 1973 Johnny Miller · 1974 Hale Irwin · 1975 Lou Graham · 1976 Jerry Pate · 1977 Hubert Green · 1978 Andy North · 1979 Hale Irwin · 1980 Jack Nicklaus · 1981 David Graham · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Larry Nelson · 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller · 1985 Andy North · 1986 Raymond Floyd · 1987 Scott Simpson · 1988-89 Curtis Strange · 1990 Hale Irwin · 1991 Payne Stewart · 1992 Tom Kite · 1993 Lee Janzen · 1994 Ernie Els · 1995 Corey Pavin · 1996 Steve Jones · 1997 Ernie Els · 1998 Lee Janzen · 1999 Payne Stewart · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Retief Goosen · 2002 Tiger Woods · 2003 Jim Furyk · 2004 Retief Goosen · 2005 Michael Campbell · 2006 Geoff Ogilvy · 2007 Ángel Cabrera · 2008 Tiger Woods · 2009 Lucas Glover · 2010 Graeme McDowell · 2011 Rory McIlroy · 2012 Webb Simpson · 2013 Justin Rose · 2014 Martin Kaymer · 2015 Jordan Spieth |
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1860 Willie Park, Snr. · 1861-62 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1863 Willie Park, Snr. · 1864 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1865 Andrew Strath · 1866 Willie Park, Snr. · 1867 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1868-69-70 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1871 No championship · 1872 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1873 Tom Kidd · 1874 Mungo Park · 1875 Willie Park, Snr. · 1876 Bob Martin · 1877-78-79 Jamie Anderson · 1880-81-82 Bob Ferguson · 1883 Willie Fernie · 1884 Jack Simpson · 1885 Bob Martin · 1886 David Brown · 1887 Willie Park, Jnr. · 1888 Jack Burns · 1889 Willie Park, Jnr. · 1890 John Ball · 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy · 1892 Harold Hilton · 1893 William Auchterlonie · 1894-95 John Henry Taylor · 1896 Harry Vardon · 1897 Harold Hilton · 1898-99 Harry Vardon · 1900 John Henry Taylor · 1901 James Braid · 1902 Sandy Herd · 1903 Harry Vardon · 1904 Jack White · 1905-06 James Braid · 1907 Arnaud Massy · 1908 James Braid · 1909 John Henry Taylor · 1910 James Braid · 1911 Harry Vardon · 1912 Edward Ray · 1913 John Henry Taylor · 1914 Harry Vardon · 1915-19 No Championships due to World War I · 1920 George Duncan · 1921 Jock Hutchison · 1922 Walter Hagen · 1923 Arthur Havers · 1924 Walter Hagen · 1925 Jim Barnes · 1926-27 Bobby Jones · 1928-29 Walter Hagen · 1930 Bobby Jones· 1931 Tommy Armour · 1932 Gene Sarazen · 1933 Denny Shute · 1934 Henry Cotton · 1935 Alf Perry · 1936 Alf Padgham · 1937 Henry Cotton · 1939 Richard Burton (golfer) · 1940-45 No Championships due to World War II · 1946 Sam Snead · 1947 Fred Daly · 1948 Henry Cotton · 1949-50 Bobby Locke · 1951 Max Faulkner · 1952 Bobby Locke · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954-55-56 Peter Thomson · 1957 Bobby Locke · 1958 Peter Thomson · 1959 Gary Player · 1960 Kel Nagle · 1961-62 Arnold Palmer · 1963 Bob Charles · 1964 Tony Lema · 1965 Peter Thomson · 1966 Jack Nicklaus · 1967 Roberto DeVicenzo · 1968 Gary Player · 1969 Tony Jacklin · 1970 Jack Nicklaus · 1971-72 Lee Trevino · 1973 Tom Weiskopf · 1974 Gary Player · 1975 Tom Watson · 1976 Johnny Miller · 1977 Tom Watson · 1978 Jack Nicklaus · 1979 Severiano Ballesteros · 1980 Tom Watson · 1981 Bill Rogers · 1982-83 Tom Watson · 1984 Severiano Ballesteros · 1985 Sandy Lyle · 1986 Greg Norman · 1987 Nick Faldo · 1988 Severiano Ballesteros · 1989 Mark Calcavecchia · 1990 Nick Faldo · 1991 Ian Baker-Finch · 1992 Nick Faldo · 1993 Greg Norman · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 John Daly · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Justin Leonard · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Paul Lawrie · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 David Duval · 2002 Ernie Els · 2003 Ben Curtis · 2004 Todd Hamilton · 2005-06 Tiger Woods · 2007-08 Pádraig Harrington · 2009 Stewart Cink · 2010 Louis Oosthuizen · 2011 Darren Clarke · 2012 Ernie Els · 2013 Phil Mickelson · 2014 Rory McIlroy · 2015 Zach Johnson |
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