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I did an interesting research about some of the famous golf families. You may quite familiar with those who often appear in public; However, do you know their relatives are also playing golf and some of them have gotten great achievement.
Old and Young Tom Morris
Old Tom Morris was a giant of the game who lived in the home of golf, St Andrew's. Born in 1821 (he died in 1908), he worked as a player, green keeper, golf clubs maker, ball maker, instructor and course designer. Indeed he was responsible for turning around the fortunes of St Andrew's which had fallen into poor shape during the 19th century.
His son Young Tom Morris (1851-1875) first defeated his father at the age of 13 and together they went on to form a fearsome team partnership in the foursomes and fourballs that were popular in the 19th century.
The Haas family: Jay, Jerry, Jay Jr and Bill (plus Uncle Bob Goalby)
Where to begin with one of the game's largest family trees? Probably best to start with Bob Goalby, the unfortunate winner of the 1968 Masters. Why unfortunate? Because his win came after the Argentine Roberto DeVicenzo failed to notice that his playing partner Tommy Aaron had made a grave scoring mistake on the 17th hole. Poor Goalby may still have won the play-off, but his win was tainted forever.
Goalby's nephews were the Haas brother - Jay and Jerry. Jerry played on the European, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tours but never established himself and now coaches college golf.
Jay was a far more successful player, claiming nine PGA titles (and no less than 14 Champions Tour events over the last five years). His son Jay Jr was also a fine player but has never established himself in the professional game, leaving the family legacy to his brother Bill who finally collected a long awaited first PGA title at the Bob Hope Classic.
The sister of Jay and Jerry (Jan) is also interested in golf - in her case because her husband is Dillard Pruitt, the winner of the PGA Tour 1991 Chattanooga Classic.
Truly the Haas family tree has a golf bag at the bottom of it.
Craig and Kevin Stadler
No father and son golfing combination looks alike quite so startlingly as The Walrus and The Baby Walrus. Is it nature or nurture that has allowed two shambling, over-weight men to hitch their trousers up in such an uncannily similar way?
Jack and Gary Nicklaus
Many of the sons of good golfers have struggled to cope with the expectations placed on them by others. So imagine what it must have been like to have been the son of Jack Nicklaus!
That was Gary Nicklaus' task - to be the son of the man who won more majors than any other (18) and was admired across the globe for a career of astonishing consistency. Gary made a good fist of trying to be a PGA player, but the odds were always stacked against him. In the 2000 BellSouth Classic he tied Phil Mickelson for the 54-hole lead before rain ruined the conclusion of the event. A play-off was needed to determine the winner and it took Mickelson just one hole to claim the title.
Julius and Guy Boros
Julius, who also won two US Opens, claimed the 1968 PGA Championship when he was 48-years-old and seven years later he narrowly failed to win the Westchester Classic, eventually being defeated by Gene Littler. A naturally talented player, his son Guy was also an instinctive golfer but admitted there was a difference.
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Old and Young Tom Morris
Old Tom Morris was a giant of the game who lived in the home of golf, St Andrew's. Born in 1821 (he died in 1908), he worked as a player, green keeper, golf clubs maker, ball maker, instructor and course designer. Indeed he was responsible for turning around the fortunes of St Andrew's which had fallen into poor shape during the 19th century.
His son Young Tom Morris (1851-1875) first defeated his father at the age of 13 and together they went on to form a fearsome team partnership in the foursomes and fourballs that were popular in the 19th century.
The Haas family: Jay, Jerry, Jay Jr and Bill (plus Uncle Bob Goalby)
Where to begin with one of the game's largest family trees? Probably best to start with Bob Goalby, the unfortunate winner of the 1968 Masters. Why unfortunate? Because his win came after the Argentine Roberto DeVicenzo failed to notice that his playing partner Tommy Aaron had made a grave scoring mistake on the 17th hole. Poor Goalby may still have won the play-off, but his win was tainted forever.
Goalby's nephews were the Haas brother - Jay and Jerry. Jerry played on the European, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tours but never established himself and now coaches college golf.
Jay was a far more successful player, claiming nine PGA titles (and no less than 14 Champions Tour events over the last five years). His son Jay Jr was also a fine player but has never established himself in the professional game, leaving the family legacy to his brother Bill who finally collected a long awaited first PGA title at the Bob Hope Classic.
The sister of Jay and Jerry (Jan) is also interested in golf - in her case because her husband is Dillard Pruitt, the winner of the PGA Tour 1991 Chattanooga Classic.
Truly the Haas family tree has a golf bag at the bottom of it.
Craig and Kevin Stadler
No father and son golfing combination looks alike quite so startlingly as The Walrus and The Baby Walrus. Is it nature or nurture that has allowed two shambling, over-weight men to hitch their trousers up in such an uncannily similar way?
Jack and Gary Nicklaus
Many of the sons of good golfers have struggled to cope with the expectations placed on them by others. So imagine what it must have been like to have been the son of Jack Nicklaus!
That was Gary Nicklaus' task - to be the son of the man who won more majors than any other (18) and was admired across the globe for a career of astonishing consistency. Gary made a good fist of trying to be a PGA player, but the odds were always stacked against him. In the 2000 BellSouth Classic he tied Phil Mickelson for the 54-hole lead before rain ruined the conclusion of the event. A play-off was needed to determine the winner and it took Mickelson just one hole to claim the title.
Julius and Guy Boros
Julius, who also won two US Opens, claimed the 1968 PGA Championship when he was 48-years-old and seven years later he narrowly failed to win the Westchester Classic, eventually being defeated by Gene Littler. A naturally talented player, his son Guy was also an instinctive golfer but admitted there was a difference.
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