You can pick the order of importance, but you cannot argue with the freakish number of greatness. I also am going to include the true "Best That Never Was."
A portion of the list.
- Jordan Spieth 2 Majors 22 years old. 9 wins worldwide.
- Jack Burke Jr. Masters, PGA, 17 wins.
- Ben Crenshaw 2 Masters 19 Wins 3 straight NCAA titles
- Tom Kite 1 Major 19 wins
- Ralph Guldahi 3 majors 16 wins retires due to WWII after 9 years.
- Babe Didrickson- Greatest Female athlete of all time, It makes the Serena talk moot. 10 majors.
- Kathy Whitworth- 88 LPGA wins Record.
- Lloys Mangrum 1 Major 36 wins
- Jimmy Demaret- 3 Masters 31 wins
- Lee Trevino 4 Majors 29 wins
- Ben Hogan 9 Majors 64 wins
- Byron Nelson 5 Majors 54 wins. Retired at 34
William Morris Jr.- 1 win. as a college player at University of Texas he won the Texas Jr, Texas Am and the Texas PGA,(Byron Nelson was in the field) in 12 months during 49-50.
The side story is that his knee injuries kept him from practicing during the college year.
Sadly Morris Jr.died in a military training plane crash at 23 during Korean war in 1953. Penick and Palmers friend said he was maybe the best ever. He beat the pros when he won the Texas Am
Then you have the others with majors, Marr, Leonard, Hamilton, Mahaffey, Beem and Brooks. I know I cannot list everyone, but it is impressive.
Unlike other sports I can only think of of 4 from Louisiana
David, Hal, Jay Hebert, and Lionel Hebert.
J.
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