Gene Sarazen
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Gene Sarazen at Medinah CC 1937
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Gene Sarazen at Medinah CC 1937
Gene Sarazen (February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) is one of the few golfers to win all the Major Championships in his career, including
- 1922 US Open
- 1922 PGA Championship
- 1923 PGA Championship
- 1932 US Open
- 1932 British Open
- 1933 PGA Championship
- 1935 The Masters
Winner of 39 PGA Tournaments, Gene Sarazen was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.
Sarazen invented the modern sand wedge in 1930.
Sarazen hit "The shot heard 'round the world" in the 1935 Masters. It was a final round 225-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 him later winning the tournament in a playoff.
For many years after his retirement, Sarazen was a familiar figure as an honorary starter at the Masters.
See also
External links
- http://www.wgv.com/hof/members/gsarazen.html
- Gene Sarazen (http://golf.about.com/od/golfers/p/gene_sarazen.htm) Profile and stats