By Danish R Raza  April 05, 2022

Whenever a conversation or debate takes place about who is the best golfer in the world, a few names are always mentioned with concrete facts and performance analytics supporting them.

Golf has been around the world for centuries now and is one of the oldest sports ever played. Despite having a controversial history, golf is still perceived as a true embodiment of precision, power, speed and timing.

Today we will discuss a few gentlemen who understood that “precision beats power and timing beats speed” and made a name for themselves in one of the most prestigious sports in the world despite not having the best of facilities or specific equipment used for golf .

In order to give you an introduction to the masters of the game,

we’ve created a list of the top 10 golfers in the world

10. Tom Watson

A true passionate performer of the game who dominated the seventies and eighties, winner of 8 major championships including 5 Open championships. Mentored by the great Byron Nelson in 1974, Watson was able to bag his first major. An epitome of longevity, Watson also competed at the Open Championship in 2009 at the age of 60.

9. Byron Nelson

Considered one of the greatest golfers of all time, Byron Nelson was a winner of 11 consecutive tournaments and a total of 18 tournaments in 1945. Retiring at the young age of 34, Nelson forwarded in life as a commentator. Nelson was the first player to lend his name to a PGA tournament also known as the Byron Nelson Classic.

8. Bobby Jones

Being an amateur golfer, Bobby Jones was one of the influential people in the golfing industry. Apart from winning 5 Amateur championships, Bobby Jones also founded and designed the Augusta National Golf Club and also co-founded the Masters Tournament. His legacy towards innovation exceeds his golfing career.

7. Arnold Palmer

Can we really have a discussion about the most famous golfers without talking about the great Arnold Palmer? Probably one of the most celebrated golfers of all time, Palmer was nicknamed the ‘King’. One of the initial golf superstars, Palmer had a career that spanned over 6 decades. By winning 62 titles between 1955-1973, Palmer had set a new milestone for all aspiring golf players at that time.

6. Sam Snead

A winner of 7 major golf tournaments and one of the famous names in the sport, Sam Snead was also a World War I veteran.With nicknames like “The Slammer” & “Slammin’ Sammy Snead”, Sam Snead had made a name for himself in the early 40’s.

5. Walter Hagen

Also known as the ‘the father of professional golf’, Hagen was the one of the first legendary players that brought fame, prize money and press publicity in the sport. Hagen has a total of 45 championship titles to his name which include the Open Championship, 3 Claret Jug titles, 5 PGA-Championships and 5 Western Opens.

4. Gary Player

Often referred to as ‘The Black Knight’ for commonly dressing up in black head to toe, Gary Player had a career spanning over seven decades in which he won 150 professional titles. Also nicknamed as Mr. fitness, Gary was the prime example of a complete sportsman. Other than just playing the game, Gary also ventured into golf course architecture and had worked on more than 400 golf course designs around five continents.

3. Ben Hogan

The one player in this list who worshiped practicing more than actually performing would be Ben Hogan. He is one of the five players that have won all four major tournaments. Despite surviving a serious car crash, Hogan continued his journey and also won 63 professional world titles between 1938 to 1959.

2. Tiger Woods

Surprised to see the only billionaire golfer in the world at number two? Tiger Woods is by far the most popular, talented and celebrated golfer of all time. From winning 14 major tournaments, 39 European championships, 77 PGA Competitions to making a hole in the one at just the age of 8, Tiger Woods is truly an inspiration to a generation of golfers and sportsmen. Despite being a celebrated golfer, Woods heavily donates into charity and has helped a lot of poor children.

1. Jack Nicklaus

The first golfer to enter the Hall of Fame 1974, first winner to get $2M at the age of 46, winning 73 games which included 18 world championships. Jack Nicklaus is truly an icon of the sport. Other than golf, Nicklaus heads Nicklaus Design, world’s largest golf course designing companies in the world. A complete golfer who has also written books about the sport that have resulted in becoming bestsellers. Nicklaus is considered to be the greatest golfer of all time. Wherever you go you find Nicklaus’s picture in classic golf and country club .

Final Words

We hope this article helped you gain some insight into the top 10 golfers of all time. If you think we have missed out on some golfers, please feel free to comment their names down below.

Happy Golfing!