Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen (February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) is one of the few golfers to win all the Major Championships in his career, including
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February 27 - 1902 - May 13 - 1999 - Golf - Major Championships
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- 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.
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Sarazen invented the modern sand wedge in 1930.
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Sand wedge - 1930
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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.
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For many years after his retirement, Sarazen was a familiar figure as an honorary starter at the Masters.
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