10 Golf Fast Facts
- Annika Sörenstam, a member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), was the first woman to participate in the men's PGA tournament since 1945.
- The first PGA Championship was held in 1916 and was won by Jim Barnes.
- The first LPGA Championship was held in 1955 and was won by Beverly Hanson.
- In 1988, Jack Nicklaus was honored with the PGA's Golfer of the Century Award.
- In 1994, the year's leading PGA money winner was Nick Price, who earned $1,499,927. Just 10 years later in 2004, Vijay Singh earned $10,905,167 as the year's leading PGA money winner, which made him the first golfer to earn over $10,000,000 in a single season.
- In 1994, the year's leading LPGA money winner was Laura Davies, who earned $687,201. Just 10 years later in 2004, Annika Sorenstam earned $2,544,707 as the year's leading LPGA money winner.
- At the age of 21, Tiger Woods became the first African American and first Asian American to win the Masters competition.
- Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer became the first to win the Masters competition on four occasions.
- Mickey Wright, one of the most prominent female golfers of all time, was honored with a 1976 induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
- Phil Mickelson, who made his professional debut in 1992 at the U.S. Open, is a south paw (left-handed).
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