(1902-02-27)February 27, 1902 Harrison, New York, U.S.
Died
May 13, 1999(1999-05-13) (aged 97) Naples, Florida
Height
5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Weight
162 lb (73 kg; 11.6 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Residence
Brookfield, Connecticut
Spouse
Mary Sarazen (m. 1924–86, her death)
Children
2
Career
Turned professional
1920
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour
Professional wins
48
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
38
Other
10
Best results in major championships (wins: 7)
Masters Tournament
Won: 1935
PGA Championship
Won: 1922, 1923, 1933
U.S. Open
Won: 1922, 1932
The Open Championship
Won: 1932
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame
1974 (member page)
PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award
1996
Bob Jones Award
1992
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
1932
Gene Sarazen (/ˈsɑːrəzɛn/;[1] born Eugenio Saraceni,[2] February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships. He is one of five players (along with Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods) to win each of the four majors at least once, now known as the Career Grand Slam:
U.S. Open (1922, 1932),
PGA Championship (1922, 1923, 1933),
The Open Championship (1932),[3] and
Masters Tournament (1935).
^Asked how to say his name, he told the Literary Digest "Veteran Gene Sarazen/ Aims to play par again". (Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936.)
GeneSarazen (/ˈsɑːrəzɛn/; born Eugenio Saraceni, February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players...
to commence play. These have included Fred McLeod, Jock Hutchinson, GeneSarazen, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player,...
the PGA Championship. The other four are Nicklaus, Woods, Player, and GeneSarazen. Hogan's first major win came at age 34. Hogan was born in Stephenville...
world's top professional golfers have used Wilson equipment, including GeneSarazen (who had a 75-year relationship with the company, the longest-running...
career major wins and career PGA Tour wins. Woods is the fifth (after GeneSarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus) player to achieve the career...
when he won in 2021. The youngest winner of the PGA Championship is GeneSarazen, who was 20 years, 174 days old when he won in 1922. David Toms holds...
British-born), and included three wins by amateur Bobby Jones, and one by GeneSarazen, who had already won top tournaments in the United States. English players...
winner: Phil Mickelson in 2021 (50 years, 11 months) Youngest winner: GeneSarazen in 1922 (20 years, 174 days) Greatest winning margin in the match play...
finger of the bottom hand. Ouimet mentored and encouraged the young GeneSarazen, who developed into one of golf's greatest champions. In 1949, a group...
golfer in history to win the Career Grand Slam, following Ben Hogan and GeneSarazen, and only Nicklaus and Woods have performed the feat since. He won over...
here for a short visit, so be sure to smell the flowers along the way." GeneSarazen, who was ten years Hagen's junior commented, "All the professionals ...
playoff record (3–6) European Tour playoff record (1–0) *Note: The 1985 GeneSarazen Jun Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to rain. Asia Golf Circuit...
were the winners of the first two Masters tournaments Horton Smith and GeneSarazen, in 1934 and 1935 respectively. It was the first sudden-death playoff...
Gene Alec Littler (July 21, 1930 – February 15, 2019) was an American professional golfer and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Known for a solid...
(78-71-76-76=301) Playoff 1 Harry Cooper 1930 PGA Championship n/a 1 up GeneSarazen 1931 The Open Championship 5 shot deficit +8 (73-75-77-71=296) 1 stroke...
present order, with the finishing hole at "Holly." In the fourth round, GeneSarazen holed a double eagle (235 yards, 4 wood) to tie Craig Wood and force...
and 1945 Masters Tournaments were not held because of World War II. c GeneSarazen won in a playoff against Craig Wood. d Byron Nelson won in a playoff...
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