Learn about famous golfers.
Learning about famous golfers is just part of learning to golf.
The vast majority of professional golfers make their living by teaching lessons, promoting 
and selling equipment, and running golf courses.
Tiger Woods, considered one of the most successful golfers of all time, has won 14 profession golf championships, according to his Web site. He is currently the No.1 golfer in the world. He has prompted a huge interest in the game of golf in the present generation. And in 2007 he was the highest paid athelete in the world.
Jack "The Golden Bear" Nicklaus is called the greatest golfer of all time. He won 18 professional major tournaments. He is largely credited with turning golf into the major spectator sport that it has become.
Annika Sorenstam is a Sweedish professional golfer who has won 10 major LPGA tournaments, according to her Web site. She is the first woman to win three majors in a row. She has won eight Player of the Year awards. In 2003, Sorenstam played in the Bank of America Colonial tournament. She was the first woman to play in a men's PGA Tour event in almost 50 years.