| There are many remarkable personalities in the world | | | | brilliance, coupled with his youthful charisma, have |
| of golf, among them the genius of Jack Nicklaus, the | | | | encouraged a whole new generation of golfers to |
| touching decency of Bobby Jones and Tiger Woods' | | | | take up the sport. |
| prodigious talent. Here are some of the most | | | | 3) Lee Trevino: A Fight From Poverty |
| outstanding stories the sport has to offer. | | | | Lee Trevino, now 68, is an American golfer and an |
| 1) Jack Nicklaus: The Best Ever | | | | icon for Mexican Americans. This courageous |
| Jack Nicklaus, 'The Golden Bear', is commonly | | | | character of golf was born in poverty in Texas. At the |
| regarded as the best golfer in the history of the world. | | | | age of five, he was put to work in the cotton fields. |
| Nicklaus, now aged 68, won a record 18 professional | | | | When Trevino's uncle gave him a few old golf balls |
| majors in his 25 years of PGA golf tours. In the senior | | | | and a rusty golf club, he was suddenly hooked. At |
| version of the PGA golf tours, the Champions Tour, he | | | | eight he began caddying at a local golf course, a job |
| scored a record eight majors. Both of these records | | | | which enabled the young Trevino to practice the game |
| still stand today. As a child, Jack Nicklaus suffered | | | | with old discarded golf clubs and balls, hitting at least |
| from mild polio, and the foreword of his book, 'Golf My | | | | 300 balls after work each day. Trevino ended up as |
| Way' states, 'Even a slight case of polio failed to | | | | one of golf's great legends - in 2000 he was ranked |
| prevent him from turning up...for a golf match.' | | | | as the 14th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest |
| 2) Tiger Woods: The Child Prodigy | | | | magazine. Trevino has established numerous |
| Currently ranked as the world's number one golfer, | | | | scholarships and continues to offer assistance to less |
| Tiger Woods began playing golf at the tender age of | | | | fortunate Mexican Americans. |
| two. By the age of three, he astounded onlookers at | | | | 4) Rory McIlroy: The Teen Sensation |
| the Navy Golf Club in Cypress, California, when he | | | | Rory McIlroy is the latest sensation on the golf |
| shot 48 over nine holes. Woods is a quarter Chinese, a | | | | tournament circuit. At the tender age of 18, this young |
| quarter Thai, a quarter African American, one-eighth | | | | star from Northern Ireland is on the verge of breaking |
| Native American, and one-eighth Dutch, and refers to | | | | into the world's top 200 following making joint 11th at |
| himself as 'Cablinasian', a portmanteau word he coined | | | | the 2008 Abu Dhabi Championship. In 2005, Rory |
| from Caucasian, Black, American-Indian, and Asian. | | | | McIlroy became the youngest ever winner of both the |
| Early in Tiger Woods' career, some golf experts | | | | West of Ireland Championship and the Irish Close |
| feared that his exceptional talent would have a | | | | Championship. The super-confident youth intends to |
| negative affect on game. They imagined the rest of | | | | become one of the world's top golfers over the |
| the top golfers would get sick of always competing | | | | coming years. 'I want to be a major contender in five |
| for second place, and fans would tire of watching the | | | | or 10 years and try to win majors, and if I can do that I |
| same person win every match. In fact, Tiger Woods' | | | | will achieve my main goal', he said in a recent interview. |