Each hole on the Champions Nine at the Legends Golf and Country Club is named after a golf champion. Read a brief biography of each champion below.… Read More
Category Archives: Champions
Champions Nine Hole #9
April 15, 2010
Ben Hogan (1912 – 1997)
Ben Hogan, an American golfer, was one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. Hogan won more than 60 tournaments, including the United States Open four times, the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) tournament twice, the Masters twice, and the British Open once.
In 1949, a bus struck … Read More
Champions Nine Hole #8
April 15, 2010
Byron Nelson (1912 – 2006)
Born in Texas, Nelson is remembered as one of the most consistent golfers of all time. Nelson’s is a remarkable story. He grew up close to Ben Hogan and both men caddied at the same golf club. Although Nelson turned professional in 1932, it would be five years before he … Read More
Champions Nine Hole #7
April 15, 2010
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911 – 1956)
Mildred Ella Didrikson was born in Port Arthur, Texas. She was nicknamed Babe after baseball slugger Babe Ruth because of the many home runs she hit playing baseball as a child. Babe Didrikson Zaharias is generally considered the greatest female athlete in sports history. She gained her most enduring … Read More
Champions Nine Hole #6
April 15, 2010
Gene Sarazen (1902 – 1999)
Gene Sarazen was the first golfer to win all four modern-day majors—the Masters, US Open, British Open and PGA Championship—and was one of the youngest winners of a major, taking the US Open in 1922 at age 20. A championship career that spanned more than 50 years produced seven major … Read More
Champions Nine Hole #5
April 15, 2010
Walter Hagen (1892 – 1969)
Generally regarded as the greatest match player ever, “The Haig” won five PGA Championships at match play, four in a row from 1924-1927 with a string of 22 consecutive match-play victories. He also won most of the challenge matches he played against the top players of his day, including a … Read More
Champions Nine Hole #4
April 15, 2010
Bobby Jones (1902 – 1971)
Bobby Jones, born in Atlanta, Georgia, was one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. In 1930, Jones became the only player ever to win the United States Open, the British Open, the United States Amateur, and the British Amateur tournaments in one year. These were the … Read More
Champions Nine Hole #3
April 14, 2010
Harry Vardon (1870 – 1937)
Born in Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands, Harry Vardon became one of the most famous golfers the game has seen and was known to say “Don’t play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty.”
He started out life as a gardener, but it was his ability on, not with, … Read More
Champions Nine Hole #2
April 14, 2010
James Braid (1870 – 1950)
James Braid was a Scotsman from Earlsferry (not far from St. Andrews). He was a self-taught golfer, but he taught many others. He played down his own skill at the game, even though he was the first to establish a record of five British Open wins. He was a British … Read More
Champions Nine Hole #1
April 14, 2010
Old Tom Morris 1821 – 1908
Old Tom was born at St. Andrews in 1821 and competed in every Open championship up to and including 1896. He also won the Open four times and remains the oldest ever winner, having won in 1867 aged 46. Old Tom died at St. Andrews in 1908, and is … Read More