Arnold Palmer
Dominant PGA Tour professional of the early 1960s. Palmer first appeared on the national golfing map in 1954 when he captured the U.S. Amateur. Promptly turning professional, he struggled in his early years but captured key championships such as the 1955 Canadian Open and the 1956 Eastern Open before winning the Masters and his first money-title in 1958.
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Jack Nicklaus
Dominant PGA Tour player of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Nicklaus was a golfing prodigy in his native Ohio, playing at Scioto, and under the tutelage of Jack Grout rose rapidly to the front rank of American golf, finishing as runner-up in the U.S. Open at the age of 20, and winning both the NCAA Championship and the U.S. Amateur at 21. He closed his amateur career with his second Walker Cup appearance in 1961.
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Gary Player
Gary Player is the third man of this triplet. He is for the most part, overshadowed due to his South African heritage. Most people felt he was racist. He did not win as many tournaments as Nicklaus or Palmer, but he did win a decent amount including the South African Open.
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This picture below is a Scot playing a round on a temporary course. This man is sinning, because he is playing on the Sabbath, at least back in the 1500. That is why the is a priest beside him. After the round the priest will forgive him of his sin.
In the earlier days of golf in Scotland, players used
equipment to play the game in a rather and casual manner. While players
initially carved their own clubs and balls from wood, they soon turned to
skilled craftsmen to produce competitive equipment. The earliest reference
to a set of specially made clubs is when King James IV of Scotland
commissioned a bow-maker in Perth to make him a set in 1502.
A set of clubs at the time consisted of a set of play clubs for driving,
fairway clubs for medium range shots, spoons for short range wedges) and a
putter.
