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Sarazen began caddying at age ten at local golf clubs, took up golf himself, and gradually developed his skills ; he was essentially self-taught.
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The sand wedge also began to be used by top players for shots from grass, shortly after Sarazen introduced it, and this led to a revolution in short-game techniques, along with lower scoring by players who mastered the skills.
Gene Sarazen began to win tournaments in 1935 with a new club he had invented that was specialized for sand play.
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Gene Sarazen, who stood at the 18th Green of St George's later said of Norman's achievement: " I never thought I would live to see golf played like this.
Only five golfers have won all four of golf's modern Majors at any time during their career, an achievement which is often referred to as a Career Grand Slam: Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods.
Sarazen won his first major championships – the 1922 U. S. Open and PGA Championship – at age 20.
Sarazen invented the modern sand wedge, and debuted the club ( while keeping it secret during preliminary practice rounds ) at the British Open at Prince's Golf Club in 1932 ( which he won ).
The Sarazen Bridge at the Augusta National Golf Club is named to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of this feat.
For many years after his retirement, Sarazen was a familiar figure as an honorary starter at the Masters.
At the age of 71, Sarazen made a hole-in-one at the 1973 British Open Championship.
He also established an endowed scholarship fund at the college, The Gene and Mary Sarazen Scholarship, which is awarded annually to students reflecting the high personal, athletic, and intellectual ideals of Dr. Sarazen.
This win made him the youngest player, age 26 ( his fifth year on Tour ), and the only one after Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, and Gary Player ( until Tiger Woods at age 24 in 2000, also during his fifth year on Tour ) to win all four major championships, now known as the Career Slam.
In 1955, Arnold Palmer captured the Canadian Open championship, his first PGA Tour victory. Gene Sarazen, Tommy Armour and Walter Hagen playing the Canadian Open at Lakeview Golf Club, 1934.
Sarazen debuted his newly invented sand iron at the Championship, and his original club was on display at Prince's for many years, until insurance costs became prohibitively expensive.
After a winless period due to injuries and the birth of his first child, Bjørn returned to the winner's circle in October 1999 at the Sarazen World Open.
Nelson scored a U. S. Open record 65-67 over the last 36 holes at the difficult Oakmont course, which broke a 51 year Open record established by Gene Sarazen.
Among the memorable holes in one, one occurred in the 1973 British Open when at age 71, Gene Sarazen made a hole in one.
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He was a contemporary and great rival of Bobby Jones, who was born in the same year ; Sarazen also had many great battles with Walter Hagen, who was about ten years older.
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Sarazen played several lengthy exhibition tours around the world, promoting his skills and the sport of golf, and earned a very good living from golf.
* Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Gene Sarazen ( golf )
These venues feature golf course designs and collaborations from Bruce Devlin, Denis Griffiths, Jack Nicklaus, Gene Sarazen, and Sam Torrance.
During the 20s, 30s and 40s, the advent of the Ryder Cup, new golf heroes such as Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen and Henry Cotton, all helped golf's popularity and reinforced the PGA's position as a leading golf organisation.
Sarazen noticed the flaps on the wings that were lowered on takeoff to help create lift, and surmised that the same could be done to a high-lofted golf club to help the clubhead cut through and then lift out of the sand ( bringing the ball with it ).
The resulting plume of sand from such a shot was made famous by Sarazen as the " explosion shot " and is a common sight in televised golf events.
The three showed they could compete on even terms with the best players in the world, and American dominance of golf would be established by the early 1920s, assisted by stars like Gene Sarazen and Bobby Jones.
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The modern sand wedge, the first of the clubs to be called a wedge, was developed by Gene Sarazen after flying in Howard Hughes ' private plane.
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Sarazen took a series of club professional jobs in the New York area from his mid-teens, and worked hard on his game.
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Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, Sr. were signed up to Pasadena Country Club, Jim Barnes and Fred McLeod played for Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club and Gene Sarazen and Leo Diegel represented Hollywood Country Club.
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During the Florida land boom of the 1920s, New Port Richey became the winter home of silent screen star Thomas Meighan and golfer Gene Sarazen ; Meighan attempted to bring other Hollywood figures to the city.
Manero defeated Cooper, who had already finished with a then-record score, by two shots to win the tournament ; over the final holes, Manero was apparently receiving assistance in club selection from Gene Sarazen, a top player and fellow Italian-American, who had already finished his round.
He'd invited Gene Sarazen to play an exhibition match with Emmett Kelly, the first course pro ; more than 1, 000 people came to watch.
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Until 1999, he was joined by Gene Sarazen, and until 2001, by Byron Nelson.
Gene Sarazen (; February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999 ) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s.
Sarazen was born in Harrison, New York as Eugenio Saraceni.
The winner of 39 PGA Tournaments, Sarazen was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.
In 1998, shortly before his death, the Sarazen Student Union was named in his honor.
In 2000, Sarazen was ranked as the 11th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest magazine.
He was still able to shoot a 71-72, holding off Gene Sarazen to win by a single stroke.
The modern sand wedge was invented by Gene Sarazen.
Prince's is notable for hosting the 1932 Open Championship, which was won by the American Gene Sarazen.
The greenside bunker beside the 9th green on the Himalayas course, a bunker he played from on his way to victory, was unveiled as The Sarazen Bunker in his honour by Pádraig Harrington in June 2011.
Gene Sarazen won the 1932 British and US Open tournaments with a new club he had invented that was specialized for sand play.
Indeed, the first playoff in The Masters in 1935 was contested over 36 holes, when Gene Sarazen overcame Craig Wood.
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