Sentence examples for golf winner from inspiring English sources

As a Walker Cup player during his amateur days, and a World Cup of Golf winner – alongside Luke Donald – for England in 2004, there is a spirit that lingers.

Four French hikers turned up, as did a Russian group that challenged the Americans to a round of Frisbee golf ("Winner gets a seat on the first helicopter!").

Vonn said Sunday on Facebook that the Olympic ski champion and 14-time major golf winner lead "incredibly hectic" lives that forced them to spend most of their time apart.

CLIFTON, N.J. — For a decade starting in the mid-1990s, Annika Sorenstam was the face of women's golf: the winner of the most tournaments, the biggest money-winner, a fresh-faced native of Sweden who brought public attention to the L.P.G.A. On Tuesday, she announced she would retire at the end of the year.

It is one thing to consider yourself this week's golf lottery winner, and another to play as if you have the winning ticket in your pocket.

Three times Open Golf Championship winner Jack Nicklaus made it onto a £5 note.

WORLD MATCH PLAY INCREASES TOP PRIZE: The World Match Play Championship will offer the second-richest prize in golf, increasing its winner's share to $1.56 million.

Mike Davis, the USGA's executive director, will feel vindicated by a championship that threw up a dramatic finale and Jordan Spieth, the star attraction of American golf, as the winner.

Of those sports, the biggest difference can be found in golf, where the winner of The Open championship this year will receive £1.15m in comparison to just £298,000 for the women's event.

"Tickets are expensive," Lee concedes, "and most people won't get a ticket or even want one – but the fanzone in the city centre [a big screen in John Frost Square] isn't elitist, and Ian Woosnam is playing a round of crazy golf with the winner of a competition being held by the local paper.

"This is such an accomplishment because I never knew if I'd be able to develop my game to play links golf," said Mickelson, winner of five major titles.