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AugustaGolf.com from @ugusta & CNNSI: legends: gene sarazen Gene Sarazen, nicknamed "the Squire" because he was a prominent landowner, hit what is considered the most famous shot in Masters Tournament history, and perhaps all of golf. Sarazen, who was 96 in February and is the oldest living Masters champion by seven years, won seven major championships in his career and was the first to achieve a career grand slam of the four majors. Sarazen is famous for other reasons, not the least of which is his invention of the sand wedge. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /augusta/history/sarazenlegend.html   (236 words)

Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen, the longest serving and oldest member of The PGA of America who died May 13 at age 97, was as much the game's greatest contributor as he was one of its most accomplished players. 'Gene Sarazen's passing leaves a void in the golf world, particularly among PGA Professionals everywhere who shared his spirit of competition and love for the game," said PGA of America President Will Mann. Sarazen's invention of the sand wedge, which he used for the first time in 1932 to win his only British Open in Sandwich, England, became one of the most revolutionary pieces of golf equipment of all time. www.golfinnyc.com /GeneSarazen.htm   (500 words)

Masters News: @ugusta & CNN/SI: 'The Squire' dies at 97 05/14/99 Gene Sarazen hits from the No. 1 tee for the Opening Ceremony of the 1999 Masters Tournament at Augusta National. Sarazen's caddie in the 1935 Masters was a man known as Stovepipe, because he always wore a stovepipe hat. Sarazen was 20 when he won the 1922 U.S. Open at Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Ill. Tiger Woods, who won the 1997 Masters at age 21, is the second-youngest major championship winner. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /augusta/stories/051499/top_sarazen.shtml   (1320 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Sarazen Gene Sarazen, Gene (1902-1999), American professional golfer, also known as the Squire, who is considered one of the pre-eminent professional golfers of... Gene, unit of inheritance, a piece of the genetic material that determines the inheritance of a particular characteristic, or group of... Notable Ryder Cup captains include Tony Jacklin, who led the European team to victory in 1985 at the Belfry (in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands), and... uk.encarta.msn.com /Sarazen_Gene.html   (116 words)

World Golf Championships: American Express Championship Gene Sarazen, a 1974 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, won seven major championships, the first of which came in the 1922 U.S. Open at the age of 20. The Gene Sarazen Cup and the trophies for the first two World Golf Championships held earlier this year, were designed and produced by Wedgwood, England, a sister company of Waterford Crystal. The Gene Sarazen Cup will be presented at the closing ceremonies Sunday (Nov. 7) at Valderrama Golf Club in Andalucia, Spain, the site of the inaugural American Express Championship. www.worldgolfchampionships.com /news/sarazen.html   (320 words)

Masters 2004 presented by Augusta.com - Sarazen part of Masters lore Gene Sarazen, who died in May at age 97, was an honorary starter in the 1995 Masters. It was Sarazen that invented the sand wedge, a club he debuted at the '32 British. Some say Sarazen invented the Masters and its mystic lore, when with one swing, he holed out a 4-wood for a double eagle on 15 to catch Craig Wood in 1935. www.augusta.com /masters2004/review2000/040100/oth_sarazen2000.shtml   (571 words)

An ambassador for golf and beyond - PGATOUR.COM Sarazen's Masters victory came off what is indubitably the most famous golf shot ever hit, the holed 4-wood for a double-eagle on the par-5 15th in the final round of regulation play. Sarazen was a remarkable man, and not just for how long he lived and the vitality he retained. The starter greeted Sarazen with utmost obeisance, delivered unto him his caddie, and gave him the tee as if it were a bejeweled throne. www.golfweb.com /u/ce/multi/0,1977,1028401,00.html   (1486 words)

Articles: AthlonSports.com - Athlon’s No. 9 Greatest Golfer: Gene Sarazen It's a shame, really, that Gene Sarazen is remembered primarily for a single shot, when he meant so much more than that to the game. The young Sarazen (he changed his name because he thought "Gene Sarazen" sounded more like a golfer) was immediately taken with the game of golf. Sarazen is widely credited with the invention of the sand wedge in the early 1930s. www.athlonsports.com /article.php3?story_id=365&submit=print   (693 words)

ESPN Golf Online: Golf fans remember Sarazen Gene Sarazen was the quiet golfer, he went about his business very casually. When my father returned, Gene introduced himself, and I could tell that father was very excited to be meeting this man. It was much later that I understood the significance of Gene's professional career. Sarazen 20 years ago when I was only 10 years old, so I did not then appreciate Sarazen's accomplishments. espn.go.com /golfonline/news/pga/1999/990513/00000805.html   (721 words)

Gene Sarazen Sarazen won the 1922 U.S. Open in Glencoe, Illinois, when he was just 20 years old, making him the youngest golfer to win a major national championship (Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters when he was 21). In 1931 Sarazen invented the sand wedge, a club that revolutionized the way the game is played. He went on to win 37 tournaments in his career, and was the first golfer to win a professional career grand slam-- the Masters, the U.S. Open, the British Open and the PGA Championship. edition.cnn.com /interactive/specials/9912/yearinreview.passages/content/sports/sarazen.html   (151 words)

Golf Articles Before Gene Sarazen invented the sand wedge, most golfers played recovery shots from sand with a 9-iron. The result was the world’s first true sand wedge and, so far as bunker play was concerned, a greatly improved Gene Sarazen. Sarazen came up with his idea for a sand wedge while he was a passenger on an airplane one day. www.salemglen.com /page/241-9650.htm?page=article_detail&id=127   (370 words)

Sarazen remembered for big shot, bigger heart: 5/18/99 MARCO ISLAND, Fla. -- Gene Sarazen was remembered yesterday as the last of golf's early ambassadors, one whose love for the game was as apparent in his final shot as in his most famous one. Sarazen, who began caddying when he was 8, burst onto the scene in 1922 to win the U.S. Open. The golf ball and the 4-wood Sarazen used are in a trophy case at Augusta National. www.s-t.com /daily/05-99/05-18-99/d05sp191.htm   (604 words)

Gene Sarazen: History of Lake Sunapee Country Club Gene Sarazen was the winner of seven major golf championships - and the first golfer to win the Grand Slam: the Masters, US Open, British Open and PGA Championship. In addition to his brilliant career on the course, Gene Sarazen is credited with revolutionizing the game by creating the sand iron (the first successful sand wedge type club). His famous 'shot heard round the world' at the 1935 Masters is still considered one of the best in the history of the game and continues to be talked about today. www.lakesunapeecc.com /sarazen.htm   (202 words)

GolfDigest.com - No. 11: Gene Sarazen Gene had to wear two gloves just to hang on to the club, and you could read the brand name of his driver on his downswing because he couldn't swing the club very fast. When Gene added a bunch of solder to the flange of his pitching wedge and turned it into the first sand wedge, he changed the game for good. Gene wasn't a big man, only 5'6" or so, but it's a good thing he didn't find that guy, or there would have been a burial. www.golfdigest.com /features/index.ssf?/features/50thanniv11.html   (548 words)

Gene Sarazen --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! He was the third man (after Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan, both of the United States) to win the four tournaments composing the modern golf Grand Slam. One of professional golf's greatest players during the 1920s and 1930s, Gene Sarazen also enjoyed one of the sport's longest careers. Sarazen won the U.S. Open (1922, 1932), the British Open (1932), and the PGA Championship (1922–23, 1933) and completed the grand slam with his Masters victory in 1935. www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9377766?tocId=9377766&query=golf&ct=gen1   (835 words)

Some victories and information for Gene Sarazen's career Gene Sarazen decided to change his name after achieving a hole, in one in 1918, and seeing his name in print. During his heyday Gene Sarazen was reputedly the highest earning sportsman in the world. Sarazen was modest enought to have said later that "That double eagle wouldn't have meant anything if I hadn't won the play-off the next day". www.p-wood.com /golf/sarazen.html   (668 words)

The Golfer's Source - Shell's Wonderful World Of Golf-Volume 1:Cotton vs. Sarazen - Video Gene Sarazen made headlines with a double eagle at the 1935 Masters. This video is a golf match between Gene Sarazen and Henry Cotton played at St. Andrew's Golf Course in Scotland and originally aired January 21, 1962. This was the first episode of many to be aired and was the first chance for much of the golfing world to see these two greats in action. www.golferssource.com /product_map/3601.shtml   (205 words)

GolfDigest.com When Sarazen told the former Masters chairman that he was getting too old to hit the annual opening shot, that he was starting to feel like "an exhibit in a museum," Hardin diplomatically intervened. Sarazen agreed to a photo shoot, and went downstairs to the library to sit for portraits taken by Golf Digest Senior Staff Photographer Stephen Szurlej. Sarazen had talked so much about that moment in golf history that I figured it could wait for the follow-up interview planned for after the Masters. www.golfdigest.com /features/index.ssf?/features/dialogue_lu9x6l5c.html   (4355 words)

Black knight becomes Global Ambassador - PGATOUR.COM "Gene Sarazen (pictured) was one of my absolute heroes and it is an honor to be asked to fill the role that he ably served," said Player. And dressed in his trademark plus-4s, the legendary Gene Sarazen was always there to introduce the two competitors. If Sarazen, who hosted Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf from 1962-1970, was the greatest early ambassador of golf among American pros, then Player has become the international golfer par excellence. www.golfweb.com /u/ce/multi/0,1977,2150790,00.html   (657 words)

Connecticut State Golf Association - Gene Sarazen ecently, with his close friend and neighbor Ken Venturi as master of ceremonies, Gene Sarazen was honored at a 94th birthday party on Marco Island, Florida, his home since 1966. Sarazen won it in 1948 with a score of 100, matching Boros' record set in 1947. As a birthday present to those in attendance, he announced that he was preparing to hit the opening tee shot in the 1996 Masters-- which he did, very straight in a classic draw. www.csgalinks.org /hof/sarazen.htm   (356 words)

Bookreporter.com - GENE SARAZEN AND SHELL'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF GOLF by Al Barkow with Mary Ann Sarazen GENE SARAZEN AND SHELL'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF GOLF, by Al Barkow with Mary Ann Sarazen, is the story of the beginnings of a television event that continues to be presented today. He also suggested that golf legend Gene Sarazen be the host of the television show. Born Eugenio Saraceni, Sarazen changed his name because "Saraceni sounded more like a violin player than a golfer." He became the first professional golfer to win all four major golf championships. www.bookreporter.com /reviews/1932202056.asp   (841 words)

GENE SARAZEN WILLIE MOSCONI PAUL ARIZIN Autograph GENE SARAZEN (1902-1999) won two U.S. Opens, three PGA titles (including the first two in 1922 and 1923), one Masters and one British Open. Sarazen won the 1935 Masters with the most famous shot in golf history, holing his second shot from 220 yards out for a double eagle on Augusta's par 5 fifteenth hole. In later years, Sarazen was a popular golf commentator. www.historyforsale.com /html/prodetails.asp?documentid=265597   (436 words)

Golf legend is what makes Chateau Elan club a great find - gainesvilletimes.com Gene Sarazen was one of three Hall of Fame golfers-- Kath Whitworth and Sam Snead were the others -- who designed the 6,967-yard, par-72 layout. The site of the Sarazen World Open from 1994-98, the club pays homage to tournament honoree Gene Sarazen, winner of 39 PGA Tour events and seven major championships. But Gene Sarazen has been gone for six years, having died in 1999. www.gainesvilletimes.com /news/stories/20050413/sportsleisure/94883.shtml   (632 words)

Welcome to the Gene and Mary Sarazen Foundation! (941)389-2460 The Gene and Mary Sarazen Scholarship Fund was later instituted at the suggestion of many of Gene’s close friends, business associates and admirers who wanted a way of expressing their esteem for his high personal, athletic, and intellectual ideals. Gene Sarazen's philosophy was to "build a better way" of life where needs exist. To further the hopes and dreams of individuals and communities in need, Dr. Sarazen helped to establish the Gene and Mary Sarazen Foundation in 1995 as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization under the Internal Revenue Code. www.genesarazen.org /about.htm   (181 words)

Sarazen, Gene on Encyclopedia.com SARAZEN, GENE [Sarazen, Gene], 1902-99, American golfer, b. GENE SARAZEN: 1902-1999 'An icon for this game' Gene Sarazen 1902-1999 Golf's gentleman swings his last www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Sarazen.asp   (479 words)

The National Italian American Foundation Gene Sarazen (born Eugenio Saraceni) will long be remembered as one of golf& greatest players. Sarazen’s association with golf dates back to his 9th birthday when he was given a hickory shafted club as a present. Sarazen, also known as “The Squire,” won 38 PGA Tour titles, including seven major championships. www.niaf.org /news/index.asp?id=300   (314 words)

The Golfer's Source - PGA Hall Of Fame - Gene Sarazen - Limited Edition - Art Print This print is unique artwork of the pro's pro, Gene Sarazen, the fourth in a series, and part of a unique collection of limited-edition prints, signed by the artist, Bernie Fuchs, individually autographed by the golf professional, numbered, and bearing the PGA World Golf Hall Of Fame logo. The title is The Double Eagle- Gene Sarazen, 1935. The Golfer's Source - PGA Hall Of Fame - Gene Sarazen - Limited Edition - Art Print www.golferssource.com /product_map/7484.shtml   (128 words)

Thirty Years of Championship Golf Signed By Gene Sarazen: Golf Links to the Past :: Home to Bobby Jones, Gary Player, Golf History, Collectibles, Memorabilia Thirty Years of Championship Golf Signed By Gene Sarazen: Golf Links to the Past :: Home to Bobby Jones, Gary Player, Golf History, Collectibles, Memorabilia The descriptions of the confrontations during championship play are unmatched, and the instruction has that same Sarazen bluntness, certainty, and assurance. One of the keys to Sarazen is his ability to keep growing and learning, and the key to this ability is self-honesty www.golfspast.com /page/E/PROD/LGS/B1012   (260 words)

Siena College The Sarazen Scholarship, named for golf legend Gene Sarazen H'78, is awarded each year to selected freshman, sophomore, junior and senior class members. Also supporting the scholarship, PGA golfer and winemaker David Frost selected Gene Sarazen as the legend to whom he dedicated his latest vintage. Five new recipients of the Gene and Mary Sarazen Scholarship have been announced by Siena College. www.siena.edu /publicaffairs/currentstories/august_2003sarazenscholarshipwinners.htm   (741 words)

►► Gene Sarazen Photos Gene Sarazen wins the National Open June 25, 1932. Gene Sarazen Framed 8x10 Autographed Photograph with Scorecard Gene Sarazen Framed Replica Golf Ball with 8x10 Photograph www.fansedge.com /ProductDetail.aspx?pfId=33-31851   (289 words)

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