Golf Today's A to Z of Golf: Nicknames of golfers, past and present Nicknames of golfers, past and present A Aquaman Woody Austin: he fell in a lake on the follow-through from a difficult lie on the bank during the 2007 Presidents Cup B Babe Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias: hugely gifted all-round sportwoman, called 'Babe' (from Babe Ruth) after hitting five home runs in a baseball game. 41 LPGA wins, including ten majors (four of them won as an amateur). Big Easy Ernie Els: because he's big, and makes it look so easy. Big Fijian Tough one, this. It's Vijay Singh. Because he's big (1m88, 94kg) too, and he's from Fiji. Big Mama JoAnne Carner: winner of 43 LPGA titles, including two US Women's Opens - a tall, powerful woman. Big Wiesy Michelle Wie: tall, willowy and with effortless length, ie a sort of female Ernie Els. Black Knight, The Gary Player: South African legend, famous for wearing black, supposedly to help him absorb the sun's energy.

Boo Thomas Brent Weekley, a keen hunter and woodsman (from Boo Boo Bear, cartoon character friend of Yogi Bear) Boom Boom Fred Couples: a reference to his immense power off the tee. Boss of the Moss Loren Roberts: one of the finest putters in the game. Buffalo Bill Billy Casper: prolific winner of tournaments from the 50's to early 70s, including two US Opens and a Masters. Fought a lifelong battle with his weight, and ate buffalo meat and organic vegetables to try and keep it down. Bulldog Corey Pavin : a reference to his gritty, determined, never-give-up playing style, rather than his slight, short-hitting physique. Won the 1995 US Open with a memorable 4-wood to 5 feet on the final hole. C Champagne Tony Tony Lema: winner of the 1964 Open Championship. Aquired the name after promising champagne to the press if he won the Orange County Open in 1962 (he did). Died aged 32 in 1966 when his plane ran out of fuel and crashed onto a golf course.

Chippie Paul Lawrie: 1999 Open Champion, for his enviable short game, developed as a child by chipping balls into a small gravel circle in which stood the rotating clothes line on which his mother hung the washing. Chocolate Soldier Henry Picard: American winner of the Masters and US PGA, contemporary of Sam Snead and Ben Hogan. "Pick" to his friends, he was head pro at the Hershey Country Club in the 1930s, whence the nickname. Also called the "Hershey Hurricane". Choke, The Scott Hoch: unforgiving reference to his habit of challenging for, but losing major titles, including missing two 2-3 foot putts in the 1989 Masters which ultimately gave Nick Faldo the title. Chucky Three Sticks Charles Gordon Howell III: as in I, I and I... D Doc Gil Morgan: successful US pro (7 PGA and 25 Champuions Tour wins, who is also a qualified Doctor of Optometry. Double D Former world number one David Duval.

Duffy James Joseph Waldorf, Jr: four-time PGA Tour winner and wine connaisseur, with a taste in flamboyant shirts and golf balls decorated by his children. El Gato Eduardo Romero: Spanish for cat - the Argentine has a feline way of stalking around his shots. El Niño Sergio Garcia : first came on tour as a brash teenager and had a 'whirlwind' style on the course. F Frank Urban Zoeller: from his initials F.U.Z. Winner of the Masters amd the US Open. G Ben Crenshaw: ironic reference to his fierce temper, despite angelic looks. Giant, The Craig Smith: to date, his main claim to fame is being the world's tallest touring professional at 6ft 8in (2m.03). Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus - from his blond hair, large frame, aggressive golf and large fortune earned in golf and business. Goose, The Retief Goosen - enough said, although strictly speaking the nickname is linguistically incorrect, as his name is pronounced 'Hersen' in his native Afrikaans. Great White Shark Greg Norman, big, blond, Australian former world no. 1.

Ironically, despite the nickname and his prodigious number of tournament victories around the world, he is arguably more famous for the major championships he failed to win than for those (2 Open Championships) he won. H Haig, The Walter Hagen : also called "Sir Walter" - golf's first superstar. He won eleven of what are now called the majors (before the Masters existed); only Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have more. Did much to change the perception of professional golfers and their status in golf. Halimoney Hal Sutton: the 2004 (losing) US Ryder captain has three ex-wives. Hawk, The Ben Hogan: probably for his ability to intimidate opponents with his skills, but also his icy stare and stony silence as he went about his game. Possibly the greatest ball-striker of all time (definitely the best, according to Jack Nicklaus). Huckleberry Dillinger Early nickname for Tom Watson (who comes from Kansas City, Missouri), because his innocent looking, smiling face belied a killer instinct in his golf.

I (Wee) Ice Mon Ben Hogan: name given to Hogan by admiring Scots after his (only appearance and victory) in the Open Championship at Carnoustie. Also called "Bantam Ben", for his lightweight, yet powerful build. J Mark James: (losing) 1999 European Ryder Cup captain, after the US outlaw. Jumbo Masashi 'Junbo' Ozaki is a large man in a country of generally smaller men, and immensely long off the tee. In the late 80s and 90s he was frequently in the Official World Golf Ranking top ten. K King, The Arnold Palmer: to millions of adoring fans (Arnie's Army) he was simply the King, the most popular golfer of all time, who did much to create the modern game and its huge following, with his swashbuckling golf style and charismatic personality. L Lefty Phil Mickelson: not very original, although strangely he is right-handed in everything else, having started golf by copying his father's swing like a mirror-image, hence the left-handedness).

Lumpy Tim Herron: given to him when he was 15 and working at a golf course by his colleagues, on account of his unstructured body shape. M Machine, The Gene Littler: from his technically perfect, beatiful golf swing. Name also applied to Ben Hogan, although his swing was more mechanical in its flawlessness. Mechanic, The Miguel Angel Jimenez: the Spaniard loves to tinker with high-performance cars (in partiucular his own Ferrari), having spent six months working in a garage before he became a professional golfer. Merry Mex Lee Trevino: although American, he had Mexican roots. From his habit of wisecracking throughout a round, even sometimes on his backswing. Probably a way of controlling his own nerves, and likely also a gamesmanship tactic against his opponents. As his career blossomed, "Merry Mex" evolved into "Supermex". Miss 59 Annika Sorenstam, who shot the only 59 ever on the LPGA Tour in the second round of the 2001 Standard Register Ping tournament over the par-72 Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix. Her personalised Callaway golf balls have '59' stamped on them.

Monty Affectionate, not very original name for Colin Montgomerie, eight time European Order of Merit winner. Also sometimes called 'Mrs Doubtfire' in America, after the Robin Williams film character, but this is best said out of his hearing. N O Ohio Fats Jack Nicklaus: name given to him by 'Arnie's Army' (fans of Arnold Palmer) in the early to mid-60s when he was a young pretender knocking 'The King' off his throne . Nicklaus came from Columbus, Ohio and was overweight when he went on Tour, although he slimmed down in the late 60s. P Kim Mi-Hyun, successful Korean LPGA player, only 5ft 1 and small with it. Pink Panther Paula Creamer: pink is her trademark, from her clothing to her hair ribbon, golf ball, club grips and bag. Pink Panther Jesper Parnevik: the eccentric Swede has an individual dress sense and was freqently seen in various shades of pink. Popeye Craig Parry, after the cartoon character with huge forearms.

R Radar Mike Reid, US PGA pro, for his straight driving (and possibly a passing resemblance to the character from the M*A*S*H TV series). Radar Wayne Riley, Australian pro turned Sky TV on-course commentator. Named after 'Radar' O'Riley from M*A*S*H. Robopro Bob Estes : term coined by US commentator and pro Gary McCord, in reference to his mechanical, wooden swing and dour demeanour. S Scientist, The Robert Karlsson: the Swede acquired this sobriquet for his extremely analytical and technical spproach to the game. Shrek Louis Oosthuizen: the gap-toothed South African 2010 Open Champion at St Andrews is thought by friends to resemble the animated cinema ogre. By the way, 'Louis' is not his birth name - his passport states 'Lodewicus Theodorus Oosthuizen, after his grandfather. Slammin' Sam Samuel Jackson Snead: seven time major winner anmd to this day holder of the most PGA Tour titles record with 82, and almost as many elsewhere in the world. Possessed a wonderfully elegant, smooth, effortless swing, which genereated enormous power and distance, hence the nickname.

Slow Motion Don January: PGA Tour player from the 50s into the 70s who won 10 titles, including the 1967 US PGA Championship, with a swing, gait and manner that was always slow and smooth. Smallrus, The Kevin Stadler: Son of 1982 Masters Champion Craig, Kevin is - minus the facial hair - a dead ringer for his Dad, The Walrus . Smiling Assassin Shigeki Maruyama : fine Japanese pro with a permanent smile, whatever he's doing or how he's playing. Spaceman Jesper Parnevik: the name his fellow PGA pros give him - presumably because he's a little 'extra-terrestrial' (he used to eat volcanic dust as a dietary supplement). Squire, The Gene Sarazen: of Italian extraction, Eugenio Saraceni had a very gentlemanly manner, was very elegant in plus fours and a owned large country estate in the US. He won seven majors and is won of only five men to have won all four modern major titles. T (KJ) Choi Kyung -ju: a power lifter in his youth, short and very powerfully built.

Tiger Eldrick Tont Woods: given the name by his father Earl in memory of a Vietnamese soldier friend, Vuong Dang Phong, whom Earl had also nicknamed 'Tiger'. 'Tont' is a traditional Thai name, given by Tiger's Thai mother, Kultida. Tower, The Isao Aoki, hugely succesful player in the 1970s and 80s, now in the World Golf Hall of Fame, a winner on the Champions Tour and a TV analyst, who at 6ft is a tall man in Japan. Reached no. 3 in the World Rankings in 1980. U Cont.: The Big List of Golfer Nicknames (Page 2) Roger Maltbie: The Course Whisperer, a name Maltbie got during his broadcasting career for using the "golf whisper" to call the action. continue reading below our video What Size Bike Should I Buy? Lloyd Mangrum : Mr. Icicle. He was always cool under pressure on the course, but could also display a frosty personality. Graham Marsh: Swampy Steve Martin: Night Fever.

A European Tour player in the late 1970s and the 1980s, he loved to hit the clubs. The dance clubs, that is. Shigeki Maruyama: The Smiling Assassin Catriona Matthew: Beany, given to her by her older brother during childhood. Don Massengale: Bugs Bunny because his two front teeth reminded of those belonging to the cartoon rabbit. Graeme McDowell: G-Mac Tom McNamara: Tommy Mac Harold McSpaden: Jug, which he was almost always called instead of his given name. McSpaden and his buddy Byron Nelson were collectively known as the Gold Dust Twins. Bill Mehlhorn: Wild Bill Steve Melnyk: Fluff. (Said to have inspired the nickname of famous caddie Fluff Cowan, who, in his younger days, resembled Melnyk.) Phil Mickelson : Lefty, Philly Mick, Phil the Thrill Cary Middlecoff : Doc or Cavity - he was a dentist. Johnny Miller : The Man with the Plastic Arm is what Lanny Wadkins called Miller.

Wadkins once explained why to Golf Digest: "Johnny could pat himself on the back from any position." Orville Moody: Sarge, from his time in the U.S. Army Gil Morgan: Doc. He had a degree in optometry. Tom Morris Jr. : Tommy when he was alive; later referred to as Young Tom Tom Morris Sr. : Old Tom Azahara Munoz: Aza Byron Nelson : Lord Byron. He and buddy Jug McSpaden together were called The Gold Dust Twins, a nickname earned in 1945 when they finished 1-2 many times. Greg Norman : Great White Shark then just The Shark Jose Maria Olazabal : Ollie or, among his fellow Spaniards, Chemma Ed Oliver: Porky - a man of standard height who carried a lot of weight (5-foot-9, 240 pounds during his playing days). Christy O'Connor Sr.: Himself Louis Oosthuizen: Shrek, for his facial resemblance to the animated movie character. Masashi Ozaki: Jumbo Tateo Ozaki: Jet Arnold Palmer : Arnie or The King.

During his playing days was sometimes called "Harry Hitch" by fellow pros for his habit of hitching up his pants before playing a shot. Jesper Parnevik: Spaceman Grace Park : Sleeper (she can sleep anywhere) or Flat Screen (for the shape - or lack of shape, she once explained - of her backside). Hee Young Park: Rocket Willie Park Sr.: Auld Willie Craig Parry: Popeye, for his large forearms. Steve Pate: Volcano. You never knew when his temper might blow. Suzann Pettersen : Tutta Henry Picard : Pic or The Hershey Hurricane. The latter nickname because he worked as the head pro at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Pa., and twice won the Hershey Open. His affiliation with Hershey led some sportswriters to call him "The Chocolate Soldier." Mark Pfeil: Piffle, which is how some tee announcers mispronounced the name of this 1970s/1980s PGA Tour player (and later, Champions Tour player). Gary Player : The Black Knight, because he loved to wear black, even all-black, outfits.

Dan Pohl: Pohlcat Morgan Pressel : Mo or Thumbs ("Thumbs" for how much texting she does). Dana Quigley: Iron Man Mike Reid: Radar - his drives seemingly always found the fairway. Ted Rhodes: Rags Robert Riegel: Skee, which he was called far more often than his given name. The 1947 U.S. Amateur champion picked up the nickname as a youth, when he would strap planks of wood onto his shoes in order to ski down a hill near his house. Loren Roberts: Boss of the Moss Juan Rodriguez : Chi Chi, The Clown Prince of the Tour, The Four-Stroke Penalty. Of course, he's universally known as Chi Chi, not Juan. "The Four-Stroke Penalty" is what some fellow pros called him, those who thought that being paired with him - due to the commotion his entertaining antics caused among the crowd - was detrimental to their own scores. Bill Rogers: Buck or Panther Barbara Romack: Barbie or L'il Tiger Eduardo Romero: El Gato (The Cat) Jennifer Rosales: J-Ro Bob Rosburg: Rossie Paul Runyan : Little Poison.

He was 5-foot-7, 130 pounds - not particularly small for his era (the 1920s and 1930s). But he was a very short driver with one of the all-time great short games. Runyan's nickname was an adaption of the nickname of baseball player Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner to golf. (Waner was the little, and not quite as talented, brother of Paul "Big Poison" Waner, and both played for the Pittsburgh Pirates.) So Yeon Ryu: Piggy Doug Sanders : The Peacock of the Fairways, for his flashy attire. Gene Sarazen : The Squire. The nickname arose, and stuck, after Sarazen bought a farm in New York. Onnarin Sattayabanphot: Moo, which has nothing to do with cows. When she was born in Thailand, her family called her Moo - which means "little pig" - for her chubby cheeks. Hee-Kyung Seo: Supermodel of the Fairways Ronnie Shade: Right Down the Bloody Middle. Shade was an accomplished Scottish amateur, a multiple Walker Cup player, who turned pro at the relatively late age of 30 in 1968.

His full name was Ronald David Bell Mitchell Shade. He was such a good driver of the ball that fellow pros joked his initials - RDBMS - stood for Right Down the Bloody Middle Shade. Jiyai Shin : Chalk Line, for her great driving. Early in her career called "The Final Round Queen" for multiple come-from-behind wins. Charlie Sifford : The Jackie Robinson of Golf (he broke golf's color barrier, becoming the first black PGA pro), Charlie Cigar or Little Horse. Scott Simpson: Stimp. Given to him by Craig Stadler after Stadler heard an announcer mispronounce Simpson's name as "Stimpson." Vijay Singh : Veej or The Big Fijian Horton Smith : The Missouri Rover. The World Golf Hall of Fame says, "he earned the nickname the Missouri Rover by tirelessly travelling the country by car, train and even boat to get to tournaments." Also called "The Joplin Ghost." Marilynn Smith : Miss Personality (not a sarcastic nickname; her charming, outgoing, friendly personality was admired by all) or Mom. Sam Snead : Slammin' Sam or Slammer; Nude Knob, Nudie or Old Baldy.

The first two because he was one of the long-hitters of his era; the last three because of a receding hairline that he almost always kept hidden under a hat. Ed Sneed: Answer Man Annika Sorenstam : Ms. 59 - first LPGA golfer to shoot 59 on tour. Mike Souchak : Sooch, or Smokey the Bear (for his bear-like build). Craig Stadler: The Walrus (Stads among friends) Kevin Stadler: Smallrus Jan Stephenson : Nana, because of how she looked after tour newcomers. Payne Stewart : Avis. He won 11 times on the PGA Tour, but he finished second twice as often. Avis is the car rental company whose slogan used to be, "We're No. 2, so we try harder." Frank Stranahan: The Toledo Strongman or Muscles Louise Suggs : Miss Sluggs. Given to her by Bob Hope for her long game. Peter Thomson : The Melbourne Tiger, Five Times (how often he won the British Open ) or Thommo. Felice Torza: Toy Tiger Bob Toski: Mighty Mite or Mouse (he was 5-foot-3).

Walter Travis: The Old Man Lee Trevino : Merry Mex or Super Mex Bob Tway: Brillo, a reference to his wiry hair reminding some of a Brillo pad. Howard Twitty: Tweety Bird Will Turnesa: Willie the Wedge Harry Vardon : The Stylist, Mr. Golf or Greyhound Camilo Villegas: Spiderman because, well, this . George Von Elm: Gix Bubba Watson: Freak Show Tom Watson : Huck for his freckle-faced, gap-toothed visage. Early in his career was called Huckleberry Dillinger - an innocent looking assassin - by some sportswriters. Michelle Wie : The Big Wiesy Craig Wood : No. 1 Wood or The Blond Bomber Tiger Woods : Urkel. Of course, "Tiger" is a nickname , but it is used always by everyone as his name. Urkel was pinned on Tiger during his college days at Stanford, and is a reference to the nerdy main character of the television sitcom Family Matters. Ian Woosnam: Woosie Kermit Zarley: The Pro from the Moon or The Pro from Outer Space.

He wasn't spacey or weird at all, he just had a funny-sounding name. Larry Ziegler: Half Pay. When he won the 1969 Michigan Classic, tournament organizers didn't have the money to pay his first-place prize. The tour (actually, the Tournament Players Division of the PGA of America, which at that time ran the tour) dipped into its rainy day fund to pay him instead, but in two installments - half pay, and then the other half later. Frank Zoeller: Fuzzy. A play on his initials - Frank Urban Zoeller, FUZ. Richard Zokol: Disco. Given this nickname when, during the 1982 Greater Milwaukee Open , he put on headphones between shots to listen to music. Lee Trevino - Golfer - Biography.com Lee Trevino Popular professional golfer Lee Trevino was the first player to win the U.S., British and Canadian Open championships in a single year. IN THESE GROUPS » quotes “You don't know what pressure is until you play for five bucks with only two in your pocket.” “To be the best at anything, you have to be a little selfish. Selfishness is the reason I didn't know my first four children.

I could have been a better dad, but I would have been an average golfer.” Lee Trevino Synopsis Golfer Lee Trevino was born on December 1, 1939, in Garland, Texas. Despite possessing an unorthodox swing, he won his first major title at the U.S. Open in 1968, and in 1971 he became the first player to win the U.S., British, and Canadian Open championships in a single year. Elected to the Golf Hall of Fame in 1981, Trevino went on to enjoy more success on the Senior PGA Tour. Early Years Lee Buck Trevino was born into a poor Mexican-American family on December 1, 1939, in Garland, Texas. He never knew his father, and was raised by his mother and grandfather in a small house with no electricity or indoor plumbing. Trevino began picking cotton at age 5 to contribute to the family finances, and by age 8 he was caddying at the nearby Glen Lakes Country Club.

Realizing that there was money to be made in golf, he quit school in the eighth grade to work at a driving range, where he hit hundreds of balls per day. After four years in the Marine Corps, Trevino turned professional in 1960. He spent his early pro years as an assistant at country clubs, where he garnished his paychecks by hustling other players who were deceived by his self-taught, unorthodox swing. PGA Tour Stardom After finishing in fifth place as a qualifier at the 1967 U.S. Open, Trevino spent the rest of the year on the PGA Tour and was named its top rookie. In 1968, he again surged up the leaderboard at the U.S. Open, this time pulling away for a record-tying score of 275 and his first major championship. Known for his rapid-fire wit, Trevino was dubbed "Merry Mex" and "Super Mex" by his fans. He infused some color into a notoriously buttoned-up sport, such as when he threw a rubber snake at Jack Nicklaus before their 18-hole playoff at the 1971 U.S. Open.

However, there was plenty of substance to his game; Trevino won that playoff, and within weeks he had also claimed the Canadian Open and the British Open to become the first golfer to win all three tournaments in the same year. Trevino added a second British Open title in 1972, and in 1974 he won his first PGA Championship. Struck by lightning during the 1975 Western Open, he seemingly emerged unscathed and continued playing, although he eventually underwent surgery for back pain. Nevertheless, he continued his streak of at least one PGA Tour victory per year, which began with his 1968 U.S. Open win, until 1981. That year, he was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame. Merry Mex scored one last triumph at the 1984 PGA Championship, where he became the first golfer to break 70 in all four rounds at the tournament. It was his sixth major championship, and the final one of his 29 PGA titles.

His career ledger also included an impressive 17-7-6 record in Ryder Cup play, as well as five Vardon Trophies for the lowest average score over the course of a season. Trevino enjoyed more success after joining the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour) in 1989, twice claiming the Senior PGA Championship among his 29 wins on the circuit. Personal Trevino married his third wife, Claudia, in 1983. He has two children with her, and fathered four children from his previous two marriages. The golfing great has contributed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and served on the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Sports Committee. For his philanthropic efforts, he was named recipient of the PGA Distinguished Service Award in 2013. Trevino worked as an analyst for NBC during the 1980s, but he has largely steered clear of the broadcast booth in favor of playing more golf and spending time with his family. In 2015, he was named golf pro emeritus at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia.

Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us ! Citation Information Lee Trevino - Biography - IMDb Lee Trevino Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trivia (4) | Personal Quotes (2) Overview (3) Super Mex Mini Bio (1) Lee Trevino was born on December 1, 1939 in Dallas, Texas, USA as Lee Buck Trevino. He is an actor, known for Happy Gilmore (1996), Jack Benny's First Farewell Special (1973) and Miracle on the 17th Green (1999). He has been married to Claudia Bove since December 20, 1983. He was previously married to Claudia Fenley and Linda. Spouse (3) 5 Great Hispanic Golfers | Made Man 5 Great Hispanic Golfers Facebook Twitter Stumble Google+ Save A relentless passion and inner driving force describes the spirit of these 5 great Hispanic golfers. Some started poor, with few opportunities to learn the game of golf. Others had parents that saw great potential and nurtured their natural golf talent early on.

These professional Hispanic golfers are a wonderful example of becoming great at doing what you love, through practice and persistence. Lee Trevino was originally from Dallas, Texas. He had an illustrious 40-year golf career with the PGA (Professional Golf Association) starting in 1967. Lee Trevino is one of the greatest Hispanic golfers because he won six major championships, and "Golf Digest" magazine ranks him as the fourteenth top golfer of all time. He has helped young Mexican golfers with many scholarship funded opportunities. In 1981, Lee Trevino was elected into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Chi Chi Rodriguez was born in 1935 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. He grew up in a poor family but found a job as a golf caddy at a young age. He grew to love the sport and practiced with a guava tree branch as his club. Chi Chi Rodriguez learned by watching other golfers; he achieved the astonishing score of 67 at the age of twelve. In 1963 he won the Denver Open and eight more major titles on the PGA Tour. He received the Hispanic Recognition Award in 1986.

In 1992, Chi Chi Rodriguez—a great Hispanic golfer—was the first Puerto Rican inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Lorena Ochoa was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1981. She won two majors: the Women’s British Open of 2007 and the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2008. Among her more significant awards were the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) money leader in 2006, 2007 and 2008; LPGA Player of the Year 2006 to 2009; and the 2003 LPGA Rookie of the Year. Lorena Ochoa is one of the great Hispanic golfers and was the second youngest LPGA athlete to meet the qualifications for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Camilo Villegas was born in Medellin, Colombia, in 1982. Since joining the PGA Tour in 2004 he has had three wins. As an amateur Hispanic golfer he won the Mexican Open in 2002 and the Players Amateur in 2003.

Villegas won the 2007 Coca-Cola Tokai Classic as part of the Japan Golf Tour and came in first place at the Colombian Open as an amateur in 2001. Nancy Lopez was born in Torrance, California, in 1957 to Mexican-American parents. She started golfing at an early age and won the California State Golf Championship at nine, in her age group. At age twelve she came in first at the New Mexico Open, then went on to other Junior Golf Championship wins. Lopez joined the LPGA in 1977 after dropping out of college to pursue her golf dreams. She was LPGA Rookie and Player of the Year in 1978. The 1980s were filled with success for this competitive golfer, with two major championship wins. In 1987 Nancy Lopez was the youngest golfer to be inducted to the LPGA Hall of Fame. She retired in 2002 with the sixth most all time wins and as the twelfth-highest money maker, with earnings totaling over $5 million. She was popular and beloved for her courtesy towards fellow players and fans and her fiery competitive spirit.

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An avid talker on the course, a near-loner off it. A defiant sort who snubbed Masters tournament officials, a soft touch who paid his former caddie's medical bills and gave a chunk of his first British Open title check to a nearby English orphanage. Trevino was struck by lightning in 1975, which led to back surgery. Rich from golf, he lost millions in the 1970s because of ill-advised investments. His passion for his sport cost him one marriage and left him out of touch with his children. Two more surgeries came later while on the PGA Senior Tour. "When it comes to the game of life," the father of six said, "I figure I've played the whole course." One-liners aside, Trevino played like few others. Self-taught, this Mexican-American took his short, flat swing to the PGA Tour in 1967 and promptly finished fifth in the U.S. Open. He was voted the tour's Rookie of the Year, then won the Open the next year, the first of his six major titles. By 1970 "Merry Mex" was the PGA's leading money winner, a humorous showman who delighted galleries.

His ball-striking skills amazed even his peers, some of whom compared them to Ben Hogan's. "Trevino put the clubface on the ball as consistently as anyone I've ever seen," said Gene Littler. The back surgery slowed -- but didn't destroy -- his game, Trevino winning once in each of the next four years (1976-79) and three times in 1980. The veteran of six Ryder Cup and five World Cup teams won his last major, the 1984 PGA, at 44. And after a 22-year PGA Tour career, he joined the Senior Tour in 1989 at 50. The wins kept coming on this new shore as he took 29 titles. Not bad for a kid born into poverty, who grew up sleeping five to a room. "My family was so poor," Trevino joked, "when somebody threw our dog a bone, he had to call for a fair catch." Born Dec. 1, 1939 in Dallas, Trevino was raised by his mother and grandfather.

The family, including his two sisters, lived in a house in North Dallas without electricity or indoor plumbing that was located near a country club. He began caddying at the club when he was eight, then took up the game with other caddies. An eighth-grade dropout, he later worked at a driving range, whose owner, Hardy Greenwood, had noticed Trevino's golf skills. Greenwood became a golf tutor and father figure. Trevino joined the Marine Corps at 17 and played on its golf team. After his discharge in 1960, he returned to Dallas and tried to make a living at golf, mostly by hustling. In 1966, Trevino took a job as a clubhouse attendant at an El Paso country club, where he continued hustling. He beat Raymond Floyd, a future PGA Tour star, two rounds out of three, leaving Floyd to mutter, "Here I am playing a cart man, a bag-storage man, and I can't beat him." Trevino got his Tour playing card in 1967 and qualified for the U.S. Open at Baltusrol in New Jersey.

He shot a 283, eight shots behind champion Jack Nicklaus, and earned $6,000 for finishing fifth. He won $26,472 as a rookie, 45th on the PGA money list. The next year, he won his first of his two U.S. Opens, at Oak Hill in Rochester, N.Y., overtaking Bert Yancey with a final-day 69. His 275 tied Nicklaus' Open record as he became the first player to shoot in the 60s in all four rounds of the Open. Lee Trevino has won six majors and five Vardon Trophies in his career. "I don't remember very much. I guess I was in shock," he said. "I know I wasn't saying much." That was strange for Trevino, famed for his loquacious manner while playing. Fellow pro Chi Chi Rodriguez recalls a tournament in which Tony Jacklin, paired with Trevino, said, "Lee, I don't want to talk today." Trevino's retort: "I don't want you to talk.

I just want you to listen." Pro Frank Beard thought Trevino's vibrant on-course personality was by design, a style that hid his fear of not playing well and calmed his nerves. Trevino carried a different persona off the course, usually holing up in his hotel room. "Once I'm off the stage," he said, "I'm totally a hermit." Who would have guessed that after watching him throw a rubber snake at Nicklaus at the Merion Golf Club outside Philadelphia, moments before the two began a playoff for the 1971 U.S. Open? Nicklaus had seen the snake in Trevino's bag and knew it was coming, but many golf people thought Trevino had crossed the line of propriety. Trevino, who had caught Nicklaus in the final round, took the lead on the third hole and won by three strokes. Two weeks later, Trevino won the Canadian Open and the following week the British Open, making him the only player to win three national titles in the same year. Trevino had bypassed the Masters in 1971, as he had done the previous year after vowing never to play at Augusta National again.

He felt uncomfortable in the stodgy Masters atmosphere and hated the course, saying his left-to-right game had no chance there. He contended for three rounds in his first Masters in 1968, only to crumble the last day at "Amen Corner," going eight over par on holes 11, 12 and 13. "A stupid course," he said. His two-year absence drew criticism, and he returned to the tournament in 1972. In later years, he said he had erred in boycotting Augusta, but he rarely played well there, his highest finish being 10th in 1975. Trevino succeeded phenomenally elsewhere, winning a second straight British Open in 1972, the first to do so since Arnold Palmer (1961-62). He won the first of two PGA Championships in 1974, but misfortune struck him the next year when he was hit by lightning at the Western Open in Chicago. Trevino continued playing, but months later suffered back pain and underwent surgery in 1976.

His victory pace slowed, though he had one of his best years in 1980, when he earned a record fifth Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average (69.73). Trevino's last PGA Tour victory came in the 1984 PGA Championship at Shoal Creek in Birmingham, Ala. His 15-under-par 273 broke Hal Sutton's 10-under record for the event set the previous year. Switching to the Senior Tour in late 1989, Trevino shot to the top of the charts, winning the season-opener in 1990 and six other titles that year. The victories included the U.S. Senior Open, where he held off Nicklaus. "It's always a feather in your cap to beat Jack," he said, "because he's the best. I was on a mission." Trevino won two U.S. Opens. Trevino won $1,190,518 in 1990, and two years later won five events despite a thumb injury.

His career-high money total came in 1994, when he won $1,202,369 and six titles and was named the Senior Tour Player of the Year a third time. After the season, he had surgery for a bulging disc in his neck. Since then he has won five Senior titles. Trevino considered retirement late in 1999, saying the old desire was gone. But he was back on tour in 2000, and he ended a 27-month victory drought by winning the NFL Cadillac Classic in June 2000. No matter how long he plays, his words illustrate a firmly rooted legacy: "I showed that a guy from across the tracks, a minority kid with no education from a very poor background, can make it." PGA star nicknamed "Super Mex" - Crossword Clue Answer | Crossword Heaven Last Seen In: LA Times - October 22, 2006 Found an answer for the clue PGA star nicknamed "Super Mex" that we don't have? Then please submit it to us so we can make the clue database even better!

Question: Which famous golfer had the nickname Super Mex?
Answer: LEE TREVINO