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Home , Billy Burke (golfer), Bill Mehlhorn, Bobby Cruickshank, Bob Charles (golfer), Butch Harmon, Ed Dudley

ADDITIONAL ALL-TIME GREAT AND PIONEER GOLFERS  HISTORY MAKER The 24 golfers included in this set will hopefully serve as a useful supplement to the All-Time Great and Pioneer sets previously released by PLAAY Games. Additionally, with this release, every male golfer who has been inducted into the (as of the Class of 2021) has a card for History Maker Golf; inductees in this set are denoted with a red ‘H’ next to their name. Whilst it is not always possible to access statistics for ‘historic’ golfers, especially the Pioneers, all the golfers in this set have been rated based on extensive research; the cards are rated so as to be consistent with the existing official sets, and each golfer’s card hopefully reflects his individual playing style as much as possible. Finally, please note that three of the golfers (, and ) were originally released by PLAAY Games as a free giveaway in the June 2017 newsletter. Gideon Eames August 2020

Additional All-Time Great Golfers (H = Member of World Golf Hall of Fame) H () 1931 - Best known as a television presenter and commentator, Alliss won 20 professional , including three British PGA Championships, in 1957, 1962 and 1965, and had five top 10 finishes in . H () 1942 - First Japanese player to win on the PGA Tour and first Japanese man to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. 80 professional victories and finished runner-up to at the 1980 U.S. Open at Baltusrol. ÁNGEL CABRERA () 1969 - Known affectionately as "El Pato" in Spanish ("The Duck") for his waddling gait. He is a two-time major champion, with wins at the U.S. Open in 2007 and the Masters in 2009, and was the first (and still only as of 2019) Argentine and South American to win either. JOE (J.B.) CARR H () 1922 – 2004 One of the most successful amateurs in the , Carr won 42 significant tournaments in his career, was a member of a record 11 teams and, in 1967, was the first Irishman to play in the Masters. H () 1936 - One of the most successful left-handed golfers of all time, winning more than 70 titles over the course of his career, Charles was the first lefty to win a major (1963 Open Championship), and he beat his age twice during a as a 71-year-old. H (England) 1934 - Remarkable for his consistency and durability, Coles claimed 50 professional wins and was five times a top-ten finisher in the Open Championship. Even at the peak of his career though, he made few appearances in the because of his fear of flying. H (Argentina) 1923 – 2017 Won a record 230 professional tournaments worldwide in his career, including eight on the PGA Tour and, most famously, the 1967 Open Championship. However, he is perhaps best remembered for signing an incorrect scorecard that kept him out of a for the 1968 . (USA) 1916 – 1989 Harmon recorded just 15 professional victories, but he won the 1948 Masters, was a three-time semi-finalist at the PGA Championship and finished third at the 1959 U.S. Open. Harmon was one of the few close friends of and was the father of renowned coach and broadcaster, . TONY JACKLIN H (England) 1944 - Jacklin was the most successful British player of his generation, winning two major championships, the 1969 Open Championship and the 1970 U.S. Open. He was also captain from 1983 to 1989, Europe winning two and tying another of these four events. (USA) 1914 – 2003 Keiser won the 1946 Masters and took $2,500 for first place, but won more than $1,000 additionally by betting on himself with local bookies at 20-to-1 odds. He was nicknamed "The Missouri Mortician" due to his serious demeanour on the , and quiet way off it. H () 1958 - 32 professional wins, including the 1985 Open Championship and 1988 Masters. Along with and , he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s, spending 167 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from its introduction, in 1986, until 1989.

KEL NAGLE H () 1920 – 2015 94 professional wins, but best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960. He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975. TSUNEYUKI (“TOMMY”) NAKAJIMA (Japan) 1954 - Despite 56 professional victories, Nakajima is perhaps best known for two calamities at majors in 1978: at the Masters he made a record-high 13 at the -5 13th hole and then, at the Open Championship at , he took four strokes to get out of the Road Hole bunker, which was later nicknamed “The Sands of Nakajima.” CHRISTY O’CONNOR SNR. H (Ireland) 1924 – 2016 Sufficiently revered in his home country to be known simply as “Himself,” O’Connor recorded 64 professional victories, finished in the top 10 at the Open Championship on ten occasions, and competed in every Ryder Cup between 1955 and 1973. MASASHI (“JUMBO”) OZAKI H (Japan) 1947 - Known for his flamboyant demeanour and ever-present entourage, Jumbo Ozaki is the most successful player of all time on the . He won 94 professional tournaments and, despite rarely playing outside of Japan, he featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks from 1989 to 1998. JUAN ANTONIO (“CHI CHI”) RODRIGUEZ H (Puerto Rico) 1935 - Recorded 37 professional victories, including 8 on the PGA Tour and 22 on the PGA Champions Tour. A natural showman, he quickly became a fan favourite for his habit of covering the hole with his straw hat after making a birdie, or waving his like a swordsman after holing a putt of any length. PETER THOMSON H (Australia) 1929- 2018 95 professional wins, including the Open Championship five times between 1954 and 1965. Thomson is the only golfer to win a modern major three times in succession – The Open in 1954, 1955 and 1956. IAN WOOSNAM H () 1958 - Small in stature at 5 ft. 4½ in. but a powerful striker of the , Woosnam won the 1991 Masters and was World Number One in the Official World Rankings for 50 consecutive weeks throughout 1991 and 1992.

Additional Pioneer Golfers (USA) 1902 – 1972 Burke (born Burkowski), used an unorthodox grip due to the loss of two fingers on his left hand and, in 1931, he was the first golfer to win the U.S. Open using steel-shafted clubs. Burke and were tied after regulation play, and it took two 36-hole playoffs over two days before Burke emerged victorious by one stroke.

BOBBY CRUICKSHANK (Scotland) 1894 – 1975 Scotsman Cruickshank, who stood at just 5 ft. 5 in., moved to the United States after turning professional in 1921. He competed on the PGA of America circuit, the forerunner of today's PGA Tour, winning 17 times and recording 16 top ten finishes at majors between 1921 and 1937.

ED DUDLEY (USA) 1901 – 1963 Standing at 6 ft.4 in., Dudley was known as “Big Ed” and was a 15-time winner on the PGA Tour. He finished 24 times in the top 10 at major championships, a record among players who did not win at least one major, and he served as the first head golf professional at Augusta National , from 1932 to 1957.

JOE KIRKWOOD SR. (Australia) 1897 – 1970 Kirkwood was the first Australian winner on the PGA Tour (in 1923), and he remains co-holder of the record for the widest winning margin in PGA Tour history, having won the 1924 Corpus Christi Open by 16 strokes. He would later gain greater fame as a trick-shot player, undertaking a number of lucrative tours with .

BILL MEHLHORN (USA) 1898 – 1989 Mehlhorn won 20 times on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 30s, often wearing cowboy hats on the course and gaining the nickname "Wild Bill." He also finished 14 times in the top 10 at majors, with a best finish of runner- up to Walter Hagen at the PGA Championship in 1925. (USA) 1901 – 1991 The most successful of seven golfing brothers, Joe Turnesa recorded 22 professional victories and was a member of the first two USA Ryder Cup teams in 1927 and 1929.

Tony Kel Peter Isao Ángel Bob JACKLIN NAGLE THOMSON AOKI CABRERA CHARLES All-Time Great (1962) All-Time Great (1946) All-Time Great (1949) All-Time Great (1964) All-Time Great (1989) All-Time Great (1960)

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Roberto Sandy Ian Peter Joe Neil DE VICENZO LYLE WOOSNAM ALLISS CARR COLES

BOMBER● BOMBER ●CHAMPION BOMBER● ●CHAMPION KING ●CHAMPION BOMBER PUNY● CHAMPION KING● KING● HERO KING● HERO ●HERO SHAPER ●LASER ●LASER ●SOFT

RUST● GOLD● RUST RUST ●MASTER

5-B ICON5-B ●ICON 5-B 5-C ●ICON5-C ●DYNAMIC5-C ●GILDED GILDED Claude Herman Tsuneyuki 'Tommy' Christy, Sr. Masashi 'Jumbo' Chi Chi HARMON KEISER NAKAJIMA O'CONNOR OZAKI RODRIGUEZ All-Time Great (1937) All-Time Great (1940) All-Time Great (1975) All-Time Great (1951) All-Time Great (1970) All-Time Great (1960)

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Putting Recovery Putting Recovery Putting Recovery Putting Recovery Putting Recovery Putting Recovery ●MASTER GOLD● ●CHUNKY RUST ●MASTER WORKMAN RUST● ●SANDY

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Billy Bobby Ed Joe, Sr. Bill Joe BURKE CRUICKSHANK DUDLEY KIRKWOOD MEHLHORN TURNESA

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