Golfer

Mary Queen Of Scots was a pioneering female golfer and the founding member of St Andrews, the world's first golf club.

Mary Queen of Scots was playing golf when the news was bought to her of the murder of her second husband, Lord Darnley. Later she was criticized for playing several rounds of golf two weeks after the loss of her husband.

Titanic Thompson, a remarkable figure of the early 20th century, was a hustler and golfer whose exploits left a lasting mark. Among his repertoire of tricks, Thompson would engage in a game of golf, skillfully playing as a right-handed player and securing victory. Then he offered his opponents a chance to reclaim their losses by challenging them to a double or nothing match, this time playing left-handed. What his opponents didn't know was that Thompson, in his natural state, possessed an innate left-handed prowess.

In an era when professional golfers could aspire to earn a respectable $30,000 per year, Thompson defied all conventions and shattered records. His exceptional talent and strategic wits allowed him to amass a staggering sum of $30,000 in just a single week.

Bobby Jones won the U.S. Amateur Championship on September 27, 1930 to become the first golfer to complete the Grand Slam of golf in a single calendar year. The structure of the grand slam at the time was the U.S. Open, British Open, U.S. Amateur, and British Amateur.

Jones, c. 1921

The youngest player ever to compete in a PGA Tour event was Don Dunkelberger, who participated in the 1937 Chicago Open at the age of 11 years and 355 days. While some records show he shot a 103 in the first round and withdrew, the fact that he officially competed remains the record for the youngest player ever on the PGA Tour.

Arnold Palmer became golf's first career millionaire in 1960. Thirteen years later he was the first golfer to win more than $100,000 over the course of twelve months.

In 1977 8-year-old Rebecca Chase sank a hole-in-one on the 125-yard par-3 fifth hole at Oak Knoll golf course in The Dalles, Oregon. It was the first hole she had ever played.

According to North Korean state media, Kim Jong-il scored 11 holes-in-one over 18 holes in his first and only round of golf.

On August 7, 2016, American golfer Jim Furyk shot a 12-under-par 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, becoming the first player to shoot 58 in a PGA Tour event. His round contained ten birdies and an eagle.

Furyk in 2010

The actor Samuel L Jackson has a clause written in his contracts stipulating that he gets leisure time on movie sets to play golf,