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John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of his generation, and widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. [1]

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Abilene Christian University

Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a private, non-profit university in Abilene, Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ.

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All American Open

The All American Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Arnold Palmer

Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history.

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Associated Press Athlete of the Year

The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP) in 1931.

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AT&T Byron Nelson

The AT&T Byron Nelson is a golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour.

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AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held annually at Pebble Beach, California, near Carmel.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Atlanta Classic

The Atlanta Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, a regular stop in suburban Atlanta for over four decades.

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911 – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete who achieved a great deal of success in golf, basketball, baseball and track and field.

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Baptists

Baptists are Christians distinguished by baptizing professing believers only (believer's baptism, as opposed to infant baptism), and doing so by complete immersion (as opposed to affusion or sprinkling).

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Battelle Memorial Institute

Battelle Memorial Institute (more widely known as simply Battelle) is a private nonprofit applied science and technology development company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

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Ben Hogan

William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game.

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Bing Crosby

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977)Giddins 2001, pp.

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Bob Hope

Sir Leslie Townes Hope, KBE, KC*SG, KSS (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) known professionally as Bob Hope, was an English-American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author.

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Bob Jones Award

The Bob Jones Award is the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.

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Bob Knight

Robert Montgomery Knight (born October 25, 1940) is a retired American basketball coach.

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Bobby Jones (golfer)

Robert Tyre Jones Jr. (March 17, 1902 – December 18, 1971) was an American amateur golfer who was one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport; he was also a lawyer by profession.

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Byron Nelson High School

Byron Nelson High School is a public high school located in Trophy Club, Texas about north of Fort Worth, Texas, in Denton County and opened in August 2009 for the 09-10 school year.

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Caddie

In golf, a caddie (or caddy) is the person who carries a player's bag and clubs, and gives insightful advice and moral support.

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Canadian Open (golf)

The Canadian Open (L'Omnium Canadien) is a professional golf tournament in Canada, first played in 1904.

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Chopper (motorcycle)

A chopper is a type of custom motorcycle which emerged in California in the late 1950s.

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Church of Christ

Church of Christ may refer to.

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Congressional Gold Medal

A Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress; the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom are the highest civilian awards in the United States.

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Craig Wood (golfer)

Craig Ralph Wood (November 18, 1901 – May 7, 1968) was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams.

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Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is the sixth-largest city in the state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County.

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Denny Shute

Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American professional golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.

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Doubleday (publisher)

Doubleday is an American publishing company founded as Doubleday & McClure Company in 1897 that by 1947 was the largest in the United States.

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Durham Open

The Durham Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played three times from 1944 to 1945.

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Ed Sullivan

Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan (September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American television personality, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate.

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Emeritus

Emeritus, in its current usage, is an adjective used to designate a retired professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, or other person.

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Esmeralda Open

The Esmeralda Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played in 1945 and 1947 in Spokane, Washington.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.

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Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 15th-largest city in the United States and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas.

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George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.

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Gold Dust Twins

The Gold Dust Twins, the trademark for Fairbank's Gold Dust Washing Powder products, appeared in printed media as early as 1892.

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Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) was founded in 1926 when 60 superintendents met at the Sylvania Country Club in Toledo, Ohio to form the National Association of Greenkeepers of America (NAGA).

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Golf Digest

Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.

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Hachette Books

Hachette Books, formerly Hyperion Books, is a general-interest book imprint division of the Hachette established in 1990.

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Haemophilia

Haemophilia, also spelled hemophilia, is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding.

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Houston Open

The Houston Open is a professional golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, currently played in late March or early April.

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Inverness Club

Inverness Club is a private golf club in Toledo, Ohio.

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Jack Nicklaus

Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional golfer.

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James Garner

James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor, producer, and voice artist.

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Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller (2 June 190420 January 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American competition swimmer and actor, best known for playing Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s and for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century.

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Jug McSpaden

Harold Lee "Jug" McSpaden (July 21, 1908 – April 22, 1996) was an American professional golfer, and golf course architect.

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Ken Venturi

Kenneth Paul Venturi (May 15, 1931May 17, 2013) was an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster.

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Kentucky Open

The Kentucky Open is the Kentucky state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers.

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Knoxville Invitational

The Knoxville Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was held at the Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1945 and 1946.

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Lawrence Welk

Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted the television program The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982.

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Legislature

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.

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List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

This is a list of golfers who have won five or more official (or later deemed as historically significant) money events on the PGA Tour The distinction between these two categories is important to understand as many players won important events early in the 20th century, well before a PGA Tour was officially established.

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List of longest PGA Tour win streaks

The following represents the golfers who have won at least three (3) consecutive starts in PGA Tour events.

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List of men's major championships winning golfers

The men's major golf championships, also known simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious events in professional golf.

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Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known as Lord Byron, was an English nobleman, poet, peer, politician, and leading figure in the Romantic movement.

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Los Angeles Open

The Genesis Open is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in southern California, first played in 1926.

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Marty Fleckman

Martin A. Fleckman (born April 23, 1944) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Massachusetts Open

The Massachusetts Open is the Massachusetts state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers.

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Masters Tournament

The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply The Masters, or the U.S. Masters outside of North America) is one of the four major championships in professional golf.

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McAllen, Texas

McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, and the twenty-second most populous city in Texas.

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Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf.

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Metropolitan Open

The Metropolitan Open is a golf tournament organized by the Metropolitan Golf Association, which covers New York City and its suburbs and surrounding districts in northern New Jersey and southwestern Connecticut.

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Miami International Four-Ball

The Miami International Four-Ball was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1954.

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Miami Open (golf)

The Miami Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1955.

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Michael C. Burgess

Michael Clifton Burgess (born December 23, 1950) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing.

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Most PGA Tour wins in a year

The following is a list of all occasions on which a golfer has won eight or more tournaments on the PGA Tour in a year.

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Nashville Invitational

The Nashville Invitational, first played as the Nashville Open, was a PGA Tour event that was held at the former site of the Richland Country Club (established in 1901 as the Nashville Golf & Country Club) in the Woodmont section of Nashville, Tennessee (not to be confused with the current site near Brentwood, Tennessee) from 1944 to 1946.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States.

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New Jersey State Open

The New Jersey State Open Championship is the New Jersey state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers.

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New York State Open

The New York State Open is the New York state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers.

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North and South Open

The North and South Open was one of the most prestigious professional golf tournaments in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century.

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North Richland Hills, Texas

North Richland Hills is a city inside Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a mid-to-high end suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth.

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Northwest Independent School District

Northwest Independent School District (Northwest ISD) is a rapidly growing North Texas public school district with its headquarters in the city of Fort Worth, Texas (USA).

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Oakland Open

The Oakland Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1937 to 1944.

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Ohio Open

The Ohio Open is the Ohio state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers.

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Old Tom Morris Award

The Old Tom Morris Award is the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America's most prestigious honor.

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Open de France

The Open de France is a European Tour golf tournament.

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Orange County Choppers

Orange County Choppers (OCC) is a motorcycle manufacturer and lifestyle brand company based in the town of Newburgh, located in Orange County, New York, that was founded in 1999 by Paul Teutul Sr., The company was featured on American Chopper, a reality TV show that debuted in September 2002 on the Discovery Channel.

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Payne Stewart Award

The Payne Stewart Award is an award given by the PGA Tour and presented by Southern Company since the award's inception in 2000.

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PGA Championship

The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship or U.S. PGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America.

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PGA Tour

The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of the main professional golf tours played primarily by men in the United States and North America.

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PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award

Created in 1996, the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award honors individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the PGA Tour over an extended period of time through their actions on and off the golf course.

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Philadelphia Inquirer Open

The Philadelphia Inquirer Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played at various clubs in the greater Philadelphia area in the 1940s.

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Phoenix Open

The Phoenix Open (known as the Waste Management Phoenix Open for title sponsorship reasons) is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held in late January/early February at the Tournament Players Club (TPC) of Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Presbyterianism

Presbyterianism is a part of the reformed tradition within Protestantism which traces its origins to Britain, particularly Scotland, and Ireland.

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President

The president is a common title for the head of state in most republics.

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Professional golfer

In the sport of golf, the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained.

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Ralph Guldahl

Ralph J. Guldahl (November 22, 1911 – June 11, 1987) was an American professional golfer, one of the top five players in the sport from 1936 to 1940.

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Randolph Scott

George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor whose career spanned from 1928 to 1962.

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Raymond Floyd

Raymond Loran Floyd (born September 4, 1942) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour, including four majors and three senior majors.

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Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading (Pennsylvania German: Reddin) is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Ridgewood Country Club

The Ridgewood Country Club (RCC) is a country club located in Paramus, New Jersey, a suburb northwest of New York City in Bergen County.

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Roanoke, Texas

Roanoke is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States and part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex.

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Roone Arledge

Roone Pinckney Arledge, Jr. (July 8, 1931 – December 5, 2002) was an American sports and news broadcasting executive who was president of ABC Sports from 1968 until 1986 and ABC News from 1977 until 1998, and a key part of the company's rise to competition with the two other main television networks, NBC and CBS, in the 1960s, '70s, '80s and '90s.

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Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States.

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Sam Snead

Samuel Jackson Snead (May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades.

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Sammy Byrd

Samuel Dewey Byrd (October 5, 1906 – May 11, 1981) was an American professional baseball player and professional golfer.

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Seattle Open Invitational

The Seattle Open Invitational was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the northwest United States, in the greater Seattle area.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated is an American sports magazine owned by Meredith Corporation.

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Stroke

A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.

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Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome (black and white), or in colour, and in two or three dimensions and sound.

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Texarkana, Arkansas

Texarkana is the twelfth-largest city in Arkansas and the county seat of Miller County.

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Texas State Highway 114

State Highway 114 (or SH 114) is a state highway that runs from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex westward across Texas to the state border with New Mexico, where it becomes New Mexico State Road 114, which eventually ends at Elida, New Mexico at US 70 / NM 330.

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The Open Championship

The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf.

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Thomasville Open (PGA Tour)

The Thomasville Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1936 to 1941.

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Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont Woods (born December 30, 1975) better known as Tiger Woods, is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time.

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Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States.

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Tom Watson (golfer)

Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, formerly on the PGA Tour.

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Trophy Club, Texas

Trophy Club is an affluent northern suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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True Temper Sports

True Temper Sports is a sports equipment manufacturing company based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.

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Typhoid fever

Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a bacterial infection due to ''Salmonella'' typhi that causes symptoms.

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U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship

The United States Junior Amateur Championship is one of the thirteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association.

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U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States.

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United States Golf Association

The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico.

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Valero Texas Open

The Valero Texas Open is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played near San Antonio, Texas.

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Vardon Trophy

The Vardon Trophy is awarded by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour's leader in scoring average.

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Waxahachie, Texas

Waxahachie is the county seat of Ellis County, Texas, United States, and lies just beyond the southern suburbs of Dallas.

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Western Open

The Western Open was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, first played in September 1899 at the Glen View Club in Golf, Illinois the week preceding the U.S. Open.

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World Golf Hall of Fame

The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site honors both men and women.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Wyndham Championship

The Wyndham Championship is a professional golf tournament in North Carolina on the PGA Tour.

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Zurich Classic of New Orleans

The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is a professional golf tournament in Louisiana on the PGA Tour, played in Avondale.

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1937 Masters Tournament

The 1937 Masters Tournament was the fourth Masters Tournament, held April 1–4 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

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1937 Open Championship

The 1937 Open Championship was the 72nd Open Championship, held 7–9 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland.

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1937 Ryder Cup

The 6th Ryder Cup Matches were held 29–30 June 1937 at the Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club in Southport, England.

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1939 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1939 U.S. Open was the 43rd U.S. Open, held June 8–12 at Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia.

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1940 PGA Championship

The 1940 PGA Championship was the 23rd PGA Championship, held August 26 to September 2 at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Pennsylvania, east of Harrisburg.

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1942 Masters Tournament

The 1942 Masters Tournament was the ninth Masters Tournament, held April 9–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

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1945 PGA Championship

The 1945 PGA Championship was the 27th PGA Championship, held July 9–15 at Moraine Country Club in Kettering, Ohio, a suburb south of Dayton.

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1947 Ryder Cup

The 7th Ryder Cup Matches were held November 1–2, 1947 at Portland Golf Club in Portland, Oregon, marking a resumption of the competition after a full decade.

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1965 Ryder Cup

The 16th Ryder Cup Matches were held 7–9 October 1965 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England.

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1976 Masters Tournament

The 1976 Masters Tournament was the 40th Masters Tournament, held April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

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Byron Nelson Jr., Byron Nelson, Jr., John Byron Nelson.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Nelson

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