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Gene Sarazen

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Gene Sarazen was an American professional golfer who won multiple major championships in the 1920s and 1930s and is credited with inventing the modern sand wedge. His holed second shot on the final round of the 1935 Masters, known as "the shot heard round the world," is one of golf's most famous moments.

Facts
Birth Year
1902 1
Birth Date
1902-02-27 1
Death Year
1999 1
Death Date
1999-05-13 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
He was the first of six players to win each of the four majors at least once, known as the Career Grand Slam. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

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Golf, Sports
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Sources
1. Wikipedia, Gene Sarazen
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  • Lead sentence, birth-date parenthetical
    February 27, 1902
  • Lead sentence, death-date parenthetical
    May 13, 1999
  • Lead sentence, occupation clause
    was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships
  • Lead paragraph, Career Grand Slam clause
    He was the first of six players (along with Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Rory McIlroy) to win each of the four majors at least once, known as the Career Grand Slam
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Gene Sarazen (; born Eugenio Saraceni, February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships.
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