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The 10 best players to emerge from the golf-rich environment of California
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The Golden State can boast the one-two punch of Pebble Beach and Cypress Point, a
knockout combination of two of the best courses in the world just down the road
from each other on Monterey Peninsula’s 17-Mile Drive.
California also can go
toe-to-toe with any state when it comes to the quality of its golfers. In fact,
in Tiger Woods and Mickey Wright, California has produced arguably the
greatest male and female players of all time. The rest of the state’s top 10
isn’t bad either, with a combined 50 majors among them. (Of course, Woods and
Wright account for more than half.)
Given the climate and top courses, it’s
no surprise so many great players hail from California. Some, like Woods and
Wright, were born there. Others, like Amy Alcott and Mark O’Meara moved there
when they were kids. But no matter their background, each player on the
following list of the 10 best golfers from California has made an indelible mark
on the golf world.1. Tiger Woods
2. Mickey Wright
3. Billy Casper
4. Phil Mickelson
5. Juli Inkster
6. Johnny Miller
7. Gene Littler
8. Amy Alcott
9. Mark O'Meara
10. Lawson Little
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