Joe Kirkwood Sr.
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Joseph Henry Kirkwood Sr. was a professional golfer who is acknowledged as having put Australian golf on the world map.
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Canadian Open (golf)
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The Canadian Open is a professional golf tournament in Canada. It is co-organized by Golf Canada and the PGA Tour. It was first played 122 years ago in 1904, and has been held annually since then, exc
Joe Kirkwood Sr.
…Championship in 1930, a semifinalist in the match play competition. He finished fourth in the British Open on three separate occasions. In 1933, he won the Canadian Open. He was apparently the first-ever golfer to tee off from the howdah atop a domesticated elephant, which he first did (and was photographed doing) at…
Tommy Armour, three-time Canadian Open champion in 1927, 1930 and 1934. Other three-time winners are Sam Snead and Lee Trevino.
Arnold Palmer, 1955 Open winner, his first PGA Tour victory.
Greg Norman, two-time Canadian Open champion in 1984 and 1992.
Tiger Woods, champion of the 2000 Canadian Open and winner of the Triple Crown along with Lee Trevino (1971).