{"id":46239,"date":"2026-04-23T13:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/lee-trevino-once-named-the-four-greatest-golfers-in-the-history-of-the-game\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:41:32","slug":"lee-trevino-once-named-the-four-greatest-golfers-in-the-history-of-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/lee-trevino-once-named-the-four-greatest-golfers-in-the-history-of-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Trevino once named the four greatest golfers in the history of the game."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 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prime he was also a truly great golfer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trevino recorded 29 wins on the PGA Tour during his career, including six major championships.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The 86-year-old from Garland, Texas, is widely considered to be the greatest shot shaper in the history of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Trevino was most comfortable aiming 40 degrees to the left of the fairway and returning to the short grass, never trying to hit a straight shot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Photo credit: Ross Kinnaird\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The six-time major champion started from scratch and established himself as one of the game&#8217;s true greats.<\/p>\n<p>But who does Trevino respect as the best?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lee_Trevino_once_named_the_greatest_golfer_of_all_time\"><\/span>Lee Trevino once named the greatest golfer of all time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In an interview with SIRIUSXM PGA TOUR Radio, Trevino was asked who he thought were the four greatest golfers to ever grace the game.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGolfers are like orange trees.<em>&#8220;<\/em> Trevino said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always an orange on top, and then there\u2019s another orange that barely touches it, and you get a ring of oranges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my opinion, the orange at the top is between the three golfers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Photo credit: JEFF HAYNES\/AFP via Getty Images.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/8bJhkEG2Q18wC1F7Ci9V6g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0NDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/hitc_articles_832\/bfadbe4058d74bd618f8f5c8c6038dcb\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Photo credit: JEFF HAYNES\/AFP via Getty Images.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think Nicklaus, Snead, Bobby Jones, Tiger is touching them. Tiger is grabbing them a little bit.<em>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to argue with Trevino&#8217;s selection there.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_discussion_of_the_greatest_golfers_of_all_time_is_very_interesting\"><\/span>The discussion of the greatest golfers of all time is very interesting.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Jack Nicklaus won 73 PGA Tour tournaments, including 18 major wins, and Sam Snead won 82 PGA Tour titles and seven majors.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Bobby Jones never turned professional, but he still won four U.S. Opens and three British Opens before retiring at the young age of 28.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>And finally, there&#8217;s Tiger Woods, who has 82 wins on the PGA Tour (tied with Snead for the most all-time), including 15 majors.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to choose one, but perhaps Nicklaus&#8217; and Woods&#8217; records separate them from the rest.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, if Bobby Jones had turned pro and played past the age of 28, it would have been very interesting to see what he would have accomplished.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lee Trevino is an enigmatic figure in every sense of the word, and in his prime he was also a truly great golfer. 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