Tom Watson

This British player won the British Open five times between 1975 and 1983 and eight majors overall. Jack Nicklaus's greatest later-career opponent, Watson won 39 events on the PGA tour including two masters and a U.S. Open. He won six PGA Tour Player of the Year Awards and led the money list five times. Between 1978 and 1982 he dominated the sport, overtaking Nicklaus for the number one position and was named the PGA Player of the Year an impressive six times.