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Gene Sarazen
Sarazen completed the career Grand Slam and holed a double eagle at the 1935 Masters. His fairway wood at Augusta remains one of golf’s most retold shots.
Sarazen won all four of the professional majors during his career, a rare accomplishment in the early championship era. He was also closely associated with the modern sand wedge.
At the 1935 Masters he holed a four-wood for double eagle on Augusta's 15th. The shot tied the lead and helped him win a playoff, ensuring that one swing would be retold for generations.
The Masters shot is famous enough to eclipse the rest of his career. Seven majors and victories in every professional major make clear he belongs here for far more than a single swing.