When Charles Coody saw off the superstar duo of Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller to win his only ever major
Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus are two of the biggest names in golf so for Charles Coody, seeing off both of them to win his…
Lee Connor
Boasting nearly a decade of experience in the digital publishing industry, Lee Connor is a professional sports journalist working across a range of GRV Media's sports websites. Lee has worked for GRV Media since 2020 having previously worked for Snack Media and WhatCulture. He loves all things football, NBA and golf. Notable sporting achievements include scoring from the halfway line at under 11s and draining a 50 ft putt at his local parkland course.
Articles by Lee Connor
The stunning comeback story of Gary Player at the 1978 Masters as he won his ninth and final major
Gary Player is a nine-time major winner and one of the greatest golfers of all time but even he had to save his best for…
What happened at St Andrews when Colin Montgomerie tried to beat Tiger Woods to the 2005 Open Championship
Colin Montgomerie is widely considered one of the greatest players to never win a major championship. Over the course of a brilliant career, Montgomerie notched…
How Hubert Green defied police warnings to win the 1977 US Open in heroic fashion
There have been some truly remarkable stories over the history of the PGA Tour but you’d be hard-pressed to find something quite as astonishing as…
How Colin Montgomerie wrote his name into history by leading Europe to the 2004 Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is the premier competition in golf and if you can write your name into the record books by being so good in…
How Tom Watson proved himself one of the best golfers ever with his remarkable run from 1980 onwards
When we think through the true greats of the game of golf the names of Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods and Rory…
How Greg Norman became The Masters’ nearly man by finishing second two years in a row and never winning at Augusta
If we think back to the 1980s and 1990s in golf and the big characters at the time, few were much larger than life than…
How a 22-year-old Seve Ballesteros announced himself to the world by winning The Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes
When you think of the greats of European golf over the years, it is hard to look past Seve Ballesteros as being the greatest to…
Looking back at how Nick Faldo set a course record at St Andrews as he won the 1990 Open
Sir Nick Faldo has six major titles to his name but when it comes to the very best of those six wins, there is no…
Looking back at Arnold Palmer’s first ever major win as he announced himself to the golfing world at Augusta National
Some people are just synonymous with their sports and when it comes to golf, few would argue that Arnold Palmer is one of the biggest…