Chi Chi Rodriguez was proof that stats alone don’t make someone a hall of famer. Rodriguez, who died Thursday at age 88, was a trailblazer — becoming the first Puerto Rican to play on the PGA Tour — and one of the most charismatic golfers the sport has seen.
The oldest of the four major golf championships, The Open Championship has seen 147 champions since its establishment in 1860. Can you name every golfer to have their name engraved on the Claret Jug in the event's history? (And sorry, Jean van de Velde doesn't count.)Note: The Open Championship wasn't held in 1871, from 1915-1919, from 1940-1945 and in 2020.Last names are acceptable as answers.
Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez, known as much for his on-course showmanship as for the talent that led to his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame, died on Thursday at age 88 in Clearwater, Fla.