Ian Poulter is from Hertfordshire, England and has competed on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He turned pro in 1996 and was named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 2000. Some of the highlights in his career include wins at the 2010 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the 2012 WGC-HBC Champions.
2. Adam Hadwin
Answer: Canada
Adam Hadwin is from Saskatchewan, Canada and has been a member of the PGA tour since 2014 after finishing atop the money list on the Web.com Tour. He captured the 2017 Valspar Championship to secure his first PGA Tour Victory. Hadwin has the distinction of being among only a handful of golfers to score a 59 in a PGA Tour event.
3. Jason Day
Answer: Australia
Jason Day hails from Queensland, Australia and has been a member of both the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia. Day is a former world #1 ranked golfer having achieved that status in 2014. He managed to triumph at the 2015 PGA Championship to secure his first Major tournament title and has numerous other wins to his credit.
4. Jordan Spieth
Answer: USA
Jordan Spieth is an American golfer from Dallas, Texas and has been a professional since 2012. He claimed his first PGA Tour title at the age of 19 during the John Deere Classic. Spieth quickly rose to fame having won three Major tournaments including The Masters, US Open and the British Open prior to the age of 24.
5. Rory McIlroy
Answer: Northern Ireland
Rory McIlroy is from Holywood, Northern Ireland and has competed on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is a prolific professional golfer having amassed in excess of thirty worldwide victories. Some of his top credits include Major wins at the British Open, PGA Championship, US Open and the FedEx Cup champion in 2016.
6. Martin Kaymer
Answer: Germany
Martin Kaymer is originally from Dusseldorf, Germany and has been a member of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is perhaps best known for his huge eight stroke victory at the 2014 US Open. Kaymer previously held the #1 position on the Official World Golf Ranking list in 2011 and was part of the European team when they won the Ryder Cup in 2012.
7. K.J. Choi
Answer: South Korea
K.J. Choi is a professional golfer from Wando, South Korea and has been on the PGA Tour since 2000. He is considered the pioneer for Korean golfers, instrumental for their emergence on the PGA Tour in the twenty-first century. Among his best accomplishments on the PGA Tour includes a victory at The Players Championship in 2011.
8. Branden Grace
Answer: South Africa
Branden Grace hails from Pretoria, South Africa and has competed on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has the distinction of being the first player to win his first four tournaments on the European Tour, accomplished in 2012. Grace managed to capture his inaugural PGA Tour win at the 2016 RBC Heritage.
9. Henrik Stenson
Answer: Sweden
Henrik Stenson is from Gothenburg, Sweden and has been a prominent member of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. His consistency has placed him among the top ten golfers in the world 2014-2018. Some of his achievements include a victory at The Open Championship in 2016, the FedEx Cup Champion in 2013 and a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
10. Francesco Molinari
Answer: Italy
Francesco Molinari is from Turin, Italy and has competed on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. In 2018, he became the first Italian golfer to win a major by capturing The Open Championship and was also named the European Tour Golfer of the Year. During that same year he secured his first PGA Tour victory at the Quicken Loans National.
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