People vs. The Pros

Last updated May 01, 2019

People vs. The Pros is a golf tournament played annually since 2003 at courses all over the United States. The event has two different division, ages 18–49 and ages 50+. The event takes two professionals and two amateurs who qualify for the event during a qualifying tournament. The winning amateur from each age division then would play an 18-hole match against a PGA Tour pro, using the correct handicap system. Notable courses that have hosted the event are Pinehurst, Lake Las Vegas Resort, Barton Creek and in Los Cabos.

Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city by population is New York City. Forty-eight states and the capital's federal district are contiguous in North America between Canada and Mexico. The State of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate, and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries.

Pinehurst Resort is a historic golf resort in the United States, located in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It has hosted a number of prestigious golf tournaments.

Notable professionals who have competed in People vs. The Pros are John Daly, Lee Trevino, Chris DiMarco, Tom Watson, Retief Goosen, Justin Leonard, Ben Crenshaw and Gary McCord.

John Daly (golfer) American professional golfer

John Patrick Daly is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.

Lee Buck Trevino is a retired American professional golfer who is regarded as one of the greatest players in golf history. He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981.

Christian Dean DiMarco is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. DiMarco has won seven tournaments as a pro, including three PGA Tour events.

The 2009 event will feature Nick Faldo and Fred Couples.^[1]

Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo, is an English professional golfer who is now mainly an on-air golf analyst. A top player of his era, renowned for his dedication to the game, he was ranked No. 1 on the Official World Golf Ranking for a total of 97 weeks. His 41 professional wins include 30 victories on the European Tour and six major championships: three Open Championships and three Masters.

Frederick Steven Couples is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament in 1992, and the Players Championship in 1984 and 1996.

Results

2003 John Daly won his match, Lee Trevino lost his match
2004 John Daly and Gary McCord both lost their matches
2005 Justin Leonard and Ben Crenshaw both won their matches
2006 Retief Goosen and Gary McCord both won their matches
2007 Not Contested
2008 Chris DiMarco and Tom Watson both won their matches
2009 Postponed to 2010

Gary Dennis McCord is an American professional golfer, commentator and author.

Justin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer. He has twelve career wins on the PGA Tour, including one major, the 1997 Open Championship.

Ben Daniel Crenshaw is a retired American professional golfer who has won 19 events on the PGA Tour, including two major championships: the Masters Tournament in 1984 and 1995. He is nicknamed Gentle Ben.

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