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Sarazen

American  
[sar-uh-zuhn] / ˈsær ə zən /

noun

  1. Gene Eugene Saraceni, 1902–1999, U.S. golfer.


Sarazen British  
/ ˈsærəzən /

noun

  1. Gene, original name Eugenio Saraceni. 1902–99, US golfer; won seven major tournaments between 1922 and 1935

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 36-year-old from Holywood, Northern Ireland, had gone 11 years between major championships and joined Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only playerswith a career grand slam.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

McIlroy joined an elite club with his Masters victory - with only Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods having previously completed the career Slam.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Sarazen is the only player with the career Grand Slam who completed it at Augusta National.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

Only five golfers — Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods — have won each of the game’s major championships.

From New York Times • May 18, 2022

Is not a Spaniard dressed after one Fashion, an Italian after another, a Frenchman after another, a German after another, a Greek after another, a Turk after another, and a Sarazen after another?

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Erasmus, Desiderius

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