Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament – Jimmy Demaret
- U.S. Open – Lawson Little
- British Open – not played due to World War II
- PGA Championship – Byron Nelson
Men's amateur
- British Amateur – not played due to World War II
- U.S. Amateur – Dick Chapman
Women's professional
- Women's Western Open – Babe Zaharias
- Titleholders Championship – Helen Hicks
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Famous quotes containing the word golf:
“And the wind shall say “Here were decent godless people;
Their only monument the asphalt road
And a thousand lost golf balls.””
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“A golf course is nothing but a pool room moved outdoors.”
—Frank Butler (1890–1967)
“If there is any larceny in a man, golf will bring it out.”
—Paul Gallico (1897–1976)