Golf
- October 25 – death of Payne Stewart (42) in an air accident
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament – José María Olazábal
- U.S. Open – Payne Stewart
- British Open – Paul Lawrie This Open is also remembered for the epic collapse of French golfer Jean van de Velde, who threw away a three–shot lead on the final hole, finding himself in a playoff which Lawrie won.
- PGA Championship – Tiger Woods
- PGA Tour money leader – Tiger Woods – $6,616,585
- PGA Tour Player of the Year – Tiger Woods
- PGA Tour Rookie of the Year – Carlos Franco
- Senior PGA Tour money leader – Bruce Fleisher – $2,515,705
- Ryder Cup – United States won 14½ to 13½ over Europe in team golf.
Amateur – Graeme Storm
- U.S. Amateur – David Gossett
- European Amateur – Grégory Havret
Women's professional
- Nabisco Dinah Shore – Dottie Pepper
- LPGA Championship – Juli Inkster
- U.S. Women's Open – Juli Inkster
- Classique du Maurier – Karrie Webb
- LPGA Tour money leader – Karrie Webb – $1,591,959
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Famous quotes containing the word golf:
“Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.”
—Franklin Pierce Adams (1881–1960)
“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)