List of Sportspeople By Nickname - Golf

Golf

• "Babe" = Mildred Zaharias (also known for her previous career in track and field)
• "The Big Easy" = Ernie Els
• "Big Mama" = JoAnne Carner
• "Boo" = Thomas Weekley
• "Boom-Boom" = Fred Couples
• "The Boss of the Moss" = Loren Roberts
• "Champagne Tony" = Tony Lema
• "Chi-Chi" = Juan Rodríguez
• "The Golden Bear" = Jack Nicklaus
• "The Great White Shark" = Greg Norman
• "The Grouch" = Pádraig Harrington
• "Himself" = Christy O'Connor Snr
• "Hombre Araña" (Spanish for "Spider-Man") = Camilo Villegas
• "Hootie" = William Johnson
• "The King" = Arnold Palmer
• "Lefty" = Phil Mickelson
• "Lighthorse Harry" = Harry Cooper
• "Lord Byron" = Byron Nelson
• "Magnificent Seven" =
  • Nancy Lopez
  • Pat Bradley
  • Amy Alcott
  • Patty Sheehan
  • Betsy King
  • Beth Daniel
  • Juli Inkster
• "Marquis de Sod" = Pete Dye, course architect (a play on the Marquis de Sade and the perceived extreme difficulty of many of Dye's best-known designs)
• "The Mechanic" = Miguel Ángel Jiménez
• "The Merry Mex" = Lee Trevino (from his Mexican American heritage)
• "Mr. X" = Miller Barber
• "Mrs. Doubtfire" = Colin Montgomerie
• "Monty" = Colin Montgomerie
• "El Niño" (Spanish for "The Kid") = Sergio García
• "Ohio Fats" = Jack Nicklaus
• "The Pink Panther" = Paula Creamer
• "Prince Bashful" (ハニカミ王子, Hanikami Ōji?) = Ryo Ishikawa
• "Sandy" = Alexander Lyle
• "Sarge" = Orville Moody
• "Shy Prince" = Ryo Ishikawa
• "Slammin' Sammy" = Sam Snead
• "The Small Unit" = Chez Reavie
• "Squire" = Gene Sarazen
• "Tiger" = Eldrick Woods
• "Trip" = Ernest Kuehne
• "The Walrus" = Craig Stadler
• "The Wee Welshman" = Ian Woosnam
• "Woosers", "Woosie", or "Wooster" = Ian Woosnam