Pro golfer birthdays: When some of the best golfers were born
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Pro golfer birthdays: When some of the best golfers were born

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Everyone has a birthday. But some birthdays get more recognition than others. And that's true, in particular, for a number of PGA Tour players.

We have listed the birthdays for some of the greatest golfers ever to live, including those born in the 19th century! From Hagen to Nicklaus to Woods to Spieth, we have their birthdays lined up so you can celebrate...if you want. Or maybe you'll find out that you share a birthday with one of these great golfers and you can become birthday buddies.

Either way, here are the birthdays of some of the greatest golfers, living and dead.

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PLAYER BIRTHDAY YEAR BORN
Adam Scott July 16 1980
Arnold Palmer September 10 1929
Ben Hogan August 13 1912
Bernhard Langer August 27 1957
Bobby Jones March 17 1902
Brandt Snedeker December 8 1980
Brooks Koepka May 3 1990
Bubba Watson November 5 1978
Byron Nelson February 4 1912
Charl Schwartzel August 31 1984
Danny Willett October 3 1987
Dustin Johnson June 22 1984
Ernie Els October 17 1969
Fred Couples October 3 1959
Gary Player November 1 1935
Gene Sarazen February 27 1902
Greg Norman February 10 1955
Hale Irwin June 3 1945
Harry Vardon May 9 1870
Henrik Stenson April 5 1976
Hideki Matsuyama February 25 1992
J.B. Holmes April 26 1982
Jack Nicklaus January 21 1940
James Braid February 6 1870
Jason Day November 12 1987
Jason Dufner March 24 1977
Jim Furyk May 12 1970
Jimmy Walker January 16 1979
John Henry Taylor March 19 1871
Jon Rahm November 10 1994
Jordan Spieth July 27 1993
Justin Rose July 30 1980
Justin Thomas April 29 1993
Kevin Chappell July 8 1986
Kevin Kisner February 15 1984
Lee Trevino December 1 1939
Louis Oosthuizen October 19 1982
Matt Kuchar June 21 1978
Nick Faldo July 18 1957
Patrick Reed August 5 1990
Paul Casey July 21 1977
Peter Thomson August 23 1929
Phil Mickelson June 16 1970
Rafael Cabrera Bello May 25 1984
Raymond Floyd September 4 1942
Rickie Fowler December 13 1988
Rory McIlroy May 4 1989
Sam Snead May 27 1912
Sergio Garcia January 9 1980
Seve Ballesteros April 9 1957
Steve Stricker February 23 1967
Tiger Woods December 30 1975
Tom Kite December 9 1949
Tom Lehman March 7 1959
Tom Watson September 4 1949
Vijay Singh February 22 1963
Walter Hagen December 21 1892

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