Golfing Nicknames
May 11, 2012 in
NICKNAME — Golfer
Big Easy — Ernie Els
Big Fijian — Vijay Singh
Black Knight — Gary Player (because of his tendency to wear black)
Boo — Thomas Brent “Boo” Weekley
Boom Boom — Fred Couples
Buffalo Bill — Billy Casper
Bulldog — Corey Pavin
Champagne Tony — Tony Lema
Chippie — Paul Lawrie
Double D — David Duval
El Gato (The Cat) — Eduardo Romero
El Niño — Sergio Garcia
El Pato (The Duck) — Angel Cabrera
The Fish — Ross Fisher
GMAC — Graeme McDowell
Gentle Ben — Ben Crenshaw
The Gilroy Cowboy — George Archer
Golden Bear — Jack Nicklaus
The Goose — Retief Goosen
Great White Shark — Greg Norman
The Hawk — Ben Hogan
The King — Arnold Palmer
Lefty — Phil Mickelson
Little Poison — Paul Runyan
The Mechanic — Miguel Angel Jimenez
Merry Mex/ Supermex — Lee Trevino (due to his Mexican roots)
Monty — Colin Montgomerie
Ohio Fats — Jack Nicklaus
Pink Panther — Jesper Parnevik
The Scientist — Robert Karlsson
Shrek — Louis Oosthuizen
The Silver Scot — Tommy Armour
Slammin’ Sam — Sam Snead
Spaceman — Jesper Parnevik
The Squire — Gene Sarazen
Tank — K.J. Choi (due to his large build)
Wild Thing — John Daly
Walrus — Craig Stadler
Zinger — Paul Azinger
