A Comprehensive List Of Every Greek On The PGA Tour, Past And Present

First and foremost, congratulations to Adam Scott for capturing the most heralded trophy in golf yesterday, and thank him for the astounding and compelling fashion he did it in with that playoff victory.

Scott’s triumph at Augusta was also a victory for the brothers of Sigma Chi, where he was an active during his time honing his golf game at UNLV. It also inspired me to compile a list of other golf greats who have been fraternity men throughout the years.

The list is made up of both old-timers from as early as the 1930s, and young guns currently on one of a few tours: PGA, Champions, Nationwide and Seniors.

See what legends might’ve been a member of your chapter:

Tommy Aaron—Kappa Alpha Order
Jerry Abbott—Sigma Nu
Rick Acton—Psi Upsilon
Ted Adams—Beta Theta Pi
Don Albert—Alpha Tau Omega
Jim Albus—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Billy Andrade—Kappa Sigma
Dave Anthony—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Terry Anton—Pi Kappa Alpha
Tommy Armour, III—Phi Gamma Delta
Wally Armstrong—Pi Kappa Alpha

Merle Backlund—Beta Theta Pi
Andy Bean—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Notah Begay—Sigma Chi
Jim Benepe—Beta Theta Pi
Ronnie Black—Kappa Sigma
Chris Blocker—Phi Gamma Delta
Lester Bolstad—Delta Kappa Epsilon
John Brodie—Zeta Psi
Kevin Burton—Beta Theta Pi

John Paul Cain—Phi Gamma Delta
Joe Campbell—Alpha Tau Omega
Dick Chapman—Delta Kappa Epsilon
Charlie Coe—Beta Theta Pi
Ben Crenshaw—Kappa Alpha Order
Dexter Cummings—Beta Theta Pi

Jesse Daley—Sigma Chi
Gardner Dickinson—Kappa Alpha Order
Luke Donald—Sigma Chi
Robert Donald—Sigma Chi
Bruce Douglass—Alpha Tau Omega
Dale Douglas—Kappa Sigma
Skip Dunaway—Beta Theta Pi
Scott Dunlap—Delta Tau Delta

Dave Eichelberger—Sigma Phi Epsilon
Walter Emery—Sigma Chi
Randy Erskine—Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Jim Ferree—Sigma Chi
Dow Finsterwald—Beta Theta Pi
John Fisher—Chi Psi
Scott Ford—Alpha Tau Omega
Bob Friend—Sigma Chi

Jim Gabrielson—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Ron Garcia—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Buddy Gardner—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Bill Garrett—Kappa Alpha Order
Al Geiberger—Kappa Alpha Order
Bill Gilbert—Phi Kappa Psi
Bob Gilder—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Dave Glenz—Theta Chi
Lou Graham—Kappa Sigma
Hubert Green—Pi Kappa Alpha

Fred Haas—Lambda Chi Alpha
Jay Haas—Kappa Sigma
Gary Hallberg—Kappa Sigma
Laurie Hammer—Phi Gamma Delta
Matt Hansen—Pi Kappa Alpha
Jim Hardy—Beta Theta Pi
Labron Harris—Alpha Tau Omega
Jerry Heard—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Brian Henninger—Alpha Tau Omega
Jay Herbert—Kappa Sigma
Denny Hepler—Pi Kappa Alpha
Bill Hoffer—Phi Kappa Tau
Bob Huber—Pi Kappa Alpha
Travis Hudson—Phi Gamma Delta
Earl Humphries—Sigma Chi

Joe Inman—Kappa Sigma
Tom Inskeep—Beta Theta Pi
Hale Irwin—Phi Gamma Delta

Peter Jacobsen—Kappa Sigma
Don January—Kappa Alpha Order
Brandt Jobe—Beta Theta Pi
Bobby Jones—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Grier Jones—Beta Theta Pi

Farid Khan—Chi Phi
Gary Koch—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Bill Kratzert—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Joel Kribel—Sigma Chi

Franklin Langham—Kappa Alpha Order
Gib Larsen—Sigma Chi
Jack Lewis—Kappa Sigma
David Lind—Pi Kappa Alpha
Lawson Little—Chi Psi
Rosser Little—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Jim Logue—Beta Theta Pi
Lynn Lott—Kappa Alpha Order
Mark Lye—Theta Chi

Steve Marino—Beta Theta Pi
Casey Martin—Sigma Chi
Don Massengale—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Scott McCarron—Beta Theta Pi
Mike McCullough—Sigma Chi
Artie McNickle—Phi Kappa Tau
Eddie Merrins—Kappa Alpha Order
Cary Middlecoff—Kappa Alpha Order
Steve Melnyk—Alpha Tau Omega
Don Moe—Beta Theta Pi
Vaughn Moise—Kappa Alpha Order
Jack Montgomery—Kappa Sigma
Gil Morgan—Sigma Tau Gamma
Michael Muehr—Theta Chi
Bob Murphy—Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Jimmy Nelson—Pi Kappa Alpha
Gary Nicklaus—Phi Gamma Delta
Jack Nicklaus—Phi Gamma Delta
Lonnie Nielsen—Pi Kappa Alpha

David Ojala—Phi Kappa Psi

Jerry Pate—Phi Gamma Delta
Billy Joe Patton—Kappa Alpha Order
Eddy Peance—Kappa Sigma
Bill Pelham—Phi Gamma Delta
Peter Persons—Kappa Alpha Order
John Pitt—Kappa Alpha Order
Don Pooley—Sigma Nu
Joe Porter—Sigma Chi
Johnny Pott—Kappa Alpha Order
Tom Purtzer—Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Jay Randolph—Delta Tau Delta
Dean Refram—Sigma Phi Epsilon
Rick Rhoads—Kappa Alpha Order
Kemp Richardson—Kappa Alpha Order
Larry Rinker—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Wes Roach—Kappa Alpha Order
Larry Romjue—Beta Theta Pi
Bob Roseburg—Kappa Sigma
Hugh Royer—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Mason Rudolph—Kappa Sigma
Sam Rudolph—Kappa Sigma
Bob Ruskin—Sigma Alpha Mu

Ed Sabo—Sigma Nu
Marty Schiene—Beta Theta Pi
John Schroeder—Lambda Chi Alpha
Adam Scott—Sigma Chi
Tom Shaw—Theta Chi
Dave Sheff—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Denny Shutt—Phi Gamma Delta
Richard Sideroff—Beta Theta Pi
Jay Sigel—Kappa Alpha Order
Jim Simons—Kappa Alpha Order
Terry Small—Theta Chi
Bob E. Smith—Phi Kappa Tau
Maurice Smith—Beta Theta Pi
J.C. Snead—Sigma Phi Epsilon
Brandt Snedeker—Kappa Alpha Order
Grant Spaeth—Beta Theta Pi
Bill Spannuth—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Hugh Starkweather—Alpha Tau Omega
Chip Stewart—Sigma Phi Epsilon
Payne Stewart—Phi Gamma Delta
Dave Stockton—Kappa Alpha Order
Alan Strange—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Curtis Strange—Kappa Sigma
Kevin Streelman—Delta Sigma Phi
Bruce Summerhays—Sigma Chi

Bill Tindall—Beta Theta Pi
John Toepel—Alpha Tau Omega
Gary Treeter—Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Tommy Valentine—Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Bo Van Pelt—Sigma Chi

Harvey Ward—Zeta Psi
Tom Watson—Alpha Sigma Phi
Lanny Wadkins—Kappa Sigma
DeWitt Weaver—Kappa Sigma
Jack Westlund—Psi Upsilon
Jim White—Phi Gamma Delta
Web Wilder—Beta Theta Pi
Evan Williams—Lambda Chi Alpha
Bo Winninger—Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Bob Zender—Alpha Tau Omega

Here’s the breakdown per chapter:

ΣΑΕ: 24
ΒΘΠ: 23
ΚΑ Order: 22
ΚΣ: 18
ΣΧ: 15

Fiji: 13
ATΩ: 10
ΠΚΑ: 9
ΘΧ: 5
ΛΧΑ: 3

ΦΚΤ: 3
ΣΝ: 3
ΧΨ: 2
ZΨ: 2
ΨΥ:2
ΔΚΕ: 2
ΦΚΨ: 2
ΔΤΔ: 2
ΔΣΦ: 1
ΑΣΦ: 1
ΣAM: 1
ΣTΓ: 1

Quite impressive, huh?

It’s really interesting to see how many more old-time legends had fraternal roots as compared to current players in this day and age. Obviously this is a result of stricter NCAA regulations all around, but who knows, maybe a future Masters champion is starting his quest for the green jacket in a house right around the corner…

[via nicindy.org, Greek 101]

Image via ESPN

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  1. futureleader14

    If this is a comprehensive list of every golfer in history who’s been in a fraternity, I’d conclude the vast majority of people who are or have been on the PGA Tour were not in a fraternity, thereby undermining your intention in doing this, which I assume to be proving that golf is dominated by people in fraternities.

    12 years ago at 3:33 pm
    1. Ashley Schaeffer BMW

      ^^ No. At no point did I assert the list’s intention was to convey the PGA as dominated by fraternity men; it was merely an ode to those Greeks present and past who chose to pursue one of the most fruitful career paths possible.

      12 years ago at 5:26 pm
  2. FrattKuchar

    Surprised that Luke Donald and Adam Scott were fraternity men, while I didn’t see any major current American stars on the list.

    12 years ago at 3:47 pm
    1. TrickleDown

      No, however my friend who is a Phi Delt used this computer/account all the time…but that was months ago.

      12 years ago at 9:14 pm