The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HAGEN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1966.
Famous name in golf crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| HAGEN | 27 % | 5 | 
| SARAZEN | 27 % | 7 | 
| SNEAD | 18 % | 5 | 
| OUIMET | 9 % | 6 | 
| HOGAN | 9 % | 5 | 
| DEMARET | 9 % | 7 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Famous name in golf
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lie
 - snead
 - ping
 - amos
 - lunt
 - dionne
 - elia
 - adams
 - edward
 - lascaux
 - booth
 - cohan
 
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result HAGEN
- Actress Uta ___
 - Uta of stage and screen
 - Jean of "Singin' in the Rain"
 - Stage coach
 - Golfer Walter
 - Walter of the PGA
 - Three-time Tony winner Uta
 - Golf great Walter
 - Walter of golf
 - Captain of the inaugural U.S. Ryder Cup team
 
More clues leading to the result SARAZEN
- Gene of golfing fame
 - First golfer to win all four majors
 - Golf legend Gene
 - Golfer who hit "the shot heard 'round the world" at the 1935 Masters
 - Famous name in golf.
 - Gene of golfing fame.
 - Gene of double-eagle fame.
 - American golfer.
 - Gene of golf
 - Gene ___, 1932 U.S. and British Open champ
 
More clues leading to the result SNEAD
- "Slammin' Sammy"
 - Sam of the links
 - Golfing great
 - "Slammin' Sammy" who (I would guess) didn't use performance enhancers
 - "Golf Begins at Forty" author
 - Holder of the Most PGA Tour victories record, with 82 wins
 - PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award winner, 1998
 - Three-time PGA champ
 - Sam of the PGA
 - Golf great Sam
 
More clues leading to the result OUIMET
More clues leading to the result HOGAN
- Ben, Paul, or Hulk
 - Home to the Navajo
 - Navajo structure
 - First wrestler to win back-to-back Royal Rumbles
 - Hulkamania figure
 - nWo wrestler
 - Navajo home
 - "___'s Heroes" (Bob Crane comedy)
 - Colonel Klink's senior POW
 - Sitcom POW