| ABERG | Swedish golfer; winner of the 2023 RSM Classic and 2025 Genesis Invitational tournaments (6,5) |
| LUDVIG | Swedish golfer; winner of the 2023 RSM Classic and 2025 Genesis Invitational tournaments (6,5) |
| NIEMANN | Chilean golfer; winner of the 2019 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier and 2022 Genesis Invitational tournaments (7) |
| JOAQUIN | Chilean golfer; winner of the 2019 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier and 2022 Genesis Invitational tournaments (7) |
| ARMYRATIONS | Food for RSM on a tray I upset? |
| SAHITH | US golfer; winner of the 2023 Fortinet Championship and, with Tom Hoge, the 2022 QBE Shootout tournament (6) |
| THEEGALA | US golfer; winner of the 2023 Fortinet Championship and, with Tom Hoge, the 2022 QBE Shootout tournament (8) |
| TEE | Herman Barron's favorite time of day (the first Jew to win a PGA event, the Western Open, Feb. 1942). This year, David Berger and Max Homa won PGA tournaments 1 week after the other (Pebble Beach Pro- |
| DALGLISH | Winner of the 2023 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement award, Kenny _ (8) |
| GOOCH | Talor ..... , US golfer; 2021 RSM Classic tournament winner (5) |
| MCNEALY | US golfer; 2024 RSM Classic winner |
| ESPARGARO | Winner of the 2023 Moto GP British and Catalan motorcycle Grands Prix (9) |
| ALEIX | Winner of the 2023 Moto GP British and Catalan motorcycle Grands Prix (5) |
| LEACH | Ellie ---, winner of the 2023 series of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing (5) |
| DUNCAN | Tyler who won RSM Classic of 2019 (6) |
| CANIGETAWITNESS | Marvin Gaye classic, and a hint to the last words of the answers to the starred clues |
| GOTTERUP | US golfer; 2025 Genesis Scottish Open winner (8) |
| CHRIS | US golfer; 2025 Genesis Scottish Open winner (5) |
| ALLISEN | ... Corpuz, winner of the 2023 U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach. (7) |
| WYNDHAMCLARK | Winner of the 2023 US Open, beating Rory McIlroy by one shot |
