| SNEAD | US golfer who was nicknamed The Slammer (5) |
| ARNOLD | American professional golfer who was nicknamed The King, _ Palmer (6) |
| WHITE | Barry - - -, late US singer who was nicknamed 'the Walrus of Love' (5) |
| BJORN | Thomas, Danish golfer who was European captain at the 2018 Ryder Cup (5) |
| LOPEZ | Nancy, U.S. golfer who was 1989 U.S. LPGA champion (5) |
| FALDO | Nick ..., British golfer who was a six-time Major winner. (5) |
| COHAN | George who was nicknamed "the man who owned Broadway" |
| SAMSNEAD | One of the greatest US golfers, nicknamed "The Slammer" (3,5) |
| TIGER | ___ Woods professional golfer who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019 |
| OCHOA | Golfer who was #1 when she retired in 2010 |
| AUTRY | 20th Century American singer and actor who was nicknamed the Singing Cowboy (4,5) |
| TYRUS | Full first name of the baseball player who was nicknamed "The Georgia Peach" |
| TOMMY | Winner of three of golf's majors who was nicknamed 'The Silver Scot' (5,6) |
| QUINN | Pat ___ (Toronto Maple Leafs head coach who was nicknamed 'The Big Irishman') |
| NURMI | Paavo ___, runner who was nicknamed the "Flying Finn" |
| REESE | Pee Wee who was nicknamed The Little Colonel |
| ERUPT | Break out from the slammer up there (5) |
| JAILS | Puts in the slammer |
| COUPLES | Golfer who was world No.1 in 1992, winning the US Masters the same year, his only major title (7) |
| NICKLAUS | Golfer who was Rookie of the Year and won the US Open in 1962 (8) |
