- Because golf allows for longer careers, many of the best golfers have already been playing for a decade or more.
- Some golfers look entirely different now than they did when their careers began.
- Take a look at the difference below.
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Many of the world’s greatest golfers turn pro as teenagers and grow up right before our eyes.
Yet, down the road, it is easy to forget just how much many of these golfers have changed since they started their pro careers, and how much better their fashion sense has become.
Below we take a look at what guys like Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, and Jason Day looked like before they were famous.
Dustin Johnson in 2007 (age 23).
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Dustin Johnson now.
Foto: Source: Frank Franklin II/AP Images
Phil Mickelson in 1991 (age 20).
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Phil Mickelson now.
Foto: Source: Frank Franklin II/AP Images
Tiger Woods in 1990 (age 14).
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Tiger Woods now.
Foto: Source: Lee Jin-man/AP
Bryson DeChambeau in 2015 (age 22).
Foto: Source: Nam Y. Huh/AP Images
Bryson DeChambeau now.
Foto: Source: Carlos Osorio/AP Images
Adam Scott in 2000 (age 20).
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Adam Scott now.
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Sergio Garcia in 1998 (age 18).
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Sergio Garcia now.
Foto: Source: Darron Cummings/AP Images
Jordan Spieth in 2010 (age 16).
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Jordan Spieth now.
Foto: Source: Eric Gay/AP
Bubba Watson in 2005 (age 27).
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Bubba Watson now.
Foto: Source: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
Rory McIlroy in 2007 (age 17).
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Rory McIlroy now.
Foto: Source: Frank Franklin II/AP Images
Tommy Fleetwood in 2008 (age 17)
Foto: Source: Andrew Redington/Getty Images
Tommy Fleetwood now.
Foto: Source: Lynne Sladky/AP Images
Justin Thomas in 2013 (age 20).
Foto: Source: Michael Cohen/Getty
Justin Thomas now.
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Ernie Els in 1990 (age 20).
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Ernie Els now.
Foto: Source: Amr Nabil/AP Images
Rickie Fowler in 2007 (age 18).
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Rickie Fowler now.
Foto: Source: Darron Cummings/AP Images
Miguel Angel Jimenez in 1994 (age 30).
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Miguel Angel Jimenez now.
Foto: Source: Warren Little/Getty Images
Henrik Stenson in 2000 (age 24).
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Henrik Stenson now.
Foto: Source: Matt York/AP Images
Jason Day in 2006 (age 18).
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Jason Day now.
Foto: Source: Darron Cummings/AP Images
Matt Kuchar in 1998 (age 19).
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Matt Kuchar now.
Foto: Source: Reuters
Vijay Singh in 1993 (age 30)
Foto: Source: Mark Lennihan/AP
Vijay Singh now.
Foto: Source: Michael Cohen/Getty
Jason Dufner in 2004 (age 26).
Foto: Source: Getty Images
Jason Dufner now.
Foto: Source: David Cannon/Getty Images
Patrick Reed in 2006 (age 15)
Foto: Source: Warren Little/Getty
Patrick Reed now.
Foto: Source: Darron Cummings/AP Images
Justin Rose in 1998 (age 17).
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Justin Rose now.
Foto: Source: Darron Cummings/
Hideki Matsuyama in 2010 (age 18)
Foto: Source: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
Hideki Matsuyama now.
Foto: Source: Darron Cummings/AP Images
Ian Poulter in 1999 (age 23).
Foto: Source: Stephen Munday/Allsport/Getty
Ian Poulter today.
Foto: Source: Lynne Sladky/AP
John Daly in 1991 (age 25)
Foto: Source: Stephen Dunn /Allsport
John Daly now.
Foto: Source: Charlie Neibergall/AP Images
Brooks Koepka in 2013 (age 23)
Foto: Source: Tony Avelar/AP
Brooks Koepka now.
Foto: Source: AP Photo/Eric Gay
Jon Rahm in 2011 (age 17)
John Rahm now.
Foto: Source: Darron Cummings/AP Images
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