The word laser started as an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. In modern usage, the term light includes electromagnetic radiation of any frequency, not only visible light, hence the terms infrared laser, ultraviolet laser, X-ray laser, and so on.
Every year at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, players on the PGA Tour compete in the annual Masters Tournament, one of the four major tournaments in professional golf, but Gary Player holds the record for playing the Masters Tournament the most times, at least completing the first two rounds of 52 of the tournaments.
Palmer's most prolific years were 1960â1963, when he won 29 PGA Tour events, including five major tournament victories, in four seasons. In 1960, he won the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of the year and Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award.