is a specific kind of: participant, player.

is a broader term that covers: driver | golf pro, professional golfer | hacker | hooker | medal winner, medalist, medallist | putter | slicer.

instances of which are: Ben Hogan, Hogan, William Benjamin Hogan | Bobby Jones, Jones, Robert Tyre Jones | Jack Nicklaus, Jack William Nicklaus, Nicklaus | Greg Norman, Gregory John Norman, Norman | Arnold Daniel Palmer, Arnold Palmer, Palmer | Gene Sarazen, Sarazen | Sam Snead, Samuel Jackson Snead, Snead | Lee Buck Trevino, Lee Trevino, Supermex, Trevino.

derivation: golf.