| LITTLER | Gene ___, US golfer, winner of the 1961 US Open (7) |
| VINCENT | Gene ___ , US rockabilly pioneer, d. 1971. (7) |
| AUTRY | Gene ___, US actor-singer who played the title role in 1951 film western Whirlwind (5) |
| ANDRIC | Ivo, winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature (6) |
| MORTIMER | Angela --, winner of the 1961 Wimbledon singles championship (8) |
| ANGELAMORTIMER | British winner of the 1961 Wimbledon ladies’ singles |
| STRANGE | Curtis ___, US golfer; winner of the US Open Championship in 1988 and 1989 (7) |
| SARAZEN | US golfer; winner of The Open Championship and US Open in 1932 - see 5dn (0) |
| IRELAND | British F1 driver who won the 1961 United States (5,7) |
| CINK | Stewart ___, US golfer; winner of The Open Championship in 2009 (4) |
| TREVINO | Lee ---, laid-back US golfer, winner of six majors |
| CHANNEL | Bruce --, singer of the 1961 hit single "Hey! Baby" (7) |
| CHECKER | Chubby _, American rock'n'roll singer of the 1961 hit Let's Twist Again (7) |
| DUFNER | Jason ___, US golfer; winner of the 2013 PGA Championship (6) |
| COODY | Charles ___, US golfer; winner of the 1971 Masters Tournament (5) |
| KUCHAR | Matt ___, US golfer; winner of the 2012 Players Championship tournament (6) |
| UIHLEIN | Peter ___, US golfer who won the 2013 Madeira Islands Open (7) |
| HOGAN | Ben _; US golfer, winner of nine major titles (5) |
| WALDORF | Duffy ___, US golfer who won the 1999 Buick Classic tournament (7) |
| WEEKLEY | Boo ___, US golfer who won the Verizon Heritage tournament in 2007 and 2008 (7) |
