deane beman wanted to call it home, but they weren't selling.et deane $100 he wouldn't succeed in building his dream. beamen's conviction blazed the trail. >> that was it. got it. >> he approached the land owner across the street and managed to purchase 400-plus acres, what is now tpc sawgrass for $1. along with golf course architect pete dye, beamen could now build his dream for the home of the pga tour and the players championship. >> i wanted the concept of the golf course for the gallery to be that somebody could stay in an area and not have to walk very far and see action on two or three, maybe four holes. ♪ >> most people and certainly organizations are adverse to change. so understanding that, if you're going to make significant progress and be able to do things differently, change things, that it's almost a confrontational process. >> i wanted to be the best player in the world. i wanted to beat best player who ever lived. i wasn't the healthiest guy in the world, wasn't the biggest guy, in a game that power is important. sat down with m

. >> although gary player, tiger woods, deane beman, and frank chirkinian have helped shape the gamenow it today, golf is full of other visionaries who have made lasting contributions, such as golf legend ben hogan, who pioneered practice routines. >> you're not born with a club in your hand, you understand? you'd have to -- you have to manufacture a swing. you can't be a damn fool and go out there and hit something that you never have hit before. you have to practice for it to be automatic for you. i tried to perfect it. never did. i came pretty close. >> fellow major champion gene sero zin invented the sandwich in 1932 while paul tight a 60-degree wedge in 1980s. both clubs are found in virtually every players' bag. meanwhile, jack nicklaus and the great arnold palmer took vision outside the ropes. decades before players traveled by private plane, palmer earned his pilot's license in 1956 to fly himself to and from events and even set the world record for circumnavigation speed in 1976 that still stands today. >> ground ready to taxi. >> these practical applications have had a prof