PGA Tour pro Ed Fiori, who famously outdueled Tiger Woods in 1996 at the John Deere Classic, passed away at the age of 72, leaving the golf world in mourning.

Nicknamed The Grip for his unusually strong grip, Ed Fiori delayed Tiger Woods from earning his first PGA Tour title at the 1996 Quad Cities Open.

A former PGA Tour winner is dead on Sunday evening. The PGA Tour announced on Sunday that Ed Fiori, a four-time winner on the tour, died at the age of 72 years old. The standout PGA Tour golfer was perhaps best known for chasing down a then-20-year-old Tiger Woods at age 43 to win the 1996