Answer:

littler

Answer	Crossword Clue
LITTLER	Gene of golf lore
LITTLER	Golf legend dubbed "Gene the Machine"
LITTLER	More microscopic

LITTLER	Popular young golfer.
LITTLER	A golfing Gene.
LITTLER	Well-known golfer.
LITTLER	Champion golfer.
LITTLER	Big name in golf.
LITTLER	Golfer Gene
LITTLER	Gene of golf fame
LITTLER	U.S. Open winner: 1961

LITTLER	Gene of the P.G.A.
LITTLER	Gene the golfer
LITTLER	Comparatively tiny