Vote for the best American golf and tennis stars of all time in our '250 for 250' poll

Tiger or Jack? Serena or Sampras?

As spring sets sights back on golf courses and tennis courts, USA TODAY's "250 for 250" series on the greatest United States-born athletes of all time is checking in on the country club set, and leaning into the difficulty of comparing one sports' all-time best to that of another.

While the dominance of Tiger Woods and Serena Williams has largely defined the conversation of their respective sports since the late 1990s, U.S. excellence in both sports extends back decades, involving trailblazers like Babe Didrickson Zaharias and Arthur Ashe, and luminaries including Arnold Palmer and Chris Evert.

In many ways, an examination of these two non-contact sports displays both the evolution of the American athlete and sports' place in our nation's evolving conversation on racism, sexism and inclusion. These U.S.-born trailblazers stand among their sports' all-time best.

Visit USA TODAY on May 13 to see what our experts have to say about the top U.S.-born golfers and tennis players of all time. Until then, weigh in on your GOAT pick below, add your sleeper suggestion for the list, or shout about the most obvious omission you see.

With this celebration of America's top sports figures, we're featuring these athletes and the high schools they graduated from – or hometowns for those who took an alternate path to sports stardom.

Vote for your favorite all-time U.S. golfer in USA TODAY's '250 for 250' list

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