Mark McCormack

They say you can tell a lot about a man by the way he plays golf. That's why all eyes were on Ted Forstmann as he made his debut as the owner of IMG

Founded in Cleveland in 1960, Mark McCormack's company has ballooned into a $1.3 billion global Goliath that represents more than 1,250 athletes and artists. Its 2,500 employees work in 80 offices scattered across 32...

He created sports marketing and changed the worlds of golf, tennis and television. How will IMG survive the loss of its brilliant founder?

He was a young lawyer from Cleveland with a passion for golf, a brilliant, creative mind and a workaholic nature. In 1960 he signed his first client, Arnold Palmer, and from that sturdy platform Mark H. McCormack...