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Dan Sikes
Daniel David Sikes, Jr. (December 7, 1929 – December 20, 1987) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. Sikes won nine tournaments as a pro, including six PGA Tour events. He was influential as the chairman of the tournament players committee in the late 1960s, prior to the formation of the PGA Tour. Early years Born in Wildwood, Florida, Sikes was raised in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville and attended Andrew Jackson High School (Jacksonville, Florida), Andrew Jackson High School. College career He enrolled the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he played for the Florida Gators men's golf, Florida Gators' golf team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1951 to 1953. Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 39 & 42 (2010). Retrieved July 11, 2011. He was recognized as an All-American in 1952—the University of Florida's ''firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildwood, Florida
Wildwood is a city in Sumter County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,709 at the 2010 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2018 estimates, the city had a population of 7,024. Due to rapid growth the city had over 33,000 residents by October of 2022 with plans to swell to over 100,000 in the foreseeable future. Geography Wildwood is located at (28.858610, –82.038499). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.4 km2 (5.2 mi2). Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,924 people, 1,640 households, and 1,074 families residing in the city. The population density was 759.7 inhabitants per square mile (293.0/km2). There were 2,062 housing units at an average density of 399.2 per square mile (154.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 64.76% White, 32.93% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.97% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional golfer and golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career. Over a quarter-century, he won a record 18 major championships, three more than second-placed Tiger Woods. Nicklaus focused on the major championships—the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship—and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events. He competed in 164 major tournaments, more than any other player, and finished with 73 PGA Tour victories, third behind Sam Snead (82) and Woods (82). Nicklaus won the U.S. Amateur in 1959 and 1961 and finished second in the 1960 U.S. Open, two shots behind Arnold Palmer. Nicklaus turned professional at age 21 toward the end of 1961. He earned his first professional victory at the 1962 U.S. Open, defeating Palmer by three sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland Open Invitational
The Cleveland Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was played from 1963 to 1972 at a various courses in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area. Host courses Winners See also *DAP Championship, a Web.com Tour Finals event in the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood to begin in 2016 *Rust-Oleum Championship The Rust-Oleum Championship was a golf tournament on the Web.com Tour from 2014 to 2018. It was first played in June 2014 as the Cleveland Open at the Lakewood Country Club in Westlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. In 2016, it moved to Ivanhoe Clu ..., a Web.com Tour event in the Cleveland suburb of Westlake from 2013 to 2014 * Legend Financial Group Classic, a Web.com Tour event from 2005 to 2007 * Greater Cleveland Open, a Web.com Tour event from 1990 to 2001 References {{Former PGA Tour Events Former PGA Tour events Golf in Ohio Sports competitions in Cleveland Recurring sporting events established in 1963 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1972 1963 esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 PGA Tour
The 1965 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 28. The season consisted of 40 official money events. Jack Nicklaus won the most tournaments, five, and there were six first-time winners. Jack Nicklaus was the leading money winner with earnings of $140,752. Dave Marr was voted the PGA Player of the Year and Billy Casper won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1965 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Money leaders The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. Awards Notes References External linksPGA Tour official site {{PGA Tour Seasons PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Snead
Samuel Jackson Snead (pronounced sni:d">English_phonology.html" ;"title="nowiki/>English phonology">sni:d May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades (having won PGA of America and Senior PGA Tour events over six decades) and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Snead was awarded a record 94 gold medallions, for wins in PGA of America (referred to by most as the PGA) Tour events and later credited with winning a record 82 PGA Tour events tied with Tiger Woods, including seven majors. He never won the U.S. Open, though he was runner-up four times. Snead was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Snead's nicknames included "The Slammer", "Slammin' Sammy Snead", and "The Long Ball Hitter from West Virginia", and he was admired by many for having a "perfect swing", which generated many imitators. Snead was famed for his folksy image, wearing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doral C
Doral may refer to: Brands and enterprises * Doral (cigarette) * Doral, a trade name for ergocalciferol, vitamin D2 * Doral, a trade name for the sleep medicine quazepam * Doral Financial Corporation, based in Puerto Rico * Doral Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, United States, now the Miami Beach Resort and Spa * Trump National Doral Miami, a golf resort in Doral, Florida People * Doral Moore (born 1997), American basketball player * Doral Pilling (1906–1982), Canadian javelin thrower Schools in Doral, Florida, United States * Doral College, a private, non-profit school * Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School * Doral Academy Preparatory School, a public charter middle/high school Other uses * Doral, Florida, United States, a suburb of Miami * Doral Open, a golf tournament held in Doral, Florida * Florida State Road 948, also known locally as Doral Boulevard * Number Five (Aaron Doral), a Cylon character in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series * Doral 't G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 PGA Tour
The 1963 PGA Tour season was played from January 4 to November 24. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Arnold Palmer won the most tournaments, seven, and there were seven first-time winners. Palmer was the leading money winner with earnings of $128,230. Julius Boros was voted the PGA Player of the Year and Billy Casper won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1963 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Money leaders The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. Awards Notes References External linksPGA Tour official site {{PGA Tour Seasons PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miller Barber
Miller Westford Barber, Jr. (March 31, 1931 – June 11, 2013) was an American professional golfer who enjoyed significant success on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s, and a greater degree of success on the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour) in the 1980s. Career Barber was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He spent much of his life in Texarkana, Texas. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1954, turned professional four years later, and won his first PGA Tour event in 1964. He earned 11 career tour wins, but did not win a major championship. The closest he came was in 1969 at the U.S. Open at Houston, where he held a three-shot lead over the field after three rounds, but shot 78 in the last round to finish three shots behind winner Orville Moody. Earlier in April 1969, Barber entered the final round of the Masters Tournament two shots out of the lead and was paired in Sunday's final group but shot a final round 74 (which included a birdie from under a tree on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Senior PGA Tour ...
The 1982 Senior PGA Tour was the third season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1982 season. Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. Awards Notes References External links * {{Champions Tour seasons PGA Tour Champions seasons Senior PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour. History and format The Senior PGA Championship, founded in 1937, was for many year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilton Head Seniors International
The Seniors International Golf Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1982 to 1987. It was played in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina at the Shipyard Golf Club (1982–1984), at the Planters Row Golf Club (1985), and at the Harbour Town GL (1986–1987). The purse for the 1987 tournament was US$250,000, with $37,500 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1982 as the Hilton Head Seniors International. Winners The Seniors International Golf Championship *1987 Al Geiberger Cuyahoga Seniors International *1986 Butch Baird Hilton Head Seniors International *1985 Mike Fetchick *1984 Lee Elder *1983 Miller Barber *1982 Miller Barber and Dan Sikes Daniel David Sikes, Jr. (December 7, 1929 – December 20, 1987) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. Sikes won nine tournaments as a pro, including six PGA Tour events. He was influential as the cha ... (tie) Source: References Former PGA Tour Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 PGA Tour
The 1970 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to December 13. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Billy Casper won the most tournaments, four, and there were six first-time winners. The tournament results and award winners are listed below. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1970 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Awards Notes External linksPGA Tour official site {{PGA Tour Seasons PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour
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Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is a golf course in the United Kingdom in North West England, located in Southport, Merseyside. It is one of the clubs in the rotation for both the Open Championship and Women's British Open and has hosted the Open Championship ten times from 1954 through 2017. Winners of the Open at the course include Pádraig Harrington, Mark O'Meara, Ian Baker-Finch, Tom Watson, Johnny Miller, Lee Trevino, Arnold Palmer, Peter Thomson (twice) and Jordan Spieth. Royal Birkdale hosted the women's tournament for a sixth time in 2014, and was the site of the Senior Open Championship in 2013. It has also hosted the Ryder Cup (1965, 1969), the Walker Cup (1951), and the Curtis Cup (1948). Other courses in the Open rota near Liverpool are Royal Liverpool Golf Club (Hoylake) and Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. On 22 July 2017, in the third round of the 2017 Open Championship, Branden Grace became the first man in major championship history to record a score of 62 in a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
