Richard Lewis Yost (December 27, 1929 – August 3, 1973) was an American amateur

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er. He played in the 1955 Walker Cup match.

Golf career

Yost attended

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from 1948 to 1951, winning the 1950 Oregon Amateur title during his time there. He won the

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in 1953 and was selected for the 1955 Walker Cup on the

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. The United States won by 10 matches to 2 with Yost winning both of his matches. After his return he won the 1955

and in 1958 he won the

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. Yost played just once in the Masters, in 1957 when he missed the cut. Yost was inducted to the

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in 1982, the Oregon State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Pacific Northwest Golf Association Hall of Fame in 1991.

Amateur wins

*1950 Oregon Amateur *1953

*1955

*1958

U.S. national team appearances

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1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

(winners)

References

American male golfers Amateur golfers Oregon State Beavers men's golfers Golfers from Portland, Oregon 1929 births 1973 deaths 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-golf-bio-stub