Kenneth Allan Still (February 12, 1935 – March 19, 2017) was an American

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who played on both the

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and the Senior PGA Tour. Still was born in

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. He turned professional in 1953. Still won three PGA Tour events. In 1969 he won the Florida Citrus Open Invitational in

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in the spring, and the

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in the summer. Still took part in the 1969 Ryder Cup matches. While playing a match with Dave Hill against

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and Bernard Gallacher, Still and Hill lost a hole after Hill putted out of turn. While upset with what took place, Hill later said "well we won. So let's forget about it." In the final singles encounter

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had

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pick up a missable putt so the match would end in a 16-16 tie. Still had two top-10 finishes in major championships during his career: a 5th-place finish at the 1970 U.S. Open, and a T-6 at

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in 1971. After reaching the age of 50 in 1985, he began play on the Senior PGA Tour and continued to play in this venue until the late 1990s. He lived in Fircrest, Washington where February 12, his birthday, is recognized as Ken Still Day. Still was elected to the Pacific Northwest Section PGA Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1964, Still was introduced to

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pitcher

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; the two developed a close friendship and Koufax was later one of two best mans at Still's wedding to Linda Evans. After Still died on March 19, 2017, Koufax was an honorary pallbearer at his funeral.

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (2)

''this list may be incomplete'' *1964 British Columbia Open *1966 Washington Open

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Still, Ken American male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from Washington (state) Sportspeople from Tacoma, Washington 1935 births 2017 deaths 20th-century American sportsmen