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Fred Wampler (golfer)
Frederick L. Wampler (October 17, 1923 – April 27, 1985) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour. Wampler was born in Bedford, Indiana. He played on the Purdue University golf team from 1948 to 1950. In 1950, he won the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, NCAA individual championship, was selected as Purdue's first All-American and won the Big Ten individual title for the third consecutive year. Wampler still shares the Big Ten tournament record for lowest individual round with a 64 in the fourth round of the 1950 Big Ten Championships. A veteran of World War II, Wampler served in the United States Navy in the Pacific prior to enrolling at Purdue University. Wampler's only PGA Tour win came at the 1954 Los Angeles Open. He finished runner-up to Sam Snead in the 1956 Greater Greensboro Open on the second hole of a sudden death playoff. Like most golfers of his generation, he earned his living primarily as a club professio ...
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Bedford, Indiana
Bedford is a city in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana, Shawswick Township and the county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. In the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 13,792. That is up from 13,413 in 2010 United States Census, 2010. Bedford is the principal city of the Bedford, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises all of Lawrence County. Early history Bedford was laid out as a town and the county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States around 1825. The original county seat was in Palestine, Lawrence County, Indiana, Palestine, four miles to the south, but was moved, at the urging of the legislature, to a new location as the original location near the White River (Indiana), White River was deemed unhealthy because of malaria spread by mosquitoes. The new site was named Bedford at the suggestion of a prominent local businessman, Joseph Rawlins, who had relocate ...
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Pete Cooper (golfer)
Richard Bernice "Pete" Cooper (December 31, 1914 – October 8, 1993) was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s; he was best known for winning the 1976 PGA Seniors' Championship. Cooper turned professional in 1938. In the ten-year span between 1949 and 1958, he won five official PGA Tour events and had runner-up finishes in the 1950 Houston Open and the 1955 Tournament of Champions. His best finish in a major was T4 at the 1953 U.S. Open. He helped a young Chi-Chi Rodríguez improve enough to secure a spot on the PGA Tour. Cooper won the 1976 PGA Seniors' Championship at the age of 61 with a four-day total of 283 over runner-up Fred Wampler. The tournament was held at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Cooper lived in Lakeland, Florida, where he owned the Par 3 and Lone Palm Golf Club. He was also active in golf course design. Professional wins (23) PGA Tour wins (5) PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) Sources: Other wins (17) ''this ...
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People From Bedford, Indiana
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United States Navy Personnel Of World War II
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Golfers From Indiana
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PGA Tour Champions Golfers
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PGA Tour Golfers
PGA is an acronym or initialism that may stand for: Aviation * IATA code for Page Municipal Airport, Coconino County, Arizona * ICAO designator for Portugália, regional airline based in Lisbon, Portugal * Abbreviation for Prince George Airport, British Columbia, Canada Organizations * Parliamentarians for Global Action, an international parliamentary group that engage in a range of action-oriented initiatives. * Peoples' Global Action, a worldwide co-ordination of radical social movements * Producers Guild of America, an organization representing television producers, film producers and new media producers in the United States Golf Organizations and tours * Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain and Ireland) * Professional Golfers' Association of America * PGA Tour, United States-based organization (independent of the PGA of America) that operates men's professional golf tours, and the name of the elite tour it runs * PGA European Tour, Europe-based organizati ...
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Purdue Boilermakers Men's Golfers
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture in his name. The first classes were held on September 16, 1874, with six instructors and 39 students. It has been ranked as among the best public universities in the United States by major institutional rankings, and is renowned for its engineering program. The main campus in West Lafayette offers more than 200 majors for undergraduates, over 70 masters and doctoral programs, and professional degrees in pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and doctor of nursing practice. In addition, Purdue has 18 intercollegiate sports teams and more than 900 student organizations. Purdue is the founding member of the Big Ten Conference and enrolls the largest student body of any individual univer ...
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American Male Golfers
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Colorado PGA Championship
The Colorado PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is the championship of the Colorado section of the PGA of America. Fred Wampler, PGA Tour winner of the Los Angeles Open in 1954, and Jack Sommers, club pro and member of the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame, share the record for most victories with four. Other PGA Tour winners who have also won this event include Dale Douglass (3-time PGA Tour winner) and Bill Johnston (2-time PGA Tour winner). Winners * 2023 Micah Rudosky * 2022 Micah Rudosky * 2021 Micah Rudosky * 2020 Geoff Keffer * 2019 Ron Vlosich * 2018 Patrick Reidy * 2017 John Ogden * 2016 Geoff Keffer * 2015 Doug Rohrbaugh * 2014 Doug Rohrbaugh * 2013 Doug Rohrbaugh * 2012 Caine Fitzgerald * 2011 Rob Hunt * 2010 Chris Johnson * 2009 Rob Hunt * 2008 Perry Holmes * 2007 Matt Call * 2006 Mike Northern * 2005 Heikke Nielsen * 2004 Bill Loeffler * 2003 Dale Smigelsky * 2002 Bill Loeffler * 2001 Micah Rudosky * 2000 Bill Loeffler * 1999 Mike Zaremba * 1998 ...
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Long Island Open
The Long Island Open is a professional golf tournament played on Long Island, New York. It is sponsored by the Long Island Golf Association and was first held in 1922 at the Cherry Valley Club in Garden City, New York. History The Long Island Open was a PGA Tour-level event in the 1920s and 1930s. Al Brosch Albert Wenzel "Red" Brosch (November 8, 1911 – December 10, 1975) was an American professional golfer. Early life Brosch was born in Farmingdale, New York, on November 8, 1911, to Henry J. Brosch and his wife Catherine. In June 1936, he married ... won a record ten titles between 1939 and 1959, a record that stands today. Winners Source: References {{Former PGA Tour Events Former PGA Tour events Golf in New York (state) Sports in Long Island Recurring sporting events established in 1922 1922 establishments in New York (state) ...
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Indiana Open
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