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Johnny Revolta
John F. Revolta (April 5, 1911 – March 3, 1991) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s. He won a major title, the 1935 PGA Championship, and had 18 career wins on tour. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Revolta's family relocated to Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1923 when he was twelve. He learned the game as a caddie at the public course in Oshkosh and won the state caddie championship at age 14. Like most professional golfers of his generation, Revolta started out as a club professional. He worked at Swan Lake Country Club in Portage in 1930, Chippewa Elks Golf Club in 1931, Riverside Country Club in Menominee, Michigan 1932–1933, and Tripoli Country Club in Milwaukee from 1934–1936. He won the Wisconsin State Open four times in a six-year period; he was not eligible for two years while working in Michigan. Revolta was a member of the PGA Tour from 1935–1952. Revolta's best year as a tour pro was 1935, when he won five t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With more than six million residents, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Springfield, Missouri, Springfield and Columbia, Missouri, Columbia; the Capital city, capital is Jefferson City, Missouri, Jefferson City. Humans have inhabited w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Ryder Cup
The 5th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey, a suburb northwest of New York City in Bergen County. The United States team won the competition by a score of 9–3 points to regain the cup. The U.S. took a 3–2 lead in the series, all of which were won on home soil. It was the first of seven consecutive wins by the U.S. side, which did not lose again until 1957 in England. Format The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1927 through 1959, the format consisted of 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches on the first day and 8 singles matches on the second day, for a total of 12 points. Therefore, 6 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 36 holes. Teams Source: In February 1935, it was announced that a selection committee of six would choose the Great Britain team for the 1935 Ryder Cup. As in 1933, Henry Cotton would not be considered as he was employed by a Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco National Match Play Open
The San Francisco Open was a golf tournament played in the San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ... area. It was played at a number of different courses in the December to February period. From 1930 to 1941 it was a match-play event before becoming a 72-hole stroke play event from 1942 to 1946. A non-PGA Tour event was played in May 1954 at Lake Merced Golf Club and was won by Shelley Mayfield. It was played over 54 holes and had prize money of $10,000. Winners References {{Former PGA Tour Events Former PGA Tour events Golf in California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacramento Open (PGA Tour)
The Sacramento Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1926 to 1938. It was held in Sacramento, California at two different courses. In the 1920s, it was played at the Del Paso Country Club. In the 1930s, it was played at a municipal course that is now part of the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex. Winners *1938 Johnny Revolta *1937 Ed Dudley *1936 Wiffy Cox *1935 Harold "Jug" McSpaden *1929-34 ''No tournament'' *1928 Tommy Armour *1927 ''No tournament'' *1926 Joe Turnesa See also *Sacramento Open - a 1950s-60s LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of week ... event External linksDel Paso Country Club [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami International Four-Ball
The Miami International Four-Ball was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1954. It was played primarily at what is now the Miami Springs Golf and Country Club in Miami, Florida. It was also played at the Miami Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables, Florida from 1939 to 1942 and at the Normandy Shore Club in Miami Beach, Florida from 1952 to 1954. It was played with eight two-man teams in single elimination match play initially. It went to 16 teams in 1926 and to 32 teams in 1950. In 1954, 40 teams played in a 72-hole stroke play format. Winners Miami Beach International Four-Ball *1954 Tommy Bolt and Dick Mayer *1953 ''No tournament'' *1952 Ted Kroll and Lew Worsham *1951 ''No tournament'' Miami International Four-Ball *1950 Pete Cooper and Claude Harmon *1949 Jim Ferrier and Cary Middlecoff *1948 Jim Ferrier and Cary Middlecoff *1947 Jimmy Demaret and Ben Hogan *1946 Jimmy Demaret and Ben Hogan *1945 Harold "Jug" McSpaden and Byron Nelson *1943-44 ''No tournament du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Biltmore Open
The Coral Gables Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1931 to 1937 and 1959 to 1962. It was played at what is now the Miami Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables, Florida Coral Gables, officially City of Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city is located southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248. Coral Gables is known globally as home to the .... It was also known as the Miami Biltmore Open in the 1930s. Winners External linksMiami Biltmore golf course website Former PGA Tour events Golf in Florida Sports in Coral Gables, Florida 1931 establishments in Florida 1962 disestablishments in Florida {{Florida-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomasville Open (PGA Tour)
The Thomasville Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1936 to 1941. It was held at the Glen Arven Country Club in Thomasville, Georgia. The purse each year was $3,000 with a winner's share of $700. From 1936 to 1938 it was a 72-hole event and from 1939 to 1941 it was a 54-hole tournament. Winners See also *Thomasville Open – a 1952 LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekl ... event References {{Former PGA Tour Events Former PGA Tour events Golf in Georgia (U.S. state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Picard
Henry Gilford Picard (November 28, 1906 – April 30, 1997) was an American professional golfer. Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Picard learned to play golf while caddying at the Plymouth Country Club. Already a talented player by his early 20s, he came to prominence after coaching from the leading instructor Alex Morrison. A leading player on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and early 1940s, he won two major championships: the Masters in 1938 and the PGA Championship in 1939, where he defeated Byron Nelson on the 37th hole of the final. Picard ("Pick" to friends) played on both the 1935 and 1937 Ryder Cup teams, winning both singles matches and one of two pairs matches. Picard helped a struggling Ben Hogan with his game in the late 1930s, advising him to weaken his grip, and Hogan combined this advice with his own hard work to become one of golf's all-time great players. When he left the sought-after pro's position at Hershey Country Club in early 1941, Picard recommended Hogan as h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverness Invitational Four-Ball
The Inverness Invitational Four-Ball was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1935 to 1953. It was played at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. Format The tournament featured an unusual team round robin format. From 1935 to 1951, the field consisted of eight two-man teams. They would play seven rounds totalling 126 holes in four-ball format. A team earned or lost points on each hole, in a match play style, based on their score versus the opposing team for that round. A team scored "+1" for each hole won and "−1" for each hole lost. The teams were shuffled after every round so that every team played one round against every other team. The team with the most points after seven rounds won. In 1952, the field was six teams and they played over five rounds for a total of 90 holes. In 1953, the format shifted to traditional 72-hole stroke play with a field of 30 players. The women's invitational replaced the men's event in 1954. Winners Inverness Invitational *1953 Jack Burke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is one of the four men's major championships in professional golf. It was formerly played in mid-August on the third weekend before Labor Day weekend, serving as the fourth and final men's major of the golf season. Beginning in 2019, the tournament is played in May on the weekend before Memorial Day, as the season's second major following the Masters Tournament in April. It is an official money event on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and Japan Golf Tour, with a purse of $11 million for the 100th edition in 2018. In line with the other majors, winning the PGA gains privileges that improve career security. PGA champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship) and The Players Championship for the next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin Open
The Wisconsin State Open is the Wisconsin state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Wisconsin section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1919 at courses in the state. It was considered a PGA Tour event in the mid-1930s. Winners Source: PGA - Wisconsin SectionWisconsin State Open Champions/ref> *1919 Arthur Clarkson *1920 Arthur Clarkson *1921 Jimmy Mason *1922 W.R. Lovekin *1923 Neil McIntyre *1924 Jack Blakeslee *1925 Jack Blakeslee *1926 Adolph Bock (a) *1927 Francis Gallett *1928 Frank Walsh *1929 John Bird *1930 Johnny Revolta *1931 Johnny Revolta *1932 Francis Gallett *1933 Francis Gallett *1934 Johnny Revolta *1935 Johnny Revolta *1936 Butch Krueger *1937 Jim Milward (a) *1938 Jim Milward *1939 Francis Gallett *1940 Butch Krueger *1941 Hank Gardner *1942 Francis Gallett *1943–1944 ''No tournament'' *1945 Floyd Leonard *1946 Jim Milward *1947 Jim Milward *1948 Tom Veech (a) *1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Open (golf)
The Miami Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1955. It was played at what is now the Miami Springs Golf & Country Club in Miami, Florida. The event was played in December from 1924 to 1926 and from 1937 to 1955. It was played in early January from 1928 to 1937. Winners *1955 Sam Snead (reduced to 54 holes by bad weather) *1954 Bob Rosburg *1953 Doug Ford *1952 Jack Burke Jr. *1951 Sam Snead *1950 Sam Snead *1949 Fred Haas *1948 Frank Stranahan (amateur) *1947 Jimmy Demaret *1946 Sam Snead *1945 Henry Picard *1944 Dutch Harrison *1943 Steve Warga *1942 Harold "Jug" McSpaden (unofficial win) *1941 Byron Nelson *1940 Byron Nelson *1939 Sam Snead *1938 Harold "Jug" McSpaden *1937 (Dec.) Sam Snead *1937 (Jan.) Ray Mangrum *1936 Willie Klein *1935 Tommy Armour *1934 Ralph Stonehouse *1933 Johnny Revolta *1932 Tommy Armour *1931 Joe Turnesa *1930 Gene Sarazen *1929 Gene Sarazen *1928 Gene Sarazen *1927 ''No tournament - switched from December to January'' *1926 Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
