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Jim Ferree
Purvis Jennings "Jim" Ferree (born June 10, 1931) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour. Born in Pinebluff, North Carolina, Ferree grew up in Winston-Salem and graduated from Reynolds High School. He learned the game of golf from his father, Purvis, long-time pro at Winston-Salem's Old Town Golf Club. Ferree played college golf at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Following service in the U.S. Army, he turned professional in late 1955. Ferree had one PGA Tour win during his regular career years. He was regarded as one of the very best in the game in the tee-to-green ball-striking phase of the game, but putting was always his weakness. He spent most of his thirties and forties as the director of golf at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Ferree was later a club pro and joined the Senior PGA Tour at age fifty in 1981. He was chosen by PGA Commissioner Deane Beman to be the model for the knickers-weari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinebluff, North Carolina
Pinebluff is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,337 at the 2010 census. History Pinebluff was once a regional resort area during the early 1900s, enjoying even greater renown than Pinehurst Resort at the time. After an uncontrollable fire, the town was permanently damaged, and is currently a small residential area. As of 1909, Pinebluff was a sundown town, where African Americans were not allowed to live or stay overnight. The Lincoln Park School and McLeod Family Rural Complex are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km), of which 2.4 square miles (6.2 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (1.24%) is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,473 people, 663 households, and 464 families residing in the town. 2000 census As of the census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia Centennial Open
The British Columbia Open, commonly known as the B. C. Open, was a golf tournament that was held in British Columbia, Canada. It was held annually from 1928 until 1993 except for during the Second World War and 1958, when it was cancelled due to the celebratory British Columbia Centennial Open. The B. C. Open was a fixture on the Canadian Tour from the tours foundation, when it was the opening tournament in 1966, until 1993 when the British Columbia Professional Golfers Association decided to discontinue the event. Shortly afterwards, the BC TEL Pacific Open The Greater Vancouver Classic was a golf tournament that was held in the Greater Vancouver area, in British Columbia, Canada. Founded as the BC TEL Pacific Open in 1994, it was a direct replacement for the cancelled British Columbia Open on the C ... was founded as a replacement event on the tour. At various times the B. C. Open was played over 36, 54 and 72 holes, often differing from one year to the next. Winners Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Colbert
James Joseph Colbert (born March 9, 1941) is an American professional golfer. Colbert was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He attended Kansas State University, where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in 1964, before graduating and turning professional in 1965. Colbert won eight times on the PGA Tour, including twice in 1983 when he finished a career best fifteenth on the money list. As a senior Colbert has won 20 tournaments on the Champions Tour, including a senior major championship, the 1993 Senior Players Championship. Colbert has worked as a golf analyst for ESPN and has his own golf course management company based in Pahrump, Nevada. He also helped design a golf course in Manhattan, Kansas, named Colbert Hills, which was ranked by ''Golfweek'' as the best public course in Kansas, and by ''Golf Digest'' as the eighth-best course overall in the state. Colbert was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. Thoroughbred racing With an interest in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell Atlantic Classic
The Instinet Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1985 to 2002. It was played in several different cities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The purse for the 2002 tournament was US$1,500,000, with $225,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1985 as the United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship. Tournament locations Winners *2002 Isao Aoki *2001 Gil Morgan *2000 Gil Morgan Bell Atlantic Classic *1999 Tom Jenkins *1998 Jay Sigel *1997 Bob Eastwood *1996 Dale Douglass *1995 Jim Colbert *1994 Lee Trevino *1993 Bob Charles *1992 Lee Trevino *1991 Jim Ferree *1990 Dale Douglass Bell Atlantic/St. Christopher's Classic *1989 Dave Hill United Hospitals Classic *1988 Bruce Crampton United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship *1987 Chi-Chi Rodríguez *1986 Gary Player *1985 Don January Donald Ray January (born November 20, 1929) is an American retired professional golfer, best known for winning the 1967 PGA Championship. Early life Born in Plainview, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Senior PGA Tour
The 1991 Senior PGA Tour was the 12th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 37 official money events with purses totalling $18,925,000, including four majors. Mike Hill won the most tournaments, five. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1991 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Source: Leaders Scoring Average leaders Source: Money List leaders Source: Career Money List leaders Source: Awards See also *Champions Tour awards *Champions Tour records References External linksPGA Tour Champions official site {{Champions Tour seasons PGA Tour Champions seasons Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi-Chi Rodríguez
Juan Antonio "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez (born October 23, 1935) is a Puerto Rican professional golfer. The winner of eight PGA Tour events, he was the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Early years Rodríguez was born into a poor family in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. He was one of six siblings. His father used to earn $18 a week as a laborer and cattle handler. When Rodríguez was seven years old, he helped the family by earning money as a water carrier on a sugar plantation. One day Juan wandered off into a golf course. When he saw that the caddies were earning more money than he was, he decided to become a caddie himself. Rodríguez would take a branch from a guava tree and turn it into a golf club. Using a metal can as a "golf ball," he would practice what he had seen the "real" golfers do, teaching himself how to play golf. By the time he was nine years old, he was proficient at golf, and in 1947, at the age of 12, he scored a 67. In 1954, when Rod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Littler
Gene Alec Littler (July 21, 1930 – February 15, 2019) was an American professional golfer and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed "Gene the Machine" for his smooth, rhythmical swing, he once said that, "Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the best misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes." Early years and amateur career Littler was born in San Diego, California. He played on the 1953 United States Walker Cup team, and won the U.S. Amateur and the California State Amateur that same year. In 1954, he won a PGA Tour event as an amateur, a rare achievement which was not to be repeated until Doug Sanders won the Canadian Open in 1956. Littler graduated from San Diego State University, and after that served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1954. Professional career An early highlight of Littler's professional playing career was a second-place finish at the 1954 U.S. Open. He finished one shot behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Grand Rapids Open
The Farmers Charity Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1986 to 2004. It was played in Grand Rapids, Michigan area, first at the Elks Country Club (1986–1989), then at The Highlands (1990–1993), and finally at the Egypt Valley Country Club (1994–2004) in nearby Ada. The purse for the 2004 tournament was US$1,600,000, with $240,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1986 as the Greater Grand Rapids Open. Winners *2004 Jim Thorpe *2003 Doug Tewell *2002 Jay Sigel *2001 Larry Nelson Foremost Insurance Championship *2000 Larry Nelson *1999 Christy O'Connor Jnr First of America Classic *1998 George Archer *1997 Gil Morgan *1996 Dave Stockton *1995 Jimmy Powell *1994 Tony Jacklin *1993 George Archer *1992 Gibby Gilbert *1991 Harold Henning Greater Grand Rapids Open *1990 Don Massengale *1989 John Paul Cain *1988 Orville Moody *1987 Billy Casper *1986 Jim Ferree Purvis Jennings "Jim" Ferree (born June 10, 1931) is an American pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Senior PGA Tour
The 1986 Senior PGA Tour was the seventh season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 28 official money events with purses totalling $6,450,000, including three majors. Bruce Crampton won the most tournaments, seven. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1986 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Source: Leaders Scoring Average leaders Source: Money List leaders Source: Career Money List leaders Source: Awards See also *Champions Tour awards *Champions Tour records References External linksPGA Tour Champions official site {{Champions Tour seasons PGA Tour Champions seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tri-State PGA Championship
The Tri-State PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is the championship of the Tri-State section of the PGA of America. The Tri-State area includes all of West Virginia, the northwest corner of Maryland, and western Pennsylvania. It has been played annually since 1931 at a variety of courses in that area. Winners *2022 Kevin Shields (golfer), Kevin Shields *2021 Rob McClellan *2020 John Aber (golfer), John Aber *2019 Devin Gee *2018 Kevin Shields (golfer), Kevin Shields *2017 Justin Collins (golfer), Justin Collins *2016 Roy Vucinich *2015 Kevin Shields (golfer), Kevin Shields *2014 Denny Dolci *2013 Rob McClellan *2012 Joe Boros *2011 Rob McClellan *2010 Barry G. Evans *2009 Barry G. Evans *2008 Brad Westfall *2007 Brad Westfall *2006 Bob Ford (golfer), Bob Ford *2005 Sean Farren (golfer), Sean Farren *2004 Sean Farren (golfer), Sean Farren *2003 Barry G. Evans *2002 Bob Ford (golfer), Bob Ford *2001 John Aber (golfer), John Aber *2000 John Mazza (golfer), John Mazza *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia PGA Championship
The Georgia PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is the section championship of the Georgia section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1962 at a variety of courses around the state. Winners *2022 Tim Weinhart *2021 Jabir Bilal *2020 J.P. Griffin *2019 Paul Claxton *2018 Paul Claxton *2017 Tim Weinhart *2016 Tim Weinhart *2015 James Mason *2014 Hank Smith *2013 Craig Stevens *2012 Sonny Skinner *2011 Stephen Keppler *2010 Craig Stevens *2009 Sonny Skinner *2008 Clark Spratlin *2007 Matt Peterson *2006 Greg Lee *2005 Tim Weinhart *2004 Jeff Hull *2003 Chan Reeves *2002 Chan Reeves *2001 Craig Stevens *2000 James Mason *1999 James Mason *1998 Mike Cook *1997 James Mason *1996 Stephen Keppler *1995 Craig Hartle *1994 Stephen Keppler *1993 Tommy Brannen *1992 Danny Elkins *1991 Bill Robinson *1990 Stephen Keppler *1989 Toby Chapin *1988 Gregg Wolff *1987 Gregg Wolff *1986 Craig Hartle *1985 Gregg Wolff *1984 DeWitt Weaver *1983 Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolinas PGA Championship
The Carolinas PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is the section championship of the Carolinas section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1923 at a variety of courses around both states. Winners *2021 Morgan Deneen *2020 Tommy Gibson *2019 Matt Vick *2018 Steve Scott *2017 Charles Frost *2016 Savio Nazareth *2015 Mike Townsend *2014 Jerry Haas *2013 Kelly Mitchum *2012 Kelly Mitchum *2011 Gus Ulrich *2010 Todd Camplin *2009 Jeff Peck *2008 Billy Anderson *2007 Curt Sanders *2006 Kelly Mitchum *2005 Larry George *2004 Kelly Mitchum *2003 Jeff Lankford *2002 Kelly Mitchum *2001 Jeff Lankford *2000 Tim Dunlavey *1999 Byran Sullivan *1998 Chip Sullivan *1997 Chris Tucker *1996 Rick Lewallen *1995 Tim Dunlavey *1994 Bob Boyd *1993 Bob Boyd *1992 Ron Cerrudo *1991 Chris Tucker *1990 Chris Tucker *1989 Bob Boyd *1988 Dale Fuller *1987 David Thore *1986 David Thore *1985 Leonard Thompson *1984 Bob Boyd *1983 Tim Collins *1982 Tim Collins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
