Emmett O'Neal "Buck" White (February 7, 1911 – January 23, 1982) was an American

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who played on the

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. White was born in

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. White won three times on the PGA Tour between 1946 and 1951. In 1961, White was the first golfer to shoot 63 in the

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, a tournament scoring record that wasn't broken until 2012. Following his retirement from competitive golf, White worked as a golf instructor in the Miami, Florida, area, where he taught many players including a number of PGA Tour professionals.

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (3)

Other wins (2)

''this list may be incomplete'' *1944

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*1947

Michigan Open The Michigan Open is the Michigan state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Michigan section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1916 at a variety of courses around the sta ...

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American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Memphis, Tennessee 1911 births 1982 deaths {{US-golf-bio-stub