Dale E. Morey (December 1, 1918 – May 14, 2002) was an American amateur

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er and professional

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player. In basketball, he played in the National Basketball League for the

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during the 1946–47 season. In golf, he won 261 tournaments and made nine holes-in-one in his career.

Basketball career

Morey played college basketball at

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(LSU) between 1939 and 1942. Morey then took over as head coach of the team after graduating in 1942 because then-head coach

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was called into military service during

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. He posted a 28–19 overall record in his two seasons as LSU coach. Several years later, Morey played professionally. In 1946–47 he suited up for the

in the National Basketball League, and in 1947–48 he played for the

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in the

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Golf career

Morey had a long amateur golf career. He turned professional for a time, but later had his amateur status reinstated. He played college golf at LSU where he was a three-time All-American and helped the LSU team to

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in 1940 and 1942. He won several top amateur events: the

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in 1950 and 1964, the

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in 1953, the

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in 1960, the

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in 1964, the Mexican Amateur in 1968, and the Mid-Atlantic Amateur in 1972. Morey finished runner-up to

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in the 1953

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, held at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, losing on the final hole. Morey courageously rallied by winning the 16th and 17th holes with successive birdies to tie the match, however he found a greenside bunker at the 18th hole and blasted out 15 feet from the pin. Littler sank a 20-foot birdie putt to win. He played on the winning

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teams in 1955 and 1965, the

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team in 1954 and 1965, and the

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team in 1964. Morey also won many state titles against both amateurs and professionals: Indiana Amateur (four times),

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(four times), North Carolina Amateur (twice), and

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(once). His amateur career extended into senior years, winning the

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twice, 1974 and 1978, and finishing runner-up in 1981. He also won the U.S. Senior Golf Association Championship three times, the American Seniors five times, as well as the International Seniors and the British Senior Amateur. He also held executive positions in several golf associations including the Indiana Golf Association, Carolinas Golf Association, and Southern Golf Association.

Awards and honors

*Indiana High School Golf Hall of Fame *Indiana Sports Hall of Fame *Indiana Golf Hall of Fame (1966) *Southern Golf Association Hall of Fame (1979) *North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1980) *North Carolina Golf Hall of Fame (1982) *North Carolina Sportswriters Hall of Fame *6× ''

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'' Senior Amateur of the Year (1974, 1977–1979, 1982–1983) *''Golf Digest'' Outstanding Senior Amateur of Decade (1970s) *American Seniors Golf Association Distinguished Senior (1995)

Tournament wins

*1936 Indiana Junior *1943 All-American Amateur, Indiana Amateur *1944 Indiana Amateur *1950

*1951 Indiana Amateur,

, Greenwood Open *1953 Indiana Amateur, Indiana Open,

, Westborough Round Robin *1957 Indiana Open *1959 Indiana Open *1960

*1964 Southern Amateur,

*1966 International Men's Four-Ball Championship *1967

, Carolinas Amateur *1968 Mexican Amateur, North Carolina Amateur *1969 North Carolina Amateur, Carolinas Golf Association Senior *1970 International Men's Four-Ball Championship *1971 American Amateur Classic *1972 Mid-Atlantic Amateur *1974

*1975 U.S. Senior Golf Association Championship, American Seniors *1976 U.S. Senior Golf Association Championship, Southern Senior *1977 U.S. Senior Golf Association Championship, U.S. Senior Amateur, American Seniors, International Seniors *1979 American Seniors, North and South Senior Amateur *1980 North and South Senior Amateur *1981 American Seniors *1982 American Seniors, Carolinas PGA Senior, Wild Dunes Seniors *1983 American Seniors, Wild Dunes Seniors *1984 Carolinas Senior *1985 British Senior Amateur

U.S. national team appearances

: 1954 (winners), 1965 *

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(winners),

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(tied, cup retained) *

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

References

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