Buell Patrick Abbott (January 18, 1912 – 1984) was an American professional

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...

er. Abbott was born in Pasadena, California. In 1936, he won the U.S. Amateur Public Links, beating Claude Rippy 4 & 3. In 1938, he lost the

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8 & 7. He would lose the U.S. Amateur again in 1941 to

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4 & 3. He won the 1942

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as well as the Southern California Amateur, twice, and the Southern California Open in 1935. Abbott turned professional after

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and served as a club pro at Memphis Country Club in

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for 34 years. He won the

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four times and the Tennessee PGA Senior Championship three times. Abbott was inducted into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame in 2002.

Amateur wins (4)

*1936 U.S. Amateur Public Links *1938 Southern California Amateur *1941 Southern California Amateur *1942

Professional wins (8)

*1935 Southern California Open (as an amateur) *1949

*1954

*1955

*1962

*1969 Tennessee PGA Senior Championship *1971 Tennessee PGA Senior Championship *1974 Tennessee PGA Senior Championship

References

External links

Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame profile
American male golfers Golfers from California Golfers from Memphis, Tennessee Sportspeople from Pasadena, California 1912 births 1984 deaths {{US-golf-bio-stub