Rives McBee (pronounced "Reeves") (born October 31, 1938) is an American

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who played on the

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and the

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Amateur career

McBee was born in

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, and has called nearby Irving home for most of his life. As an amateur he qualified for the 1966 U.S. Open at

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. He "startled the golf world" when he tied the U.S. Open record with a 65. He eventually finished T-13. It was his best performance at a major championship.

Professional career

He played on the PGA Tour from 1966 to 1971, before accepting a job as the head golf professional at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. He was a founding member of the Northern Texas Junior Golf Association, and a former Northern Texas PGA ''Teacher of the Year''. McBee won the club pro's national title in 1973. McBee competed on the Senior PGA Tour from 1989 to 1997, winning three times.

Professional wins (4)

Regular career wins (1)

*1973

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Senior PGA Tour wins (3)

U.S. national team appearances

*Diamondhead Cup/

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: 1973 (winners), 1974 (winners), 1976 (winners), 1978

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mcbee, Rives American male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Texas Sportspeople from Denton, Texas People from Irving, Texas 1938 births Living people