Dick Knight (golfer)

Dick Knight
Personal information
Full name	John Richard Knight
Born	December 26, 1929(1929-12-26) Omaha, Nebraska
Died	March 25, 1991(1991-03-25) (aged 61)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Oklahoma A&M
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	5
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1960
U.S. Open	10th: 1959
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T46: 1960

John Richard "Dick" Knight (December 26, 1929 – March 25, 1991) was an American professional golfer.

Knight was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He played college golf at Oklahoma A&M.^[1]

Knight work as a club pro in Hawaii,^[2] where he won the Hawaiian Open and Hawaiian PGA Championship in 1952, in San Diego, California, and at Field Club of Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.^[1] He also played on the PGA Tour.^[2] His best finish in a major was 10th at the 1959 U.S. Open. He opened the tournament with a 69 to tie for the lead with Ben Hogan, Dow Finsterwald, and Gene Littler.^[2]

Knight, a Navy veteran,^[1] died in California of lung cancer.^[1] He was buried in Riverside National Cemetery.^[1]

Amateur

• 1950 Nebraska Amateur^[3][1]

Professional wins

• 1952 Hawaiian Open,^[4][1] Hawaiian PGA Championship^[4]
• 1958 California State Open, Northern California Open
• 1960 Iowa Open

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Knight Remembered". Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska): p. 13C. April 14, 1991. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Lead in U.S. Open Golf Shared by Four With 69". The Windsor Daily Star. AP (Windsor, Ontario, Canada): p. 31. June 12, 1959. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IDY_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=7VAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2924,6115734&dq=dick-knight+golf+hawaii&hl=en. Retrieved March 25, 2011. 
3. ^ Nebraska Amateur Championship History
4. ^ ^{a b} "Bolt Leads Field By Two Strokes". The Modesto Bee. AP (Modesto, California): p. 13. January 17, 1953. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ms40AAAAIBAJ&sjid=EYYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5154,3090286&dq=dick-knight+golf+hawaiian&hl=en. Retrieved March 25, 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Knight, Dick
Alternative names	Knight, John Richard
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	December 26, 1929
Place of birth	Omaha, Nebraska
Date of death	March 25, 1991
Place of death	California