Monty Kaser

Monty Kaser
Personal information
Full name	Lamont A. Kaser
Born	September 24, 1941(1941-09-24) Wichita, Kansas
Died	September 19, 2009(2009-09-19) (aged 67) Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality	United States
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T46: 1970
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 1970

Lamont A. "Monty" Kaser (September 24, 1941 – September 19, 2009) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.

A native of Wichita, Kansas, Kaser competed in amateur tournaments during the early and mid 1960s. He worked in the payroll department of a Wichita aircraft factory during his amateur career. His biggest win as an amateur came at the 1966 U.S. Amateur Public Links.^[1]

Kaser won one PGA Tour event during his professional career, the 1969 Indian Ridge Hospital Open Invitational, which was played at Indian Ridge Country Club in Andover, Massachusetts.^[2] His best finish in a major championship was T-46 at the 1970 U.S. Open.^[3]

After reaching the age of 50, Kaser played briefly on the Senior PGA Tour. Kaser died five days shy of his 68th birthday in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he had lived since retiring from golf. He had been suffering from prostate cancer.^[4]

Amateur wins

• 1962 Kansas Amateur Match Play Championship
• 1966 U.S. Amateur Public Links

PGA Tour wins

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 17, 1969	Indian Ridge Hospital Open Invitational	-10 (72-64-69-69=274)	1 stroke	Steve Oppermann

References

1. ^ "U.S. Amateur Public Links past champions". http://www.usapl.org/history/past-champions/1966.html. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
2. ^ "Kaser Grabs Hospital Open Championship". St. Petersburg Times. August 18, 1969. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19690818&id=ug4OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wnsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2666,5349999. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
3. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=1167. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
4. ^ "Wichita golf pro Monty Kaser dies"

External links

• Monty Kaser at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Kaser, Monty
Alternative names	Kaser, Lamont A.
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	September 24, 1941
Place of birth	Wichita, Kansas
Date of death	September 19, 2009
Place of death	Las Vegas, Nevada