Chandler Harper

Chandler Harper
Chandler Harper
Personal information
Full name John Chandler Harper
Nickname Old Bones[1]
Born March 10, 1914(1914-03-10)
Portsmouth, Virginia
Died November 8, 2004(2004-11-08) (aged 90)
Portsmouth, Virginia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
Turned professional 1934
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 17
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 7
Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T8: 1947
U.S. Open T15: 1946
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship Won: 1950

John Chandler Harper (March 10, 1914 – November 8, 2004) was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1950 PGA Championship. He won seven times on the PGA Tour and played on the 1955 Ryder Cup team.[2]

Harper was born, raised and lived his entire life in Portsmouth, Virginia. Harper was prominent in Virginia golf, winning the Virginia State Amateur three times (1930, 1932, 1934) and the Virginia State Open nine times (1932, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1952, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1970), a record which stands today. His golfing career was interrupted by service in the Navy during World War II.[2][1]

Harper's competitive career lasted from 1938 to 1955; and like most professional golfers of his generation, he spent most of his time as a club professional. Harper compensated for his lack of driving distance with a strong short game; Ben Hogan said that Harper was the best putter on Tour.[2][1]

After Curtis Strange's father died when he was 14, Harper became Strange's mentor. He was also a long-time friend of Bobby Jones. He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1973 and to the PGA Hall of Fame in 1968. In 1956, Harper founded Bide-A-Wee Golf Course in his hometown of Portsmouth, and managed the course until he retired in 1992.[1] He died at the age of 90 of complications from pneumonia.[2]

Contents

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (7)

  • 1942 (1) Miami Biltmore International Four-Ball (with Herman Keiser)
  • 1950 (2) Tucson Open, PGA Championship
  • 1953 (1) El Paso Open
  • 1954 (1) Texas Open
  • 1955 (2) Virginia Beach Open, Colonial National Invitation

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins

  • 1932 Virginia State Open
  • 1938 Virginia State Open
  • 1940 Virginia State Open
  • 1941 Virginia State Open
  • 1952 Virginia State Open
  • 1960 Virginia State Open
  • 1967 Virginia State Open
  • 1968 Virginia State Open
  • 1970 Virginia State Open

Senior wins

  • 1968 PGA Seniors' Championship

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning Score Runner-up
1950 PGA Championship 4 & 3 United States Henry Williams, Jr.

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

Results timeline

Tournament 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP CUT DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
The Masters DNP DNP 13 NT NT NT 19 T8 T40 DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP NT NT NT NT T15 WD WD CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP NT DNP DNP R32 R32 R32 R16
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Masters DNP WD T38 T10 WD WD DNP CUT CUT T14
U.S. Open DNP DNP T41 WD CUT WD DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship 1 R64 R32 R64 DNP DNP R16 R128 CUT WD
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The Masters CUT WD T49 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DQ DNP DNP
Tournament 1970 1971
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP WD

Note: Harper never played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

P vip.svg Biography portal
  • List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ducibella, Jim (2004-11-09), Local golf legend, mentor and Hall of Famer, dies, The Virginian-Pilot, http://slick.org/deathwatch/mailarchive/msg01536.html, retrieved 2011-10-28 
  2. ^ a b c d Litsky, Frank (2004-11-12), Chandler Harper, Winner of 7 Professional Golf Tournaments, Dies at 90, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/12/sports/golf/12harper.html?fta=y, retrieved 2008-04-25 

External links

v · d · ePGA Championship champions

Match play era
1916 Jim Barnes • 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I • 1919 Jim Barnes • 1920 Jock Hutchison • 1921 Walter Hagen • 1922 Gene Sarazen • 1923 Gene Sarazen • 1924 Walter Hagen • 1925 Walter Hagen • 1926 Walter Hagen • 1927 Walter Hagen • 1928 Leo Diegel • 1929 Leo Diegel • 1930 Tommy Armour • 1931 Tom Creavy • 1932 Olin Dutra • 1933 Gene Sarazen • 1934 Paul Runyan • 1935 Johnny Revolta • 1936 Denny Shute • 1937 Denny Shute • 1938 Paul Runyan • 1939 Henry Picard • 1940 Byron Nelson • 1941 Vic Ghezzi • 1942 Sam Snead • 1943 Cancelled due to World War II • 1944 Bob Hamilton • 1945 Byron Nelson • 1946 Ben Hogan • 1947 Jim Ferrier • 1948 Ben Hogan • 1949 Sam Snead • 1950 Chandler Harper • 1951 Sam Snead • 1952 Jim Turnesa • 1953 Walter Burkemo • 1954 Chick Harbert • 1955 Doug Ford • 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. • 1957 Lionel Hebert

Stroke play era
1958 Dow Finsterwald • 1959 Bob Rosburg • 1960 Jay Hebert • 1961 Jerry Barber† • 1962 Gary Player • 1963 Jack Nicklaus • 1964‡ Bobby Nichols • 1965 Dave Marr • 1966 Al Geiberger • 1967 Don January† • 1968 Julius Boros • 1969‡ Raymond Floyd • 1970 Dave Stockton • 1971 Jack Nicklaus • 1972 Gary Player • 1973 Jack Nicklaus • 1974 Lee Trevino • 1975 Jack Nicklaus • 1976 Dave Stockton • 1977 Lanny Wadkins† • 1978 John Mahaffey† • 1979 David Graham† • 1980 Jack Nicklaus • 1981 Larry Nelson • 1982‡ Raymond Floyd • 1983‡ Hal Sutton • 1984 Lee Trevino • 1985 Hubert Green • 1986 Bob Tway • 1987 Larry Nelson† • 1988 Jeff Sluman • 1989 Payne Stewart • 1990 Wayne Grady • 1991 John Daly • 1992 Nick Price • 1993 Paul Azinger† • 1994 Nick Price • 1995 Steve Elkington† • 1996 Mark Brooks† • 1997 Davis Love III • 1998 Vijay Singh • 1999 Tiger Woods • 2000‡ Tiger Woods† • 2001 David Toms • 2002 Rich Beem • 2003 Shaun Micheel • 2004 Vijay Singh† • 2005 Phil Mickelson • 2006 Tiger Woods • 2007 Tiger Woods • 2008 Pádraig Harrington • 2009 Y. E. Yang • 2010 Martin Kaymer† • 2011 Keegan Bradley†
† indicates the event was won in a playoff ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire
v · d · eUnited States Ryder Cup team – 1955

Jerry Barber • Tommy Bolt • Jack Burke, Jr. • Doug Ford • Marty Furgol • Chandler Harper • Ted Kroll • Cary Middlecoff • Sam Snead

Chick Harbert (playing captain)
Won: 8 – 4
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