Chuck Kocsis

Charles R. Kocsis (January 27, 1913 – May 30, 2006) was an American amateur golfer.

The Golf Association of Michigan voted Chuck Kocsis the Michigan amateur golfer of the century and was a member of the first class elected into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame. Charles Kocsis, better known as Chuck, was introduced to the game as a caddie at the Phoenix Country Club, which is now Rogell Municipal Golf Course. One of fourteen children, he grew up in the Old Redford area of Detroit. Attended Redford High and was victorious at the city and state championship levels. Winner of six Michigan Amateurs ^[1], three Michigan Opens (1931, 1945, 1946), individual NCAA Champion, member of 3 U.S. Walker Cup teams, member of two NCAA Championship teams at the University of Michigan, low amateur in two Masters, low amateur in two U.S. Opens, runner-up at the 1956 U.S. Amateur, and runner-up at the 1937 Western Amateur. Chuck also found success on the senior level winning several National and International Senior Amateurs. During his time at the University of Michigan, Kocsis became a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. ^[2]

Tournament wins

this list may be incomplete

• 1930 Michigan Amateur
• 1931 Michigan Open
• 1933 Michigan Amateur
• 1934 Michigan Amateur
• 1936 NCAA Championship
• 1937 Michigan Amateur
• 1945 Michigan Open
• 1946 Michigan Open
• 1948 Michigan Amateur
• 1951 Michigan Amateur
• 1960 Dogwood Invitational

Results in major championshpis

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	DNP	DNP	DNP	35	T22 LA	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	T14 LA	T10	DNP	DNP
U.S. Amateur	R16	DNP	DNP	DNP	R64	QF	DNP	R16	DNP	DNP
British Amateur	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	R16	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	T44	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	CUT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
U.S. Amateur	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	NT	R32	R16	R16	DNP
British Amateur	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	T35	DNP	T14 LA	T45	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	T22
U.S. Open	DNP	T16 LA	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T32	DNP	DNP
U.S. Amateur	DNP	DNP	R128	DNP	DNP	DNP	2	R16	QF	DNP
British Amateur	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	T34	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Amateur	DNP	R128	DNP	R64	R32	-	-	-	-	-
British Amateur	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Note: Kocsis never played in the British Open or the PGA Championship.

Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database

Source for 1938 British Amateur: TIME Magazine, June 6, 1938

LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

References

1. ^ http://www.gam.org/pdf/mediaguide/2007MiAmMediaGuide.pdf
2. ^ "Lambda Chis Dominate Intercollegiate Golf" The Cross and Crescent. July 1936.

See also

• University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor

External links

• Michigan Golf Hall of Fame profile
• Obituary from the USGA

Persondata
Name	Kocsis, Chuck
Alternative names	Kocsis, Charles R.
Short description	Amateur golfer
Date of birth	January 27, 1913
Place of birth
Date of death	May 30, 2006
Place of death