- Dick Hart (golfer)
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Dick Hart Personal information Born c. 1937 Nationality 
United StatesCareer Status Professional Former tour(s) PGA Tour Professional wins 6 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 1 Other 5 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament DNP U.S. Open T44: 1965 The Open Championship DNP PGA Championship T17: 1963 Dick Hart (born c. 1937) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.
At the 1963 PGA Championship,[1] Hart led after both 18 and 36 holes (66 & 72) but faded in the third and fourth rounds (76 & 74) to finish the tournament at T-17 — his best finish in a major championship.[2]
Hart's one tour victory came at the 1965 Azalea Open Invitational. He defeated Phil Rodgers on the eighth hole of a sudden death playoff.[3] The playoff remains one of the longest in PGA Tour history.[4]
A 37-year club pro at Hinsdale Golf Club in Hinsdale, Illinois, Hart was inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.[5]
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Professional wins
PGA Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner-up 1 Mar 21, 1965 Azalea Open Invitational -12 (70-65-72-69=276) Playoff Phil RodgersPGA Tour playoff record (1-0)
No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result 1 1965 Azalea Open Invitational Phil RodgersWon with par on the eighth extra hole Other wins
- 1963 Illinois PGA Championship
- 1964 Illinois Open
- 1966 Illinois PGA Championship
- 1969 Illinois Open
- 1971 Illinois Open
References
- ^ "Tournament info for the 1963 PGA Championship". http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=390&date=1963. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=1584. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ Hart beats Rodgers in long golf playoff
- ^ Longest Sudden-Death Playoffs
- ^ Illinois Golf Hall of Fame - Dick Hart
External links
- Dick Hart at the PGA Tour official site
- 1965 Sports Illustrated article covering Hart
Categories:- American golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- 1930s births
- Living people
- American golf biography stubs
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