Claude Harmon

Claude Harmon
Claude Harmon
Personal information
Full name Eugene Claude Harmon, Sr.
Born July 14, 1916(1916-07-14)
Savannah, Georgia
Died July 23, 1989(1989-07-23) (aged 73)
Houston, Texas
Nationality  United States
Career
Status Professional
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 2
Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament Won: 1948
U.S. Open T3: 1959
The Open Championship 27th: 1948
PGA Championship T3: 1945, 1948, 1953

Eugene Claude Harmon, Sr. (July 14, 1916 – July 23, 1989) was an American golfer.

Harmon was born in Savannah, Georgia, and spent much of his boyhood in the Orlando area. A youthful prodigy, Harmon qualified for the U.S. Amateur at age 15 in 1931. He was the last-ever club professional to win a major championship, winning the 1948 Masters Tournament by five shots, winning $2,500 for his efforts. Harmon served as the head professional at the New York City area club, Winged Foot Golf Club from 1945 to 1959, and also served as the winter professional for many years at the Seminole Golf Club in Florida. In 1959, he was hired as the head professional at Thunderbird Country Club in Palm Springs, California, where he served for over a decade, and finally took a club job in the Houston area. In 1959, Harmon played in the U.S. Open that was held at Winged Foot, placing third. Harmon was a close friend of legendary star Ben Hogan, and the two played together frequently and worked together on their games.[1] Harmon was a semi-finalist three times in the PGA Championship, competing as a club pro against many players who competed full-time.

He died of heart failure in Houston, Texas at the age 73; he is interred at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California. Harmon's sons Butch, Craig, and Bill all occupy spots in Golf Digest's "top 50 teachers" list. His other son Dick Harmon, also a top golf instructor, died on February 10, 2006 at age 58. Harmon is a member of the World Golf Teachers' Hall of Fame.

Contents

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner-up
1948 Masters Tournament 2 shot lead -9 (70-70-69-70=279) 5 strokes United States Cary Middlecoff

Results timeline

Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
The Masters DNP DNP DNP NT NT NT 18 T26 1 T11
U.S. Open DQ DNP NT NT NT NT T15 T19 CUT T8
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT DNP DNP 27 DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP NT DNP SF R64 R16 SF R32
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Masters T32 T35 T14 T34 T53 T28 T46 T38 T9 CUT
U.S. Open T38 T54 DNP CUT T15 CUT DNP DNP CUT T3
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship R16 R64 DNP SF R32 R16 R32 6 T56 T38
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The Masters T16 CUT CUT WD CUT CUT WD WD WD WD
U.S. Open T27 DNP CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP CUT T44 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1970 1971
The Masters DNP WD
U.S. Open DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
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.

References

  1. ^ The Pro, by Butch Harmon, 2006.
  • "Claude Harmon", Almanac of Famous People, 8th ed. Gale Group, 2003.

External links

v · d · eMasters Tournament champions

1934 Horton Smith • 1935 Gene Sarazen† • 1936 Horton Smith • 1937 Byron Nelson • 1938 Henry Picard • 1939 Ralph Guldahl • 1940 Jimmy Demaret • 1941‡ Craig Wood • 1942 Byron Nelson† • 1943-45 Cancelled due to World War II • 1946 Herman Keiser • 1947 Jimmy Demaret • 1948 Claude Harmon • 1949 Sam Snead • 1950 Jimmy Demaret • 1951 Ben Hogan • 1952 Sam Snead • 1953 Ben Hogan • 1954 Sam Snead† • 1955 Cary Middlecoff • 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. • 1957 Doug Ford • 1958 Arnold Palmer • 1959 Art Wall, Jr. • 1960‡ Arnold Palmer • 1961 Gary Player • 1962 Arnold Palmer† • 1963 Jack Nicklaus • 1964 Arnold Palmer • 1965 Jack Nicklaus • 1966 Jack Nicklaus† • 1967 Gay Brewer • 1968 Bob Goalby • 1969 George Archer • 1970 Billy Casper† • 1971 Charles Coody • 1972‡ Jack Nicklaus • 1973 Tommy Aaron • 1974 Gary Player • 1975 Jack Nicklaus • 1976‡ Raymond Floyd • 1977 Tom Watson • 1978 Gary Player • 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller† • 1980 Seve Ballesteros • 1981 Tom Watson • 1982 Craig Stadler† • 1983 Seve Ballesteros • 1984 Ben Crenshaw • 1985 Bernhard Langer • 1986 Jack Nicklaus • 1987 Larry Mize† • 1988 Sandy Lyle • 1989 Nick Faldo† • 1990 Nick Faldo† • 1991 Ian Woosnam • 1992 Fred Couples • 1993 Bernhard Langer • 1994 José María Olazábal • 1995 Ben Crenshaw • 1996 Nick Faldo • 1997 Tiger Woods • 1998 Mark O'Meara • 1999 José María Olazábal • 2000 Vijay Singh • 2001 Tiger Woods • 2002 Tiger Woods • 2003 Mike Weir† • 2004 Phil Mickelson • 2005 Tiger Woods† • 2006 Phil Mickelson • 2007 Zach Johnson • 2008 Trevor Immelman • 2009 Ángel Cabrera† • 2010 Phil Mickelson • 2011 Charl Schwartzel
† indicates the event was won in a playoff ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

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