Clarence Clark (golfer)
Clarence Clark | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Clarence E. Clark |
Born | Paola, Kansas | September 22, 1907
Died | September 27, 1974 Abilene, Texas | (aged 67)
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 8 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 7 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T13: 1937 |
PGA Championship | T9: 1933 |
U.S. Open | 3rd: 1936 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Clarence E. Clark (September 22, 1907 – September 27, 1974)[1][2] was an American professional golfer.
Clark worked as a golf pro at McFarlin Golf Club (
Texas Open and Houston Open on consecutive weeks in 1932.[3] In 1936, he was tied for the lead in the U.S. Open after the first round and finished the tournament tied for third.[4]
Clark died in Abilene, Texas in 1974.[2]
Professional wins
PGA Tour wins (7)
- 1931 (2) Central Florida Open, New Jersey PGA Championship
- 1932 (2) Texas Open, Houston Open
- 1933 (1) New Jersey Open
- 1934 (1) Hazard Kentucky Open
- 1936 (1) Lake Placid Open
Other wins
- 1930 Oklahoma Open
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
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Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | T19 | T13 | |||||
U.S. Open | T36 | 11 | T9 | CUT | 3 | 7 | CUT | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship | R32 | R16 | R64 | R64 | R64 |
Note: Clark never played in The Open Championship.
Top 10
Did not play
NYF = tournament not yet founded
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
References
- ^ ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
- ^ The Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. September 29, 1974. p. 6-A.
- ^ The Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 5-C.
- USGA. Retrieved February 6, 2012.