Willie Ogg
Willie Ogg | |
---|---|
Personal information | |
Full name | William R. Ogg, Jr. |
Born | Carnoustie, Scotland | May 10, 1888
Died | December 25, 1959 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | (aged 71)
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 184 lb (83 kg; 13.1 st) |
Sporting nationality | Scotland United States |
Career | |
Turned professional | c. 1906 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 3 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | T9: 1923 |
U.S. Open | T15: 1924 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
William Robertson Ogg, Jr. (May 10, 1888 – December 25, 1959) was a Scottish-American professional golfer, club maker, and golf course architect. He won the 1921 Shawnee Open, 1923 Maine Open, 1924 New England PGA Championship, and the 1924 Massachusetts Open. He finished tied for 9th place in the 1923 PGA Championship, a career-best result in major championships.
Ogg was one of the founding members of the
He was the first golf club maker to build and patent the forerunner to the modern perimeter-weighted or
Early life
Ogg was born on May 10, 1888, in Carnoustie, Scotland, the son of William Robertson Ogg and Margaret Bissett.[2] He emigrated from Scotland to the U.S. to pursue a career as a professional golfer.
Golf career
Ogg began his career in golf as a club maker in
In 1933, Ogg – who at the time was serving as an advisory staff member for
1922 PGA Championship
The 1922 PGA Championship was the fifth PGA Championship, held August 14–18 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. The match play field of 64 competitors qualified by sectional tournaments.[8] This was the first PGA Championship with a field of 64 in the bracket, the previous four had fields of 32 players. In the Friday final, Gene Sarazen defeated Emmet French, 4 and 3.[9] Ogg began the tournament with a 2 up victory over Clarence Hackney in his first round match. In the second round, he battled Sarazen in a closely contested match before finally losing 2 and 1. Ogg's final place in the event was a tie for 17th.[10]
1923 PGA Championship
In the 1923 PGA Championship, a single-elimination tournament contested from September 24–29 at the Pelham Country Club in Pelham Manor, New York,[8] Ogg improved on his performance from 1922 in the same event. He was at the peak of his playing powers in 1923 and in a first round match was in fine form when he beat Fred Baroni 2 and 1. He wasn't done, as evidenced by a convincing second round win by the score of 12 and 11 over Carl Anderson. Having battled his way into the round of 16, he met George McLean in the third round. Brimming with confidence, Ogg didn't acquiesce easily; it took McLean 38 holes, the final two being playoff holes to break a tie, to finally win 1 up. Ogg's excellent play in this tournament would be his best performance in a major championship during his career, a T9 result.[10]
1924 PGA Championship
Ogg didn't fare so well in the
Memorable matches
On April 26, 1919, Ogg was paired with the young Bobby Jones – who had taken lessons from Ogg[3] – in an alternate shot match held at Druid Hills Golf Club against James Douglas Edgar and Perry Adair. At the time, Ogg was posted as head professional at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta where he succeeded Stewart Maiden who accepted a position at St. Louis Country Club. Jones and Ogg, who had played golf together before, knew each other's game well whereas the pairing of Edgar and Adair did not. Ogg and Jones, who used their previous golf playing partnership to their advantage, were able to prevail in the match by the score of 1 up when Jones holed a putt on the final hole. In June 1919, Ogg partnered with Edgar in a best ball match and beat 17-year-old Jones who on that occasion was paired with Adair.[11]
Death and legacy
Ogg died on Christmas Day 1959 in
His lectures on golf fundamentals at the PGA Assistants' School in Clearwater, Florida, were described by Herb Graffis in 1960 as "classics".[6]
Professional wins
PGA Tour wins (3)
- 1921 Shawnee Open
- 1923 Maine Open
- 1924 Massachusetts Open
Source:[12]
Other wins (1)
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Open | T41 | ? | ? | T19 | T18 | T15 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | R32 | R16 | R32 | R32 | DNP | DNP | R32 |
Note: Ogg never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.
"T" = Tied for a place
? = Unknown
DNP = Did not play
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
Yellow background for top-10
References
- ^ a b c d Doan, Joe (June 1966). "From Hickory to Matched Sets" (PDF). Golfdom. Retrieved 2 March 2016 – via MSU.edu.
- ^ Sprenger, Karl (5 June 2001). "Willie Ogg the Golfer d. 1959 b. 1888". Genealogy.com.
- ^ ISBN 9780956285010– via books.Google.com.
- ^ "Green Hill Course History". GreenHillGC.com.
- ^ "Golf Course Architects: William Ogg". GolfAdvisor.com.
- ^ a b c Graffis, Herb (February 1960). "Swinging Around Golf" (PDF). Golfdom. p. 5 – via MSU.edu.
- ^ "Albany Country Club: History". AlbanyCC.cc.
- ^ PGA of America. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Sarazen Is Victor Over Emmet French" (PDF). The New York Times. 19 August 1922. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
- ISBN 9780345510815– via books.Google.com.
- ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
- ^ "Willie Ogg". GolfMajorChampionships.com.