Fred McLeod
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Robertson McLeod
Born	(1882-04-25)25 April 1882 North Berwick, Scotland
Died	8 May 1976(1976-05-08) (aged 94) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight	108 lb (49 kg; 7.7 st)
Nationality	Scotland  United States
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	7
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T50: 1934
U.S. Open	Won: 1908
The Open Championship	7th: 1926
PGA Championship	2nd: 1919

Fred McLeod and Harry Vardon at the 1913 U.S. Open

Frederick Robertson McLeod (25 April 1882 – 8 May 1976) was a Scottish-American golfer who had a distinguished career in the United States, which included victory in the 1908 U.S. Open. He was born in Kirk Ports, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.

Biography[link]

McLeod's mother was from Bolton in East Lothian and his father was from the Isle of Skye ^[1]. His father was employed as the manager of a temperance book stall and also worked as a caddy. McLeod began his working life as a postman at the age of fourteen. At seventeen he joined the Bass Rock Golf Club in North Berwick, which was a club for artisans. It did not have its own course and the members played on a public links. McLeod soon had some success in local competitions, and in 1903 he left for the United States to try his luck as a golf professional there, a route followed by many other Scots around that time as the golf clubs which were springing up rapidly in the U.S. had no experienced local professionals on whom they could call. He quickly found employment at the Rockford Country Club in Illinois, and later worked at several other clubs.

Despite not having been a leading player in Scotland, McLeod soon made a name for himself as a first rate tournament player in the U.S. He entered his first U.S. Open within weeks of his arrival in America, and later that year he was fifth at the Western Open. He won the Riverside Open in 1905 and the Western PGA Championship in both 1905 and 1907. The principal achievement of his career was his victory in the 1908 U.S. Open at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He was level with Willie Smith after four rounds, but won the playoff by 77 shots to 83. McLeod was five feet four inches tall, and at the end of the tournament he was weighed at 7 stone 10 pounds (108 pounds, 49 kilograms), making him the smallest man ever to take the title. He competed in the U.S. Open twenty-two times and had eight top ten finishes.

McLeod won several more professional tournaments: the 1909 & 1920 North and South Open at Pinehurst, the 1912 Shawnee Open, the 1924 St. Petersburg Open and the 1927 Maryland Open. In 1919 he was runner up to Jim Barnes in the PGA Championship. He took part in both the 1921 challenge match between teams of U.S based and British based professionals at Gleneagles, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and in the follow-up 1926 match which was the immediate precursor of the first Ryder Cup match in 1927. During this period McLeod wintered at Temple Terrace, Florida (1925–26) where he worked with James Kelly Thomson from North Berwick. It was in Florida that McLeod was involved in the first 'Professional Golf League' in 1925. As the number of golf courses increased, many of top pro's were signed up in the winter months to represent the Florida clubs in a team competition. Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, Sr. were signed up to Pasadena Country Club, Jim Barnes and Fred McLeod played for Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club and Gene Sarazen and Leo Diegel represented Hollywood Country Club. Although exhibition matches were still popular this team format increased the pros earnings as they received 60% of the two dollars spectators paid at the gate. He also played in the first four editions of the Masters Tournament from 1934–37, and acted as an honorary starter at the Augusta event from 1963 to 1976. He was a member of the group of senior professionals which established the senor division of the PGA in 1937, and in 1938 he won the second staging of the PGA Seniors' Championship.

McLeod died in Washington, D.C., at the age of 94. He was buried at the last club where he had worked as a professional, Columbia Country Club, in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Major championships[link]

1913 U.S. Open

Wins (1)[link]

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
1908	U.S. Open	1 shot deficit	(82-82-81-77=322)	Playoff 1	Willie Smith

¹ Defeated Willie Smith in an 18-hole playoff - McLeod (77), Smith (83)

Results timeline[link]

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = 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[link]

External links[link]

• North Berwick Golfers profile

Austin George Carr (born March 10, 1948^[1]) is a retired American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association. He is known by Cleveland basketball fans as "Mr. Cavalier".

Early years and high school career[link]

Carr grew up in Washington D.C., and attended Holy Redeemer School, and later Mackin Catholic High School. At Mackin, Carr teamed with All-City guard Tom Little, who made some national All-American teams before starring at the University of Seattle. As a Junior All Met, Carr scored 475 points in 24 games. During Carr's All Met senior season, he scored 600 points and along with Sterling Savoy, led the Paul Furlong coached Trojans to the Catholic League title over DeMatha. Carr was named Parade All-American along with other 1967 seniors such as Artis Gilmore, Howard Porter, Jim McDaniels, and Curtis Rowe, all of whom became major college stars.

Collegiate basketball career[link]

The 6-foot 4-inch (1.93 m), 200 lb (91 kg) shooting guard first came to prominence as a highly-recruited player for the University of Notre Dame, arriving after having scored more than 2,000 points during his high school career. Carr lived up to his lofty billing by ending his three-year career at Notre Dame with 2,560 points (an average of 34.5 points per game), ranking him fifth all-time in college basketball history at the time of his departure. During his final two seasons, Carr became only the second college player ever to tally more than 1,000 points in a season, joining Pete Maravich in that select group. Carr holds NCAA tournament records for most points in one game (61 vs. Ohio in 1970), most field goals in one game (25), and most field goals attempted in one game (44). His record scoring average of 50 points per game in seven NCAA playoff games may never be broken. Recently, ESPN named Carr the 22nd greatest college basketball player of all time.^[2]

NBA career[link]

NBA draft[link]

Carr moved onto the professional ranks as the first overall selection of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1971 NBA Draft. Carr was also selected in the 1971 ABA Draft by the Virginia Squires, but signed with the Cavaliers on April 5, 1971.

Rookie season and early NBA career[link]

Carr's first season in the NBA was marred by a series of injuries that limited his output. During the 1971 preseason, he broke his foot and missed the first month of the season. Less than one month after returning to the court, he was sidelined again by another foot injury, missing another seven weeks. Upon his return, he began to display the skills which made him the top selection in the NBA draft and was named to the 1972 NBA All-Rookie Team. Following the conclusion of his first season, Carr had surgery to clear up any lingering foot problems.

The arrival of Lenny Wilkens prior to the start of the 1972-73 campaign gave Carr a solid partner in the backcourt, helping the Cavaliers improve by nine games in the win column. Carr's best season came the following year, when he averaged a career-best 21.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.76 assists per game while shooting 85.6% from the free-throw line.

Two months into the 1974-75 season, he suffered a knee injury that put him out of the lineup indefinitely. His absence in the lineup likely prevented the Cavaliers' from capturing their first-ever playoff berth, with the team's bid falling one game short.

Miracle of Richfield and other playoff years (1975-1978)[link]

However, during the next three seasons, Carr played a role in three straight playoff appearances for the team. Cleveland met the Boston Celtics in the 1976 Eastern Conference finals and lost in six games. They were eliminated in the first round of the 1977 playoffs by the Washington Bullets in a close three-game series. They were defeated in similar fashion in 1978, losing to the New York Knicks in two games.

Later career[link]

Carr played out his final season with the Dallas Mavericks and Washington Bullets before retiring in 1981, finishing with career averages of 15.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

Present[link]

Broadcasting career and other milestones[link]

Today, Carr serves as the Director of Community Relations for the Cavaliers and is also a color commentator on the team's broadcasts on Fox Sports Ohio. Carr's #34 is one of six jerseys retired by the Cavaliers.

It was announced on April 2, 2007 that Carr was inducted to the second class of the College Basketball Hall of Fame, along with Dick Groat, Dick Barnett and numerous coaches.

On February 21, 2008, Notre Dame recognized Carr, their all-time leading scorer, during the Pittsburgh - Notre Dame men's basketball game.^[3]

Signature Calls[link]

• He throws the hammer down! - for a Cavs slam dunk
• He hits it deep in the Q (or name of the arena for road games)! - for a Cavs three-pointer
• Get that weak stuff outta here! - for a Cavs blocked shot
• He got him a bird - When a Cavs player gets an opponent to bite on a pump-fake
• Mouse in the house - When a Cavs player is being guarded by a much smaller defender

Carr also appears as a spokesman for Ohio-based law firm Pyle Law, LLC.^[4]

On February 26, 2011, Notre Dame inducted Carr into the Ring of Honor in the Purcell Pavilion during the Notre Dame men's basketball game against Seton Hall University. In addition, the lower level of the Purcell Pavilion has been renamed the Austin Carr Concourse.

See also[link]

Biography portal

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 60 or more points in a game

References[link]

External links[link]

• Austin Carr at Basketball-Reference.com
• Career Stats @ databasebasketball.com
• Where Are They Now? - Austin Carr @ nbrpa.com