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Name | Claude Harmon |
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Fullname | Eugene Claude Harmon, Sr. |
Birth date | July 14, 1916 |
Birth place | Savannah, Georgia |
Death date | July 23, 1989 |
Death place | Houston, Texas |
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Status | Professional |
Retired | |
Extour | PGA Tour |
Prowins | 8 |
Pgawins | 2 |
Otherwins | |
Majorwins | 1 |
Masters | Won: 1948 |
Usopen | T3: 1959 |
Open | 27th: 1948 |
Pga | T3: 1945, 1948, 1953 |
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Harmon was born in Savannah, Georgia. He was the last ever club professional to win a major championship, winning the 1948 Masters Tournament. He won the Masters by five shots and pocketed $2,500 for his efforts. Harmon served as the pro at a New York area club, Winged Foot Golf Club, but in 1959, he was hired as the head professional at Thunderbird Country club where he served for the remainder of his career. Also in 1959, Harmon played in the U.S. Open that was held at Winged Foot, placing third. 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.
Major championship is shown in bold.
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{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !1960 !1961 !1962 !1963 !1964 !1965 !1966 !1967 !1968 !1969 |- |The Masters |align="center"|T16 |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|WD |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|WD |align="center"|WD |align="center"|WD |align="center"|WD |- |U.S. Open |align="center"|T27 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|CUT |align="center"|T44 |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |}
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" !align="left"|Tournament !1970 !1971 |- |The Masters |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|WD |- |U.S. Open |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |- |The Open Championship |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|DNP |- |PGA Championship |align="center"|DNP |align="center"|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.
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