Tag Archives: P.G.A. Tour
Linc Werden
Linc Werden (Sportswriter. Born, New York, NY, Feb. 12, 1904; died, Brooklyn Heights, NY, Nov. 25, 1980.) Graduating from the High School of Commerce and then attending Columbia with Lou Gehrig, Lincoln August Werden early determined that his sports career, if any, lay in areas other than competition on the field. After his graduation from […]
Bobby Cruickshank
Bobby Cruickshank (Golf. Born, Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland, Nov. 16, 1894; died, Delray Beach, FL, Aug. 27, 1975.) Leaving his native Scotland in 1921, Robert Allan Cruickshank came to New Jersey as the pro at Shackamaxon. Cruickshank was a member of the P.G.A. tour from 1921-50, but some of his best years came late in his career, […]
Julius Boros
Julius Boros (Golf. Born, Fairfield, CY, Mar. 3, 1920; died, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 28, 1974.) Joining the P.G.A. Tour in 1950, Julius Nicholas Boros played it for a quarter-century. Boros won under $1 million purse money during that time, but older was definitely better for him. Almost half of his prize winnings came after […]
