Tag Archives: Wiffy Cox
Paul Runyon
Paul Runyon (Golf. Born, Hot Springs, AR, July 12, 1908; died, Palm Springs, CA, Mar. 17, 2002.) Considered among the best ever with irons and the putter, Paul Scott Runyon became a major golf figure in the 1930s. Runyon began as a protégé of Craig Wood, turned pro in 1922, and won over 50 tournaments […]
Wiffy Cox
Wiffy Cox (Golf. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 27, 1897; died, Washington, DC, Feb. 20, 1969.) Tied with Walter Hagen as a runner-up in the 1934 Metropolitan Open, Wilfred Hiram Cox was also a long-time pro at Dyker Beach. Cox was a fireman aboard the battleship U.S.S. Nevada during World War I but was then drawn to […]
