Frank Walsh (golfer)
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Frank Walsh | |
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![]() Walsh in 1933 | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Frank Andrew Walsh |
Born | Chicago, Illinois | December 23, 1902
Died | April 7, 1992 Martin, Florida[1] | (aged 89)
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 2[2] |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T12: 1940 |
PGA Championship | 2nd: 1932 |
U.S. Open | T10: 1940 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
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Frank Andrew Walsh (December 23, 1902 – April 7, 1992)[3][4] was an American professional golfer, who reached the final of the 1932 PGA Championship before losing to Olin Dutra.
Walsh was born in Chicago, Illinois.[3] A number of his brothers were professional golfers including his elder brother, Tom, who was president of the PGA of America in 1940 and 1941.[4][5]
Tournament wins[edit]
this list may be incomplete
- 1928 Wisconsin State Open
- 1935 Illinois PGA Championship
- 1938 New Hampshire Open
- 1940 New Jersey PGA Championship
- 1941 New Jersey PGA Championship
References[edit]
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- ^ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Copyright PGA Tour. Doubleday. p. 253. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
- ^ a b Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 196. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
- ^ a b "Frank Andrew Walsh". The Palm Beach Post. April 10, 1992. p. 5B – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tom Walsh: PGA 1940, 1941" (PDF). Golfdom. January 1972. p. 23.