Petersburg Open, Masters Tournament, Western Open, Miller High Life Open, Cavalcade Of Golf 1955 (6) Bing Crosby Pro-Am Invitational, St.1953 (3) Houston Open, Palm Beach Round Robin, Carling Open.1952 (4) El Paso Open, Motor City Open, St.1951 (6) Lakewood Park Open, Colonial National Invitation, All American Open, Eastern Open, St.1950 (3) Houston Open, Jacksonville Open, St.
Open, Motor City Open (co-winner with Lloyd Mangrum), Reading Open, Miami International Four-Ball (with Jim Ferrier)
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Professional wins (41) PGA Tour wins (39) He was survived by his wife of 51 years, Edith. He died of heart disease in 1998 in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1986, Middlecoff was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He wrote a newspaper column, "The Golf Doctor." He also appeared in a short biographical sports documentary Golf Doctor (1947). He appeared in two motion pictures as himself ( Follow the Sun (1951, about the life and career of Ben Hogan) and The Bellboy (1960)). After retiring from the tour, he spent 18 years as a golf analyst for television. Middlecoff later developed a reputation as one of the best of the early golf television commentators. Middlecoff became a top player despite having one leg slightly shorter than the other. He was known for often taking excessive time to play his shots.īack problems and struggles with his nerves during competition ended his career in the early 1960s, when he was in his early 40s, although he continued to play occasionally, competing in the Masters until 1971, as a past champion.
A tall player with plenty of power and very good accuracy, Middlecoff during his best years was also a superb putter. He won at least one tour tournament in 13 of his 15 seasons, missing only in 19.ĭuring the decade of the 1950s, Middlecoff won 28 tour titles, more than any other player during that span. Middlecoff's three best seasons were 1949, 19, as he won six tour titles in each of those years. lost the Cup in 1957, for the first time since 1933. Open to Dick Mayer, and played very few events following that event. Middlecoff was disappointed to lose a playoff in the 1957 U.S. He was ineligible for the 1957 Ryder Cup because he failed to play in the PGA Championship that year. Middlecoff played on three Ryder Cup teams: 1953, 1955, and 1959 – the U.S. He won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average in 1956. PGA Tour career ĭuring his playing career, Middlecoff won 39 PGA Tour tournaments, including the 1955 Masters and U.S. He was selected for the 1947 Walker Cup team but immediately withdrew as he intended turning professional. He won a PGA Tour tournament as an amateur in 1945, and then turned professional in 1947. After obtaining his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree in 1944, he entered the United States Army Dental Corps during World War II. First as an undergraduate and active member of Kappa Alpha Order, then as a dental student at the University of Tennessee, Middlecoff won the Tennessee State Amateur Championship for four straight years (1940–1943). He played collegiate golf at the University of Mississippi, becoming that school's first golf All-American in 1939. He graduated from Christian Brothers High School.
Middlecoff was born January 6, 1921, in Halls, Tennessee. Middlecoff graduated as a dentist, but gave up his practice at age 26 to become a full-time Tour golfer. His 39 Tour wins place him tied for tenth all-time, and he won three major championships. University of Tennessee College of DentistryĮmmett Cary Middlecoff (Janu– September 1, 1998) was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour from 1947 to 1961. American professional golfer Cary Middlecoff
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