Skee Riegel
Skee Riegel | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Robert Henry Riegel |
Nickname | Skee |
Born | (1914-11-25)November 25, 1914 New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | February 22, 2009(2009-02-22) (aged 94) West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | West Point Hobart College Lafayette College |
Turned professional | 1950 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | 2nd: 1951 |
PGA Championship | T17: 1956, 1957 |
U.S. Open | T10: 1951 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Robert Henry "Skee" Riegel (November 25, 1914 – February 22, 2009[1]) was an American professional golfer.
Riegel attended West Point, Hobart College, and Lafayette College where he played football and baseball but not golf. He took up golf at the age of 23.[1]
During World War II, he was a flying instructor for the US Army Air Corp in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
Riegel won the 1947 U.S. Amateur over Johnny Dawson at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, 2 and 1. He played on the Walker Cup teams of 1947 and 1949 under captain as Francis Ouimet. He went undefeated in his four Walker Cup matches.[1]
Riegel was the low amateur (T13) in the 1948 Masters Tournament
Riegel turned professional in 1950 and played in 11 straight Masters Tournaments from 1947 to 1957. In the 1951 Masters Tournament, he was tied with Sam Snead after three rounds and finished second to Ben Hogan by two strokes.
Riegel finished second to Ted Kroll in the 1952 Insurance City Open.
Riegel stopped playing full-time in 1952-1953. He served as head pro at Radnor Valley Country Club[2] from 1954 to 1961 and then became involved in the ownership of York Road Country Club in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.[3]
Riegel was the Pro Emeritus at the Cape May National Golf Club in Cape May, New Jersey.[2] He was often found walking the grounds with his poodle John Paul. Cape May National holds a large amount of history, with a number of articles about "Skee" on the walls of its clubhouse, as well a number of plaques located on the 18th tee.
Amateur wins
- 1942 Florida State Amateur
- 1943 Southern Oregon Amateur
- 1946 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
- 1947 Monroe Invitational, U.S. Amateur
- 1948 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Western Amateur
Professional wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1957 Pennsylvania Open Championship
- 1959 Pennsylvania Open Championship, Yorktown Open
- 1960 Philadelphia Open Championship, Genesee (Genny) Open
- 1967 Salsbury Open
- 1968 Salsbury Open
Major championships
Amateur wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning Score | Runner-up |
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1947 | U.S. Amateur | 2 & 1 | Johnny Dawson |
Results timeline
Amateur
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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Masters Tournament | NT | NT | NT | T50 | T13 LA | T30 | ||||
U.S. Open | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | T59 | CUT | T14 LA | ||
U.S. Amateur | R64 | R16 | NT | NT | NT | NT | R32 M | 1 | R64 | R32 |
The Amateur Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | R16 |
Professional
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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Masters Tournament | T21 | 2 | T14 | T29 | T38 | T13 | T40 | T31 | ||
U.S. Open | T12 | T10 | CUT | T42 | T40 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
PGA Championship | R64 | R32 | R32 | T40 | CUT |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | 48 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T63 | CUT | T51 |
Note: Riegel never played in The Open Championship.
M = medalist
LA = low amateur
NT = no tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1962 PGA Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in match play
Sources: Masters,[4] U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[5] PGA Championship,[6] 1947 British Amateur[7]
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1947 (winners), 1949 (winners)
References
- ^ a b c Klavon, Ken (February 24, 2009). "Skee Riegel, 1947 U.S. Amateur Champion, Dies At 94". USGA. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009.
- ^ a b Naedele, Walter F. (February 26, 2009). "Robert Riegel, 94, golf champion". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ "Highlights of Robert H. "Skee" Riegel's Career". Archived from the original on July 24, 2008.
- ^ www.masters.com
- ^ USGA Championship Database Archived 2010-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PGA Championship Media Guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Four Scots In Last Eight". Glasgow Herald. May 30, 1947. p. 5.
External links
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- 1899 Herbert M. Harriman
- 1900 Walter Travis
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- 1906 Eben Byers
- 1907 Jerome Travers
- 1908 Jerome Travers
- 1909 Robert Gardner
- 1910 William C. Fownes Jr.
- 1911 Harold Hilton†
- 1912 Jerome Travers
- 1913 Jerome Travers
- 1914 Francis Ouimet
- 1915 Robert Gardner
- 1916 Chick Evans
- 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I
- 1919 Davidson Herron
- 1920 Chick Evans
- 1921 Jesse Guilford
- 1922 Jess Sweetser
- 1923 Max Marston†
- 1924 Bobby Jones
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- 1932 Ross Somerville
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- 1936 Johnny Fischer†
- 1937 Johnny Goodman
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- 1939 Bud Ward
- 1940 Dick Chapman
- 1941 Bud Ward
- 1942–1945 Cancelled due to World War II
- 1946 Ted Bishop†
- 1947 Skee Riegel
- 1948 Willie Turnesa
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- 1950 Sam Urzetta†
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- 1966 Gary Cowan†
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- 1996 Tiger Woods†
- 1997 Matt Kuchar
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- † indicates the event was won in extra holes.