Tom Weiskopf experienced all corners of the game, from his time as a PGA Tour player to his broadcast work as a golf commentator as well as a noted golf course designer.
Tom Weiskopf, the winner of 16 PGA Tour titles, including the 1973 British Open, has died, his wife confirmed. Weiskopf was 79, and had been dealing with pancreatic cancer since late 2020.
A son of the Buckeye state, Weiskopf was born Nov. 9, 1942 in Masillon, Ohio. He played golf for Ohio State University and was considered to be “the next Nicklaus,” to be produced from that state and golf program. He turned professional in 1964. “I didn’t really have the passion or the effort that I wanted to put into it and everyone kept pushing me to put into it. Golf was more a means to an end for me. It was a way to give my family the best possible life they could have. Hunting and fishing and the outdoors was more important to me. Getting the grand slam of sheep was more important. That’s why I gave up a Ryder Cup one year so I could get my grand slam,” he explained.
“Definitely,” Johnny Miller said when asked if Weiskopf deserved to be enshrined in the World Golf Hall of Fame. “A lot of guys get into the Hall but they were never the best, just the body of work was Hall of Fame worthy. But when you have a run like Tom had , there’s two ways of looking at greatness, it’s not just always being consistently good but there’s some point in your career where you might have been the best in the world. That’s big to me.
Weiskopf’s design credits include TPC Scottsdale, home of the PGA Tour’s WM Phoenix Open and renovating Torrey Pines , which co-hosts the Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open. He is often credited with bringing the drivable par-4, which he tried to incorporate into many of his designs, back into vogue.
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
British Open champ, former Ohio State golfer Tom Weiskopf dies of pancreatic cancerTom Weiskopf, who won 16 times on the PGA Tour, including the 1973 British Open, died at age 79. The former Ohio State player had pancreatic cancer.
Weiterlesen »
Tom Palmer, Celebrated Marvel Comics Inker, Dead at 81Tom Palmer, one of the most prolific and celebrated inkers in American comics, has passed away. He [...]
Weiterlesen »
Pump Rules' Katie Maloney, Tom Schwartz: We've Done a 'Good Job' Divorcing‘Vanderpump Rules’ stars Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz announced their split in March — details on where they stand now
Weiterlesen »
The Latest Beauty Executive Moves at E.l.f Beauty, Firmenich, Tom Ford Beauty and MoreA look inside the changes in leadership abound at companies in all corners of the beauty industry.
Weiterlesen »
Wild Tom Brady theory suggests QB filming ‘Masked Singer’ during Buccaneers absenceWhere in the world is Tom Brady? That’s the question stumping much of the internet after the Buccaneers quarterback stepped away from the team earlier this month.
Weiterlesen »
Tom Cotton: Biden's Afghanistan 'fiasco' underlies chaos around the globeSen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., slammed President Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal one year later, as diplomatic 'chaos' unravels around the world, on 'One Nation.'
Weiterlesen »