Clarence Hackney
Appearance
Clarence Hackney | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Clarence W. Hackney |
Born | Carnoustie, Scotland | March 10, 1894
Died | January 4, 1941 Morristown, New Jersey | (aged 46)
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Sporting nationality | Scotland United States |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 9 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 7 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | T5: 1920 |
U.S. Open | T8: 1921 |
The Open Championship | T23: 1921 |
Clarence W. Hackney (March 10, 1894 – January 4, 1941) was a Scottish-American professional golfer.
Early life
[edit]Hackney was born in Carnoustie, Scotland. He emigrated to the United States in 1913 and became a U.S. citizen in 1921.
Golf career
[edit]Hackney was the head professional at the Atlantic City Country Club from 1914 to 1940.[1] Hackney won seven PGA Tour tournaments between 1923 and 1931,[2] including the 1923 Canadian Open.[3]
Death
[edit]Hackney died in Morristown, New Jersey, on January 4, 1941.[4]
Professional wins
[edit]PGA Tour wins (7)
[edit]- 1923 (2) Philadelphia Open Championship, Canadian Open
- 1924 (1) New Jersey State Open
- 1925 (1) New Jersey State Open
- 1926 (1) New Jersey State Open
- 1930 (1) Philadelphia Open Championship
- 1931 (1) Philadelphia Open Championship
Other wins
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Trenham, Peter C. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members - The Leaders and The Legends - 1930 to 1939" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ^ Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Copyright PGA Tour. Doubleday. pp. 236–37, 249–50, 253. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
- ^ "Canadian Open – Past Winners". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Famed Golf Figure Dies". The Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. AP. January 6, 1941. p. 6.