Buck White (golfer)

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Buck White
Personal information
Full nameEmmett O'Neal White
Born(1911-02-07)February 7, 1911
Memphis, Tennessee
DiedJanuary 23, 1982(1982-01-23) (aged 70)[1]
Gulfport, Mississippi
Sporting nationality United States
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT42: 1950
PGA ChampionshipT9: 1953, 1957
U.S. OpenT6: 1949
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Emmett O'Neal "Buck" White (February 7, 1911 – January 23, 1982)[2] was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

White was born in Memphis, Tennessee. White won three times on the PGA Tour between 1946 and 1951.[3]

In 1961, White was the first golfer to shoot 63 in the PGA Seniors' Championship, a tournament scoring record that wasn't broken until 2012.[4]

Following his retirement from competitive golf, White worked as a golf instructor in the Miami, Florida, area, where he taught many players including a number of PGA Tour professionals.

Professional wins (5)[edit]

PGA Tour wins (3)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 22, 1946 Memphis Invitational −11 (65-68-70-74=277) 1 stroke United States Herman Keiser
2 Aug 19, 1951 Sioux City Open −16 (68-69-71-64=272) 2 strokes United States Jack Burke Jr., United States Ed Oliver,
United States Skee Riegel
3 Sep 9, 1951 Empire State Open E (70-70-72-72=284) 2 strokes United States Doug Ford

Other wins (2)[edit]

this list may be incomplete

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Sun Herald Obituaries Past 30 days: All of the Sun Herald Obituaries from Past 30 days".
  2. ^ Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 200. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
  3. ^ Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Doubleday. pp. 241, 251. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
  4. ^ "Profile of Buck White, PGA Tour Winner". GolfCompendium.com. Retrieved August 28, 2020.