Skee Riegel
Skee Riegel | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Robert Henry Riegel |
Born | New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania |
November 25, 1914
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. West Chester, Pennsylvania |
Nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
College | West Point Hobart College Lafayette College |
Turned professional | 1950 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Best results in major championships |
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Masters Tournament | 2nd: 1951 |
U.S. Open | T10: 1951 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
PGA Championship | T17: 1956, 1957 |
Robert Henry "Skee" Riegel (November 25, 1914 – February 22, 2009) 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.[1]
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 from 1954 to 1961 and then became involved in the ownership of York Road Country Club in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.[1]
Riegel was the Pro Emeritus at the Cape May National Golf Club in Cape May, New Jersey. 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.
Contents
Amateur wins
- 1942 Florida State Amateur
- 1943 Southern Oregon Amateur
- 1946 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
- 1947 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, Genessee (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 | ![]() |
Results timeline
Amateur
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | DNP | T50 | T13 LA | T30 |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | T59 | CUT | T14 LA |
U.S. Amateur | R64 | R16 | NT | NT | NT | NT | R32 | 1 | R64 | R32 |
The Amateur Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | R16 | DNP | DNP |
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 | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | T12 | T10 | CUT | DNP | T42 | T40 | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | R64 | R32 | R32 | T40 | CUT |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | 48 | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | T63 | DNP | DNP | CUT | T51 | DNP | DNP |
LA = Low Amateur
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
Sources: Masters,[2] U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[3] PGA Championship,[4] 1947 British Amateur[5]
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1947 (winners), 1949 (winners)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Philadelphia Golf Magazine interview
- ↑ www.masters.com
- ↑ USGA Championship Database
- ↑ PGA Championship Media Guide
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.