Chandler Harper

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John Chandler Harper (March 10, 1914 – November 8, 2004) was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1950 PGA Championship.[1] He won seven times on the PGA Tour and played on the 1955 Ryder Cup team. He served in the Navy in World War II. After Curtis Strange's father died when he was 14, Harper became Strange's mentor. He was also a long-time friend of Bobby Jones.[1]

Harper was prominent in Virginia golf, winning the Virginia State Amateur three times (1930, 1932, 1934) and the Virginia State Open nine times (1932, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1952, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1970). He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1973 and to the PGA Hall of Fame in 1968.[1] Chandler lived all his life in Portsmouth, Virginia, and died there at the age of 90 from complications from pneumonia.[1]

As a golfer, Harper compensated for his poor driving with a strong short game; indeed, Ben Hogan said that Harper was the best putter on Tour.[1]

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[edit] PGA Tour wins (7)

Major championship is shown in bold.

[edit] Senior wins

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP CUT DNP CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
The Masters DNP DNP 13 NT NT NT 19 T8 T40 DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP NT NT NT NT T15 WD WD CUT
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP NT DNP DNP R32 R32 R32 R16
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Masters DNP WD T38 T10 WD WD DNP CUT CUT T14
U.S. Open DNP DNP T41 WD CUT WD DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship 1 R64 R32 R64 DNP DNP R16 R128 CUT WD
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The Masters CUT WD T49 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DQ DNP DNP
Tournament 1970 1971
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP WD

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Litsky, Frank (2004-11-12), Chandler Harper, Winner of 7 Professional Golf Tournaments, Dies at 90, New York Times, <http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/12/sports/golf/12harper.html?fta=y>. Retrieved on 25 April 2008 

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