Don Whitt

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Don Whitt (born c. 1930) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.

Whitt worked as a club pro at Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland, California, where he established the course record of 60 in 1955 – a record which stands to this day. After leaving Sequoyah, he joined the PGA Tour for several years.[1]

In 1957, Whitt finished the Tucson Open Invitational in a tie for first (269), but lost in an 18-hole playoff to Dow Finsterwald. His career year was 1959 when he won Golf Digest's Most Improved Golfer award. He won the Memphis Open in a playoff on May 25 of that year, and just six days later won the Kentucky Derby Open. Whitt's best finish in a major was a T-15 at the 1961 PGA Championship.[2] Whitt was a good friend of 1964 British Open champion Tony Lema and is prominently featured in Lema's 1964 memoir "Golfer's Gold, which featured a number of stories describing the pair's antics on the Caribbean Tour in 1961.

After retiring from full-time play on the Tour, Whitt worked as a teaching pro at the San Diego Golf Academy.[1]

[edit] PGA Tour wins

[edit] Other wins

  • 1958 Montebello Open

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Course Record. Sequoyah Country Club. Retrieved on 5 November 2006.
  2. ^ Golf Major Championships. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
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