Downing Gray

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Downing Gray
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Downing Gray
Born1938
Pensacola, Florida
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Pensacola, Florida
Career
College Florida State University
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T31: 1965
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

Albert Downing Gray (born 1938) is an American amateur golfer.

Golf sport in which players attempt to hit a ball with a club into a goal using a minimum number of shots

Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.

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Gray played college golf at Florida State University, where he once won seven straight tournaments. [1] He played in the Masters Tournament seven times, twice finishing as low amateur. He had a long relationship with the United States Walker Cup team, appearing three times as a player (1963, 1965, and 1967) and twice as a captain (1995 and 1997).

Florida State University university in the United States

Florida State University is a public space-grant and sea-grant research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the state of Florida.

Masters Tournament golf tournament held in Augusta, Georgia, United States

The Masters Tournament is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, the Masters is the first major of the year, and unlike the others, it is always held at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, a private course in the southeastern United States, in the city of Augusta, Georgia.

Walker Cup

The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match. It is organised by The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA). In 1921 the Royal Liverpool Golf Club hosted an unofficial contest which was followed by official annual contests from 1922 through 1924. From 1925 they became biennial, held on even-number years. After World War II they switched to odd-numbered years. They are held alternately in the U.S., and Ireland or Britain.

He played in the U.S. Amateur 19 times, finishing as runner-up in 1962.

Gray is a member of the FSU Hall of Fame, the Southern Golf Association Hall of Fame, and the Florida State Golf Association Hall of Fame. [2]

Results in major championships

Tournament196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974
Masters Tournament T46CUTT31LAT54T36LACUTDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPCUT

Note: The only major Gray played was the Masters.
LA = Low amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

The 1965 Walker Cup, the 20th Walker Cup Match, was played on September 3 and 4, 1965, at Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, Maryland. The event was tied at 11 matches each with 2 matches halved.

The 1967 Walker Cup, the 21st Walker Cup Match, was played on 19 and 20 May 1967, at Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent, England. The event was won by the United States 13 to 7 with 4 matches halved.

The 1995 Walker Cup, the 35th Walker Cup Match, was a team golf match played on 9 and 10 September 1995, at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Wales. The event was won by the Great Britain and Ireland team 14 to 10.

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References

  1. ↑ "Downing Gray biography". Seminoles.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ "A. Downing Gray biography". FSGA.org. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
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