Richie Karl

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Richie Karl
Personal information
Full nameRichard Karl
Born (1944-09-28) September 28, 1944 (age 79)
Johnson City, New York
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Florida State University
Turned professional1968
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 46th: 1975
PGA Championship T55: 1974
U.S. Open CUT: 1980
The Open Championship DNP

Richard Karl (born September 28, 1944) is an American professional golfer who is best known as the last golf club professional to win an official PGA Tour event. [1]

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Early life

Karl was born in Johnson City, New York. He played college golf at Florida State University. [2] He won the Alaska State Amateur twice while stationed in the Army there. [3]

Professional career

Karl turned professional in 1968. [2] He won the 1974 B.C. Open by sinking a 35-foot putt on the first hole in a playoff with Bruce Crampton. Karl, who worked at the En-Joie Golf Club in Endicott, New York where the B.C. Open was played and lived along the 10th fairway, is the last club professional to win on the PGA Tour. [1]

Karl played briefly on the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour) starting after he turned 50 in September 1994. His best finish in this venue was a T-5 at the ACE Group Classic. In 2007, Karl played as a sponsor's exemption in the inaugural Dick's Sporting Goods Open, a Champions Tour event played on his home course. [4]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jul 21, 1974 B.C. Open −11 (70-67-68-68=273)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1974 B.C. Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (5)

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References

  1. 1 2 "BC Open". Golf Today. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
  2. 1 2 Richie Karl Golf School profile
  3. ↑ Elliott, Len; Barbara Kelly (1976). Who's Who in Golf . New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p.  109. ISBN   0-87000-225-2.
  4. ↑ "Champions Tour Notes". PGA Tour.com. July 10, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
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