Bob Toski
The main tournament wins for Bob Toski are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
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Played as the Jamaica Open. Won by Toski (USA).
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Played as the Puerto Rico Open (Feb 6-9; part of a three-event Caribbean tour). Second-placed Ernie Vossler (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bob Toski (USA). [Berwind CC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico].
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Played as the Eastern Open (May 20-23). Second-placed Jack Burke Jr (USA) finished 7 shots behind Bob Toski (USA). [Mt Pleasant Municipal GC, Baltimore, MD].
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Played as the World Championship of Golf (Aug 12-15; PGA Tour event for the richest first prize in world golf). Second-placed Jack Burke Jr (USA) and Earl Stewart Jr (USA) finished 1 shot behind Bob Toski (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
Awards
PGA of America
Toski (USA) was the PGA Tour 1954 leading money winner, with earnings of $65,820 on the Tour.
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Played as the Insurance City Open (Aug 27-30). Second-placed Jim Ferrier (Aus/USA) finished 1 shot behind 26-year-old Bob Toski (USA), who recorded the first of his five PGA Tour wins. [Wethersfield CC, nr Hartford, CT].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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