Who's who: Butch Harmon

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Who's who: Butch Harmon

  • Name:

    Claude "Butch" Harmon
  • Country:

    USA
  • Born:

    Aug 28, 1943 in New Rochelle, New York.
  • Original/Home Club:

    Winged Foot GC, NY / Seminole GC, FL.
  • Occupation:

    Professional golfer; golf professional; golf instructor and coach; golf commentator and writer.
  • Turned Pro:

    1965

Roll of Honour

PGA Tour (satellite event) wins (1).

Did you know?

With a major championship winning father at the helm (Claude Harmon Sr), Butch and his three younger brothers, Craig, Bill, and Dick, also all became golf professionals and highly respected golf instructors. Butch's son Claude Harmon III is also a top golf instructor.

Top tournaments won by Butch Harmon

1971
America
69 (-2)
$2,000
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Category

America

Winner (holder)

Harmon, Butch

Venue

En-Joie

Score

69 (-2)

Prize money

$2,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the inaugural Broome County Open (June 26; 18-hole PGA satellite tour event). Claude "Butch" Harmon Jr (USA) beat Charles Courtney (USA), Norman Rack (USA) and Hal Underwood (USA) in a playoff. [En-Joie GC, Endicott, NY].

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Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

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Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

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.

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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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