Dave Marr
Name:
David Francis "Dave" Marr JrCountry:
USALived:
[1933-1997]. Born on Dec 27, 1933 in Houston, Texas. Died on Oct 5, 1997 in Houston, Texas (aged 63).Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golfer; golf commentator.Turned Pro:
1953MAJORS (1): US PGA Championship (1965); Ryder Cup (1965).
Marr will be remembered not just as an excellent golfer of his time, but also for his wonderful golf commentating on television. In latter years he and Peter Alliss teamed up for some of the best golf commentary heard on the BBC.
Awards
PGA of America
Marr (USA) won the PGA of America Player of the Year Award (based on points allocated for PGA Tour wins, money-list position and scoring average).
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (47th) (Aug 12-15). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) and Billy Casper (USA) finished 2 shots behind Marr (USA), who recorded his first and only major championship win. [Laurel Valley GC, Ligonier, nr Pittsburgh, PA].
America
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Played as the Greater Seattle Open (Sept 14-17; last played in 1945). Dave Marr (USA) beat Jacky Cupit (USA) and Bob Rosburg (USA) with a birdie-four at the first playoff hole, to record the first of his three PGA Tour titles. [Broadmoor GC, Seattle, WA].
The Masters: The 88th Masters Tournament at Augusta National sees LIV golfer Jon Rahm defend his title against the world’s best. Pressing hard will be world No.1 and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler and world No.2 Rory McIlroy (April 11-14).
Chevron Championship: the women’s major championship season gets underway for the second year at its new Carlton Woods home outside Houston, Texas. World No.2 Lilia Vu defends (April 18-21).
Nelly Korda: records a perfect start to 2024 with four wins out of her last four appearances on the LPGA Tour, a feat last achieved by Lorena Ochoa in 2008. Korda's win at the T-Mobile Match Play brought up her 12th LPGA Tour victory.
Scottie Scheffler: narrowly missed out on matching Nelly Korda’s three-in-three, when he placed second at the Houston Open. This followed back-to-back wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players. Like Korda, he remains comfortably ahead in the official world golf rankings.
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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