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Tom Weiskopf
Massillon-born golfer who won the 1973 Open Championship at Royal Troon and became a golf course architect. He played at Ohio State alongside Jack Nicklaus's era.
At a glance
- Born
- 1942-11-09
- Died
- 2022-08-20
- Education
- Benedictine High School, Cleveland, OH
- Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, golf team
- Known as
- Sports
- Organizations
- Ohio State University
Life story
Tom Weiskopf was born in Massillon in 1942, went to Benedictine High School in Cleveland, and played golf at Ohio State.
He won the Western Amateur in 1963 and turned pro in 1964. His first PGA Tour win came at the 1968 San Diego Open. In 1973 he won seven events worldwide, including the Open Championship at Royal Troon. In 1975 he beat Jack Nicklaus in a playoff for the Canadian Open.
He won 16 PGA Tour titles, one major, and was runner-up at the Masters four times. He broadcast the Masters for CBS from 1981, won the 1995 U.S. Senior Open, and designed more than 40 courses. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2023 after his death in Montana in 2022.
Timeline
- 1942-11-09: Born (Massillon, OH) source
- 1963: Wins Western Amateur (US) source
- 1964: Turns professional (US) source
- 1968: First PGA Tour win, San Diego Open (San Diego, CA) source
- 1973: Wins the Open Championship (Royal Troon, Scotland) source
- 1975: Wins Canadian Open in playoff over Nicklaus (Montreal, Canada) source
- 1981: Begins broadcasting the Masters for CBS (Augusta, GA) source
- 1995: Wins U.S. Senior Open (US) source
- 2022-08-20: Dies of pancreatic cancer at 79 (Big Sky, MT) source
- 2023: Elected to World Golf Hall of Fame (US) source
What Tom is known for
- Won the 1973 Open Championship at Royal Troon (276, -12)
- Designed at least 40 golf courses
- Designed more than 40 golf courses, including Loch Lomond and Troon North
Honors and things named for them
- World Golf Hall of Fame, 2023
- 1973 Open Championship
- 16 PGA Tour titles
Family
- wife: Laurie
Ohio places
Where Tom Weiskopf was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Born: Massillon, Stark County ZIP 44646 · Massillon · Stark County
- School: Columbus (Ohio State University), Franklin County ZIP 43210 · Columbus · Franklin County
- School: Cleveland (Benedictine High School), Cuyahoga County ZIP 44105 · Cleveland · Cuyahoga County
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.
- Tom Weiskopf (Wikipedia) birth Massillon, death Big Sky MT, 1973 Open, OSU, Benedictine HS