Clarence Clark | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Clarence E. Clark |
Born | Paola, Kansas | September 22, 1907
Died | September 27, 1974 Abilene, Texas | (aged 67)
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 8 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 7 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T13: 1937 |
PGA Championship | T9: 1933 |
U.S. Open | 3rd: 1936 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Clarence E. Clark (September 22, 1907 – September 27, 1974) [1] [2] was an American professional golfer.
Clark worked as a golf pro at McFarlin Golf Club ( Tulsa, Oklahoma), Forest Hill Field Club [1] ( Bloomfield, New Jersey), Carey Park Golf Course ( Hutchinson, Kansas), O'Brien's Golf Center ( Wichita, Kansas), Newton Country Club ( Newton, Kansas), and Dyess Air Force Base Golf Course and Lazee Tee Golf Center ( Abilene, Texas). [3] He also played on the PGA Tour, winning seven times in the 1930s, including the Texas Open and Houston Open on consecutive weeks in 1932. [3] In 1936, he was tied for the lead in the U.S. Open after the first round and finished the tournament tied for third. [4]
Clark died in Abilene, Texas in 1974. [2]
Tournament | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
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Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | T19 | T13 | |||||
U.S. Open | T36 | 11 | T9 | CUT | 3 | 7 | CUT | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship | R32 | R16 | R64 | R64 | R64 |
Note: Clark never played in
The Open Championship.
NYF = tournament not yet founded
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play