Cary Middlecoff

Golfer

Birthday January 6, 1921

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Tennessee

DEATH DATE Sep 1, 1998 (77)

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About

World Golf Hall of Fame member who won 40 PGA Tour events, including the 1955 Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open in 1949 and 1956.

Before Fame

He was a licensed dentist and gave up the practice to play golf.

Trivia

With his 6'2" height and dashing good looks, he was given a couple of parts on the big screen, appearing in the 1950 film Follow the Sun and the 1960 film The Bellboy.

Family Life

His father, also a dentist, taught him how to play golf, beginning at age seven.

Associated With

His career PGA Tour win total was equaled by Walter Hagen.