Nickname Charley PGA Tour 1 Professional wins 2 | Status Professional Nationality England Name Charles Lacey | |
Born July 3, 1906
Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England ( 1906-07-03 ) Died October 8, 1957(1957-10-08) (aged 51)
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||
Charles "Charley" Lacey (July 3, 1906 – October 8, 1957) was a professional golfer who had a number of high finishes in major championships in the 1930s. Lacey won born in England but emigrated to the United States aged 20 and spent the rest of his career there.
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Early life
Lacey was the son of Arthur Lacey, the greenkeeper at Burnham Beeches Golf Club in Buckinghamshire. Arthur was also a golfer, winning the first competition of the Golf Greenkeepers' Association at Bushey Hall Golf Club in 1912 with scores of 80 and 79. Arthur later moved to Ifield, West Sussex. Lacey had an older brother Arthur junior who was also a successful golfer.
Golf career
Lacey emigrated to the United States in late 1926.
He spent part of the winters of 1933/34 and 1936/37 in England and played a number of exhibition matches, including some with his brother Arthur.
PGA Tour wins
Other wins
this list may be incomplete
Results in major championships
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10