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Full name
  
Robert Henry Riegel

The Open Championship
  
DNP

Former tours
  
PGA TOUR

Nationality
  
United States

PGA Championship
  
T17: 1956, 1957

Professional wins
  
7

Masters Tournament
  
2nd: 1951

Name
  
Skee Riegel

Turned professional
  
1950

U.S. Open
  
T10: 1951

Role
  
Golfer


Skee Riegel trenhamgolfhistoryorgPhotosRiegelSkeejpg

Born
  
November 25, 1914New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania (
1914-11-25
)

Died
  
Education
  
United States Military Academy, Lafayette College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Skee riegel top 6 facts


Robert Henry "Skee" Riegel (November 25, 1914 – February 22, 2009) was an American professional golfer.

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Riegel attended West Point, Hobart College, and Lafayette College where he played football and baseball but not golf. He took up golf at the age of 23.

During World War II, he was a flying instructor for the US Army Air Corp in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

Riegel won the 1947 U.S. Amateur over Johnny Dawson at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, 2 and 1. He played on the Walker Cup teams of 1947 and 1949.

Riegel turned professional in 1950 and played in 11 straight Masters Tournaments from 1947 to 1957. In the 1951 Masters Tournament, he was tied with Sam Snead after three rounds and finished second to Ben Hogan by two strokes.

Riegel finished second to Ted Kroll in the 1952 Insurance City Open.

Riegel stopped playing full-time in 1952-1953. He served as head pro at Radnor Valley Country Club from 1954 to 1961 and then became involved in the ownership of York Road Country Club in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Riegel was the Pro Emeritus at the Cape May National Golf Club in Cape May, New Jersey. He was often found walking the grounds with his poodle John Paul. Cape May National holds a large amount of history, with a number of articles about "Skee" on the walls of its Clubhouse, as well a number of plaques located on the 18th tee.

We Remember Skee Riegel


Amateur wins

  • 1942 Florida State Amateur
  • 1943 Southern Oregon Amateur
  • 1946 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
  • 1947 U.S. Amateur
  • 1948 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Western Amateur
  • Professional wins

    this list may be incomplete

  • 1957 Pennsylvania Open Championship
  • 1959 Pennsylvania Open Championship, Yorktown Open
  • 1960 Philadelphia Open Championship, Genessee (Genny) Open
  • 1967 Salsbury Open
  • 1968 Salsbury Open
  • Results timeline

    Amateur

    Professional

    M = Medalist
    LA = Low Amateur
    NT = No tournament
    DNP = Did not play
    CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1962 PGA Championship)
    "T" indicates a tie for a place
    R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
    Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

    Sources: Masters, U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur, PGA Championship, 1947 British Amateur

    U.S. national team appearances

    Amateur

  • Walker Cup: 1947 (winners), 1949 (winners)
  • References

    Skee Riegel Wikipedia


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