Chuck Kocsis
Charles R. Kocsis[1] (January 27, 1913 – May 30, 2006) was an American amateur golfer.
Kocsis, better known as Chuck, was introduced to the game as a caddie at the Phoenix Country Club, which is now Rogell Municipal Golf Course. One of fourteen children, he grew up in the Old Redford area of Detroit. Attended Redford High and was victorious at the city and state championship levels.
Kocsis was the winner of six Michigan Amateurs,[2] three Michigan Opens (1931, 1945, 1946), individual intercollegiate champion[3] member of three U.S. Walker Cup teams,[1] member of two NCAA Championship teams at the University of Michigan, low amateur in the Masters, low amateur in two U.S. Opens, runner-up at the 1956 U.S. Amateur, and runner-up at the 1937 Western Amateur.
Kocsis also found success on the senior level winning several National and International Senior Amateurs. During his time at the University of Michigan, Kocsis became a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.[4]
The Golf Association of Michigan voted Kocsis the Michigan amateur golfer of the century and was a member of the first class elected into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame.
Contents
1 Tournament wins
2 Results in major championships
3 U.S. national team appearances
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Tournament wins
- this list may be incomplete
- 1930 Michigan Amateur
- 1931 Michigan Open
- 1933 Michigan Amateur
- 1934 Michigan Amateur
- 1936 NCAA Championship[5]
- 1937 Michigan Amateur
- 1945 Michigan Open
- 1946 Michigan Open
- 1948 Michigan Amateur
- 1951 Michigan Amateur
- 1960 Dogwood Invitational
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | 35 | T22 | ||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T14 LA | T10 | |||||||
U.S. Amateur | R16 | R64 | QF | R16 | ||||||
The Amateur Championship | R16 |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T44 | NT | NT | NT | ||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | ||||
U.S. Amateur | NT | NT | NT | NT | R32 | R16 | R16 | |||
The Amateur Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T35 | T14 LA | T45 | CUT | CUT | T22 | ||||
U.S. Open | T16 LA | CUT | T32 | |||||||
U.S. Amateur | R128 | 2 | R16 | QF | ||||||
The Amateur Championship |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T34 | CUT | ||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||||
U.S. Amateur | R128 | R64 | R32 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
The Amateur Championship | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | ||||
U.S. Open |
Note: Kocsis never played in The Open Championship nor the PGA Championship.
Top 10
Did not play
LA = low amateur
NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[6] 1938 Amateur Championship[7]
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
Walker Cup: 1938, 1949 (winners), 1957 (winners)
See also
- University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor
References
^ ab "2011 Walker Cup Match Guide" (PDF). USGA. pp. 10–11, 16, 22. Retrieved July 12, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-08-21.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ "Kocsis and Malloy Register 148s To Tie Johnson for Medal Honors" (PDF). The New York Times. June 26, 1935. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
^ "Lambda Chis Dominate Intercollegiate Golf" The Cross and Crescent. July 1936.
^ "Kocsis of Michigan Defeats Louisiana State Golfer". Battle Creek Enquirer. June 28, 1936.
^ USGA Championship Database Archived June 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Sport: After Jones". Time. June 6, 1938.
External links
- Michigan Golf Hall of Fame profile
- Obituary from the USGA
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