Dick Hart (golfer)

American golfer (1935–2013)

Dick Hart

Personal information
Full name| Richard Byrd Hart
Born| (1935-10-20)October 20, 1935
Salem, Massachusetts
Died| April 10, 2013(2013-04-10) (aged 77)
Covington, Louisiana
Sporting nationality|  United States
Career
Status| Professional
Former tour(s)| PGA Tour
Professional wins| 6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour| 1
Other| 5
Best results in major championships

Masters Tournament| DNP
PGA Championship| T17: 1963
U.S. Open| T44: 1965
The Open Championship| DNP

Richard Byrd Hart (October 20, 1935 – April 10, 2013) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.

At the 1963 PGA Championship,[1] Hart led after both 18 and 36 holes (66 & 72) but faded in the third and fourth rounds (76 & 74) to finish the tournament at T-17 -- his best finish in a major championship.[2]

Hart's one tour victory came at the 1965 Azalea Open Invitational. He defeated Phil Rodgers on the eighth hole of a sudden death playoff.[3] The playoff remains one of the longest in PGA Tour history.[4]

A 43-year club pro at Hinsdale Golf Club in Hinsdale, Illinois, Hart was inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.[5]

Hart died in Covington, Louisiana in 2013.[6]

## Professional wins (6)

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### PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of
victory | Runner-up

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1  | Mar 21, 1965 | Azalea Open Invitational | −12 (70-65-72-69=276)  | Playoff  |  Phil Rodgers

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result

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1  | 1965 | Azalea Open Invitational |  Phil Rodgers | Won with par on eighth extra hole

### Other wins (5)

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* 1963 Illinois PGA Championship
* 1964 Illinois Open
* 1966 Illinois PGA Championship
* 1969 Illinois Open
* 1971 Illinois Open

## References

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1. ^ "Tournament info for the 1963 PGA Championship". Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
2. ^ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved January 16, 2008.
3. ^ "Hart beats Rodgers in long golf playoff". Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
4. ^ "Longest Sudden-Death Playoffs". Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
5. ^ Illinois Golf Hall of Fame - Dick Hart Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Livsey, Laury (April 19, 2013). "Hart, winner of 1965 Azalea Open, dies at 77". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 19, 2013.

## External links

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* Dick Hart at the PGA Tour official site
* 1965 Sports Illustrated article covering Hart

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