Dave Marr

Dave Marr
Dave Marr
Personal information
Full name David Francis Marr, Jr.
Born December 27, 1933(1933-12-27)
Houston, Texas
Died October 5, 1997(1997-10-05) (aged 63)
Houston, Texas
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College Rice Institute
University of Houston
Turned professional 1953
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 3
Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T2: 1964
U.S. Open T4: 1966
The Open Championship T8: 1966
PGA Championship Won: 1965
Achievements and awards
PGA Player of the Year 1965

David Francis Marr, Jr. (December 27, 1933 – October 5, 1997) was an American professional golfer and sportscaster, best known for winning the 1965 PGA Championship.

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Early years

Marr was born and raised in Houston, Texas, the son of a professional golfer.[1] He attended St. Thomas High School, and while there was on the honor roll, captain of the golf team and member of the Letterman's Club.[2] Following graduation, he attended Rice Institute and the University of Houston.

Professional career

In 1953 at age 19, Marr left college and turned professional. He began his professional golfing career by accepting a position at Westwood Country Club in Westwood, New Jersey, in 1953. A short time later, Marr took a job as an assistant club pro to Claude Harmon at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, where he began to blossom.[1] He began playing regularly on the PGA tour in 1960, and in that year earned his first professional win at the Sam Snead Festival. A year later, he won the Greater Seattle Open Invitational and then the Azalea Open in 1962. Marr joined the elite in golf world in 1965 when he captured the coveted PGA Championship, was named to the Ryder Cup team and elected PGA Player of the Year.[2]

The 1965 PGA Championship was played at the Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. He defeated golf legends Jack Nicklaus and Billy Casper by two strokes with a four-day total score of 280. Incredibly, this wasn't the biggest news story of the day in the Marr family – a few hours after his victory, his third child, son Tony, was born.

Marr played in the 1965 Ryder Cup, finishing his six matches with a 4-2 record. He was the appointed non-playing captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 1981.[1]

Marr was a close friend of golf legend Arnold Palmer. Marr and Palmer were both sons of PGA pros and developed a close bond. Palmer called Marr's 1965 PGA victory "one of the happiest moments of my life". The two of them used to joke that between them they won a career grand slam. (Palmer won many majors in his career, but never won the PGA Championship.)

Later years

Marr served as a golf analyst for ABC from 1972 until 1991.[1] He was usually teamed with the legendary Jim McKay, and fellow one-time PGA Championship winner, Bob Rosburg. He later worked for the BBC and then NBC.[1]

Marr and long-time golfing partner Jay Riviere established a golf course architectural and design firm in 1981. They have designed many courses in the greater Houston area.[2]

Marr died at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston after a long battle with stomach cancer on October 5, 1997. He was 63. He is survived by his wife, Tally, and sons Dave III, Anthony, Wayne Bunch, Tucker Bunch, and daughter Elizabeth Hallas.[1] Marr's oldest son, Dave III, works for Golf Channel covering the Champions Tour.[3]

Marr's children have scattered his ashes around the various courses that meant so much to him during his playing days – Royal Birkdale, in England, where he played on the 1965 Ryder Cup team; Walton Heath, in England, where he captained the 1981 Ryder Cup team; and at the 18th hole at Laurel Valley, the site of his 1965 PGA Championship.[4]

Awards and honors

Marr was elected to the National Collegiate Hall of Fame in 1977 and the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 1978. He was selected for the Gold Tee Award presented by the Met (N.Y.) Golf Writers in 1990.

Shell Oil Company created the Dave Marr Memorial Award the year after his death. It is awarded annually in conjunction with the Shell Houston Open. Marr's last assignment as a broadcaster had been to host Shell's Wonderful World of Golf from 1993–97. Past winners of the award include Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Judy Rankin, Gary Player, Former President George H. W. Bush and Arnold Palmer.

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 17, 1961 Greater Seattle Open Invitational -15 (67-69-66-63=265) Playoff United States Jacky Cupit, United States Bob Rosburg
2 Apr 1, 1962 Azalea Open -7 (673-66-71-71=281) Playoff United States Jerry Steelsmith
3 Aug 15, 1965 PGA Championship -4 (70-69-70-71=280) 2 strokes United States Billy Casper, United States Jack Nicklaus

Other wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runners-up
1965 PGA Championship Tied for lead -4 (70-69-70-71=280) 2 strokes United States Billy Casper, United States Jack Nicklaus

Results timeline

Tournament 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT DNP T15
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T44 DNP
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The Masters T34 DNP CUT DNP T2 CUT CUT T16 T20 CUT
U.S. Open T17 CUT DNP T21 DNP CUT T4 T9 T32 T10
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T8 DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship T10 T22 T51 CUT 65 1 T18 T33 CUT T48
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973
The Masters CUT DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T30 CUT CUT DNP
The Open Championship T41 DNP T11 CUT
PGA Championship T35 DNP CUT T46

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

References

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