Charlie Yates

Charlie Yates
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Charles Richardson Yates
Born (1913-09-09)September 9, 1913
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died October 17, 2005(2005-10-17) (aged 92)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality  United States
Career
College Georgia Tech
Status Amateur
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T17: 1934
U.S. Open T50: 1934
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP
British Amateur Won: 1938
Achievements and awards
Bob Jones Award 1980
Georgia Golf Hall of Fame 1989

Charles Richardson Yates (September 9, 1913 – October 17, 2005) was an American amateur golfer. He is noted for winning the 1938 Amateur Championship, captaining the United States Walker Cup team and being the long-time Secretary of Augusta National Golf Club.

Biography

Yates was born in Atlanta on September 9, 1913[1] and was raised in a home near East Lake Golf Club's 4th green. Yates won the Georgia State Amateur in 1931 and 1932.[2] In 1934, he won the NCAA individual title. The following year, he won the Western Amateur. The Georgia Tech star became an international name in golf in 1938 when he won The Amateur Championship. In 1936 and 1938, he played on the U.S. Walker Cup Team. In 1953, he was captain of the Walker Cup Team, and was named honorary captain in 1985. Five times in his competitive career, Yates, secretary of the Augusta National Golf Club, was the low scoring amateur in the Masters Tournament. In 1980, Charlie was presented with the Bob Jones Award by the United States Golf Association. Yates was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame on January 14, 1989.[3][4]

Charlie Yates Golf Course

Today, East Lake Golf Club's old number two golf course is named after Yates. Yates grew up on Second Avenue, the street which separated East Lake's main course from its No. 2 course. His boyhood hero was Bobby Jones whom he knew and played with on the course at East Lake.[5]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

U.S. national team appearances

References

  1. Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 205. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
  2. "Georgia Amateur Championship".
  3. "Famous East Lake Members: Charles R. Yates". East Lake Golf Club.
  4. "Charles R. Yates Obituary". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 18, 2005.
  5. "About Us". Charlie Yates Golf Course.
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