Bob McCallister
American professional golfer (1934–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donald Robert McCallister (May 3, 1934 – January 26, 2021) was an American professional golfer. He won two events on the PGA Tour and three other tournaments in the 1960s. He later worked as the head pro at golf clubs in California and Oregon, and competed on the Senior PGA Tour.
Bob McCallister | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Donald Robert McCallister |
Born | (1934-05-03)May 3, 1934 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | January 26, 2021(2021-01-26) (aged 86) Molalla, Oregon, U.S. |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Spouse | Carol |
Children | 8 |
Career | |
College | University of Southern California |
Turned professional | 1959 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 2 |
Other | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1966 |
PGA Championship | T8: 1965 |
U.S. Open | T21: 1963 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
McCallister played for the University of Southern California golf team as an amateur, receiving All-American honors from 1956 to 1958, and becoming the first player to win the Pac-8 Conference and Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles in consecutive years. He turned professional in 1959 and played full-time on the tour after serving in the U.S. Army. He retired from the tour in 1969 after being affected by early onset arthritis.