Charles Lacey | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | Charley |
Born |
Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England |
July 3, 1906
Died | October 8, 1957 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
(aged 51)
Nationality | England |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships |
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Masters Tournament | 31st: 1934 |
U.S. Open | 7th: 1930 |
The Open Championship | 3rd: 1937 |
PGA Championship | T3: 1930 |
Charles "Charley" Lacey (July 3, 1906 – October 8, 1957) was a professional golfer who had a number of high finishes in major championships in the 1930s. Lacey won born in England but emigrated to the United States aged 20 and spent the rest of his career there.
Lacey was the son of Arthur Lacey, the greenkeeper at Burnham Beeches Golf Club in Buckinghamshire. Arthur was also a golfer, winning the first competition of the Golf Greenkeepers' Association at Bushey Hall Golf Club in 1912 with scores of 80 and 79. Arthur later moved to Ifield, West Sussex. Lacey had an older brother Arthur junior who was also a successful golfer.
Lacey emigrated to the United States in late 1926.
He spent part of the winters of 1933/34 and 1936/37 in England and played a number of exhibition matches, including some with his brother Arthur.
this list may be incomplete
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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