Herbert Strong (golfer)
| Herbert Strong | |
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Herbert Strong, c. 1924
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Herbert Bertram Strong |
| Born |
13 February 1880 Ramsgate, Kent, England |
| Died | 8 October 1944 (aged 64) Fort Pierce, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st) |
| Nationality |
 England
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| Spouse | Clara Maude Overy Ann Carolyn Jordan |
| Children | 5 |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | 9th: 1913 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1899, 1903, 1904 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Herbert Bertram Strong (13 February 1880 – 8 October 1944) was an English professional golfer. He was an organizer and founding member of the PGA of America and later became a successful golf course architect. As a player, Strong's best finish in a major championship was ninth place in the 1913 U.S. Open.
Strong was born on 13 February 1880 in Ramsgate, Kent, England, to William R. Strong (1846–1899) and Charlotte E. Strong née Stock (1850–1923). Like many golfers from his era, he was first introduced to golf via his participation as a caddy when he toted bags at Royal St George's Golf Club located in Sandwich, England, in the mid-1890s. In 1905 he emigrated to the United States, departing Liverpool on 14 June 1905 aboard the RMS Teutonic which arrived in New York on 22 June 1905 with $400 in his pocket, a hefty sum at the time.
Rodman Wanamaker, the wealthy proprietor of the Wanamaker department stores (now Macy's), and a number of golf professionals—including the legendary Walter Hagen and leading amateurs of the era—gathered at Wanamaker's invitation for a luncheon at the Taplow Club in the Martinique Hotel on Broadway and West 32nd Street in New York City on 17 January 1916. Wanamaker believed golf professionals could enhance equipment sales if they formed an association. It was during this meeting that Strong, James Hepburn, Jack Hobens, Jack Mackie, James Maiden, Gilbert Nicholls and Robert White were chosen as the organizing committee of the PGA of America. Later in 1916, Strong was appointed as the first Secretary-Treasurer.
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