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Hord Hardin

Hord Hardin
Born (1912-01-03)January 3, 1912
St. Louis, Missouri
Died August 5, 1996(1996-08-05) (aged 84)
Harbor Springs, Michigan
Known for Chairman, Augusta National (1980–1991)
President, USGA (1968–1969)

Hord Wilson Hardin (January 3, 1912 – August 5, 1996) was the President of the United States Golf Association (USGA) from 1968 to 1969, then Chairman of the Masters Tournament and the Augusta National Golf Club from 1980 to 1991.

Hardin was born in 1912 in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Washington University.

He worked as a lawyer. Later, he competed in six U.S. Amateurs between 1953 and 1963. He served as President of the USGA from 1968 to 1969, then Chairman of the Masters Tournament and the Augusta National Golf Club from 1980 to 1991. He was instrumental in the relocation of the Bellerive Country Club.

He died of a terminal illness in Harbor Springs, Michigan in 1996.



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