Mike Souchak
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Michael Souchak |
| Born |
May 10, 1927 Berwick, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 10, 2008 (aged 81) Belleair, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Spouse | Nancy Souchak |
| Children | 3 sons, 1 daughter |
| Career | |
| College | Duke University |
| Turned professional | 1952 |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 18 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 15 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T4: 1955 |
| U.S. Open | T3: 1959, 1960 |
| The Open Championship | T8: 1956 |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1959 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Duke Sports Hall of Fame | 1976 |
Michael Souchak (May 10, 1927 – July 10, 2008) was an American professional golfer who won fifteen events on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s, and played for the Ryder Cup teams in 1959 and 1961.
Born and raised in Berwick, Pennsylvania, Souchak served two years as a gunner in the U.S. Navy. He then attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he played both golf and football, as an end and placekicker. He was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 1976.
In his first win at the 1955 Texas Open, Souchak set and tied several records. In the first round, he tied the tour's 18-hole record with a 60. This record was finally broken in 1977 by Al Geiberger's 59. This first round also included a record-breaking 27 on the back nine holes, a record that was tied by Andy North in 1975, Billy Mayfair in 2001 and Robert Gamez in 2004, and broken by Corey Pavin in 2006. He then finished with a 72-hole record of 257 (27-under-par). This record stood until 2001 when Mark Calcavecchia shot 256 at the Phoenix Open (this record was subsequently broken when Tommy Armour III shot 254 at the Valero Texas Open in 2003).
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