Peter O'Hara
| Peter O'Hara | |
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Peter O'Hara, c. 1912
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Peter Joseph O'Hara |
| Born |
August 21, 1885 Greenore, Ireland |
| Died | April 11, 1977 (aged 91) Broward County, Florida |
| Nationality |
 Ireland United States
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| Spouse | Hanora O'Hara |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | c. 1908 |
| Retired | 1948 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T7: 1924 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1920 |
Peter Joseph O'Hara (August 21, 1885 – April 11, 1977) was an Irish-American professional golfer who played in the early-to-mid 20th century. His best major championship finishes were a fifth place tie in the 1920 PGA Championship, a T7 finish in the 1924 U.S. Open, and a T8 result in the 1929 U.S. Open.
He won the 1921 New Jersey Open and was a joint winner (with George Bowden) of the 1922 Houston Professional Golf tournament. O'Hara won the 1931 Western Pennsylvania Open Championship as well as the 1934 Bedford Open.
O'Hara was born in Greenore, Ireland, in 1886. He emigrated to the United States on April 7, 1915 at age 27, sailing aboard the SS Cymric from Liverpool. He was the eldest of three brothers. His brothers Patrick and Jimmy were also golf professionals. Fellow Irish professional Pat Doyle was O'Hara's traveling companion aboard the Cymric which would find a watery grave just 13 months later on May 8, 1916 when it was sunk by a German U-boat during World War I.
In Ireland he was first engaged at the Greenore Golf Club at age 17 in 1903, a position he held until 1907. His next job was at Monkstown in Cork Harbour where he laid out a 9-hole course.
After arrival in the U.S. in 1915, he first worked at Pittsburgh Field Golf Club from 1915–18. In late 1919, he took up a post at Haworth Country Club in Haworth, New Jersey, and in 1920 was employed by Shackamaxon Country Club in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, where he joined forces with his brother Patrick. He remained at Shackamaxon until 1922. The two brothers were a tough pair to beat in four-ball matches on their home course as evidenced by a surprising 6 and 5 victory they had in 1920 over the highly favored duo of Harry Vardon and Ted Ray.
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