Willie Ogg
| Willie Ogg | |
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Ogg hitting a fairway wood shot, c. 1920
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | William R. Ogg, Jr. |
| Born |
May 10, 1888 Carnoustie, Scotland |
| Died | December 25, 1959 (aged 71) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg; 13.1 st) |
| Nationality |
 Scotland United States
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| Career | |
| Turned professional | c. 1906 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T15: 1924 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T9: 1923 |
William Robertson Ogg, Jr. (May 10, 1888 – December 25, 1959) was a Scottish-American professional golfer, club maker, and golf course architect. He won the 1921 Shawnee Open, 1923 Maine Open, 1924 New England PGA Championship, and the 1924 Massachusetts Open. He finished tied for 9th place in the 1923 PGA Championship, a career-best result in major championships.
Ogg was one of the founding members of the PGA of America, serving as vice president. He was an excellent golf instructor and was the author of the book "Golf as I Know it", published posthumously in 1961.
He was the first golf club maker to build and patent the forerunner to the modern perimeter-weighted or cavity back iron. Ogg also patented a design for a golf glove.
Ogg was born in May 10, 1888 in Carnoustie, Scotland, the son of William Robertson Ogg and Margaret Bissett. He emigrated from Scotland to the U.S. to pursue a career as a professional golfer.
Ogg began his career in golf as a club maker in Scotland where he worked for the St. Andrews Golf Company. After his arrival in the U.S. he eventually was elected the vice president of the PGA of America. Ogg was instrumental in arranging for the first Ryder Cup matches to be held at his home course of Worcester Country Club in 1927. He laid out the Green Hill Golf Club in Worcester, Massachusetts, and the course opened up for play on April 1, 1929. Ogg is also responsible for the design of the Country Club of Wilbraham in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. After leaving Worcester, he accepted a position as professional and course superintendent at Albany Country Club in Voorheesville, New York, where in 1954 he made changes to improve the quality of the golf course by planting thousands of trees and installing a modern watering system.
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