Chuck Kocsis

Charles R. Kocsis^[1] (January 27, 1913 – May 30, 2006) was an American amateur golfer.

Kocsis was introduced to the game as a caddie at the Phoenix Country Club, which is now Rogell Municipal Golf Course. One of fourteen children, he grew up in the Old Redford area of Detroit. Attended Redford High and was victorious at the city and state championship levels.

Kocsis was the winner of six Michigan Match Play Amateurs and six Michigan Medal Play Amateurs,^[2] three Michigan Opens (1931, 1945, 1946), individual intercollegiate champion^[3] member of three U.S. Walker Cup teams,^[1] member of two NCAA Championship teams at the University of Michigan, low amateur in the Masters, low amateur in two U.S. Opens, runner-up at the 1956 U.S. Amateur, and runner-up at the 1937 Western Amateur.

Kocsis also found success on the senior level winning the US National Open Senior Championship in 1969, 1970, and 1979. Kocsis played in the International Seniors Championship five times and won four - 1970, 1973, 1980, and 1988. He set the tournament record at Gleneagles in 1970 with a 13 under par total of 271. During his time at the University of Michigan, Kocsis became a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.^[4]

The Golf Association of Michigan voted Kocsis the Michigan amateur golfer of the century and was a member of the first class elected into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame.

Tournament wins

this list may be incomplete

1930 Michigan Amateur
1931 Michigan Open
1933 Michigan Amateur
1934 Michigan Amateur
1936 NCAA Championship^[5]
1937 Michigan Amateur
1945 Michigan Open
1946 Michigan Open
1948 Michigan Amateur
1951 Michigan Amateur
1955 Michigan Amateur Medal Play
1958 Michigan Amateur Medal Play
1959 Michigan Amateur Medal Play
1960 Dogwood Invitational, Michigan Amateur Medal Play
1961 Michigan Amateur Medal Play
1962 Michigan Amateur Medal Play

Results in major championships

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF				35	T22
U.S. Open					CUT		T14 LA	T10
U.S. Amateur	R16				R64	QF		R16
The Amateur Championship									R16

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	T44			NT	NT	NT
U.S. Open		CUT	NT	NT	NT	NT				CUT
U.S. Amateur			NT	NT	NT	NT	R32	R16	R16
The Amateur Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	T35		T14 LA	T45		CUT	CUT	T22
U.S. Open		T16 LA	CUT			T32
U.S. Amateur			R128		2	R16	QF
The Amateur Championship

Tournament	1960	1961	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	T34	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT
U.S. Amateur		R128	R64	R32	–	–	–	–	–
The Amateur Championship

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open

Note: Kocsis never played in The Open Championship nor the PGA Championship.

Top 10

Did not play

LA = low amateur
NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,^[6] 1938 Amateur Championship^[7]

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1938, 1949 (winners), 1957 (winners)

References

^ ^a ^b "2011 Walker Cup Match Guide" (PDF). USGA. pp. 10–11, 16, 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Kocsis and Malloy Register 148s To Tie Johnson for Medal Honors" (PDF). The New York Times. June 26, 1935. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
^ "Lambda Chis Dominate Intercollegiate Golf" The Cross and Crescent. July 1936.
^ "Kocsis of Michigan Defeats Louisiana State Golfer". Battle Creek Enquirer. June 28, 1936.
^ USGA Championship Database Archived June 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Sport: After Jones". Time. June 6, 1938. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010.

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[walker-1] "2011 Walker Cup Match Guide" (PDF). USGA. pp. 10–11, 16, 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2013.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Kocsis and Malloy Register 148s To Tie Johnson for Medal Honors" (PDF). The New York Times. June 26, 1935. Retrieved January 29, 2015.

[4] "Lambda Chis Dominate Intercollegiate Golf" The Cross and Crescent. July 1936.

[5] "Kocsis of Michigan Defeats Louisiana State Golfer". Battle Creek Enquirer. June 28, 1936.

[6] USGA Championship Database Archived June 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Sport: After Jones". Time. June 6, 1938. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010.

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