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Feb 17, 2019 · Californian Gene Littler, a U.S. Open champion and Hall of Fame golfer, has died at the age of 88, the PGA Tour announced on Saturday.
Feb 17, 2019 · Littler, whose silky smooth swing earned him the nickname "Gene the Machine", won 29 PGA Tour events, as well as two in Japan. Those victories included the 1961 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills in Michigan.
Feb 16, 2019 · San Diego sportswriter Jack Murphy gave Littler the nickname “Gene the Machine” for his textbook, albeit self-made, swing. A year after advancing to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur, Littler won the National Amateur in 1953, defeating Dale Morey, 1 up, in the 36-hole championship match at Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club.
Feb 16, 2019 · Gene Littler of La Jolla, Calif., gives out with a whistle as he birdied the fifteenth hole which put him 8-under-par for a win in the Monsanto Open gold tournament in Pensacola, Fla., April 19 ...
Gene Littler stood there right there beside those giants of the game." Littler was born July 21, 1930, in San Diego and grew up at La Jolla Country Club. He joined the Navy in 1951 and while in ...
The Korn Ferry trademark is also a registered trademark, and is used in the Korn Ferry Tour logo with permission. The Official PGA TOUR Profile of Gene Littler. PGA TOUR Stats, bio, video, photos ...
Feb 16, 2019 · SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gene Littler, whose fluid swing carried him to 29 victories on the PGA Tour and a U.S. Open title at Oakland Hills, has died. Littler died Friday night with his family at his ...
