From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dave Ragan
Dave Ragan
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up
of
Victory
1 Jun 7, Eastern Open Invitational -15 1 stroke Gene Littler
1959 (69-68-66-70=273)
2 Nov 4, Beaumont Open Invitational -5 3 strokes Dow Finsterwald, Lionel He-
1962 (70-72-71-70=283) bert,
Don Massengale
3 Dec 2, West Palm Beach Open Invita- -11 Playoff Doug Sanders
1962 tional (70-72-67-68=277)
Dave Ragan golfer, he was a member of the Gators team that finished
sixth in the NCAA national tournament in 1955, and won
Personal information the first two Southeastern Conference (SEC) champion-
Full name David William Ragan, Jr. ships in team history in 1955 and 1956.[1] As a senior
in 1956, he won the SEC individual championship, and
Born August 7, 1935 (1935-08-07)
was recognized as an All-American.[1][2] Ragan was later
Daytona Beach, Florida
inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Fame as a "Gator Great."[3]
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Ragan turned professional in 1956 and played on the
PGA Tour in the late 1950s and 1960s, winning three
Nationality United States times. He finished second to Jack Nicklaus in the 1963
Career PGA Championship.[4] He was a member of the 1963 Ry-
der Cup team.
College University of Florida In the early 1980s, he was the coach for the Tennessee
Turned professional 1956 Temple Crusaders golf team of Tennessee Temple
University in Chattanooga.[5] He was also the coach of
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
the Ragin’ Cajuns golf team at University of Southwest-
Champions Tour
ern Louisiana in Lafayette. From 1984 to 1986, he worked
Professional wins 9 in partnership with Jack Wall and Bobby Greenwood at
Number of wins by tour
the Master’s School of Golf.[6] He played sparingly on the
Senior PGA Tour starting in 1987.
PGA Tour 3 Golf Digest magazine recognized Ragan as one of the
Best results in Major Championships top golf instructors in the state of Alabama in 2007.[7] He
is currently a teaching pro at Inverness Country Club in
Masters Tournament T25: 1960, 1962 Birmingham, Alabama. His son, Dave III, is a teaching pro
U.S. Open T12: 1963 in Miami.[8]
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship 2nd: 1963
Professional wins (9)
David William Ragan, Jr. (born August 7, 1935) is a former PGA Tour (3)
American professional golfer who played on the PGA PGA Tour playoff record (1-0)
Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
Ragan was born in Daytona Beach, Florida. He at- Other (6)
tended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, This list is possibly incomplete
where he played for the Florida Gators men’s golf team • 1956 Florida Open (as an amateur)
in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) com- • 1957 Waterloo Open Golf Classic (tie with J. C. Goosie)
petition from 1954 to 1956.[1] During his time as a Gator
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dave Ragan
No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1962 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Doug Sanders Won with birdie on second extra hole
• 1961 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Mickey 2007/08/gd200708bestinstate_teachers.pdf.
Wright) Retrieved 2007-12-11.
• 1962 Florida PGA Championship [8] "Dave Ragan, III". http://dyn.pga.com/improve/
• 1963 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Mickey find-an-instructor/
Wright), Senior Service Tournament (UK)[9] instructorprofile.cfm?pgaid=10459178. Retrieved
2007-12-11.
See also [9] "Ragan wins last big tournament". The Glasgow
Herald: p. 10. September 23, 1963.
• Florida Gators http://news.google.com/
• List of Florida Gators golfers newspapers?id=v2JAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1837%2
• List of University of Florida alumni Retrieved 2011-02-08.
References External links
[1] ^ Florida Men’s Golf 2011 Media Supplement, University • Dave Ragan at the PGA Tour official site
Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 35, 39, Persondata
41 (2010). Retrieved July 11, 2011.
Name Ragan, Dave
[2] 2008–09 Florida Gators Men’s Golf Media Guide,
University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Alternative Ragan, David William, Jr.; Ragan, David
Florida, p. 36 (2008). Retrieved July 14, 2011. names W., Jr.
[3] F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved July Short de- All-American college golfer, professional
21, 2011. scription golfer, PGA Tour member, college golf
[4] "Golf Major Championships". coach
http://golfmajorchampionships.com/ Date of August 7, 1935
players?player=265. Retrieved 2007-12-26. birth
[5] "Covenant Promotes Tom Schreiner to Head Golf
Coach". http://chattanoogan.com/articles/ Place of Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
article_83660.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-11. birth
[6] "Bobby Greenwood, PGA Career Timeline". Date of
http://www.greenwoodpga.net/careerprofile.htm. death
Retrieved 2007-12-11. Place of
[7] "Best Teachers in Your State". Golf Digest. death
http://www.golfdigest.com/images/rankings/
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