December 3, 1983(1983-12-03) (aged 84) Royal Oak, Michigan
Height
5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
Weight
178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Spouse
Agnes J. Watrous
Children
5
Career
Status
Professional
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour
Professional wins
34
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
8
Other
26
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament
7th: 1937
PGA Championship
T3: 1935
U.S. Open
T8: 1923
The Open Championship
2nd: 1926
Achievements and awards
National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame
1979
Michigan Golf Hall of Fame
1982
Albert Andrew Watrous (February 1, 1899 – December 3, 1983)[1][2] was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s.
^"Social Security Death Index". genealogybank.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
^Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
Albert Andrew Watrous (February 1, 1899 – December 3, 1983) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. Born...
and AlWatrous. While all ten of the British players subsequently played in the Ryder Cup only three of the Americans did (Hagen, Mehlhorn and Watrous)....
Fred Robson 275 75 St Andrews 61st 1926 Bobby Jones (a) 291 2 strokes AlWatrous 225 75 Royal Lytham & St Annes 60th 1925 Jim Barnes 300 1 stroke Archie...
won the first of his three Claret Jugs, two strokes ahead of runner-up AlWatrous. Jones was the first amateur to win the title in 29 years, last by Harold...
Beach Boys were honored by Roger Williams University, along with Al Gomes and Connie Watrous of Big Noise, and plaques were unveiled to commemorate the band's...
Miami International Four-Ball (with Ed Dudley), Mid-South Bestball (with AlWatrous) 1934 (2) Canadian Open, Pinehurst Fall Pro-Pro (with Bobby Cruickshank)...
ChicagoGolfReport.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016. "History of the PGA Tour", by Al Barkow, 1989. Hanley, Reid (September 12, 1990). "Western moves to Cog Hill"...
at the 1997 U.S. Open Bob Toski (born 1926), golf player and teacher AlWatrous (1899–1983), PGA champion Walt Zembriski (born May 4, 1935), former ironworker;...
had close calls in this event; his first round match with low qualifier AlWatrous went to 39 holes and the quarterfinal match with future two-time champion...
team. Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player. Source: Al Espinosa did not play in any matches. George Gadd did not play in any matches...
McSpaden (10), Dick Metz (10), Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson, Frank Walsh, AlWatrous Wiffy Cox, Bobby Cruickshank and Sam Parks Jr. (2) did not play. 10. Top...
player (born in Lapeer) Tom Wargo, PGA Tour player (born in Marlette) AlWatrous, PGA Tour player and club pro (born in Yonkers, New York, moved to Bloomfield...
up, Compston: 1 up, Boomer: 2 up, Robson v Smith: all square, Cotton v Watrous: all square, Ernest Whitcombe v Espinosa: all square. Each entry refers...
Harry Willson Watrous (17 September 1857 – 10 May 1940) was an American artist who received an academic education in France. His paintings included genre...
"Senior title won by Sutton". The Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1958. p. 4. "Watrous senior champion". The Glasgow Herald. 29 June 1957. p. 4. "Senior Champion"...
Mangrum (10), Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson (10), AlWatrous, Craig Wood Tommy Armour, Clarence Clark (10) and Al Espinosa did not play. 10. Top 30 players and...
not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U.S. Open champions AlWatrous 13. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average...
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