October 5, 1997(1997-10-05) (aged 63) Houston, Texas
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight
160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)[1]
Sporting nationality
United States
Career
College
Rice University University of Houston
Turned professional
1953
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour
Professional wins
5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
3
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament
T2: 1964
PGA Championship
Won: 1965
U.S. Open
T4: 1966
The Open Championship
T8: 1966
Achievements and awards
PGA Player of the Year
1965
David Francis Marr Jr. (December 27, 1933 – October 5, 1997) was an American professional golfer and sportscaster, best known for winning the 1965 PGA Championship.
^Gundelfinger, Phil (August 14, 1965). "Aaron still leads PGA with 137". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
reviews". "DaveMarr III bio". Golf Channel. Archived from the original on 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2010-05-09. "Senior PGA Championship News". DaveMarr at the...
1947), Australian journalist and biographer David G. Marr (born 1937), American historian DaveMarr (1933–1997), golfer and sportscaster This disambiguation...
southeast of Pittsburgh. DaveMarr won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus. Marr was the co-leader after...
p. 19. Retrieved March 20, 2013 – via Google News Archive. "PGA Names DaveMarr Best Of 1965". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Associated Press. October...
"Part I: Golf And The Military". United States Golf Association. Anderson, Dave (September 25, 2016). "Arnold Palmer, the Magnetic Face of Golf in the '60s...
to accommodate Olympics". Golf.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017. Shedloski, Dave (August 7, 2017). "The PGA Championship is moving to May and players are...
composed of Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums). Morrissey and Marr formed the songwriting partnership. The...
standard at the other three majors. Since 1981, CBS has used "Augusta" by Dave Loggins as the event telecast's distinctive theme music. Loggins originally...
not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-Masters champions DaveMarr 14. One professional, not already qualified, selected by a ballot of ex-U...
Orville Moody 1968 No award 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1966 Billy Casper 1965 DaveMarr 1964 Ken Venturi 1963 Julius Boros (2) 1962 Arnold Palmer (2) 1961 Jerry...
Nichols Columbus Country Club Columbus, Ohio 271 −9 1965 United States DaveMarr Laurel Valley Golf Club Ligonier, Pennsylvania 280 −4 1966 United States...
the initial hosts of the tournament coverage. In 1975, Jim McKay and DaveMarr became the lead broadcast team, while Bob Rosburg joined the network as...
Manley 1979– Bob Mann 1951– Massimo Mannelli 1956– Steve Marino 1980– DaveMarr 1933–1997 David Marsh 1934–2022 Graham Marsh 1944– Andrew Marshall 1973–...
Lietzke, Billy Tuten, John Mahaffey, Bill Rogers, Blaine McCallister, DaveMarr, Fred Marti and Billy Ray Brown. Future broadcaster Jim Nantz was also...
Haas. Haas's mother Shirley was the sister of Goalby. Jack Burke Jr. and DaveMarr were second cousins. Bruce Lietzke and Jerry Pate were brothers-in-law...
school history. Marr was named the 2007 USILA Coach of the Year. Marr expressed an interest in the Maryland head coaching job after Dave Cottle was forced...
the initial hosts of the tournament coverage. In 1975, Jim McKay and DaveMarr became the lead broadcast team, while Bob Rosburg joined the network as...
championships. Rosburg worked nearly three decades as a commentator with DaveMarr, who like Rosburg won a single PGA Championship. Rosburg died in Palm...
used its own distinct theme during this period. In 1975, Jim McKay and DaveMarr became the lead broadcast team on ABC, while Bob Rosburg joined the network...
Global Information
United States