(1932-01-27)January 27, 1932 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died
June 4, 1984(1984-06-04) (aged 52) Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight
170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Career
College
University of Texas
Turned professional
1954
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour
Professional wins
15
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
3
Other
12
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament
T15: 1965
PGA Championship
T5: 1961
U.S. Open
T8: 1966
The Open Championship
DNP
Wesley Ellis, Jr. (January 27, 1932 – June 4, 1984) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Ellis was born in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] He attended the University of Texas in Austin and was a member of the golf team from 1950–1952. He won the Massingill Trophy in 1950, and was the individual medalist at the Southwest Conference Championship in 1952.[2] He graduated in 1953 with a degree in zoology and turned professional in 1954.[1]
Ellis won three PGA Tour events. His first win came at the 1958 Canadian Open. He won by one stroke over Jay Hebert at the Mayfair Golf and Country Club in Edmonton, Alberta.[3] His last win came in 1965 at the San Diego Open Invitational in a playoff against golf legend Billy Casper. His victory in San Diego was unique in that Ellis used what is commonly known as a "cross-handed" putting grip; that is, as a right-handed golfer he kept his left hand below his right. Ellis had four top-10 finishes in major championships: a T-9 at the 1956 U.S. Open, a T-8 at the 1966 U.S. Open, a 6th at the 1960 PGA Championship and a T-5 at the 1961 PGA Championship.
Ellis, like many pro golfers of his generation, earned his living primarily as a club pro. For many years he was the head pro at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York and lived in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. He died of kidney disease at the age of 52 at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey.[4] He left behind his wife, Marian, and their four children - three daughters and a son.
^ abElliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 58. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
^texassports.com Longhorns in the Pros
^Tournament history from Canadian Open's official site
^Wes Ellis Jr., Leading Golfer In New Jersey Many Years
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