Skee Riegel

Skee Riegel
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Robert Henry Riegel
Born	(1914-11-25)November 25, 1914 New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania
Died	February 22, 2009(2009-02-22) (aged 94) West Chester, Pennsylvania
Nationality	United States
Career
College	West Point Hobart College Lafayette College
Turned professional	1950
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	2nd: 1951
U.S. Open	T10: 1951
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T17: 1956, 1957

Robert Henry "Skee" Riegel (November 25, 1914 – February 22, 2009) was an American professional golfer.

Riegel attended West Point, Hobart College, and Lafayette College where he played football and baseball but not golf. He took up golf at the age of 23.^[1]

During World War II, he was a flying instructor for the US Army Air Corp in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

Riegel won the 1947 U.S. Amateur over Johnny Dawson at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, 2 and 1. He played on the Walker Cup teams of 1947 and 1949.^[1]

Riegel turned professional in 1950 and played in 11 straight Masters Tournaments from 1947 to 1957. In the 1951 Masters Tournament, he was tied with Sam Snead after three rounds and finished second to Ben Hogan by two strokes.

Riegel finished second to Ted Kroll in the 1952 Insurance City Open.

Riegel stopped playing full-time in 1952-1953. He served as head pro at Radnor Valley Country Club from 1954 to 1961 and then became involved in the ownership of York Road Country Club in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Riegel was the Pro Emeritus at the Cape May National Golf Club in Cape May, New Jersey. He was often found walking the grounds with his poodle John Paul. Cape May National holds a large amount of history, with a number of articles about "Skee" on the walls of its Clubhouse, as well a number of plaques located on the 18th tee.

Amateur wins

1942 Florida State Amateur
1943 Southern Oregon Amateur
1946 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
1947 U.S. Amateur
1948 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Western Amateur

Professional wins

this list may be incomplete

1957 Pennsylvania Open Championship
1959 Pennsylvania Open Championship, Yorktown Open
1960 Philadelphia Open Championship, Genessee (Genny) Open
1967 Salsbury Open
1968 Salsbury Open

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Runner-up
1947	U.S. Amateur	2 & 1	Johnny Dawson

Results timeline

Amateur

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	DNP	T50	T13 LA	T30
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	NT	CUT	T59	CUT	T14 LA
U.S. Amateur	R64	R16	NT	NT	NT	NT	R32 M	1	R64	R32
The Amateur Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	R16	DNP	DNP

Professional

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	T21	2	T14	T29	T38	T13	T40	T31	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T12	T10	CUT	DNP	T42	T40	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	R64	R32	R32	T40	CUT

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	48	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	CUT	T63	DNP	DNP	CUT	T51	DNP	DNP

M = Medalist
LA = Low Amateur
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Sources: Masters,^[2] U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,^[3] PGA Championship,^[4] 1947 British Amateur^[5]

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1947 (winners), 1949 (winners)

References

1 2 3 Philadelphia Golf Magazine interview
↑ www.masters.com
↑ USGA Championship Database
↑ PGA Championship Media Guide
↑ "Four Scots In Last Eight". Glasgow Herald. May 30, 1947. p. 5.

External links

Biography
Career Highlights
Skee Riegel, 1947 U.S. Amateur Champion, Dies At 94 - USGA obituary
Robert Riegel, 94, golf champion - The Philadelphia Inquirer obituary

U.S. Amateur champions

1895 Charles B. Macdonald 1896 H. J. Whigham 1897 H. J. Whigham 1898 Findlay S. Douglas 1899 Herbert M. Harriman 1900 Walter Travis 1901 Walter Travis 1902 Louis N. James 1903 Walter Travis 1904 Chandler Egan 1905 Chandler Egan 1906 Eben Byers 1907 Jerome Travers 1908 Jerome Travers 1909 Robert A. Gardner 1910 William C. Fownes Jr. 1911 Harold Hilton† 1912 Jerome Travers 1913 Jerome Travers 1914 Francis Ouimet 1915 Robert A. Gardner 1916 Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 S. Davidson Herron 1920 Chick Evans 1921 Jesse P. Guilford 1922 Jess Sweetser 1923 Max R. Marston† 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 George Von Elm 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones 1929 Harrison R. Johnston 1930 Bobby Jones 1931 Francis Ouimet 1932 Ross Somerville 1933 George Dunlap 1934 Lawson Little 1935 Lawson Little 1936 John Fischer† 1937 Johnny Goodman 1938 Willie Turnesa 1939 Bud Ward 1940 Dick Chapman 1941 Bud Ward 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Ted Bishop† 1947 Skee Riegel 1948 Willie Turnesa 1949 Charles Coe 1950 Sam Urzetta† 1951 Billy Maxwell 1952 Jack Westland 1953 Gene Littler 1954 Arnold Palmer 1955 Harvie Ward 1956 Harvie Ward 1957 Hillman Robbins 1958 Charles Coe 1959 Jack Nicklaus 1960 Deane Beman 1961 Jack Nicklaus 1962 Labron Harris Jr. 1963 Deane Beman 1964 William C. Campbell 1965 Bob Murphy 1966 Gary Cowan† 1967 Bob Dickson 1968 Bruce Fleisher 1969 Steve Melnyk 1970 Lanny Wadkins 1971 Gary Cowan 1972 Vinny Giles 1973 Craig Stadler 1974 Jerry Pate 1975 Fred Ridley 1976 Bill Sander 1977 John Fought 1978 John Cook 1979 Mark O'Meara 1980 Hal Sutton 1981 Nathaniel Crosby 1982 Jay Sigel 1983 Jay Sigel 1984 Scott Verplank 1985 Sam Randolph 1986 Buddy Alexander 1987 Billy Mayfair 1988 Eric Meeks 1989 Chris Patton 1990 Phil Mickelson 1991 Mitch Voges 1992 Justin Leonard 1993 John Harris 1994 Tiger Woods 1995 Tiger Woods 1996 Tiger Woods† 1997 Matt Kuchar 1998 Hank Kuehne 1999 David Gossett 2000 Jeff Quinney† 2001 Bubba Dickerson 2002 Ricky Barnes 2003 Nick Flanagan† 2004 Ryan Moore 2005 Edoardo Molinari 2006 Richie Ramsay 2007 Colt Knost 2008 Danny Lee 2009 An Byeong-hun 2010 Peter Uihlein 2011 Kelly Kraft 2012 Steven Fox† 2013 Matthew Fitzpatrick 2014 Gunn Yang 2015 Bryson DeChambeau 2016 Curtis Luck

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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