Norman Von Nida
| Norman Von Nida | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Norman Guy Von Nida |
| Born | 14 February 1914 Strathfield, Australia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Gold Coast, Australia |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1933 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 46 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 30 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | T27: 1950, 1952 |
| U.S. Open | T59: 1939 |
| The Open Championship | T3: 1948 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Harry Vardon Trophy | 1947 |
Norman Guy Von Nida (14 February 1914 – 20 May 2007) was an Australian professional golfer.
Von Nida was born in Strathfield and grew up in Brisbane. He turned professional in 1933, after attracting attention by winning the Queensland Amateur aged just 18. He became one of Australia's finest professional golfers, and the first Australian to win regularly on the British tour, although World War II certainly deprived him of competition during what might have been his peak years. In 1946 he travelled to Britain for the first time and finished second on the Order of Merit; in 1947, he returned and won seven tournaments and topped the Order of Merit.[1] He was renowned for his short temper - at a tournament in 1948 he became involved in an argument with future U.S. Ryder Cup player Henry Ransom that resulted in the local sheriff having to pull them apart, and he was also known to hurl his putter into the undergrowth after missing putts, on occasions breaking or even losing them mid-round.[2]
The PGA Tour of Australasia's developmental tour is named the Von Nida Tour after him.
Von Nida died in a Gold Coast, Queensland nursing home, aged 93.[3]
Contents
Tournament wins (46)
- 1935 Queensland Open
- 1936 Queensland Open, New South Wales PGA
- 1937 Queensland Open
- 1938 Philippine Open
- 1939 Philippine Open, New South Wales Open
- 1940 Queensland Open
- 1946 Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales Open, New South Wales PGA, News Chronicle Tournament
- 1947 New South Wales Open, Dunlop-Southport Tournament, The Star Tournament, North British-Harrogate Tournament, Lotus Tournament, Penfold Tournament (tie with Dai Rees and Reg Whitcombe), Yorkshire Evening News Tournament (tie with Henry Cotton), Brand-Lochryn Tournament
- 1948 Daily Mail Tournament, Spalding Tournament, Manchester Evening Chronicle Tournament, Lotus Tournament, Dunlop Masters, Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales Open, New South Wales PGA
- 1949 Queensland Open, McWilliams Wines Tournament, Adelaide Advertiser
- 1950 Australian Open, Australian PGA Championship
- 1951 Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales PGA, McWilliams Wines Tournament, Yorkshire Evening News Tournament (tie with Dai Rees)
- 1952 Australian Open, McWillians Wines Tournament, Ampol Tournament
- 1953 Australian Open, Queensland Open, New South Wales Open
- 1954 New South Wales Open
- 1961 Queensland Open
- 1965 North Coast Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T59 | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | T4 | T6 | T3 | DNP |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T27 | DNP | T27 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 43 | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T20 | DNP | T9 | DNP | T35 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT |
Note: Von Nida never played in the PGA Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Team appearances
- Canada Cup (representing Australia): 1956
See also
References
External links
- Life membership on PGA Tour of Australasia
- Bio on Malaysian Golf Assoc. website
- Farewell to the Von - obituary
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