Tag Archives: Tom Weiskopf
Buckeye Legend Tom Weiskopf Passes at the Age of 79
By Fred Altvater Over the past two years Tom Weiskopf struggled with pancreatic cancer, but continued to work on course renovations and design, until the very end. He was born November 9,1942, attended Benedictine High School in Massillon before attending Ohio State. As an amateur he won numerous Public Links Championships, plus the Western Amateur. […]
Tale of Two Buckeyes at the Masters:
Tom Weiskopf Was So Close, but Jack Nicklaus Holds the Record By Fred Altvater Ohio golfers have had a profound affect at the Masters, with two of the Buckeye state’s very best Tom Weiskopf and Jack Nicklaus playing very different roles at the annual spring classic at Augusta National. Tom Weiskopf, the pride of […]