George Archer

George Archer
George Archer
	Archer in 1972
Personal information
Full name	George William Archer
Born	October 1, 1939; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	September 25, 2005 (aged 65); Incline Village, Nevada, U.S.
Height	6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Donna Garman Archer
Children	2
Career
College	none
Turned professional	1964
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour ; Champions Tour
Professional wins	43
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	13
PGA Tour Champions	19
Other	7 (regular) ; 4 (senior)
Best results in major championships; (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	Won: 1969
PGA Championship	T4: 1968
U.S. Open	T5: 1971
The Open Championship	WD: 1969
Achievements and awards
Senior PGA Tour; Player of the Year
Senior PGA Tour; Player of the Year	1991
Senior PGA Tour; Comeback Player of the Year	1997

George William Archer (October 1, 1939 – September 25, 2005) was an American professional golfer who won 13 events on the PGA Tour,^[2]^[3] including one major championship, the Masters in 1969.^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ ^a ^b Herskowitz, Mickey (April 13, 1964). "Home on the range or the greens". Sports Illustrated. p. E9.
^ FitzGerald, Tom (September 28, 2005). "George Archer: 1939-2005: Fellow golfers praise '69 Masters champ / 'He was a consummate pro,' Johnny Miller says". SF Gate. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ Litsky, Frank (September 27, 2005). "George Archer, 65, winner of golf's Masters in 1969, dies". New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "Masters champ Archer dies at 65". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). September 27, 2005. p. 2C.
^ "Archer wins Masters by 1; trio shares 2nd". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. April 14, 1969. p. 1, part 2.
^ Green, Bob (April 14, 1969). "Masters success won't spoil George Archer". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 20.