Julius Boros
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Julius Nicholas Boros (March 3, 1920 – May 28, 1994) was an American professional golfer. Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He won 18 PGA Tour events, including three major championships: the 1952 and 1963 U.S. Opens and the 1968 PGA Championship. He was the oldest player ever to win a major championship with his 1968 PGA Championship win at the age of 48 . He was a member of the Ryder Cup team in 1959, 1963, 1965 and 1967. He was PGA Player of Year in 1952 and 1963. His total career PGA Tour earnings were $1,004,861. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1982. Boros suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 74 on the golf course at the Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Boros was also instrumental in starting the Senior PGA Tour in the late 1970s. While other players often walked around a hole and studied the green for several minutes before putting – sometimes from their knees, Boros is remembered for not wasting any time. He would walk up to ball and "just do it". He is also remembered for his catch phrase "swing easy, hit hard".
His son Guy Boros has also won on the PGA Tour - the 1996 Greater Vancouver Open.
[edit] PGA Tour wins (18)
- 1952 (2) U.S. Open, World Championship of Golf
- 1954 (2) Ardmore Open, Carling Open
- 1955 (1) World Championship of Golf
- 1958 (2) Arlington Hotel Open, Carling Open Invitational
- 1959 (1) Dallas Open Invitational
- 1960 (1) Colonial National Invitation
- 1963 (3) Colonial National Invitation, Buick Open Invitational, U.S. Open
- 1964 (1) Greater Greensboro Open
- 1967 (3) Phoenix Open Invitiational, Florida Citrus Open Invitational, Buick Open Invitational
- 1968 (2) PGA Championship, Westchester Classic
Major championships are shown in bold.
[edit] Other wins (3)
(this section may be incomplete)
- 1971 Senior PGA Championship
- 1977 Senior PGA Championship
- 1979 Legends of Golf (with Roberto DeVicenzo)
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T35 | 17 | T7 | T10 | T16 | T4 | T24 | CUT | T39 | T8 |
| U.S. Open | 9 | T4 | 1 | T17 | T23 | T5 | T2 | T4 | 3 | T28 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 | T44 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 5 | CUT | T11 | T3 | CUT | CUT | T28 | 5 | T16 | T33 |
| U.S. Open | T3 | CUT | DNP | 1 | CUT | T4 | T17 | WD | T16 | T13 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 15 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T24 | CUT | T11 | T13 | T21 | T17 | T6 | T5 | 1 | T25 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T23 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T26 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T12 | T42 | T29 | T7 | WD | T38 | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T26 | T34 | WD | CUT | DNP | T40 | CUT | T58 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
