Abe Espinosa
American golfer (1889–1980)
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::summary American golfer (1889–1980) ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Abe Espinosa |
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| fullname | Abelard George Espinosa |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Monterey, California |
| death_date | |
| death_place | San Luis Obispo County, California |
| height | |
| weight | |
| nationality | |
| status | Professional |
| yearpro | |
| retired | |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| prowins | 4 |
| pgawins | 3 |
| otherwins | 1 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | T38: 1934 |
| usopen | T7: 1924 |
| open | DNP |
| pga | T5: 1926, 1931 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
| year1 | |
| awardssection | |
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| name = Abe Espinosa | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = Abelard George Espinosa | nickname = | birth_date = | birth_place = Monterey, California | death_date = | death_place = San Luis Obispo County, California | height = | weight = | nationality = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | status = Professional | yearpro = | retired = | extour = PGA Tour | prowins = 4 | pgawins = 3 | otherwins = 1 | majorwins = | masters = T38: 1934 | usopen = T7: 1924 | open = DNP | pga = T5: 1926, 1931 | wghofid = | wghofyear = | award1 = | year1 = | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = Abelard George "Abe" Espinosa (February 9, 1889 – February 13, 1980) was an American professional golfer who is best known as the first Hispanic-American to win a significant professional championship.
Early life
In 1889, Espinosa was born in Monterey, California. He was of Mexican-American descent.
Espinosa's younger brother Al (1891–1957) was also a professional golfer; both were known for their dashing, stylish attire on the links.
Professional career
During his career, Espinosa worked primarily as a club professional. He worked at Columbian Golf Club in Oakland, California. Later he worked as Medinah Country Club in Illinois. Later and at Shreveport Country Club in Louisiana, where one of his caddies was future U.S. Open Champion Tommy Bolt.
Espinosa's first PGA Tour win came at the 1928 Western Open. His best finish in a major was a tie for seventh at the 1924 U.S. Open. After his playing days were over, he became involved in golf course architecture and design; his works include Heart River Municipal Golf Course in Dickinson, North Dakota.
Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour wins (3)
- 1928 Western Open, Chicago Open Championship
- 1931 Texas Open
Source:
Other wins (1)
References
References
- "Today in Golf History: July 28".
- Smits, Garry. (March 14, 1999). "'Terrible Tommy' put fling behind him". Jacksonville Times-Union.
- Rohm, Harland. (July 29, 1928). "Abe Espinosa wins Western Open with 291". Chicago Sunday Tribune.
- Davis, Joe. (June 7, 1924). "Walker wins National Open, Jones second". Chicago Daily Tribune.
- "Abe Espinosa". PGA Tour.
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