Smiley Quick
American professional golfer
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::summary American professional golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Smiley Quick |
| imagesize | |
| fullname | Lyman Loren Quick |
| nickname | Smiley |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Centralia, Illinois, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | |
| nationality | |
| yearpro | 1948 |
| retired | |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| prowins | 6 |
| pgawins | 1 |
| otherwins | 5 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | T27: 1952 |
| usopen | T8: 1948 |
| open | DNP |
| pga | DNP |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
| year1 | |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
| name = Smiley Quick | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = Lyman Loren Quick | nickname = Smiley | birth_date = | birth_place = Centralia, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | nationality = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1948 | retired = | extour = PGA Tour | prowins = 6 | pgawins = 1 | otherwins = 5 | majorwins = | masters = T27: 1952 | usopen = T8: 1948 | open = DNP | pga = DNP | wghofid = | wghofyear = | award1 = | year1 = | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = Lyman Loren "Smiley" Quick (March 19, 1909 – December 23, 1979) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s.
Early life
Quick was born in Centralia, Illinois, but lived most of his life in southern California in places like Inglewood and Los Angeles. He served as a combat Marine in World War II.
Amateur career
Quick's best year as an amateur was 1946 when he won the U.S. Amateur Public Links and was runner-up at the U.S. Amateur after missing a putt from 2 feet at Baltusrol's Lower Course giving Ted Bishop the championship. Quick played on the 1947 Walker Cup team.
Professional career
In 1948, Quick turned professional. As a pro, Quick never lived up to the potential he showed as an amateur; the closest he came to winning on the PGA Tour was when he tied for first with Jack Burke Jr., Sam Snead and Dave Douglas at the 1950 Bing Crosby Pro-Am.
In his later years, he made a living gambling on the golf course with people like Titanic Thompson. Quick hustled boxing great Joe Louis out of a quarter million dollars—enough to buy an apartment in Los Angeles and a fleet of fast cars.
Amateur wins
- 1940 Southern California Golf Association Championship
- 1943 Southern California Golf Association Championship
- 1946 U.S. Amateur Public Links
- 1947 Mexican Amateur
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Jan 15, 1950 | Bing Crosby Pro-Am | −2 (72-69-73=214) | Shared title with USA Jack Burke Jr., USA Dave Douglas and USA Sam Snead | | ::
Source:
Other wins (5)
- 1948 California State Open
- 1949 California State Open
- 1951 Utah Open, Ontario Open (Canada)
- 1955 Northern California Open
Results in major championships
Amateur ::data[format=table]
| Tournament | 1946 | 1947 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T26LA | CUT |
| U.S. Amateur | 2 | R128 |
| The Amateur Championship | R128 | |
| :: |
Professional ::data[format=table]
| Tournament | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T27 | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T8 | CUT | T10 | CUT | WD | T16 | CUT | ||||
| :: |
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in match play
Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database
Source for 1947 Amateur Championship: The Glasgow Herald, May 28, 1947, pg. 6.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1947 (winners)
References
References
- "Today in Golf History: March 19".
- McGowan, Jack. (September 29, 2007). "Boxing: Money burned a hole in sucker Joe's pocket". Belfast Telegraph.
- "Major National Championships Conducted at Baltusrol – 1946 Men's U.S. Amateur". Tillinghast.net.
- Lerner, Rich. (November 12, 2007). "The Brown Bomber's Green Legacy". The Golf Channel.
- "Smiley Quick PGA TOUR Player Profile, Stats, Bio, Career".
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