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- Anthony David "Tony" Lema was an American professional golfer, who rose to fame in the beginning of golf's modern era, but had his young life and career cut short in an aircraft accident. Lema was born in Oakland, California to parents of Portuguese ancestry. His father died when Tony was three years old, and his widowed mother struggled to raise the family of four children on welfare. He began playing golf as a boy (coached by noted African-American golf coach Lucius Bateman) but at age 17 enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in Korea. After his discharge from the military in 1955, he obtained work as an assistant to the club professional at a San Francisco golf club. By 1957, Lema had developed his skills sufficiently enough to earn his way onto the PGA Tour. He struggled until 1962, when he began an impressive performance over the next four years that saw him win twelve official PGA tour events, finish second on 11 occasions, and third four times. On the eve of his victory in October 1962 at the Orange County Open Invitational in Costa Mesa, California, Lema joked he would serve champagne to the press if he won the next day. From then on he was known as Champagne Tony, and his handsome looks, and vivacious personality added to the legend, such that Johnny Miller has stated that at the time of his death in 1966, Lema was second only to Arnold Palmer in fan popularity. In 1963, Lema finished second by one stroke to Jack Nicklaus at the Masters Tournament, and missed the playoff for the U.S. Open by two shots, bogeying the last two holes believing he needed birdies. In 1964, Lema won the Bing Crosby Pro-Am at Pebble Beach, California, the Thunderbird Classic, Buick Open, and Cleveland Open (in a playoff with Arnold Palmer) and then captured one of the major championships by taking that year's British Open at St. Andrews, Scotland. In the matchup of the four major champions of 1964, Lema won $50,000 (then the largest payoff in golf) at Firestone Country Club over Arnold Palmer (Masters), Ken Venturi (U.S. Open), and Bobby Nichols (PGA). From 1963 through July 1966, Lema finished in the top ten over 50% of the time. From 1963 through 1966, he never missed a cut in a professional major, finishing in the top ten in 8 of the 15 majors in which he played. In 1965, Lema won the Buick Open for the second consecutive year, and the Carling World Open, finishing second in money to Jack Nicklaus. His last victory came in May 1966, in his wife's hometown at the Oklahoma City Open. Lema was a member of the 1963 and 1965 United States Ryder Cup teams, and his Ryder Cup record is the best of any player who has played in two or more. In 1966, he was flying with his wife, Betty, to an exhibition match in Chicago, Illinois, when their chartered twin-engine Beechcraft Bonanza ran out of fuel and crashed on the seventh hole of a golf course in Lansing, Illinois. All four people on board were killed. Lema and his wife were buried in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Hayward, California. In 1983, a public golf course was named in his honor, the Tony Lema Golf Course, in his hometown of San Leandro, California, which is now part of the Monarch Bay Golf complex.
- Anthony David "Tony" Lema war ein US-amerikanischer Golfspieler. In der ersten Hälfte der 1960er Jahre gehörte er neben Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player und Billy Casper zu den dominierenden Profi-Golfern der Welt. 1966 starb er im Alter von 32 Jahren bei einem Flugzeugabsturz in der Nähe von Chicago.
- Anthony David Lema dit Tony Lema né le 25 février 1934 à Oakland, en Californie, décédé le 24 juillet 1966, était un golfeur professionnel américain.
- Tony Lema, född 25 februari 1934 i Oakland i Kalifornien, död 24 juli 1966 var en amerikansk professionell golfspelare. När Lema var tre år gammal dog hans far och hans mor arbetade hårt under de fyra barnens uppväxt. Han började att spela golf som liten pojke men när han var 17 år tog han värvning i marinen och tjänstgjorde under Koreakriget. Efter att ha lämnat det militära 1953 fick han jobb som assistent åt en klubbprofessional på en golfklubb i San Francisco. Samtidigt arbetade han som diskare i en konservfabrik. Han blev professionell 1955 och 1957 blev han medlem på den amerikanska PGA-touren. Han kämpade hårt de första åren men 1962 vände det och fram till 1966 vann han tio tourtävlingar, kom tvåa i elva och trea i fyra tävlingar. 1963 kom han tvåa i majortävlingen The Masters Tournament då han slutade ett slag efter Jack Nicklaus. Det året slutade han på fjärde plats i penningligan. 1964 vann han AT&T Pro-Am på Pebble Beach i Kalifornien innan han samma år vann The Open Championship på Old Course i St Andrews. Lema spelade med det amerikanska Ryder Cup-laget 1963 och 1965. Lemas smeknamn var Champagne Tony för sin vana att fira segrar med en flaska Champagne. 1966 flög han med sin fru Betty till en uppvisningsmatch i Chicago när deras chartrade plan fick slut på bränsle och havererade på det sjunde hålet på en golfbana i Lansing, Illinois. Samtliga fyra personer på planet omkom. Tony Lema och hans fru begravdes i Hayward i Kalifornien.
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- Anthony David "Tony" Lema was an American professional golfer, who rose to fame in the beginning of golf's modern era, but had his young life and career cut short in an aircraft accident. Lema was born in Oakland, California to parents of Portuguese ancestry. His father died when Tony was three years old, and his widowed mother struggled to raise the family of four children on welfare.
- Anthony David "Tony" Lema war ein US-amerikanischer Golfspieler. In der ersten Hälfte der 1960er Jahre gehörte er neben Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player und Billy Casper zu den dominierenden Profi-Golfern der Welt. 1966 starb er im Alter von 32 Jahren bei einem Flugzeugabsturz in der Nähe von Chicago.
- Anthony David Lema dit Tony Lema né le 25 février 1934 à Oakland, en Californie, décédé le 24 juillet 1966, était un golfeur professionnel américain.
- Tony Lema, född 25 februari 1934 i Oakland i Kalifornien, död 24 juli 1966 var en amerikansk professionell golfspelare. När Lema var tre år gammal dog hans far och hans mor arbetade hårt under de fyra barnens uppväxt. Han började att spela golf som liten pojke men när han var 17 år tog han värvning i marinen och tjänstgjorde under Koreakriget. Efter att ha lämnat det militära 1953 fick han jobb som assistent åt en klubbprofessional på en golfklubb i San Francisco.
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