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Chandler Harper

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American professional golfer (1914–2004)

Chandler Harper
Harper, circa 1954
Personal information
Full name	John Chandler Harper
Nickname	Old Bones^[1]
Born	(1914-03-10)March 10, 1914 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Died	November 8, 2004(2004-11-08) (aged 90) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1934
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	21
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	7
Other	14
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T8:1947
PGA Championship	Won:1950
U.S. Open	T15: 1946
The Open Championship	DNP

John Chandler Harper (March 10, 1914 – November 8, 2004) was an Americanprofessional golfer, best known for winning thePGA Championship in1950. He won seven times on thePGA Tour and played in theRyder Cup in1955.^[2]

Harper was born, raised and lived his entire life inPortsmouth, Virginia. He was prominent in Virginia golf, winning the Virginia State Amateur three times (1930, 1932, 1934) and the Virginia State Open nine times (1932, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1952, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1970), a record which stands today. His golfing career was interrupted by service in theU.S. Navy duringWorld War II.^[1]^[2]

Harper's competitive career lasted from 1938 to 1955; and like most professional golfers of his generation, he spent most of his time as a club professional. Harper compensated for his lack of driving distance with a strong short game;Ben Hogan said that Harper was the best putter on Tour.^[1]^[2]

AfterCurtis Strange's father died when he was 14, Harper became Strange's mentor. He was also a long-time friend ofBobby Jones. He was inducted into theVirginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1973 and to thePGA Hall of Fame in 1968. In 1956, Harper founded Bide-A-Wee Golf Course in his hometown ofPortsmouth, and managed the course until he retired in 1992.^[1] He died at the age of 90 of complications frompneumonia.^[2]

Professional wins (21)

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Major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1950	PGA Championship	4 & 3	Henry Williams, Jr.

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

Results timeline

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Tournament	1935	1937	1939
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship

Tournament	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	13	NT	NT	NT	19	T8	T40
U.S. Open	NT	NT	NT	NT	T15	WD	WD	CUT
PGA Championship		NT			R32	R32	R32	R16

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament		WD	T38	T10	WD	WD		CUT	CUT	T14
U.S. Open			T41	WD	CUT	WD
PGA Championship	1	R64	R32	R64			R16	R128	CUT	WD

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1967
Masters Tournament	CUT	WD	T48
U.S. Open
PGA Championship	CUT			DQ

Tournament	1970	1971
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
PGA Championship		WD

Note: Harper never played inThe Open Championship.

Win

Top 10

Did not play

NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
DQ = disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

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Tournament	Wins	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	2	5	15	7
U.S. Open	0	0	0	1	11	2
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	1	1	3	7	14	10
Totals	1	1	5	13	40	19

Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (twice)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

U.S. national team appearances

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Ryder Cup:1955 (winners)
Hopkins Trophy: 1954 (winners)

References

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^^a ^b ^c ^dDucibella, Jim (November 9, 2004)."Local golf legend, mentor and Hall of Famer, dies".The Virginian-Pilot. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2011. RetrievedOctober 28, 2011.
^^a ^b ^c ^dLitsky, Frank (November 12, 2004)."Chandler Harper, Winner of 7 Professional Golf Tournaments, Dies at 90".The New York Times. RetrievedApril 25, 2008.

v t e PGA Championship champions
Match play era	1916Jim Barnes 1919Jim Barnes 1920Jock Hutchison 1921Walter Hagen 1922Gene Sarazen 1923Gene Sarazen 1924Walter Hagen 1925Walter Hagen 1926Walter Hagen 1927Walter Hagen 1928Leo Diegel 1929Leo Diegel 1930Tommy Armour 1931Tom Creavy 1932Olin Dutra 1933Gene Sarazen 1934Paul Runyan 1935Johnny Revolta 1936Denny Shute 1937Denny Shute 1938Paul Runyan 1939Henry Picard 1940Byron Nelson 1941Vic Ghezzi 1942Sam Snead 1944Bob Hamilton 1945Byron Nelson 1946Ben Hogan 1947Jim Ferrier 1948Ben Hogan 1949Sam Snead 1950Chandler Harper 1951Sam Snead 1952Jim Turnesa 1953Walter Burkemo 1954Chick Harbert 1955Doug Ford 1956Jack Burke Jr. 1957Lionel Hebert
Stroke play era	1958Dow Finsterwald 1959Bob Rosburg 1960Jay Hebert 1961Jerry Barber† 1962Gary Player 1963Jack Nicklaus 1964‡Bobby Nichols 1965Dave Marr 1966Al Geiberger 1967Don January† 1968Julius Boros 1969‡Raymond Floyd 1970Dave Stockton 1971Jack Nicklaus 1972Gary Player 1973Jack Nicklaus 1974Lee Trevino 1975Jack Nicklaus 1976Dave Stockton 1977Lanny Wadkins† 1978John Mahaffey† 1979David Graham† 1980Jack Nicklaus 1981Larry Nelson 1982‡Raymond Floyd 1983‡Hal Sutton 1984Lee Trevino 1985Hubert Green 1986Bob Tway 1987Larry Nelson† 1988Jeff Sluman 1989Payne Stewart 1990Wayne Grady 1991John Daly 1992Nick Price 1993Paul Azinger† 1994Nick Price 1995Steve Elkington† 1996Mark Brooks† 1997Davis Love III 1998Vijay Singh 1999Tiger Woods 2000‡Tiger Woods† 2001David Toms 2002Rich Beem 2003Shaun Micheel 2004Vijay Singh† 2005Phil Mickelson 2006Tiger Woods 2007Tiger Woods 2008Pádraig Harrington 2009Y. E. Yang 2010Martin Kaymer† 2011Keegan Bradley† 2012Rory McIlroy 2013Jason Dufner 2014Rory McIlroy 2015Jason Day 2016Jimmy Walker 2017Justin Thomas 2018Brooks Koepka 2019Brooks Koepka 2020Collin Morikawa 2021Phil Mickelson 2022Justin Thomas† 2023Brooks Koepka 2024‡Xander Schauffele
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943cancelled due toWorld War II

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1955
Jerry Barber Tommy Bolt Jack Burke Jr. Doug Ford Marty Furgol Chandler Harper Ted Kroll Cary Middlecoff Sam Snead Chick Harbert (playing captain)
Won: 8 – 4