| Norman Von Nida | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Norman Guy Von Nida | ||
| Born | (1914-02-14)14 February 1914 Strathfield,Australia | ||
| Died | 20 May 2007(2007-05-20) (aged 93) Gold Coast,Australia | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Australia | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1933 | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
| Professional wins | 48 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 32 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T27: 1950, 1952 | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | T59: 1939 | ||
| The Open Championship | T3:1948 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Norman Guy Von NidaOAM (14 February 1914 – 20 May 2007) was an Australianprofessional golfer.
Von Nida was born inStrathfield and grew up inBrisbane. He won the 1932 Queensland Amateur aged just 18.[1]
In 1933, Von Nida turned professional. He became one of Australia's finest professional golfers and the first Australian to win regularly on the British PGA circuit. In 1946, he travelled to Britain for the first time and finished second on the Order of Merit; in 1947, he returned and won seven tournaments and topped the Order of Merit.[2] He was renowned for his short temper – at a tournament in 1948 he became involved in an argument with future U.S.Ryder Cup playerHenry Ransom that resulted in the local sheriff having to pull them apart, and he was also known to hurl his putter into the undergrowth after missing putts, on occasions breaking or even losing them mid-round.[3]
ThePGA Tour of Australasia's developmental tour is named theVon Nida Tour after him.
Von Nida died in aGold Coast, Queensland nursing home, aged 93.[4]
Von Nida was awarded theMedal of the Order of Australia in the1985 Australia Day Honours for "service to the sport of golf."[5]
| Tournament | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NT | NT | NT | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T59 | NT | NT | NT | NT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | T4 | T6 | T3 |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T27 | T27 | 43 | |||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | T20 | WD | T9 | T35 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| U.S. Open | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Von Nida never played in thePGA Championship.
NT = no tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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