Charlie Yates | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Charles Richardson Yates | ||||
Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | September 9, 1913||||
Died | October 17, 2005 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 92)||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
Career | |||||
College | Georgia Tech | ||||
Status | Amateur | ||||
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||
Masters Tournament | T17: 1940 | ||||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||||
U.S. Open | T50: 1934 | ||||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||||
British Amateur | Won: 1938 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Charles Richardson Yates (September 9, 1913 – October 17, 2005) was an American amateur golfer. He is noted for winning the 1938 Amateur Championship, captaining the United States Walker Cup team and being the long-time Secretary of Augusta National Golf Club.