Kel Nagle | |||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Full name | Kelvin David George Nagle | ||||||
Nickname | The Pymble Crusher | ||||||
Born | North Sydney, Australia | 21 December 1920||||||
Died | 29 January 2015 Sydney, Australia | (aged 94)||||||
Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) | ||||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) | ||||||
Sporting nationality | Australia | ||||||
Career | |||||||
Turned professional | 1946 | ||||||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour Champions Tour | ||||||
Professional wins | 94 | ||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||
PGA Tour | 2 | ||||||
PGA Tour of Australasia | 7 | ||||||
Other | 85 | ||||||
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||
Masters Tournament | T15: 1965 | ||||||
PGA Championship | T20: 1965 | ||||||
U.S. Open | 2nd: 1965 | ||||||
The Open Championship | Won: 1960 | ||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Kelvin David George Nagle AM (21 December 1920 – 29 January 2015) was an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Open Championship in 1960.[1] He won at least one tournament each year from 1949 to 1975.