George Bayer
professional golfer (1925-2003)
George Bayer (September 15, 1925 – March 16, 2003) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
Early life
Born and raised in Bremerton, Washington, Bayer was one of five brothers who grew up in a house near a country club. After graduation from Bremerton High School in 1943 during World War II, Bayer enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served for three years.
Bayer attended the University of Washington in Seattle, was a lineman on the Husky football team from 1946–1949, and played in the 1949 East-West Shrine Game.
Professional career
Football career
Selected by the Washington Redskins in the twentieth round (253rd overall) of the 1950 NFL draft, Bayer was released by the Redskins and played for the Brooklyn Brooks and Richmond Arrows of the minor league American Football League in 1950.
Golf career
Bayer did not begin playing golf professionally until he was 29 years old; he started in golf as a caddie in his youth at Kitsap Golf and Country Club, located between Silverdale and his hometown of Bremerton.
At 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) and 230 pounds (104 kg), the power that he could generate was astonishing, and he was known for booming 300-yard drives. Bayer won four times on the PGA Tour in a four-year period made remarkable by the fact that he played in an era of inconsistently wound balls; and laminated maple or persimmon clubs that were made for players of average height (5'9" tall) and build (160 pounds). His achievements came in an era when golf equipment was simply not available for extremely tall or extremely short people. He also won the par-3 contest at the Masters Tournament in 1963.
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