- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Tommy Aaron
- Contributor to Resource:
- Special Collections & Archives, Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 1960-08-19
- Subject:
- Golfers--Georgia
Golf balls
Golf clubs (Sporting goods)
Athletes--Georgia
Professional athletes--Georgia
Aaron, Tommy, 1937- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Tommy Aaron became an amateur golf champion during his high school years in the 1950s. After turning professional in 1961, Aaron became one of the Professional Golf Association's top money earners. In 1969 and 1973 he played for the Ryder Cup team.
Photograph of Tommy Aaron selecting a gulf club. Tommy Aaron, a native of Gainesville, Georgia, became an amateur golf champion during his high school years in the 1950s. After turning professional in 1961, Aaron became one of the Professional Golf Association's top money earners. In 1969 and 1973 he played for the Ryder Cup team. He earned induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1979 and the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 1989. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/tommy-aaron-b-1937/tommy-aaron/
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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