Richard Tufts
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Richard Tufts (born March 16, 1896 in Medford, Massachusetts; died December 17, 1980) was a notable figure in American golf in the mid 20th century. He was a grandson of James Walker Tufts, the founder of Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, which was long America's preeminent golf resort. Richard Tufts grew up in Massachusetts and attended Harvard. He served in World War I before starting work at Pinehurst with his father Leonard, and later taking over himself. He added 40 holes to the resort and hosted the 1936 PGA Championship and the 1951 Ryder Cup. He ran Pinehurst until relatives sold their stock to Diamondhead Corp., ending family control.
Tufts was a heavyweight of the golfing establishment, eventually rising to be President of the United States Golf Association in 1956-57. He was a great believer in amateurism, and had a rather patricican disapproval of any commercialisation of the sport. He was non-playing captain of the U.S team in the amateur team competition, the Walker Cup in 1963. He wrote several books about golf. In 1992 he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
