Don Iverson
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Don Iverson (born October 28, 1945) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.
Iverson was born, raised and has lived most of his life in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He attended La Crosse Central High School, where he was a star quarterback on the football team and member of the golf team. He graduated in 1963. As an amateur, he won six La Crosse Tribune County Amateur Golf Championships from 1960–1967. He attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse graduating in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He turned professional later that year.[1]
Iverson played nine years on the PGA Tour from 1971–1979.[1] The biggest win of his career came at the 1975 B.C. Open; he shot a final round 68 for a four-day total of 274 (10-under-par) to edge David Graham and Jim Colbert by one stroke.[2][3] Iverson's best year on the Tour was also 1975, when in addition to his win at the B.C. Open, he tied for 37th on the money list with $56,559.[1] His best finish in a major was T-6 at the 1973 PGA Championship.[4]
After retiring as a touring professional in 1979, he moved back home to LaCrosse and went to work as a national sales representative for Inland Printing Company.[1] In 1980, he was elected to the UW-Lacrosse Hall of Fame.[5] He was inducted into the Wisconsin State Golf Association Hall of Fame in 1988.[6] Iverson and his wife, Virginia, have two children, Corie and Merritt.[1]
[edit] Amateur wins
- 1960 WSGA Junior Champion
- 1962 WSGA Junior Champion
- 1963 International Jaycee Junior Champion
- 1965 CVGA Tournament of Champions
- 1966 WSGA Champion
- 1960–1967 six LaCrosse Tribune County Amateur Golf Championships
[edit] PGA Tour wins (1)
[edit] Other regular career wins
- 1972 Shreveport Open Classic
- 1977 Maine Open
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Lamb, Bob (May 12, 1984). Tour stops here for Iverson. LaCrosse Tribune. Retrieved on 18 October 2007.
- ^ Today in Golf History: September 1. GolfonLine.com. Retrieved on 18 October 2007.
- ^ BC Open. Golf Today. Retrieved on 18 October 2007.
- ^ Golf Major Championships. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Wisconsin State Golf Association Hall of Fame Iverson bio.
- ^ Wisconsin State Golf Association Hall of Fame.