Gene Kunes

Gene Kunes
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Eugene Laverne Kunes
Born 1909
Erie, Pennsylvania
Died May 17, 1965 (aged 55 or 56)
East Cleveland, Ohio
Nationality  United States
Career
Status Professional
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 13
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T10: 1942
U.S. Open T16: 1940
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T3: 1934

Eugene Laverne Kunes (1909 – May 17, 1965) was an American professional golfer.

Kunes was born in Erie, Pennsylvania.[1] He made his living as a club professional while occasionally playing on the early PGA Tour.[1] He did win three times on Tour,[2] including the 1935 Canadian Open.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

Results in major championships

Tournament 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Masters Tournament NYF NYF T38 T28 T39 DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP CUT T21 T50 DNP DNP T42
PGA Championship R16 DNP SF R64 DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Masters Tournament DNP T19 T10 NT NT NT T29 T39 WD DNP
U.S. Open T16 20 NT NT NT NT T19 T19 DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP R32 DNP NT R32 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1950 1951
Masters Tournament DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP T42
PGA Championship R64 R16

Note: Kunes never played in The Open Championship.
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 7
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 8
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PGA Championship 0 0 1 1 3 5 7 7
Totals 0 0 1 1 4 12 24 22

References

  1. 1 2 A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members
  2. Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Doubleday. pp. 238, 250. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.


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