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A leaderboard shows that Billy Casper withdrew during the 2005 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club. That distinction goes to Charlie Kunkle, who shot 95 in 1956.
Billy Casper, one of the most prolific winners on the PGA Tour who was overshadowed at the height of his career by the "Big Three," died Saturday at his home in Utah. He was 83.
Billy Casper, one of the most prolific winners on the PGA Tour who was overshadowed at the height of his career by the "Big Three," died Saturday at his home in Utah. He was 83.
Billy Casper, one of the most prolific winners on the PGA Tour, who was overshadowed at the height of his career by the "Big Three," died Saturday at his home in Utah. He was 83.
But Kunkle really shouldn't have that record anymore because Billy Casper shot a first-round 106 in 2005. The reason Casper doesn't hold the record is because of a technicality.
Billy Casper's Not-So-Great 2005 Masters Round Apr 7, 2025; Augusta, Georgia, USA; A pin flag waves in the breeze during a practice round for the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
There was the time he gave up a 7-shot lead to Billy Casper on the back nine of the 1966 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, a defeat that resonates, Arkush writes, because it drove ...
Casper, 80, was a PGA Tour star from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, winning 51 tournaments. He triumphed at the U.S. Open in 1959 and 1966 and the Masters in 1970.
Billy Casper Golf of Vienna, Va., is negotiating contract details with the city of Tulsa to take over management of Page Belcher and Mohawk Park golf courses by Jan. 1, 2008, said interim Tulsa ...