Dick Knight (golfer)

{{Short description|American golfer (1929–1991)}}

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| fullname = John Richard Knight

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| birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska

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| college = Oklahoma A&M

| status = Professional

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John Richard Knight (December 26, 1929 – March 25, 1991) was an American professional golfer.

Knight was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He played college golf at Oklahoma A&M.{{cite news |title=Knight Remembered |newspaper=Omaha World-Herald |location=Omaha, Nebraska |page=13C |date=April 14, 1991}}

Knight work as a club pro in Hawaii, where he won the Hawaiian Open and Hawaiian PGA Championship in 1952, in San Diego, California, and at Field Club of Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. He also played on the PGA Tour. His best finish in a major was 10th at the 1959 U.S. Open. He opened the tournament with a 69 to tie for the lead with Ben Hogan, Dow Finsterwald, and Gene Littler.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IDY_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=7VAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2924,6115734&dq=dick-knight+golf+hawaii&hl=en |title=Lead in U.S. Open Golf Shared by Four With 69 |newspaper=The Windsor Daily Star |location=Windsor, Ontario, Canada |agency=AP |page=31 |date=June 12, 1959 |accessdate=March 25, 2011}}

Knight died in California of lung cancer. A United States Navy veteran during the Korean War, he was buried in Riverside National Cemetery.