Felix Serafin
{{Short description|American professional golfer (1905–1966)}}
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| death_place = Kingston, Pennsylvania
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| masters = T6: 1938
| usopen = T20: 1940
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Felix Serafin (May 23, 1905 – August 9, 1966) was an American professional golfer.
Career
In 1905, Serafin was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[http://philadelphia.pga.com/gui/philly9/filedownload/1940%20to%201949%20Leaders%20&%20Legends.pdf A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715072016/http://philadelphia.pga.com/gui/philly9/filedownload/1940%20to%201949%20Leaders%20%26%20Legends.pdf |date=2011-07-15 }} He made his living as a club professional while occasionally playing on the early PGA Tour; and won four times on tour.{{cite book |last = Barkow |first = Al |authorlink = Al Barkow |title = The History of the PGA TOUR |publisher = Doubleday |date = November 1989 |isbn = 0-385-26145-4 |pages = [https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/238 238–9, 250] |url-access = registration |url = https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/238 }}
Serafin's best finish in a major was a tie for sixth at the 1938 Masters Tournament. He also reached the round of 16 at the 1939 PGA Championship, then a match play event.
Professional wins (4)
=PGA Tour wins (4)=
- 1931 Pennsylvania Open Championship
- 1933 East Falls Open
- 1936 Pennsylvania Open Championship
- 1939 Hershey Open{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1939/09/04/page/31/article/felix-serafin-wins-in-hershey-open-with-284 |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Felix Serafin wins in Hershey Open with 284 |date=September 4, 1939 |page=31}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GPUaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SkwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3914%2C6325854 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |agency=United Press |title=Serafin surprises in Hershey victory |date=September 4, 1939 |page=10}}
References
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Category:American male golfers
Category:Golfers from Pennsylvania
Category:Sportspeople from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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