Monty Kaser
{{short description|American professional golfer}}
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| birth_place = Wichita, Kansas
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| death_place = Las Vegas, Nevada
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Lamont A. "Monty" Kaser (September 24, 1941 – September 19, 2009) was an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Kaser competed in amateur tournaments during the early- and mid-1960s. He worked in the payroll department of a Wichita aircraft factory during his amateur career. His biggest win as an amateur came at the 1966 U.S. Amateur Public Links.{{cite web |title=U.S. Amateur Public Links past champions |url=http://www.usapl.org/history/past-champions/1966.html |accessdate=2009-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716084142/http://www.usapl.org/history/past-champions/1966.html |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead}}
Professional career
Kaser won one PGA Tour event during his professional career, the 1969 Indian Ridge Hospital Open Invitational, which was played at Indian Ridge Country Club in Andover, Massachusetts.{{cite news |title=Kaser Grabs Hospital Open Championship |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |date=August 18, 1969 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19690818&id=ug4OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wnsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2666,5349999 |accessdate=2009-05-04}} His best finish in a major championship was T-46 at the 1970 U.S. Open.{{cite web |title=Monty Kaser |website=Golf Major Championships |url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=1166 |accessdate=2009-05-04}}
After reaching the age of 50, Kaser played briefly on the Senior PGA Tour. Kaser died five days shy of his 68th birthday in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he had lived since retiring from golf. He had been suffering from prostate cancer.[http://www.kansas.com/sports/story/983678.html "Wichita golf pro Monty Kaser dies"]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Amateur wins
- 1962 Kansas Amateur Match Play Championship
- 1966 U.S. Amateur Public Links
Professional wins (1)
=PGA Tour wins (1)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner-up |
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|align=right|Aug 17, 1969 |Indian Ridge Hospital Open Invitational |−10 (72-64-69-69=274) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Oppermann |
See also
References
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External links
- {{PGATour player|09093}}
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Category:American male golfers
Category:PGA Tour Champions golfers
Category:Golfers from Wichita, Kansas
Category:Sportspeople from the Las Vegas Valley