Background
Frank Strafaci was born and raised in Brooklyn, New New York
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Frank Strafaci
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He is remembered as one of Brooklyn"s top amateur golfers. He started his dominance on the amateur scene at Dyker Beach Golf Course in 1935 when he joined the Shoreview Golf Club. Over the next 15 years he dominated amateur golf in the area.
He also took his talents overseas, playing in the British and French Amateur Championships.
Palmer later stated that his toughest match was against Strafaci, who was all square with him entering the 17th hole. Strafaci semi-retired from amateur golf in the late 1950s and became Executive Director of the Florida Golf Association.
In 1960 he became the Director of Golf at the famed Doral Country Club. He has been credited with naming the course the "Blue Monster".
He continued to live in Florida until his death in 1988.
Strafaci was one of five brothers, all of whom were top amateur golfers. 1935 United States. 1938, 1950 Masters Tournament participant 1937, 1946 United States. Open participant 1953 Western Amateur medalist 1933 Long Island Junior Championship medalist Northwest Territories = Number tournament DNP = Did not play World Development = Withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, San Francisco = Round in which player lost in match play Yellow background for top-10 Source for The Masters: www.masters.com Source for United States. Open and United States. Amateur: United States Golf Association Championship Database Source for 1950 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 24, 1950, pg. 7. Source for 1951 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 22, 1951, pg.
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Source for 1952 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 30, 1952, pg. 2. Source for 1953 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 28, 1953, pg. 4. Source for 1954 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 27, 1954, pg.
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Source for 1955 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, June 2, 1955, pg. 4. Source for 1956 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 30, 1956, pg. 4. Source for 1957 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 29, 1957, pg.
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Source for 1958 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, June 5, 1958, pg.
Achievements
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1935 United States. Amateur Public Links 1938,1941,1947,1949,1951 Long Island Amateur 1952,1953 Long Island Golf Association - Richardson Invitational 1938,1939,1945,1946,1947,1950,1954 Metropolitan Amateur 1938,1939 North and South Amateur 1938 Long Island Golf Association - Amateur/Professional Championship 1937 Hochster Memorial Tournament at Quaker Ridge Central Committee 1936,1938 Shoreview Men"s Golf Club - Club Champion.
