Hugh Hugh Royer

Background

Royer was born in Eastman, Georgia.

Education

He attended the University of Georgia in Athens where his love for the sport of golf was further nurtured by the legendary coach Howell Hollis. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education (Bachelor of Science in Education) degree in 1959.

Career

During his youth, his family moved to Columbus, Georgia, where he learned the game of golf from Fred Haskins and Charlie Harper at the Columbus Country Club. While a student at Georgia, Royer was a standout basketball player and captain of the golf team His best finish in a major was T-22 at the 1968 United States. Open.

He spent 14 years playing on the Professional Golf Association Tour.

Like most professional golfers of his generation, Royer earned his living primarily as a club pro as very few could afford the Tour full-time. He was head pro at Callaway Gardens from 1960 to 1966.

Later, he was head pro at Bulletin Creek Golf Club in Columbus. Royer served as president of the Georgia Professional Golf Association and was honored as Georgia Golf Professional of the Year in 1983.

He was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in January 1989.

Royer also coached golf at Columbus State University. Royer lived in Columbus, Georgia. 1958 Georgia State Amateur, Southern Amateur Professional Golf Association Tour wins Other wins.

Achievements

• 1958 Georgia State Amateur, Southern Amateur 1970 Western Open 1959 Saint Charles Open 1963 Georgia Professional Golf Association Championship 1964 Georgia Professional Golf Association Championship 1968 Georgia Open Georgia Senior Open.