Career
Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, Revolta"s family relocated to Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1923 when he was twelve. Like most professional golfers of his generation, Revolta started out as a club professional. He worked at Swan Lake Country Club in Portage in 1930, Chippewa Elks Golf Club in 1931, Menominee, Michigan 1932–1933, and Tripoli Country Club in Milwaukee from 1934–1936.
Revolta was known as the "Iron Master" because of his outstanding short game.
Regarding his bunker play in particular, short game master Paul Runyan said Revolta "led the class by a big margin. His skill from sand simply left me aghast." His instruction book, Johnny Revolta"s Short Cuts to Better Golf, first published in 1949, is still in print today.
Revolta was the head professional at Evanston Golf Club in Skokie, Illinois, from 1935 to 1966, and continued to teach there during summers into the late 1980s. He died in Palm Springs, California in 1991, a month shy of his 80th birthday.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (18) 1933 (1) Miami Open Other wins (11) Wins (1).
