Background
Von Nida was born in Strathfield and grew up in Brisbane.
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Career
He turned professional in 1933, after attracting attention by winning the Queensland Amateur aged just 18. He was renowned for his short temper - at a tournament in 1948 he became involved in an argument with future United States. Ryder Cup player Henry Ransom that resulted in the local sheriff having to pull them apart, and he was also known to hurl his putter into the undergrowth after missing putts, on occasions breaking or even losing them mid-round. The Professional Golf Association Tour of Australasia"s developmental tour is named the Von Nida Tour after him.
Von Nida died in a Gold Coast, Queensland nursing home, aged 93.
1935 Queensland Open.
Achievements
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1935 Queensland Open 1936 Queensland Open, New South Wales Professional Golf Association 1937 Queensland Open 1938 Philippine Open 1939 Philippine Open, New South Wales Open 1940 Queensland Open 1946 Australian Professional Golf Association Championship, New South Wales Open, New South Wales Professional Golf Association, News Chronicle Tournament 1947 New South Wales Open, Dunlop-Southport Tournament, The Star Tournament, North British-Harrogate Tournament, Lotus Tournament, Penfold Tournament (tie with Dai Rees and Regional Whitcombe), Yorkshire Evening News Tournament (tie with Henry Cotton), Brand-Lochryn Tournament 1948 Daily Mail Tournament, Spalding Tournament, Manchester Evening Chronicle Tournament, Lotus Tournament, Dunlop Masters, Australian Professional Golf Association Championship, New South Wales Open, New South Wales Professional Golf Association 1949 Queensland Open, McWilliams Wines Tournament, Adelaide Advertiser 1950 Australian Open, Australian Professional Golf Association Championship 1951 Australian Professional Golf Association Championship, New South Wales Professional Golf Association, McWilliams Wines Tournament, Yorkshire Evening News Tournament (tie with Dai Rees) 1952 Australian Open, McWillians Wines Tournament, Ampol Tournament 1953 Australian Open, Queensland Open, New South Wales Open 1954 New South Wales Open 1961 Queensland Open 1965 North Coast Open.
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March 20, 2007 (aged 93)