Background
Nieporte grew up in the Cincinnati suburb of North College Hill, Ohio.
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Tom Nieporte
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He attended the Ohio State University and was a distinguished member of the golf team, winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship in 1951.
Career
He was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1983. Nieporte turned pro in 1953. He played full-time on the Professional Golf Association Tour for five years, but like most professional golfers of his generation, he spent most of his career earning his living as a club pro.
His best finish in a major was T5 at the 1964 Professional Golf Association Championship.
Nieporte co-authored the book "Mind over Golf" with Donald Sauers. Nieporte was the head pro at Piping Rock Club on Long Island from 1963 to 1978.
From 1978 until his retirement in 2006, he was the head pro at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, the site of five United States. Opens and one Professional Golf Association Championship. On December 21, 2014, Nieporte died at the age of 86 in Boca Raton, Florida.
1951 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Professional Golf Association Tour wins (3) Other wins (8).
Achievements
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1951 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship 1962 Long Island Open, Long Island Professional Golf Association Championship 1964 Long Island Open 1965 Long Island Open 1966 Metropolitan Open 1971 Metropolitan Professional Golf Association Championship 1973 Long Island Open 1975 Long Island Open.
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Nationality
United States