Watts Gunn

Background

Gunn was born in Macon, Georgia, on January 11, 1905.

Career

He had a long golf career that began in his high school days at Lanier High School in Macon, Georgia. At Lanier High School, he captained golf teams that never lost a match. Georgia Amateur

He later served as president of the Atlanta Athletic Club from 1953 to 1954.

Gunn died on November 5, 1994.

He was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame on January 14, 1989. He is best remembered for winning the Georgia Amateur twice, in 1924 and again in 1927.

Achievements

• He went on to become a successful player in college at Georgia Technical when he was twice the winner of the Georgia Amateur, in 1923 and 1927. He was a winner of a number of other events in his career as well. Gunn"s first major tournament win was in the 1923 Georgia Amateur. At the 1925 United States. Amateur, played at Oakmont Country Club, Gunn won 15 straight holes in the first round of the 36-hole match. Gunn won the Georgia Amateur title again in 1927. In 1927, he won the Southern and National Intercollegiate tournaments, and the following year he won the Southern Amateur and the Southern Open.

Membership

He became a member of the Atlanta Athletic Club"s East Lake Golf Club in the mid 1920s while a student at Georgia Technology Gunn was a member of the United States Walker Cup teams in 1926 and 1928, winning all four of his matches.

Connections

rival:

Bobby Jones