Jay Sigel , one of the greatest amateur golfers in the history of the sport, passed away on Saturday at the age of 81. The US Golf Association confirmed his death on Sunday.
Sigel built an extraordinary legacy in amateur golf before turning professional at age 50, achieving success both as an amateur and later on the PGA Tour Champions .
He won back-to-back US Amateur titles in 1982 and 1983, and added three US Mid-Amateur championships in 1983, 1985, and 1987. Remarkably, he remains the only golfer to win both the US Amateur and US Mid-Amateur in the same year (1983).
Sigel’s dominance extended internationally and regionally. He captured the British Amateur title in 1979 and recorded 10 Pennsylvania Amateur wins, along with four Pennsylvania Open victories. He also won prestigious amateur events like the Porter Cup, Sunnehanna Amateur , and Northeast Amateur three times each.
In total, Sigel played in nine Walker Cups , more than any other golfer, and served as playing captain twice.
From 1978 to 1988, he competed in 11 consecutive Masters Tournaments, making the cut four times. He earned low amateur honors in 1980, 1981, and 1988.
A standout collegiate golfer, Sigel played at Wake Forest University, where he was an All-American and the first recipient of the Arnold Palmer Scholarship. He graduated in 1967 with a sociology degree. His decision to remain an amateur after college was influenced by a serious injury: a glass-door accident that left him with 70 stitches in his left wrist and a lengthy hospital stay.
Born on November 13, 1943, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Sigel grew up playing golf at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square and attended Lower Merion High School.
After turning professional in 1993 at age 50, Sigel was named PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year in 1994. He went on to win eight events on the senior circuit.
Jay Sigel leaves behind a lasting legacy in the world of golf not just for his competitive achievements, but also for the sportsmanship and passion he brought to the game across decades.
With Inputs from Golfweek
Sigel built an extraordinary legacy in amateur golf before turning professional at age 50, achieving success both as an amateur and later on the PGA Tour Champions .
He won back-to-back US Amateur titles in 1982 and 1983, and added three US Mid-Amateur championships in 1983, 1985, and 1987. Remarkably, he remains the only golfer to win both the US Amateur and US Mid-Amateur in the same year (1983).
Sigel’s dominance extended internationally and regionally. He captured the British Amateur title in 1979 and recorded 10 Pennsylvania Amateur wins, along with four Pennsylvania Open victories. He also won prestigious amateur events like the Porter Cup, Sunnehanna Amateur , and Northeast Amateur three times each.
In total, Sigel played in nine Walker Cups , more than any other golfer, and served as playing captain twice.
From 1978 to 1988, he competed in 11 consecutive Masters Tournaments, making the cut four times. He earned low amateur honors in 1980, 1981, and 1988.
A standout collegiate golfer, Sigel played at Wake Forest University, where he was an All-American and the first recipient of the Arnold Palmer Scholarship. He graduated in 1967 with a sociology degree. His decision to remain an amateur after college was influenced by a serious injury: a glass-door accident that left him with 70 stitches in his left wrist and a lengthy hospital stay.
Born on November 13, 1943, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Sigel grew up playing golf at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square and attended Lower Merion High School.
After turning professional in 1993 at age 50, Sigel was named PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year in 1994. He went on to win eight events on the senior circuit.
Jay Sigel leaves behind a lasting legacy in the world of golf not just for his competitive achievements, but also for the sportsmanship and passion he brought to the game across decades.
With Inputs from Golfweek
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