Wes Ellis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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professional golfer
Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1932
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 04-Jun-1984
Profession: golfer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Wes Ellis
- Wesley Ellis, Jr.
- (January 27, 1932 – June 4, 1984) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Ellis was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
- He attended the University of Texas in Austin and was a member of the golf team from 1950–1952.
- He won the Massingill Trophy in 1950, and was the individual medalist at the Southwest Conference Championship in 1952.
- He graduated in 1953 with a degree in zoology and turned professional in 1954.Ellis won three PGA Tour events.
- His first win came at the 1958 Canadian Open.
- He won by one stroke over Jay Hebert at the Mayfair Golf and Country Club in Edmonton, Alberta.
- His last win came in 1965 at the San Diego Open Invitational in a playoff against golf legend Billy Casper.
- His victory in San Diego was unique in that Ellis used what is commonly known as a "cross-handed" putting grip; that is, as a right-handed golfer he kept his left hand below his right.
- Ellis had four top-10 finishes in major championships: a T-9 at the 1956 U.S.
- Open, a T-8 at the 1966 U.S.
- Open, a 6th at the 1960 PGA Championship and a T-5 at the 1961 PGA Championship. Ellis, like many pro golfers of his generation, earned his living primarily as a club pro.
- For many years he was the head pro at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York and lived in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
- He died of kidney disease at the age of 52 at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey.
- He left behind his wife, Marian, and their four children - three daughters and a son.
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