Hugh Royer Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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professional golfer
Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1936
Place of Birth: Eastman, Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 12-Sep-2014
Profession: golfer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Hugh Royer Jr.
- William Hugh Royer Jr.
- (August 19, 1936 – September 12, 2014) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Royer was born in Eastman, Georgia.
- During his youth, his family moved to Columbus, Georgia, where he learned the game of golf from Fred Haskins and Charlie Harper at the Columbus Country Club.
- He attended the University of Georgia in Athens where his love for the sport of golf was further nurtured by the legendary coach Howell Hollis.
- While a student at Georgia, Royer was a standout basketball player and captain of the golf team.
- He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.) degree in 1959. In 1958, he won the Georgia State Amateur and the Southern Amateur tournaments.
- He turned pro in 1959 and won the St.
- Charles Open in his first pro event.
- Royer won one PGA Tour event, the biggest win of his career, at the 1970 Western Open, then considered to be one of the most prestigious non-major tournaments in men's professional golf.
- His best finish in a major was T-22 at the 1968 U.S.
- Open.
- He spent 14 years playing on the PGA Tour. Like most professional golfers of his generation, Royer earned his living primarily as a club pro as very few could afford the Tour full-time.
- He was head pro at Callaway Gardens from 1960 to 1966.
- Later, he was head pro at Bull Creek Golf Club in Columbus.
- Royer served as president of the Georgia PGA and was honored as Georgia Golf Professional of the Year in 1983.
- He was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in January 1989.Royer also coached golf at Columbus State University.
- During his tenure as Associate Coach, the Cougars of Columbus State won five NCAA Division II titles.Royer lived in Columbus, Georgia.
- His son, Hugh Royer III, is a professional golfer with multiple wins on the Nike Tour.
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