fullname pga usopen death_date extour status pgawins prowins birth_date masters open article_title name
theodore makalena dnp t23 : 1964 13 september 1968 pga tour professional 1 1 14 june 1934 dnp t23 : 1964 ted makalena
 ted makalena
ted makalena

theodore `` ted '' makalena -lrb- june 14 , 1934 -- september 13 , 1968 -rrb- was an american professional golfer who played in the 1960s .
makalena was born and raised in hawaii , where he attended st. louis high school in honolulu .
he started out as a caddy at the age of 8 and eventually worked to become a club professional .
makalena 's only win in an official pga tour event came on october 30 , 1966 , when he won the hawaiian open by defeating veteran tour professionals billy casper and gay brewer .
his record breaking score of 271 for 72 holes stood for many years .
he was the first hawaiian born golfer to win this event , and one of only two to have ever won it -lrb- the other being david ishii in 1990 -rrb- .
makalena 's victory in this event made him a very popular figure in hawaii .
two years after his win in the hawaiian open , makalena died at the age of 34 less than five days after being injured in a swimming accident in waikiki .
governor john burns designated september 28 , 1968 as ted makalena day .
after winning the 1968 hawaiian open , lee trevino turned over $ 10,000 of his winner 's check to a trust fund honoring makalena .
a golf facility in waipahu that borders pearl harbor is named for him .
he is interred at diamond head memorial park in honolulu .
