fullname open pga usopen extour birth_place weight pgawins height article_title prowins birth_date yearpro masters college name
john francis pott t9 : 1964 t5 : 1961 t9 : 1964 pga tour cape girardeau , missouri 195 lb kg st on 5 6 1 johnny pott
 5 6 november 1935 1956 t13 : 1964 louisiana state university johnny pott
johnny pott

john francis pott -lrb- born november 6 , 1935 -rrb- is an american professional golfer .
pott was born in cape girardeau , missouri and reared in southern mississippi , where he learned to play golf on the course where his father was the club professional .
he played collegiately at louisiana state university , helping the tigers win the ncaa championship in 1955 .
pott turned pro in 1956 .
he won five times on the pga tour in the 1960s .
he was a member of three ryder cup teams ; 1963 , 1965 , and 1967 although he injured his back in 1965 and did not play .
his best finish in a major was t-5 at the 1961 pga championship .
as his tour playing days were winding down , pott became involved in the golf course design and golf services business with fellow former tour pros ernie vossler and joe walser , jr. .
he oversaw the design and construction division of landmark golf and the golf operations division of landmark golf management .
in 2008 , langtry farms announced its appointment of pott as langtry 's new director of golf operations .
pott will be responsible for langtry 's proposed private championship 18-hole golf course and clubhouse in lake county , california .
