fullname open pga usopen death_date death_place extour birth_place status pgawins prowins birth_date nickname masters otherwins article_title name
wilfred hiram cox t3 : 1934 t17 : 1928 , 1929 , 1930 t3 : 1934 20 february 1969 washington , d.c. pga tour brooklyn , new york professional 9 12 27 october 1896 wiffy 12th : 1937 3 wiffy cox
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wiffy cox

wilfred hiram `` wiffy '' cox -lrb- october 27 , 1896 -- february 20 , 1969 -rrb- was an american professional golfer who played on the pga tour in the 1930s .
cox was born and grew up in a tough irish-italian section of brooklyn , new york .
he started in golf as a caddie at westchester county courses and learned to play at sunrise and sunset with clubs borrowed from the pro shop .
the diminutive cox had a hot-temper and a reputation for foul-mouthed , trash talk among his fellow players .
cox won nine times on the pga tour .
his first individual win on the pga tour came at the 1931 north and south open ; his four wins that year led the pga tour for most wins .
his best finish in a major championship was tied for third at the 1934 u.s. open .
cox played on the winning u.s. team in the 1931 ryder cup , winning both his matches .
like most professional golfers of his generation , cox earned his living primarily as a club pro .
he was the course pro at dyker beach golf course in brooklyn , new york from 1921 to 1935 .
he eventually landed a plum job as head pro at the congressional country club in bethesda , maryland , which he held until 1969 .
he died in washington , d.c.
