Eugene Laverne Kunes (November 22, 1908 – May 17, 1965) was an American professional golfer.
Career Kunes was born in Erie, Pennsylvania.A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members
He made his living as a club professional while occasionally playing on the early PGA Tour. He did win twice on Tour, including the 1935 Canadian Open.
Professional wins (12) PGA Tour wins (2) 1933 Connecticut PGA Championship 1935 Canadian Open Source:
Other wins (10) this list may be incomplete 1931 Connecticut PGA Championship 1934 Philadelphia PGA Championship, East Falls Open 1935 Mid-South Pro-Pro Bestball (with Dick Metz) 1941 Pennsylvania Open Championship 1942 Philadelphia PGA Championship 1947 Massachusetts Open, New Jersey State Open, New Jersey PGA Championship, Philadelphia Open Championship
Results in major championships Tournament19321933193419351936193719381939Masters TournamentNYFNYFT38T28T39U.S. OpenCUTT21T50T42PGA ChampionshipR16SFR64 Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949Masters TournamentT19T10NTNTNTT29T39WDU.S. OpenT1620NTNTNTNTT19T19PGA ChampionshipR32NTR32 Tournament19501951Masters TournamentU.S. OpenT42PGA ChampionshipR64R16 Note: Kunes never played in The Open Championship.
NYF = tournament not yet founded NT = no tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 7U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 8The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PGA Championship 0 0 1 1 3 5 7 7Totals 0 0 1 1 4 12 24 22 Most consecutive cuts made – 17 (1934 PGA – 1947 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)
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