Charles Lacey (July 3, 1906 – October 8, 1957) was a professional golfer who had a number of high finishes in major championships in the 1930s. Lacey won born in England but emigrated to the United States aged 20 and spent the rest of his career there.
Early life Lacey was the son of Arthur Lacey, the greenkeeper at Burnham Beeches Golf Club in Buckinghamshire. Arthur was also a golfer, winning the first competition of the Golf Greenkeepers' Association at Bushey Hall Golf Club in 1912 with scores of 80 and 79. Arthur later moved to Ifield, West Sussex.
Lacey had an older brother Arthur junior who was also a successful golfer.
Professional career In 1926, Lacey emigrated to the United States.
He spent part of the winters of 1933/34 and 1936/37 in England and played a number of exhibition matches, including some with his brother Arthur.
Professional wins
PGA Tour wins (1) 1936 Long Island Open
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Other wins this list may be incomplete 1935 Long Island PGA Championship
Results in major championships Tournament193019311932193319341935193619371938193919401941Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYF31U.S. Open7WDT23T43T37T40T4022WDThe Open Championship3NTNTPGA ChampionshipSFR32R64 NYF = tournament not yet founded NT = no tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place
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