George Cumming (golfer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Cumming (golfer)

golfer (1879-1950)

Date of Birth: 20-May-1879

Place of Birth: Bridge of Weir, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Mar-1950

Profession: golfer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

George Cumming (20 May 1879 – 26 March 1950) was a Scottish-Canadian professional golfer and club maker.
Cumming was often referred to as the "Dean of Canadian Professional Golfers" and his teachings as proprietor of the Toronto Golf Club launched the career of many of Canada’s best known professional golfers.
He won the Canadian Open in 1905 and three of his assistants won the championship in the following years: Charles Murray, Albert Murray and Karl Keffer, each winning the championship twice. Cumming finished in ninth place in the 1905 U.S.
Open.
He carded rounds of 85-82-75-81=323 and won $30.
He was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum in 1971.