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Albert Cornelius Besselink (born June 30, 1922) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s. Besselink grew up in Merchantville, New Jersey.〔("Besselink Posts 65 for 135 Total to Gain One-Stroke Margin in Azalea Golf; Gajda is Second in $20,000 Event Besselink Gets 8 Birdies in Gaining Lead -- Four Tied for Third Place" ), ''The New York Times'', March 29, 1964. Accessed November 26, 2007.〕 He attended the University of Miami and was the first UM golfer to win a national tournament. He won the Southern Invitational Championship twice before graduating in 1949.〔(Biographical information from the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame official site )〕 He turned pro later that year. Besselink won five PGA Tour events including the inaugural Tournament of Champions in 1953. The field was made up of 20 professionals, all tournament winners in the prior twelve months. With a six-foot par putt on the 18th hole, he finished with a 280, beating Chandler Harper by one stroke. Besselink was paid off with a wheelbarrow filled with silver dollars. He also had bet $500 on himself at 25 to 1, earning another $12,500. Because he had just heard that Babe Zaharias had been diagnosed with cancer he donated half of his $10,000 first prize to the (Damon Runyon Cancer Fund ). Besselink and Zaharias had won the International Two-Ball Championship at Orlando in February 1952.〔http://trenhamgolfhistory.org/Section19501959.html#1953〕 He was called "Bessie" by the other tour players and was known for living life with a gambler's recklessness and a showman's flair.〔(Article from Golfonline: ''Whoa, Bessie'' )〕 One famous example of his showmanship occurred during the third round of the 1965 Colonial Invitational in Fort Worth when Besselink played the final four holes of his third round with a red rose—plucked from a bush at the 15th hole—between his teeth. Afterward, Besselink said the gesture was a nod to the "loveliness of Texas women in general and Fort Worth women in particular." The next day, locker room attendants presented Besselink with 50 roses sent by female fans.〔http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/05/15/3075870/at-75-colonial-country-club-a.html?storylink=skyline#ixzz1MSjlhrVS〕 ==Amateur wins (2)== * Two Southern Invitational Championships 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Al Besselink」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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