Tom Creavy
Name:
Thomas Daniel "Tom" CreavyCountry:
USALived:
[1911-1979]. Born on Feb 3, 1911 in Tuckahoe, New York. Died on March 3, 1979 in Delray Beach, Florida (aged 68).Original/Home Club:
Siwanoy CC, NY (as a caddie).Occupation:
Professional golfer; golf instructorTurned Pro:
c.1929MAJORS (1): US PGA Championship (1931)
Creavy was blessed with an outstanding short game, however his playing career was dogged by severe back problems.
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (14th) (Sept 7-14). Creavy (USA) beat Densmore "Denny" Shute (USA) 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final. [Wannamoisett CC, Rumford, nr Providence, RI].
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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