Norman from Nida

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Norman von Nida (born February 14, 1914 in Strathfield , Australia , † May 20, 2007 in Gold Coast , Queensland ) was an Australian golfer.

Life

Norman von Nida was born on February 14, 1914 as one of seven children in Strathfield, Australia. A few years after his birth, he moved with his family to Brisbane , where he grew up. He started playing golf at the age of fourteen . When he won the Queensland Amateur Open in 1932 at the age of 18 , he was already a professional golfer a year later. Von Nida became one of the most successful Australian golfers and the first Australian to win the UK golf tour.

Career

During the Second World War he did not take part in any golf tournament; only again in 1946 when he traveled to Great Britain for the first time. He was able to finish the Order of Merit in second place. He returned a year later and this time won seven tournaments in one year. The Australian PGA Tour is named after him as the Von Nida Tour .

Golf tournaments won

  • 1935 Queensland Open
  • 1936 Queensland Open
  • 1937 Queensland Open
  • 1938 Philippine Open
  • 1939 Philippine Open, New South Wales Open
  • 1940 Queensland Open
  • 1946 Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales Open, News Chronicle Tournament (Britain)
  • 1947 New South Wales Open, Dunlop Southport Tournament, Star Tournament (Britain), North British Harrogate Tournament, Lotus Tournament (Britain), Penfold Tournament (Britain), Yorkshire Evening News Tournament.
  • 1948 British Masters, Spalding Tournament, Lotus Tournament, Daily Mail Tournament, Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales Open
  • 1949 Queensland Open
  • 1950 Australian Open, Australian PGA Championship
  • 1951 Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales PGA
  • 1952 Australian Open
  • 1953 Australian Open, Queensland Open, New South Wales Open
  • 1954 New South Wales Open
  • 1961 Queensland Open
  • 1965 North Coast Open

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personal data
SURNAME Nida, Norman of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian golfer
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Strathfield , Australia
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 2007
Place of death Gold Coast (Australia) , Queensland