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Mar 12, 1921 Iowa, United States Died on 07 Apr 1995 (aged 74)
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About Wally Ulrich
- Wallace William "Wally" Ulrich (March 12, 1921 – April 7, 1995) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s. Ulrich was born in Iowa and raised in Austin, Minnesota.
- He attended Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota where he was a member of the golf team.
- He won the 1943 NCAA championship; however, his college career was interrupted by service in the Marine Corps during World War II.
- Ulrich returned to Carleton after the war.Ulrich won the Mexican Amateur in 1945.
- In 1946 and 1947, he won the Minnesota State Open as an amateur.
- He turned pro and joined the PGA Tour in 1948.
- His only tour win was the 1954 Kansas City Open.
- That same year, he became the fourth player in PGA Tour history to shoot a 60 when he had nines of 29-31 during the second round of the Virginia Beach Open.
- He went on to finish ninth at the event at Cavalier Yacht and Country Club.
- Between 1948 and 1963, he made 183 PGA Tour cuts.
- Besides his victory, he was runner-up at the 1953 Canadian Open, losing by a stroke to Dave Douglas at Scarborough Golf and Country Club.
- Ulrich died in Akron, Ohio where he had lived for 36 years.
