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\"ChandlerChandler “Old Bones” Harper, PGA Championship winner in 1950 and PGA Hall of Fame inductee in 1968 – died Monday in Portsmouth, Virginia<\/a> from complications due to pneumonia.<\/p>\n

Known for his wiry, thin frame, Chandler competed in the first nationally televised golf tournament<\/a>, the 1953 (“Tam O’Shanter”) World Championship of Golf. Chandler held a one-shot lead over Lew Worsham when Worsham holed a 115-yard wedge shot for eagle and a one-shot victory.<\/p>\n

With eleven career PGA Tour victories, Harper retired after participating in the 1955 Ryder Cup matches. After retiring, Harper was instrumental in the design and construction of the Bide-A-Wee Golf Course<\/a> in Portsmouth, Virginia, which hosted the Virginia State Open four times.
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\"Chandler
Harper and Strange at the 1999 Re-Opening of Bide-A-Wee Golf Course<\/a><\/p>\n

Harper later played an important role in the life of two-time US Open champion Curtis Strange after his father Tom Strange died of cancer. Curtis, who was fourteen when his father passed away, became a pupil of Harper’s.<\/p>\n

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He was not a guru like today’s gurus. He taught as a player. …One thing I remember about him is he never subdued my enthusiasm. He was from the old school, and he was always good to me.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Harper’s funeral service will be Friday in Portsmouth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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