Former US Open winner Bolt dies at 92

0 Comments | AFP, September, 2008

CHEROKEE VILLAGE, Arkansas (AFP) — World Golf Hall of Fame legend Tommy Bolt, the 1958 US Open champion who had battled liver problems, died here on Saturday at age 92, the US PGA Tour announced Wednesday.

Bolt won 15 PGA events and displayed a fiery attitude that earned him the nicknames "Thunder" and "Terrible Tempered Tommy" with fines and suspensions for bad langauge and smashing clubs.

"Today's players owe a debt of gratitude to Tommy Bolt and his fellow pioneers," US PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said.

"His golf prowess was only matched by his formidable and colorful personality and he helped launch an era of the game's popularity that has continued for nearly half a century."

Bolt, who played on two US Ryder Cup teams and played on the...

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