Former U S Ryder Cup player

Mike Souchak dies at 81

Mike Souchak, a winner 15 times on the US PGA Tour, has died at the age of 81 in Clearwater, Florida.
"The PGA Tour family has lost one of its true pioneers," Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said in a statement. "Mike Souchak was in many ways the prototype of today's modern golfer.
"His formidable athletic skills made him long off the tee and he helped elevate the game's profile before the game was televised on a regular basis."
Souchak, a Ryder Cup player in 1959 and 1961, won the last of his US PGA Tour titles at the 1964 Memphis Open. He produced 11 top-10 finishes in major championships, including ties for third at the US Open in 1959 and 1960.