Harvie Ward is best known for winning both the US Amateur and the British Amateur.
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11 Facts About Harvie Ward
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Harvie Ward won several other significant amateur events including the Canadian Amateur, making him one of two golfers to win the US, British, and Canadian Amateurs.
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Harvie Ward is the only player in history to have won those three titles along with the NCAA Championship.
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Harvie Ward played on three winning Walker Cup teams, winning all six of his matches.
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In 1957, Harvie Ward lost his amateur status, in a controversial ruling by the United States Golf Association, for accepting expense money from sponsors for golf tournaments.
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Harvie Ward was unaware of this situation, and was not personally at fault.
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Harvie Ward turned professional in 1974, and became a club professional and golf instructor.
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Harvie Ward played occasionally on the Senior PGA Tour from 1980 to 1990.
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Harvie Ward was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1965, the Carolinas Golf Reporters Association - Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame in 1981, and the Carolinas PGA Hall of Fame in 1996.
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Note: Harvie Ward never played in The Open Championship or the PGA Championship.
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