The 123rd U.S. Open is scheduled for June 15-18 at the Los Angeles Country Club.

In 1964, Cheltenham High School 1937 grad Bob Hendricks became the first and only alumnus in school history to qualify for and play the tournament.

Bob attended Temple University on a basketball scholarship before serving as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. In 1953, he began his career as a PGA Professional at Indian Valley Country Club in Telford, PA. where he was head pro for 18 years.

In 1971, Bob designed and built the Avalon Golf Club in Avalon, New Jersey where he was golf director and head pro until his retirement.

On July 27, 2001, he suffered a fatal heart attack playing golf with good friends at Carolina Trace Country Club in Lake Gaston, North Carolina. He was 81.

The 1964 U.S. Open was held at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. For more on Hendricks’ designed courses, you can click here.

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Photo and information courtesy of Chuck Langerman, local historian