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GEORGE AULBACH - INDUCTEE #14

hall of fame fast fact:

While attending Boston University, George Aulbach made the semifinals of the first U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. The New York Times reported that in 1922 in Toledo, Ohio, Aulbach lost a 20-hole match 1-up to Eddie Held of St. Louis. The Times called the match "a thrilling struggle," with Aulbach and Held shooting 33s on the back nine.

George Aulbach

From Wallaston, Massachusetts, George Aulbach could be seen around the golf courses in Amarillo. From 1940 to 1953, Aulbach imparted his golf wisdom to those in the Amarillo area who wanted to learn the sport.

As the club pro at Amarillo Country Club, Aulbach had valuable experience to supplement the technical training he gave. In the 1920s, Aulbach turned pro at 22 years old when he was finishing his degree at Boston University where he was captain of the college’s golf team. While at that job, Aulbach made a hole-in-one that traversed 335 yards – a distance that once warranted a listing in Ripley’s Believe It or Not.

Eventually, Aulbach would leave Amarillo and head to Houston, Lufkin, and San Antonio for golf pro jobs. He finished his career as executive director of the PGA’s Texas section.

Aulbach retired in 1974; four years later he died while living with his son in Selma, Alabama.