George Archer passes away at 65

September 26, 2005 | by

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San Francisco Native, the winner of the 1969 Masters and 11 other PGA Tour events, was 65

INCLINE VILLAGE, NV (Sept 25, 2005) -- Golf lost a legend, as George Archer passed away Sunday after a long battle with Burkitts Lymphoma. The San Francisco native won his first PGA Tour event at Harding Park, so players competiting in the World Golf Championship there October 4-7 will definitely walk the fairways of Harding Park thinking about the legend, known for being one of the best putters in PGA Tour history. A memorial service is planned Oct. 25 in Gilroy, California.

To read an obituary, by Mark Soltau, the national golf writer whose assignment was to do a story about George Archer, click here>

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