American professional golfer

Rives McBee (pronounced "Reeves") (born October 31, 1938) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

Contents

• 1 Amateur career
• 2 Professional career
• 3 Professional wins (4)
  • 3.1 Regular career wins (1)
  • 3.2 Senior PGA Tour wins (3)
• 4 U.S. national team appearances
• 5 See also
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Amateur career

McBee was born in Denton, Texas, and has called nearby Irving home for most of his life.

As an amateur he qualified for the 1966 U.S. Open at Olympic Club. He "startled the golf world" when he tied the U.S. Open record with a 65. He eventually finished T-13. It was his best performance at a major championship.

Professional career

He played on the PGA Tour from 1966 to 1971, before accepting a job as the head golf professional at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. He was a founding member of the Northern Texas Junior Golf *ociation, and a former Northern Texas PGA Teacher of the Year. McBee won the club pro's national *le in 1973.

McBee competed on the Senior PGA Tour from 1989 to 1997, winning three times.

Professional wins (4)

Regular career wins (1)

• 1973 PGA Club Professional Championship

Senior PGA Tour wins (3)

U.S. national team appearances

• Diamondhead Cup/PGA Cup: 1973 (winners), 1974 (winners), 1976 (winners), 1978

See also

• 1966 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

External links

• Rives McBee at the PGA Tour official site