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Sandy Tatum
American lawyer
Frank Donovan "Sandy" Tatum Jr. (July 7, 1920 – June 22, 2017) was an attorney, a golf administrator, a golf course architect, a golf promoter, and an amateur golfer.
Golf career
NCAA champion
Tatum attended Stanford University, where he was a member of Stanford's golf team, which won back-to-back NCAA Men's Golf Championships in 1941 and 1942.
In 1942, Tatum won the individual title.[1][2] He is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. Tatum remained an active golfer into his 90s.
Heads USGA
From 1978 to 1980, Tatum served as president of the United States Golf Association, and he served on the USGA executive committee from 1972 to 1980.[3]
Tatum played an important role in persuading the USGA to bring the U.S.
Open to the Olympic Club in San Francisco in 1955; the championship has since returned there four times: in 1966, 1987, 1998, and 2012. He also was instrumental in the USGA's decision to t