(Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) – Former PGA TOUR and Champions Tour member, Bud Allin, died in Hehmet, CA on March 10 from several forms of cancer. He was 62.
"Bud Allin’s life was one of service and commitment, whether it was serving his country in Vietnam as a U.S. Army Officer and being awarded two, bronze stars, one with "V" for valor, being awarded winners’ trophies on the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and European Tour or serving the members of the various clubs with which he was affiliated" said Champions Tour President Rick George. "All of us will miss Buddy and are saddened to learn of his passing. Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Carol and the entire Allin family for their loss that has affected all of us associated with professional golf."
Allin, a Bremerton, WA native, joined the PGA TOUR in 1970 and went on to win five events, his last coming at the 1976 Pleasant Valley Classic. Allin enjoyed his best year on Tour in 1974 when he finished ninth on the money list after winning the Doral-Eastern Open Invitational and the Byron Nelson Golf Classic.
The former BYU Cougar turned 50 in late 1994 and played in 157 Champions Tour events, winning the 1997 American Express Invitational in Sarasota, FL. Allin last played on Tour in 2000 and had been working as a teacher.
Contact:
Michael McPhillips
Director, Communications, Champions Tour
Champions Tour
Tel: 904-273-3470
Email: michaelmcphillips@pgatourhq.com
