About George Oliver
Lived 1883 – 1965 (aged 82). George Oliver was an American golfer.
George Charles Oliver (January 18, 1883 – August 20, 1965) was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Career George Charles Oliver was born on January 18, 1883, in Birmingham, Alabama. He was the runner-up at the Southern Amateur in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1909. The Birmingham News said he was "one of the coolest and nerviest golf players who ever went on the links." In 1909, he was ranked the third best golfer in the South by the Southern Golf Association. In 1910, he was ranked fourth. He won his second Birmingham Country Club golf championship in 1914. For a time, he was chairman of the Birmingham Country Club.
Oliver died on August 20, 1965, in Tampa, Florida, at the age of 82.
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Who was George Oliver?
American professional golfer (1883-1965)
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George Oliver was born on 18 January 1883.
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George Oliver died on 20 August 1965.
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George Oliver was a golfer.
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George Oliver was American.
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