Skee Riegel

Robert Henry "Skee" Riegel (November 25, 1914 – February 22, 2009 He attended West Point, Hobart College, and Lafayette College where he played football and baseball, but not golf. He took up golf at the age of 23. During World War II, he was a flying instructor for the US Army Air Corp in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

Amateur career Riegel won the 1947 U.S. Amateur over Johnny Dawson at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, 2 and 1. He played on the Walker Cup teams of 1947 and 1949 under captain as Francis Ouimet. He went undefeated in his four Walker Cup matches. from 1954 to 1961 and then became involved in the ownership of York Road Country Club in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Riegel was the pro emeritus at the Cape May National Golf Club in Cape May, New Jersey. U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur, PGA Championship, 1947 British Amateur

U.S. national team appearances Amateur Walker Cup: 1947 (winners), 1949 (winners)