His swing seemed effortless, almost lazy. Sunny. He turned pro in 1949, at the age of 29. In the 1950s and '60s, he played in 19 U.S. It was often said after that victory that Boros, because of his ability to drive the ball straight and to hit soft pitch shots when he missed greens, had the ideal game for the rigorous course setup of the United States Open. Professional Golfer. Julius and Magda. You might think that a big man like Boros could crunch the ball out of sight. Julius Boros' record, as the oldest player to have won a major, held up for 53 years. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. In addition to his two sons and former wife, Mr. Boros is survived by two sisters, Magda Boros and Margit Horvath, and two grandchildren. The Boros approach to the golf swing could be defined as "swing easy and hit hard," a catchy phrase that wound up being the title of his instruction book. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. His son, Guy, is a regular on the PGA and Nationwide tours. 5 and NBC News, died Tuesday, April 24, of heart failure in Abington of Glenview nursing home, his son said. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. He served in the US Air Force prior to the Vietnam War. He was found sitting in a golf cart under a willow tree by two club members near the 16th hole, his favorite spot on the course. Number of people Hes had a bad heart for a long time. Guy plays on the PGA and Nike tours and. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Verify and try again. In 1968, he was the oldest person to win a major tournament when he took the PGA Championship at age 48; he also won the Westchester Classic that same year. In the windy 1963 U.S. Open near Boston, Boros defeated Arnold Palmer and Jacky Cupit in a playoff, after all had finished the 72 holes at a post-war record nine over par. ", See the article in its original context from. Julius Boros was born on the 3rd of March, 1920. [1], Boros' first wife, Buttons Cosgrove, died in childbirth in 1951.