Billy Joe Patton
Golf
Inducted: 1973
- Born in Morganton, NC, 1922
- Graduate of Wake Forest University
- Outstanding amateur golfer; Long but wild hitter and famous for fast swing
- Nearly won 1954 Masters, leading most of final round before losing by one stroke and finishing third
- Member of five Walker Cup teams in 1955, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1965; captain of 1969 team
- Winner of numerous amateur tournaments
