Legendary Golf Champion Reportedly Died On Friday

A legendary golf major champion and course designer reportedly died on Friday.

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Tom Weiskopf, the winner of the 1973 Open Championship, reportedly died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 79 on Friday. Golf Digest confirmed the news.

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"Tom Weiskopf, winner of the 1973 Open Championship, whose talents translated from a star-crossed playing career to critical success as a golf course designer, died in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Friday, according to multiple sources close to the family," the outlet reports.

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Weiskopf played collegiately at Ohio State, where he was a star for the Buckeyes.

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He went on to have a great professional career, finishing second at The Masters four times. Weiskopf went on to have a career in golf broadcasting and course design.

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Our thoughts are with his friends and family.

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