Joe Carr

A lifelong amateur player who was a stalwart of the Walker Cup, Joe Carr remained competitive for four decades while building a reputation as one of the game's finest ambassadors. Born Joseph Benedict Waters on February 22, 1922, in Dublin, Ireland, Carr was adopted by his aunt, Kathleen, and her husband, James Carr, who was club steward at Portmarnock Golf Club. Tall and lean, Carr developed an exceptional short game at Portmarnock to complement his long but sometimes erratic driving. He compiled 40 victories, highlighted by three British Amateur crowns in 1953, '58 and '60. His selection to 11 consecutive Walker Cup teams (1947-67) is a record. A clothier by trade, Carr was awarded the Bob Jones Award for sportsmanship in 1961, the first non-American to win the honor. In 1991 he was the first Irishman to serve as Captain of the R&A. Carr died June 3, 2004, in his native Dublin.