Wes Ellis

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1 PGA Tour wins
2 Other regular career wins
3 References
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Wesley Ellis, Jr. (January 27, 1932 – June 4, 1984) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

Ellis attended the University of Texas in Austin and was a member of the golf team from 1950–1952. He won the Massingill Trophy in 1950, and was the individual medalist at the Southwest Conference Championship in 1952.^[1]

Ellis won three PGA Tour events. His first win came in 1958 at the Canadian Open. He won by one stroke over Jay Hebert at the Mayfair Golf and Country Club in Edmonton, Alberta. ^[2] His last win came in 1965 at the San Diego Open in a playoff against golf legend Billy Casper. Ellis had two top-10 finishes in major championships: a T-9 at the 1956 U.S. Open, and a T-8 at the 1966 U.S. Open.

Ellis, like many pro golfers of his generation, earned his living primarily as a club pro. For many years he was the head pro at West Caldwell, New Jersey's Mountain Ridge Country Club, and lived in the neighboring town of Ridgewood. He died of kidney disease at the age of 52 at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey. He left behind his wife, Marian, and their four children - three daughters and a son.