Errie Ball

Who was Errie Ball?

Samuel Henry "Errie" Ball was a Welsh-American professional golfer who competed at the inaugural Augusta National golf tournament in 1934. He was the last living person to compete in the first Masters and died at the age of 103.

Ball was born in Bangor, Wales in 1910. He was the youngest golfer to compete in The Open Championship at age 15 in 1926. Ball was inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame in 1990. As of 2011, he was giving lessons at the Willoughby Golf Club in Stuart, Florida and he turned 100 on November 14, 2010. Golfweek magazine was on site when he celebrated this event with friends and members at Willoughby Golf Club and posted a story documenting the event. Ball was inducted into the PGA Hall of Fame in 2011.