# Karl Keffer
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| fullname = Karl Kaspar Keffer
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| birth_date = 1882
| birth_place = [Tottenham, Ontario](/source/Tottenham%2C_Ontario), Canada
| death_date = October 22, 1955 (aged 73)
| death_place = [Aylmer, Quebec](/source/Aylmer%2C_Quebec), Canada
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| status = Professional
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| prowins = 4
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| award1 = [Canadian Golf Hall of Fame](/source/Canadian_Golf_Hall_of_Fame)
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'''Karl Kaspar Keffer''' (1882 – October 22, 1955) was a Canadian professional [golf](/source/golf)er. He won the [Canadian Open](/source/Canadian_Open_(golf)) twice, in 1909 and 1914, and remained the only Canadian-born winner of the national open until 2023.[{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-0cxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7098%2C2158303 |title=Royal Ottawa golf pro, Karl Keffer, dies at 74 |date=October 24, 1955 |page=33 |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |location=Ontario, Canada |via=Google News Archive |accessdate=April 7, 2020}}][{{cite news |url=https://www.thespec.com/sports/hamilton-region/2018/07/20/history-on-display-at-canadian-open.html |title=History on display at Canadian Open |newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |first=Garry |last=McKay |date=July 20, 2018 |accessdate=April 7, 2020}}][{{cite web |title=Nick Taylor wins Canadian playoff over Tommy Fleetwood with 72-foot putt |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/news/nick-taylor-wins-canadian-playoff-over-tommy-fleetwood-72-foot-putt |website=Golf Channel |agency=Associated Press |access-date=June 12, 2023 |date=June 11, 2023}}]
Keffer was born in [Tottenham, Ontario](/source/Tottenham%2C_Ontario). He was the head professional at the [Royal Ottawa Golf Club](/source/Royal_Ottawa_Golf_Club) for over thirty years until his retirement in 1943 due to ill health,[{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1395279/ |title=Wakelam succeeds Karl Keffer at Royal Ottawa |newspaper=The Ottawa Journal |location=Ontario, Canada |date=June 18, 1943 |page=21 |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=April 7, 2020}}] and was a founder member of the PGA of Canada. Until 1942, he also worked as the professional at [Jekyll Island Club](/source/Jekyll_Island_Club) on [Jekyll Island](/source/Jekyll_Island), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) during the winters.[{{cite web |url=https://www.pgaofcanada.com/media-centre/archive/golf-pioneer-1154 |title=Golf pioneer {{!}} Karl Keffer |publisher=PGA of Canada |accessdate=April 7, 2020}}] His biggest achievements as a tournament player came in the national open championship, which he won twice, in 1909 and 1914, and finished as runner-up in 1919. He also won the provincial opens of [Manitoba](/source/Manitoba_Open) and [Quebec](/source/Quebec_Open_(golf)).[
Keffer has been widely recognised for his achievements and contributions to golf, highlighted by his induction into the [Canadian Golf Hall of Fame](/source/Canadian_Golf_Hall_of_Fame) in 1986. He has also been inducted into the PGA of Canada, Ontario Golf and Quebec Golf halls of fame.][{{cite web |url=https://heritage.golfcanada.ca/hall-of-fame-members/karl-keffer/ |title=Karl Keffer |publisher=Golf Canada |accessdate=April 7, 2020}}]
==Professional wins==
* 1909 [Canadian Open](/source/Canadian_Open_(golf))
* 1914 [Canadian Open](/source/Canadian_Open_(golf))
* 1919 [Manitoba Open](/source/Manitoba_Open)
* 1926 [Quebec Open](/source/Quebec_Open_(golf))
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://heritage.golfcanada.ca/hall-of-fame-members/karl-keffer/ Karl Keffer] at the [Canadian Golf Hall of Fame](/source/Canadian_Golf_Hall_of_Fame) website
* [https://www.pgaofcanadahalloffame.com/hall-fame-members/karl-keffer/ Karl Keffer] at the PGA of Canada Hall of Fame website
* [https://gao.ca/about-us/ontario-golf-hall-of-fame/ontario-golf-hall-of-fame-member-bios/karl-keffer-class-of-2000/ Karl Keffer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407110454/https://gao.ca/about-us/ontario-golf-hall-of-fame/ontario-golf-hall-of-fame-member-bios/karl-keffer-class-of-2000/ |date=April 7, 2020 }} at the Golf Ontario website
* [https://www.golfquebec.org/en/pages.asp?id=394 Karl Keffer] at the Golf Quebec website
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Category:Canadian male golfers
Category:Golf people from Ontario
Category:1882 births
Category:1955 deaths
Category:People from New Tecumseth
Category:Sportspeople from Simcoe County
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