Hale Baugh

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHale•Baugh, Jr.
Used nameHale•Baugh
Born10 September 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska (USA)
Died16 November 2011 in Cocoa, Florida (USA)
AffiliationsUS Army, (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Hale Baugh, Jr., attended the US Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1946. Baugh later flew bombers in the Korean War, and earned both an engineering degree and a PhD in law at the University of Florida. He was admitted to the Florida bar in 1960 and practiced law in Cocoa, Florida for many years. He is best known, however, as the father of Laura Baugh, a female professional golfer who won the 1971 US Women’s Amateur golf champion at only 16-years-old, at the time the youngest ever to win that event. She was also known for her looks, was voted Golf Digest’s “Most Beautiful Golfer” in 1972, and spent many years modeling in addition to playing golf on the LPGA Tour. Another of Baugh’s children, Beau Baugh, also played professional golf for a time.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Modern Pentathlon USA Hale Baugh
Individual, Men (Olympic) 13