the late 1970s. The exciting televised playoff victory of Boros and partner Roberto De Vicenzo over Tommy Bolt and Art Wall Jr. at the Legends of Golf tournament in 1979 raised the profile of professional senior golf competition. Family Boros' first wife, Buttons Cosgrove, died in childbirth in 1951. Boros and his second wife, Armen, had seven children: four sons and three daughters. His son Guy Boros won on the PGA Tour in 1996, at the Greater Vancouver Open in late August. Death Boros suffered a fatal heart attack in 1994 on the golf course at the Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was found sitting in a golf cart under a willow tree by two club members near the 16th hole, his favorite spot on the course. He was survived by his wife Armen, sons Julius Jr., Gary, Guy, and Nick, daughters Joy, Gay, and Jody, and five grandchildren. Professional wins (25) PGA Tour wins (18) PGA Tour playoff record (4–6) Other wins (4) This list may be incomplete 1951 Massachusetts Open 1956 Carolinas PGA Championship 1964 Carolinas PGA Championship 1979 South Florida PGA Championship Senior wins (3) 1971 PGA Seniors' Championship 1977 PGA Seniors' Championship 1979 Legends of Golf (with Roberto De Vicenzo) Major championships Wins (3) 1Defeated Jacky Cupit and Arnold Palmer in an 18-hole playoff - Boros 70 (-1), Cupit 73 (+2), Palmer 76 (+5). Results timeline CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1950 Masters – 1956 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (1951 U.S. Open – 1953 Masters) U.S. national team appearances Professional Ryder Cup: 1959 (winners), 1963 (winners), 1965 (winners), 1967 (winners) World Cup: 1953, 1968 Hopkins Trophy: 1952 (winners), 1953 (winners) See also List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins List of men's major championships winning golfers References External links American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Winners of men's major golf championships World Golf Hall of Fame inductees Golfers from Connecticut Sportspeople from Fairfield, Connecticut American people of Hungarian descent 1920 births 1994 deaths