▁pro ▁to ▁Claude ▁Harm on ▁at ▁Wing ed ▁Foot ▁G olf ▁Club ▁in ▁M amar one ck , ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁bl oss om . ▁He ▁began ▁playing ▁regularly ▁on ▁the ▁P GA ▁tour ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁that ▁year ▁earned ▁his ▁first ▁professional ▁win ▁at ▁the ▁Sam ▁S ne ad ▁Festival . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Seattle ▁Open ▁Inv it ational ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Az ale a ▁Open ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Mar r ▁joined ▁the ▁el ite ▁in ▁golf ▁world ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁when ▁he ▁captured ▁the ▁cov et ed ▁P GA ▁Championship , ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Ry der ▁Cup ▁team ▁and ▁elected ▁P GA ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁P GA ▁Championship ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁La ure l ▁Valley ▁G olf ▁Club ▁in ▁Lig on ier , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁He ▁defeated ▁golf ▁leg ends ▁Jack ▁Nick laus ▁and ▁Billy ▁Cas per ▁by ▁two ▁stro kes ▁with ▁a ▁four - day ▁total ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 8 0 . ▁In cred ibly , ▁this ▁wasn ' t ▁the ▁biggest ▁news ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁Mar r ▁family ▁– ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁after ▁his ▁victory , ▁his ▁third ▁child , ▁son ▁Tony , ▁was ▁born . ▁ ▁Mar r ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Ry der ▁Cup , ▁finishing ▁his ▁six ▁matches ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 - 2