Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Inductees
Ray Maguire
“From the time I was in knee pants, I knew what I wanted to be and what I was going to be – a golf pro,” said Maguire. His knee pants start was as a 10 year old caddie at Oakland Hills. “They said I was too young and too small initially but I got a job the next year.” Maguire eventually served as an assistant professional at Oakland Hills and then spent three decades as a head professional at Birmingham Country Club. Maguire was a quintessential professional, teaching, running tournaments, always on hand. Maguire didn’t chase the pro circuit but he made national news during the 1949 US Open Qualifying Event at Plum Hollow where he aced the 205-yard fifth hole with a 2-iron shot and then holed out again on the 164-yard 14th with a 4 iron. He was elected to the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 1993.