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Joseph C. Dey Jr., First Commissioner of the PGA Tour, Dies at the Age of 83

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<i> Associated Press</i>

Joseph C. Dey Jr., 83, who held two of the most prestigious administrative jobs in golf, died Monday.

Dey served 35 years as executive director of the U.S. Golf Assn., from 1934-69, before becoming the first commissioner of the PGA Tour in 1969, a position he held until 1974.

“He was a great man, a great friend, a great friend to golf,” Jack Nicklaus said. “We all loved him. We’ll all miss him.

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In 1975, he became only the second American to serve as Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, and was a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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