Arthur L. Doering, Jr. was a golfer who played in PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 events from the 1930s through the 1960s.

Doering was a member of the golf

Golf

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 team and the Class of 1940 at Stanford University

Stanford University

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 in Palo Alto, California

Palo Alto, California

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. He is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.

Doering turned professional in 1945. His best career finish in a stroke play

Stroke play

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 major championship

Men's major golf championships

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 was a T-41 at the 1938 U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

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 while he was a student a Stanford and still an amateur. He lost in the round of 32 (T-17) at the 1954 PGA Championship

PGA Championship

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.

Doering earned his only PGA Tour victory at the 1951 Greater Greensboro Open.

In the early 1960s, Doering was president and head pro at the Yolo Fliers Club in Woodland, California

Woodland, California

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. During his tenure, he oversaw the building of a new clubhouse.

Other wins (3)

this list may be incomplete

• 1939 Santa Clara County Championship
• 1954 Metropolitan Open
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• 1955 Long Island Open
  Long Island Open
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