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James
R. Gabrielsen James
R. Gabrielsen was born in St. Peter, Minn., on October 28, 1941. While attending
the University of Georgia, Mr. Gabrielsen was selected as an All-American and
his teams took three consecutive SEC Championships. He was a quarterfinalist in
the 1962 U.S. Amateur. His exceptional amateur career gained him three Georgia
State Amateur titles, the Atlanta Amateur Championship, and was runner-up in the
1974 British Amateur. Mr. Gabrielsen competed in three Masters Tournaments. He
was a member of the 1971 Walker Cup Team, a non-playing captain of the 1981 and
1991 Walker Cup teams, and the general chairman of the 1989 Walker Cup Match in
Atlanta. He was a member of the USGA Executive Committee and is a former director
of the GSGA. Mr. Gabrielsen was president of Peachtree Golf Club in Atlanta from
1987 to 1989.
James R. Gabrielsen was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame on January
6, 1990. |