Dale Morey Tribute Page

DALE MOREY TRIBUTE PAGE

Dale Morey

December 1, 1918 - May 14, 2002

'DANDY DALE'
The Ultimate Competitor

"You have to not want to lose in order to win"

- Dale Morey

Dale Morey was an American amateur golfer and a professional basketball player. In basketball, he played for the Anderson Duffy Packers in the National Basketball League during the 1946-1947 season, and for the Louisville Colonels in the Professional Basketball League of America during the 1947-1948 season.

Dale was a talented multi-sport athlete, but golf became his lifelong passion. He is credited with over 300 golf tournament wins in a competitive career spanning over 5 decades (1930's - 1980's). Dale Morey was gifted with a deadly short game, especially with his putter.

Harvie Ward wrote a personal note to Dale in 1991 complementing him; "I always thought I was pretty good till I saw the master at work. You are probably the best I have ever seen from 100 yards in. Not only good from 100 yards, but also one of the great putters of our time. Just a great all-around short game. You don't win the Championships you won with a driver."

Two U.S.G.A. Senior Amateur Championships (1974, 1977), a Western Amateur (1953), a North and South Amateur (1964), two Southern Amateurs (1950 match play, 1964 medal play), a runner-up finish to Gene Littler in the 1953 US Amateur, two Walker Cup appearances (1955, 1965), two Americas Cup appearances (1954, 1965), an Eisenhower Trophy World Amateur appearance (1964), and countless other titles and awards only skim the surface.

In the 1953 US Amateur, playing some of the best golf of their lives, Gene Littler and Dale Morey fought it out evenly for 18 holes on the final day 36-hole match. Then Littler opened up a three-hole lead, and the gallery was about to concede him the match. But not Morey. Sighting his putter like a rifle, addressing his ball innumerable times before trying a shot, he put on a rousing spurt. Morey took the 28th hole to cut Littler's lead to two up, birdied the 34th and 35th to win two more and draw even with just one more to go. But that's where his luck ran out. On the par-four last hole of regulation play, Morey hit a trap, was on the green in three about 4 feet from the hole. Littler made the green in two and then holed a 20-foot birdie putt for the 1-up win.

Dale qualified and competed in a total of 50 USGA managed Championships, Team Events, and Sectional and Local Qualifiers from 1949 through 1985. Additionally, he was selected as the third alternate for the 1967 Walker Cup Team, which he did not play in. A remarkable testimony to Dale's competitiveness and longevity in the game.

Dale Morey had the heart of a champion and a polarizing personality, along with a competitive nature, discipline, and desire to be number one in all that he did. His focus was always forward. While he learned from the past, he never lingered there.

Being from Indiana, basketball was the number one sport. Dale was fortunate to have had the great John Wooden (UCLA Coaching fame) live down the street from him in Martinsville, IN. Mr. Wooden was 8 years older than Dale, but he would welcome Dale to join the backyard basketball games at his home after school until the older, bigger kids showed up. Dale received quite an education from an all-time great who told him that "the smaller guy has to work harder to succeed". Mr. Wooden would later endorse Dale for a basketball scholarship to LSU.

HIGH SCHOOL

Dale graduated from Martinsville High School (1933-1937) where he excelled at basketball and golf. He was also a standout track star (broad jump) and played on the baseball and football teams. Dale was a gifted multi-sport athlete, and he amassed 15 sports monograms during his High School career.

Additionally, Dale was on the Cheerleading squad in his Freshman year, and was the Editor of the Sports Section for the school paper in his Senior year.

Dale set a High School broad jump record (23'8") which stood for 20 years.

He was selected to the Indiana High School All-State Basketball team his Senior year.

In 1937, his Senior year, Dale won the Indiana High School Athletic Association Boys State Championship Individual title and Medalist honor, while the Martinsville High School golf team came in 4th place overall.

In the same year, Dale won the Individual title in the South-Central Conference Golf Tournament. He also led the Martinsville High School golf team to wins in the South-Central Conference Golf Tournament, and the Indiana Scholastic Links Championship Golf Tournament.

Dale was undefeated during his High School career in individual golf match play competitions.

He won the Indiana State Junior Championship in 1939.

Dale was inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame in 1966, and he was inducted into the Indiana High School Golf Hall of Fame in 1979.

Dale Morey is ranked #15 on AinsworthSports.com for Top Ranked Golfers of All-Time from Indiana.

Dale Morey is ranked #145 on AinsworthSports.com for Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from Indiana High Schools.

Dale Morey is ranked #124 on AinsworthSports.com for Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from Indiana.

COLLEGE

Dale Morey attended Butler University (1937-1938) for one season, before transferring to Louisiana State University (1939-1943) on scholarship for basketball.

Dale was a 3-time All-American in both basketball and golf. He became a member of the "L" Club in 1941. He was a 4-term Captain of the basketball team and served as Captain of the golf team during his Senior year.

He made the Varsity basketball team in his Sophomore year. Dale's jersey numbers were #28, #32, and #34 during his college career.

Dale Morey is ranked #21 on AinsworthSports.com for Top Ranked LSU Tigers Basketball Players of All-Time.

Dale Morey's LSU All-Time Basketball Player ranking is #32 out of the top 40 players All-Time on HoodMWR.com.

Dale Morey was on the LSU ALL-Decade Basketball Player Voting Ballet: The 1940's.

Dale earned his spot on the LSU Varsity golf team in his Freshman year, and he played on the NCAA Championship winning golf team in 1940 and 1942 (the 1941 team placed 2nd), the Southeastern Conference Championship winning team in 1939, 1940 and 1942, and the Southern Intercollegiate Conference Championship winning team in 1940 and 1942.

In individual competition, Dale was a 2-time semi-finalist in the NCAA Championship (1941, 1942 - lost to Sandy Tatum who would go on to win the overall Individual title), as well as a 2-time individual 2nd Low Qualifier. In 1942 he placed 2nd overall in the Southeastern Conference Championship.

Dale played in the top 4 spots on the golf team in his Freshman year, alternating the #3 and #2 spots on the team in his Sophomore year, and in the #2 spot on the team in his Junior year. Dale played in the #1 spot on the team in his Senior year.

In 1940, the LSU Varsity golf team went undefeated in all dual matches for the season.

Dale Morey is ranked #14 on AinsworthSports.com for Top Ranked LSU Tigers Golfers of All-Time.

In 1941, Chick Evans (Legendary golfer and Founder of the Evans Scholarship) wrote Dale a personal note on a scorecard which read; "Dale: the non-qualifier today may be the winner tomorrow." Chick Evans was a mentor and a friend to Dale.

Dale Morey was the 1st LSU athlete to graduate from the School of Business Administration (Bachelor of Science Degree - 1943).

He was selected as the "Best-Dressed Man" on Campus in his Junior year in an Esquire poll.

Dale was a Phi Delta Theta Brother, and President in his Senior year.

Dale's Senior year at LSU was a busy one:

He was Head Coach of the Varsity Basketball Team,

Captain of the Varsity Basketball Team,

#1 player on the Golf Team,

Captain of the Golf Team,

President of the Campus Phi Delta Theta,

Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve - ROTC Program

COLLEGE COACH

Dale Morey is the ONLY LSU player to go directly from player to Head Coach position. Coach Rabenhorst enlisted for military service during WWII and after an extensive search for a coaching replacement, LSU selected Dale to fill the role as the Varsity Basketball Head Coach. Dale was still completing his Senior year and fulfilling his Captaincy role with the team during his first year as the Head Basketball Coach. Dale Morey became the youngest national big-time college coach in the Country, being just 22 years old when signed.

Dale would coach the Varsity basketball team for two seasons (1942-1944) compiling a 28-19 record, .596 W-L%.

(1942-1943- 18-4 record, .818 W-L%, / 1943-1944- 10-15 record, .400 W-L%)

LSU went on a 10-game SEC road winning streak from 1942-1943, a school record at that time which still stands 3rd all-time.

AMATEUR GOLF in 1943

In 1943, Dale Morey won George S. May's All-American Amateur Golf Tournament defeating future Amateur Hall-of-Famer Bob Cochran 4 and 3 in the scheduled 36-hole finals. Due to WWII, most big-time events were on temporary hold or cancelled and the All-American Amateur tournament was the most prestigious amateur contest held that year. Although the USGA does not recognize the event as an equal or substitute for the US Amateur, the All-American Amateur was the "National Amateur" event of this time period.

In addition to the All-American Amateur victory, Dale won the Indiana State Amateur, the Amateur Division at the Kentucky Open Championship, the Indiana State Elks Golf Tournament, and was runner-up in the Louisiana State Amateur in 1943.

It has been written by several sports authorities in this period that Dale Morey was considered the #1 Amateur Golfer in the US in 1943. He is regularly regarded as one of the top 5 amateur golfers in the Country during the 1940's, 1950's, and 1960's.

PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL

After leaving the LSU coaching position in 1944, Dale played professional basketball for the Indianapolis Pure Oils (1944-1945), and then for the Anderson Forse All Stars (1944-1945), both teams in Independent basketball leagues.

Dale Morey played for the Anderson Duffy Packers in the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1946-1947, and for the Louisville Colonels in the Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA) in 1947-1948. Dale was a marquee player for both teams during this period.

In 1947, prior to signing with the Louisville Colonels, Dale signed as the Player-Assistant Coach for the Louisville Dads Professional Basketball Team. Dad's Root Beer was the sponsor. The Dads team would have been the first professional basketball team for Louisville, KY to play in the National Basketball League, but the Franchise was not approved so the team never existed.

Dale had a short career with the Louisville Colonels as the team was disbanded midway through the season when the NBL and the PBLA merged and became what is currently the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Dale was traded to the Minneapolis Lakers based upon a lottery system for the players who were left without teams when the merger was finalized. Of note, George Mikan, top 50 All-Time NBA player, went to the Laker team from the Chicago Gears.

Dale decided that he did not want to relocate to the colder climate in Minnesota as the golf season was much too short for his liking. Additionally, Dale was in the process of regaining his amateur golf status after a brief try at professional golf. He remained in Indiana where he felt that he could make a better living and future family life with a sales career while creating better opportunities to pick and choose where and how often he would play competitive amateur golf and in which golf events.

Dale Morey is ranked #124 on AinsworthSports.com for Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from Indiana.

PROFESSIONAL GOLF

Dale turned Professional Golfer in 1945. He was hired as the first Head Golf Professional at the Meadowbrook CC in St. Louis, MO. His contract permitted him to play PGA Tour events, as was typical in those days for a Pro to hold a Club position in order to earn money for travel and expenses to play the Tour. The Tour Pro also provided great exposure for his Club and their Membership.

Dale competed against Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson (during his great streak of 11 wins in a row), Sam Snead, and so many greats and Hall of Famers of this era. Dale finished in the money in his first nine outings on the PGA Tour, with his best finish being a 7th Place at the Montgomery Open.

Dale became the Head Golf Professional at the Illini CC in Springfield, IL in 1946, and then in 1947 Dale took over the Head Golf Professional role at the Louisville CC in Louisville, KY. He continued to play in PGA Tour events as Club responsibilities would permit, as well as still playing professional basketball.

Tournaments played as a pro:

(Dale played in 38 tour events with 3 top 10's overall. Partial list below.)

1945 - Decatur Open (T-5)

 1945 - Azalea Open (T-9)

1945 - Dallas Open (T-10. Event is now AT&T Byron Nelson)

1945 - Mobile Open (14th)

1945 - Orlando Open (21st)

 1945 - Miami Open (T-23)

1945 - Charlotte Open

1945 - Greater Greensboro Open

1945 - Durham Open

1945 - Bluegrass Open

1945 - Knoxville Invitational

1945 - North & South Open

1945 - Chicago Victory Open

1945 - All-American Open

 1945 - Ft. Worth Open

1945 - Memphis Open

1945 - Pro-Ladies Golf Tournament at Normandie (Champion)

1946 - Decatur Open (T-2)
1946 - Montgomery Open (7th)

1946 - Ft. Worth Open (12th. Won low pro in pro-am event)

1946 - Western Open (T-34)

1946 - Colonial National Invitational

1946 - Phoenix Open

1946 - Tucson Open

1946 - All-American Open

1946 - Victory Bond Kansas City Invitation Golf Tournament

1946 - Highland Classic Golf Tournament (Champion)

1946 - Cedar Rapids Open

1946 - St. Louis Open

1946 - Richmond Invitational

1947 - 1st Annual All-Kentucky Professional Round Robin Match Golf Tournament (Champion)

1947 - Valley View Open (Champion)

1947 - Kentucky Open (2nd)

1947 - Queen City Open Championship (T-7)

1947 - National Open

1947 - All-American Open

Dale Morey is ranked #20 on AinsworthSports.com for Top Ranked Golfers by Rookie Year - 1948 (this ranking would have been compiled by his professional playing record prior to Dale applying for his amateur standing reinstatement).

Dale decided in 1947 that being a Professional Golfer was not his life's career path. The travel was difficult to get to Tour events, the prize money was modest, and the Club Members wanted him at the Club more often. Dale wanted to play golf, so he decided to apply to have his amateur golf status reinstated. He had to wait 2 years before he could play in any amateur golf tournaments, and a 4 year wait to be considered for the Walker Cup team. Dale received his amateur reinstatement by 1950 and then proceeded to earn his way on to the 1955 Walker Cup team.

A note of interest during his amateur reinstatement period was that Dale qualified for the 1949 US Open. Under the USGA rules he was allowed to play in the Open if he qualified but he was not eligible to receive any prizes or money based upon his results which would jeopardize his amateur status during the reinstatement period. Dale played the first 2 days at the 49th US Open but did not make the cut into the weekend. Not bad though for a man who had not played competitive golf for one and a half years.

AMATEUR GOLF

Dale Morey had a long and successful amateur golf career that went well into his senior golf years. He won his first significant tournament in 1937 in the Indiana High School Athletic Boys State Championship, and his last in 1985 with the British Senior Amateur.

Dale won several top amateur events such as the All-American Amateur in 1943, the Southern Amateur in 1950 (match play) and 1964 (medal play), the Western Amateur in 1953, the Azalea Invitational in 1960, the North and South Amateur in 1964, the Mexican Amateur in 1968, and the Mid-Atlantic Amateur in 1972. Dale also finished runner-up to Gene Littler in the 1953 US Amateur, losing on the final hole.

Dale played on the Walker Cup team in 1955 and 1965, and was 3rd alternate in 1967. He played on the Americas Cup team in 1954 and 1965, and the Eisenhower Trophy team in 1964.

Dale Morey won several State titles against both amateurs and professionals. He won the Indiana Amateur four times, the Indiana Open four times, the North Carolina Amateur two times, and the North Carolina Open one time.

Dale's amateur career extended into senior years, winning the US Senior Amateur in 1974 and 1977, and was runner-up in 1981. He won the US Senior Golf Association Championship in 1975, 1976, and 1977, the International Seniors in 1977, the Southern Golf Association Senior Amateur in 1977, the Southern Seniors Golf Association in 1976 and 1980, the North and South Senior Amateur in 1979 and 1980, and the British Senior Amateur in 1985.

Dale was a 6-time Golf Digest Senior Amateur of the Year (1974, 1977-1979, 1982-1983), Golf Digest Outstanding Amateur of the Decade (1970's), and honored with 10 Hall of Fame designations.

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Tournament list is ongoing work in progress. Records are being researched and verified constantly. Many tournaments have been discontinued and records are not easy to locate. High School, College, Member-Guest events, Invitationals, Club Championships, One-day events, Charity events, etc. are not all documented and listed.)

1934 - Memorial Day Blind Tournament (Champion)

1937 - Indiana High School Athletic Association Boys State Championship (Individual Champion, and Medalist)

1937 - South Central Conference Golf Tournament (Champion)

1937 - South Central Conference Golf Tournament (HS Team Champion)

1937 - Indiana Scholastic Links Championship (HS Team Champion)

1937, 1939 - Martinsville CC Pro-Am Tournament (2-time Champion)

1938, 1939, 1940 - Martinsville City Golf Championship (3-time Champion)

1939 – Indiana State Junior Championship (Champion)

1939 - Martinsville CC Tournament (Champion)

1939, 1941, ?, 1958, 1962 - Tri-State Championship (5-time Champion)

Mississippi Golf Assoc.

Newspaper clippings not 5-time Champion, but 1 date has note been identified yet.

1939, 1940, 1942 - Southeastern Conference Championship (3-time LSU Team Champion)

1940 - May Tournament at the Rapids Golf & CC (Champion)

1940, 1942 - National Intercollegiate Golf Tournament (2-time LSU Team Champion)

1941 - LSU Team placed 2nd

1940, 1942 - Southern Intercollegiate Conference Championship (2-time LSU Team Champion)

1940, 1941 - Annual Twin City Invitational Golf Tournament (2-time Champion)

1941 - Southern Indiana Golf Association Tournament (Champion)

1941, 1942, 1950 - Best Ball Pro Amateur Tournament at the Tipton CC (3-time Champion)

1941, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1956 - Kentucky/Indiana/Ohio Tri-State Golf Association (5-time Champion)

(won both Open and Amateur Divisions in 1956)

1953, 1958, 1959 - (3-time Runner-up)

1942 - Dallas Golf Club Four-Ball Tournament (Champion)

1942 - Best Ball Pro Amateur Tournament at the Gleason Park Muni Course (Champion)

1942, 1944, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959 - Indianapolis District Golf Association (7-time Champion)

1943 - All-American Amateur (Champion)

(Note: The unofficial war-time substitute for the National Amateur during WWII period while USGA events were put on hold.)

1943, 1948 - Indiana State Elks Golf Tournament (2-time Champion)

1943 – Kentucky Open Championship (Low Amateur Champion, T-4 in Open Division)

1943, 1944, 1951, 1953 - Indiana State Amateur (4-time Champion)

1953 - Medalist

1944 - Hardscrabble Invitational Golf Tournament (Champion)

1944 - Meridian Hills Club Championship (Champion)

1944 - Meridian Hills War Bond Tournament (Champion)

Note: Dale played professional golf from 1945-1947. He applied for his amateur status reinstatement in late 1947 and had to go through a 2-year waiting period. Although he was allowed to play in Invitationals and

Open events under USGA Guidelines, he was not allowed to receive money or prizes which may have jeopardized his amateur reinstatement.

1949 - Woodland Member-Guest Fourball Tournament (Champion)

1950 - Eastern Open Championship (Champion)

1950 - 1st Annual "Roundup of Champions" Golf Tournament (Champion)

1950 - National Links Classic (Champion)

1950 - Dallas Golf Association Fourball Championship (Champion)

- Medalist

1950 - South Bend CC 3rd Annual Best-Ball Invitational Golf Tournament (Champion)

1950, 1964 - Southern Amateur (2-time Champion)

1950 – Match Play (Medalist. First Medalist to win the event in its 44-year history.)

1962 - (Tri-Medalist)

1964 – Medal Play (1st year format changed to stroke play)

1971 - T-3

1950 - Gulf Coast Pro-Am Invitational Golf Tournament (Champion)

1950 - Lakewood CC Club Championship - Dallas, TX (Champion)

1950 - Ark-La-Tex Invitational (Champion)

1950 - Gulfport Invitational (Champion)

1950 - Shreveport CC Invitational (Champion)

1950 - Four State Invitational Golf Tournament at Texarkana (Champion)

1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957 – New Orleans CC Invitational (5-time Champion)

1950, 1951 – Greenwood CC Invitational (2-time Champion)

1950, 1954, 1956 – Midwest Amateur (3-time Champion)

1950, 1955, 1975 - Kentucky/Indiana/Ohio Tri-State Golf Association Best Ball (3-time Champion)

1951 - 2-Ball Mixed Foursome Tournament at Highlands CC - Alternate Shot (Champion)

1951 - Chain-O'-Lakes Best Ball Invitational Tournament (Champion)

1951, 1953, 1957, 1959 - Indiana Open (4-time Champion)

1951, 1953 - Westborough Round Robin Golf Tournament (2-time Champion)

1952, 1955, 1959 - J.H. Fendrich Open and Amateur (3-time Amateur Champion)

1953 - Western Amateur (Champion)

1952, 1956 - Semi-Finalist (2-time Semi-Finalist)

1953 - Best Ball Exhibition Tournament at Meridian Hills CC (Champion. Sam Snead was partner)

1953 - Anderson CC Calcutta Tournament (Champion)

1954 - 1st International Amateur Four-Ball Championship of WGA (Champion)

1954 - CC Golf Tournament at Hillcrest (Champion)

1954 - Spring Four-Ball at South Grove (Champion)

1954, 1965 - Americas Cup (2-time Team Member)

1955, 1965 - Walker Cup (2-time Team Member)

1967 - Walker Cup (3rd Alternate)

1955 - Sunkist Invitational Golf Tournament Championship (Champion)

1955, 1956 - Indianapolis Star's Tournament at Highland CC (Champion)

1956, 1957, 1958 - Monticello Open (3-time Champion)

1957 - Indianapolis Open (Champion)

1958 - Sunkist Mid-Winter Invitational (Champion)

1958 - Southwest Amateur Golf Tournament (Champion)

1958 - Southbend CC Invitational (Champion)

1958 - Logansport CC Invitational (Champion)

1958 - Gulf Coast Invitational (Champion)

1959 - Morris Park CC Invitational (Champion)

1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973 - Galax CC Invitational Golf Tournament (5-time Champion)

1960 – Azalea Invitational (Champion)

1963 - Medalist

1960, 1971, 1974, 1979 - Southern States Four Ball Championship / Bob Jones Trophy (4-time Champion)

1960 - Florence CC Men's Invitational Golf Tournament (Champion)

1960, 1961 - Bassett Invitational Golf Tournament (2-time Champion)

1960 - Greensboro CC Member-Guest (Champion)

1961 - "500" Festival Open (Low Amateur)

1961 - Dunes National Four-Ball Invitational (Champion)

1961, 1964, 1969, 1970 – Chatmoss Invitational (4-time Champion)

1961 - 6th Annual Mimosa Hills GC Member-Guest Tournament (Champion)

1962 - Carolinas Four-Ball (Champion)

1962 - Eastern Amateur Golf Tournament Championship (Champion)

1963 - Carolinas Amateur Championship - Capers Cup (Team Competition Champion)

1963 - National Elks Golf Tournament - So. Pines, NC (Champion)

1983 - Team Award Champion

1964 – Eisenhower Trophy (Team Member)

1964 - North and South Amateur (Champion)

1951 - (Medalist, First try at N&S event))
1970 - North and South Amateur (Runner Up)

1964 - Shrine Oasis Patrol Pro-Am Exhibition Tournament (Champion)

1965, 1970 - Mad Anthony Hoosier Celebrity Golf Tournament (2-time Champion)

1966, 1968, 1970, 1976 - International Four-Ball Championship (4-time Champion)

1966 - Holiday Invitational at Sunset CC (Champion)

1967 - Carolinas Golf Association NC Championship (Champion)

1961 - Carolinas Golf Association NC Championship (3rd Place)
1962 - Carolinas Golf Association NC Championship (Runner Up)

1967 - NC Open (Champion)

1967 - CC of NC Golf Tournament (Low Gross Men)

1968 - Mexican Amateur (Champion)

1968 - Hollywood Four-Ball Championship (Champion)

1968, 1969 - NC Amateur (2-time Champion)
1961, 1970 - NC Amateur (2-time Runner Up)

1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1982, 1984 – Carolinas Senior Amateur (7-time Champion)
1978, 1979, 1980, 1985 – Carolinas Senior Amateur (4-time Runner Up)

1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982 - Carolinas Seniors Four-Ball (12-time Champion)
1984, 1985 - Carolinas Seniors Four-Ball (2-time Runner Up)

1969, 1971, 1976, 1980, 1982 - Willow Creek GC Club Championship (5-time Champion)

1969 - Willow Creek GC Member-Guest Tournament (Champion)

1970, 1977, 1982, 1984 - Carolinas PGA Senior Championship (4-time Amateur Champion)

1984, 1985 - Carolinas PGA Senior Championship Age 65-69 (2-time Champion)

1971 - Willow Creek GC Father-Son Tournament (Champion, w/Doug)

1971 - American Amateur Classic (Champion)

1971 - PGA Carolinas Section Seniors Tournament (Champion)

1971 - Falstaff Classic (Champion)

1972 - Mid-Atlantic Amateur (Champion)

1966 - Mid-Atlantic Amateur (Runner Up)

1974, 1977 - USGA Senior Amateur (2-time Champion)

1977 - Medalist

1978 - Semi-Finalist

1979 - Co-Medalist
1981 - USGA Senior Amateur (Runner Up)

1974 – Sharon Invitational (Champion)

1974 – Pinehurst 4-Ball (Champion)

1974 - Carolinas Father-Son (Champion, w/Doug)

1975 - Bermuda Run Invitational (Champion)

1975, 1976, 1977 - US Senior Golf Association (3-time Champion)

1975 - US Senior Golf Association Founders Cup (Champion)

1976 - Sea Island Fall Invitational (Champion)

1976, 1980 - Southern Seniors Golf Association (2-time Champion)

1977 - Southern Golf Association Senior Amateur (Champion)

1977, 1978 (Match Play), 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983 - American Seniors (6-time Champion)

1977 - International Seniors (Champion)

Gleneagles, Scotland

1978 – Curtis Person Invitational (Champion)

1978 - South Carolina Seniors Four-Ball (Champion)

1979, 1980 - North and South Senior Amateur (2-time Champion)

1981, 1987 - Quail Ridge CC Stroke Play Championship (2-time Champion)

1982, 1983 - Wild Dunes Seniors Invitational (2-time Champion)

1982 - Catawba CC Member-Guest (Champion)

1984, 1988 - Ralph Bogart Tournament / Society of Seniors event (2-time Champion)

1985 - British Senior Amateur (Champion)

1985 - Carolina Golf Association Seniors (Division Winner)

1986 - Society of Seniors Ed Tutwiler Four-Ball (Champion)

1986 - Elk River Member-Guest (Champion)

1988 - Society of Seniors Best Ball Championship (Champion)

1988 - Society of Seniors Spring Invitational Four-Ball (Champion)

1988 - Pop Sykes Father-Son Championship (1st Flight Winner - Low Gross. w/Doug)

ADDITIONAL AMATEUR RECORDS

1943 - Louisiana State Amateur (Runner Up)

1951 - Willard Memorial Amateur Golf Tournament (Medalist)

1952 - Baton Rouge Open (Low Amateur)

1953 - USGA Amateur (Runner Up)

lost to Gene Littler in stirring contest on 36th hole of finals match

Note: Dale entered the tournament having won 7 consecutive golf tournaments of significant status

1954 - Colonial CC Golf Tournament (Medalist)

1959 - Colonial Invitational - Memphis (Runner Up)

1965 - Carolinas Golf Association Four-Ball (Low Medalist)

1966 - Crosby National Pro-Amateur Golf Championship (5th Place out of 42 teams making the cut)

partnered w/ Gay Brewer)

1972, 1973 - Contestant

1968, 1969 - Greater Greensboro Open (2-time Low Amateur)

(Held 1st round lead lead tied with Gene Littler. Lost the 1953 USGA Amateur finals match to Littler)

1964 - Runner Up Low Amateur

1961 - T-39, 1962 - MC, 1964 - T-60, 1968 - T-29, 1969 - T-65, 1972 - WD

(1972 - shot 70 in 1st round but had to withdraw due to health issue)

1978 - 1st Legends of Golf (Contestant. Only 2 Amateurs invited. This event became what is now the PGA Champions Tour)

1984 - USGA Senior Open (T-23, tied for Low Amateur)

US OPEN (as an amateur)

1949 - MC (qualified for the US Open during 2-year amateur reinstatement period. Not eligible to receive cash or prizes as he was neither a pro or an amateur during this waiting period. There were pro's, amateur's, and Dale in the tournament. Dale was 30 years old)

1950 - MC (Sectional Qualifying Low Amateur Scorer)

1951 - T42

1962 - MC

1965 - Sectional Qualifying Low Amateur Scorer - Atlanta

1968 - Local Qualifying Low Amateur Scorer - Pinehurst

1971 - Sectional Qualifying Low Amateur Scorer - Pinehurst

1973 - Local Qualifying Low Amateur Scorer - Whispering Pines

US SENIOR OPEN (as an amateur)

1980 - T46 (First US Senior Open - Winged Foot GC-East Course))

1982 - MC

1983 - MC

1984 - T23 (Low Amateur Scorer - Oak Hill CC. Dale was 65 years old)

1985 - Sectional Qualifying Low Scorer - Matthews

US AMATEUR

Note: there were no US Amateur events during 1942-1945 due to WWII. Dale was a pro golfer from 1945-1947. Amateur reinstatement waiting period 1947-1949. Dale's first US Amateur was in 1950 at age 31.

1950 - 2nd Round

1951 - 4th Round

1952 - 4th Round

1953 - Finals (Runner-Up to Gene Littler, lost 1 down on 36th hole. Dale was 34 years old)

1954 - 5th Round

1956 - 4th Round

1957 - 2nd Round (Sectional Qualifying Low Scorer - Chicago)

1958 - 1st Round

1960 - 2nd Round

1961 - 2nd Round

1963 - 3rd Round (Sectional Qualifying Low Scorer - Pinehurst)

1964 - 4th Round

1965 - T55 (stroke play)

1967 - (Sectional Qualifying Low Scorer - Chicago)

1968 - 16th (stroke play. Sectional Qualifying Low Scorer - Columbus)

1972 - 9th (stroke play. Dale was 53 years old)

1973 - 4th Round

1975 - 2nd Round (Sectional Qualifying Low Scorer - Salisbury)

1977 - 3rd Round (Sectional Qualifying Low Scorer - Charlotte)

1978 - 3rd Round (Dale was 59 years old)

US SENIOR AMATEUR

1974 - Finals (Champion. Defeated Lewis Oehmig 4 & 2. Sectional Qualifying Low Scorer - Charlotte)

1975 - 1st Round

1976 - 2nd Round (Sectional Qualifying Low Scorer - Charlotte)

1977 - Finals (Champion. Defeated Lewis Oehmig 4 & 3. Low Qualifying Scorer - Salem CC.

Sectional Qualifying Low Scorer - Charlotte)

1978 - Semi-Finals

1979 - 2nd Round (Co-Medalist. Low Qualifying Scorer - Chicago GC)

1980 - 1st Round

1981 - Finals (Runner-up. Lost to Ed Updegraff 2 & 1)

1982 - 1st Round

1983 - 4th Round

1984 - 2nd Round

1985 - 1st Round (Dale was 66 years old)

WALKER CUP

1955 - Won

1965 - Tie / Cup Retained

1967 - 3rd Alternate (did not play in Matches)

AMERICAS GOLF CUP

1954 - Won

1965 - 2nd

WORLD MEN'S AMATEUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (The Eisenhower Trophy)

1964 - 4th

Dale Morey qualified and competed in a total of 50 USGA managed Championships and Team Events, including Local and Sectional Qualifiers, plus 1 alternate Walker Cup selection (did not play), from 1949 through 1985.

BRITISH AMATEUR

1955 - 4th Round

1957 - 3rd Round

1964 - Quarter Final

1968 - WD

1969 - Quarter Final

1970 - 4th Round

1973 - 5th Round

BRITISH SENIOR AMATEUR

1985 - Champion

CANADIAN AMATEUR

1954 - 2nd Round

MASTERS (invited 7 times as an Amateur)

1954 - MC

1955 - T63

1956 - T65

1957 - MC

1958 - MC

1965 - MC

1966 - T57

First player to win every eligible golf championship in Indiana

(High School, Junior, District, Amateur, Open)

1953 - year highlighted with 7 tournament wins in a row leading into the runner-up finish in the USGA Amateur to Gene Littler. (Littler had a Hall of Fame career)

1970 - Conceived the CCNC National Father-Son Invitational. First event held in 1970 at CC of North Carolina.

1978 - accomplished career "Grand Slam of Senior Amateur Golf"

(US Senior, Southern Senior, Amateur Senior, International Senior, USGA Senior)

1983 - shot 65 in American Seniors tournament on 65th birthday

(shot 66 the next day and was a runaway winner)

13 Holes in One

Indiana Amateur - 6-time Medalist

Established numerous low round course records throughout career

Shot 59 at Blowing Rock CC (amateur legend Billy Joe Patton was in the foursome)

Scored an eagle 3 on a par 5 golf hole with a 1-shot penalty stroke. (original PGA National GC designed by Fazio prior to Nicklaus redesign of course. Hit driver into creek/ditch that ran across fairway, took a penalty drop now laying 2, and proceeded to hole out 4-wood approach for a 3.)

USGA Course Rater

Golf Digest Panel Course Rater

HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS

1979 - Indiana High School Golf Hall of Fame

- Indiana Sports Hall of Fame

1966 - Indiana Golf Hall of Fame

1979 - Southern Golf Association Hall of Fame

1980 - North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

1982 - North Carolina Golf Hall of Fame

- North Carolina Sportswriters Hall of Fame

1986 - Morgan County Hall of Fame

2006 - Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame

2007 - Quail Ridge Country Club Sports Hall of Fame

AWARDS

1953 - "Dale Morey Day" in Martinsville, Indiana (October 3, 1953)

1953 - "Dale Morey Day" in Indianapolis, Indiana (October 7, 1953)

1953 - Indiana's Golf of the Year

1964, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 - Carolina's Golfer of the Year (by Carolinas Golf Writers Association)

1965, 1978, 1980 - Carolina's Golf Reporters Association Male Amateur Golfer of the Year in the Carolinas

1971 - All-Time Phi Golf Greats (Phi Delta Theta - LSU 1943)

1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983 - Golf Digest Senior Amateur of the Year (6-time)

1980 - Golf Digest Outstanding Senior Amateur of Decade (1970's)

1980 - Order of the Long Leaf Pine (NC honor by Gov. Jim Hunt)

1984 - 1st Honoree of Inaugural National Senior Amateur Hall of Fame Golf Tournament

(one of the top three Senior Amateur Championships in USA)

1986 - Southern Golf Association Award of Merit

1989 – U.S. Senior Challenge “Man of Year” Award

1991 - 1st Honoree of Inaugural National Senior-Junior Amateur Team Championship

1995 - American Seniors Golf Association Hall of Honor Distinguished Senior

Dale Morey's Presidents Cup (tournament in Dale's honor at Willow Creek GC)

SOS Dale Morey Championship (Society of Seniors Major Championship in Dale's honor)

(one of the top Senior Amateur Championships in the USA)

EXECUTIVE POSITIONS

1937-1938 - Indiana State Junior Golf Association (Vice President)

1950-1960 - Indiana Golf Association (Director)

1975 - Carolinas Golf Association (Executive Committee)

1987-1989 - Carolina Golf Association (President)

1963 to 1972, 1976 to1990 - Southern Golf Association (Director)

1972 - served term as President of local NC Fellowship of Christian Athletes

1973 - Southern Golf Association (2nd Vice President)

1974-1975 - Southern Golf Association (President)

1981 - Henredon Classic (Honorary Chairman)

1982-1987 - Henredon Classic (Executive Committee)

1983 - Society of Seniors (Founding Member and President)

1988 - American Seniors Golf Association (Director)

1988-1991 - American Seniors Golf Association (Governor)

1989 - American Seniors Golf Association (Vice President)

1991-2002 - Southern Golf Association (Director Emeritus)

1994-2002 - Society of Seniors (Emeritus Past President)

- 2002 - The National Senior Amateur Hall of Fame Tournament Committee (Emeritus)