Lew Oehmig of Lookout Mountain won state and national tournaments in six decades. He won the TGA State Amateur eight times (1937, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1962, 1970, and 1971) and the TGA Senior Amateur seven times (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1983), both records. Oehmig won three U.S. Senior Amateur Championships (1972, 1976, and 1985). Until 2003, Lew held the title of oldest U.S.G.A. champion, having won the U.S. Senior Amateur at age 69. In 1977, the USGA named him captain of the U.S. Walker Cup team and in 1994 he received the Bob Jones Award, the USGA’s highest honor.
Lew Oehmig
1991 Inductee
