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Harry Nishimura
1935-2019
Drive for Show,
Putt for Dough
and Chip to Win
30th Minnesota Golf Show in
Minneapolis, Feb. 21-23.
The annual golf season
ice-breaker, the Minnesota
Golf Show, comes to the
Minneapolis Convention
Center Feb. 21-23. The
MGA will have an exhibitor's
booth (#319) featuring a
$5 " Chipping Challenge. "
All of the proceeds support
Minnesota Youth on
Course. Contestants will have
three chances to chip into
a variety of targets to win
prizes, including free rounds
of golf at participating MN
YOC courses, Minnesota Wild
tickets, SKOR North and Tito's
Handmade Vodka giveaways.
All participants are eligible
for the grand prize, which is a
weekend getaway to Tahiti.
The show also features free
10-minute lessons from
Minnesota Section PGA golf
teachers, demonstrations of
the latest technology from
major golf club manufacturers,
custom club fitting from
2nd Swing, plus deals on all
sorts of golf merchandise,
gadgets, gifts and getaways.
For more information, visit
minnesotagolfshow.com
TICKETS
Adults (18 and over): $14
Youth (17 and under): Free
HOURS
Fri., Feb. 21, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 22, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more Golf Show news, see
page 42.
Harry Nishimura, 84, of Brooklyn
Park, passed away Nov.
4.
Just
months after the surprise attack
on Pearl Harbor on December
7, 1941, and the U.S. entry into
WWII, Nishimura and his family
were forced to relocate to a Japanese
internment camp in the U.S. western
interior, losing the family hotel and
restaurant as a result. Growing up,
he was active in sports and learned
to caddie at the Golden Valley Golf
& Country Club under the tutelage
of Harold Sieg, the club's golf
professional, whom Nishimura
would come to view as a second
father. Nishimura caddied for Lloyd
Mangrum at the St. Paul Open, once
earning the moniker, " Caddie King, "
as well as a new watch, for selling
the most tickets to the tournament
among his caddie peers.
After a stint in the U.S. Marine
Corps during the late 1950s,
Nishimura worked at Control Data
Corporation,
Honeywell,
DC
Sales
Company and Comfort Supply while raising
a family with his wife
Nancy.
According to Pete Hauck,
Nishimura's longtime friend
and golf partner, Nishimura
pursued his interest in clubmaking
and club repair to
become a master clubmaker,
likely due to his experiences
at Golden Valley, in addition
to Sieg's influence. He was
expert at wood club refinishing,
especially
persimmon
drivers, and once refinished a driver for
Tom Weiskopf, the '73 British Open champ
who won 16 events on the PGA Tour.
As golf partners, Nishimura and Hauck
won their flight in six Minnesota Public
Golf Association (MPGA) amateur championships,
with their last two wins in 2004
at the MPGA Four-Ball and Combination
championships. Nishimura was an at-large
member of the MPGA Board of Directors,
and was also elected to the Minnesota Golf
Association board in 2000, serving two
three-year terms. He was instrumental in
the founding of St. Andrews
Golf Club at Edinburgh USA,
and served as the club's first
president. He also served as club
president at the Sundance Golf
Club in Maple Grove.
The Ladies Professional Golf
Association conducted a women's
professional tournament
in the Twin Cities from 1990 to
1998, and for seven years ('90
to '96), Edinburgh USA was
the host site. During this period
Nishimura served as chair of the volunteer
committee.
In
1993, the MPGA recognized
Nishimura with is highest service award,
The Ron Self Memorial Award, for his volunteer
leadership at Edinburgh.
Nishimura is survived by his wife of 57
years, Nancy, their two children and six
grandchildren. He was interred at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery.
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