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The Association has received word that Ralston Merchant, Sr., a
prominent golfer and organizer, passed away in Florida.
Ralston, Sr., served the Pennsylvania Golf Association as
President in 1979, and he was a long-time member of the USGA
Junior Championship Committee, succeeded by the current PA Golf
Association President, Mark Studer in 1991. Merchant was
also a president of Longue Vue.
In 1983, he
was instrumental in securing Longue Vue as the site of the
WPGA's Fred Brand Foursomes, and this year will be the 25th
consecutive year for the Brand at Longue Vue.
A member at the
Longue Vue Club, his sons Ralston Jr. and Dudley were fine
golfers. Dudley won the 1971 Pennsylvania Amateur, held at
Fox Chapel. At age 16, he was the youngest PA Amateur
champion in history.
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