The name Seaver Cup was an honor to Charles Seaver, one of California’s most prestigious amateurs and the father of Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver.
Charles Seaver was a dominant golfer in the 1930s and ‘40s. He was one of just two people to hold the California Amateur, NCGA Amateur and SCGA Amateur titles at the same time. This while attending Stanford University full-time.
Seaver competed on the 1932 U.S. Walker Cup team, going 1-0 in foursomes and 1-0 in singles play at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. as the U.S. won 8-1, over Great Britain and Ireland. In 1930, Seaver lost a U.S. Amateur semifinal match to Eugene Homans, who went on to lose to Bobby Jones in the finals, 8 and 7, giving Jones his legendary grand slam.
After graduating from Stanford, Seaver moved to Fresno where he won the Fresno City title six times in the 1940s and the 1949 Northern California Open. He also played in 39 Bing Crosby (now the AT&T) Pro-Ams at Pebble Beach, finally winning the title in 1964 while paired with Mike Fetchik, the Western Open champion.
Seaver died in 2004 a week before the tournament, but his legacy lives on with the event.
Martin was part of this year’s SCGA Team that was victorious. The squad included the 57-year-old Martin, who won the 2008 SCGA Senior Match Play Champion and 2007 SCGA Senior Four-Ball Champion with fellow senior, Rich Tolly, who was also on the team.
The duo was instrumental in the SCGA Team winning the cup and keeping Southern California’s tight grip on the competition. The SCGA is now 3-1-2 in the matches.
