Bob
Yule, Jr.
Bob
Yule, Jr. was born on Saturday, October 24, 1925
just west of Eau Claire in the town of Washington. Shortly
after birth, the family moved into the city on
Woodland Avenue, which paralleled the Chippewa
River two blocks away. Between
the new residence and the river was the 9 hole,
Riverside Golf Course (now
defunct) where Bob was introduced to the game of
golf. At
the age of 12, he began caddying at the newly
built Eau Claire Country Club. Eventually,
he became a member of the greens crew and was
responsible for watering and mowing the greens. In high
school, Bob was a member of the golf team.
Upon
high school graduation in 1943, Bob enlisted in
the Air Force, serving until the end of the war in
1945. Returning
home, he worked at Uniroyal until 1986 when he
retired.
Bob
married Verna Green in 1948; they had 6 children –
Bob, Barry, Rick, Sally, Toni, and John.
Bob
started his competitive golf career playing at
Hallie Golf Course in the club championships in
1946. Bob
won many tournaments in his career including the
1967 CVGA Tournament of Champions. He also
twice won “CVGA Player of the Year” honors in 1964
and 1968. Although
CVGA records indicate Bob won 12 Open events and
dozens of senior events, his peak winning years
were prior to the CVGA’s inception in 1958 when
his greatest rival was Don Johnson.
To
this day, at age 90, Bob still plays 5 days a week
at Lake Hallie with close friends, Dick Greene,
Orv Larson, and John Wensel. His golf season
ends the last day of August every year at which
time he moves into his cabin near Cable,
Wisconsin to enjoy the fall season 'up north'.