What is Manuel de la Torre (golfer)?
'''Manuel de la Torre''' (6 October 1921 &ndash; 24 April 2016) was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]]-born [[Americans|American]] golf teacher. He was thought as being one of [[golf]]'s top teachers.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://heartlandgolfschools.com/09_listings.pdf |title=America's 50 Greatest Teachers |access-date=5 January 2009 |magazine=Golf Digest |archive-date=11 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711160353/http://heartlandgolfschools.com/09_listings.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> His career includes playing on tour, head golf professional at [[Milwaukee Country Club]] one of [[America|America's]] most famous golf clubs, and a career of teaching both tour professional and amateur golfers. He was born in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]. ==Career== Among the tour professionals he has taught are [[Masters Tournament|Masters]] champion [[Tommy Aaron]], [[U.S. Women's Open]] champion [[Carol Mann]], [[du Maurier Classic]] champion [[Martha Nause]] and [[Women's British Open]] champion [[Sherri Steinhauer]]. He was the first member of the PGA to be awarded their Teacher of the Year Award in 1986. He was one of only several golf instructors to be inducted into both the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.golf.com/golf/instruction/article/0,28136,1565319,00.html |title=Golf Teacher Hall of Fame - Manuel de la Torre |access-date=2016-04-26 |archive-date=2011-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001014909/http://www.golf.com/golf/instruction/article/0%2C28136%2C1565319%2C00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as the PGA Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgaofamerica.cfm?poaid=hof&SMSESSION=NO |title=The PGA of America - Golf Professional Hall of Fame |access-date=2016-04-26 |archive-date=2011-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715072533/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgaofamerica.cfm?poaid=hof&SMSESSION=NO |url-status=dead }}</ref> De la Torre won many golf tournaments, including the [[Wisconsin State Open]] five ti