Hord Wilson Hardin (January 3, 1912 – August 5, 1996) was the President of the United States Golf Association (USGA) from 1968 to 1969, then Chairman of the Masters Tournament and the Augusta National Golf Club from 1980 to 1991.
Biography Hardin was born in 1912 in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Washington University in St. Louis.
He worked as a lawyer. Later, he competed in six U.S. Amateurs between 1953 and 1963.USGA Championship Database He served as President of the USGA from 1968 to 1969, then Chairman of the Masters Tournament and the Augusta National Golf Club from 1980 to 1991. He was instrumental in the relocation of the Bellerive Country Club.Gulf Coast Gold
He died of a terminal illness in Harbor Springs, Michigan in 1996. References