Born on the Isle of Guernsey in 1910, Mr. Austin lived in Scotland, Boston and Atlanta before landing in Los Angeles in 1939. He had brief stints as a pro golfer, but his short game was an ...

Michael Austin was born in 1910 on Guernsey, one of Britain’s Channel Islands, and moved to Los Angeles in 1939. He had a brief career as a professional golfer, but never had the short game to match ...