Manuel de la Torre, the longtime head pro at Milwaukee Country Club and a much-decorated teaching pro, died Sunday in Mequon, Wisconsin. He was 94. De la Torre, a member of the World Golf Teachers ...

Manuel de la Torre (right) at the 1942 NCAA tournament. Photo courtesy of Northwestern Athletics. The last of golf’s major tournaments tees off next week with the PGA Championship taking place in ...

MILWAUKEE – One of the first things I did when I became the golf writer for The Milwaukee Journal in 1992 was to set up a meeting with legendary PGA Professional Manuel de la Torre, a man about whom I ...

A select few teachers have been a part of every Golf Digest 50 Best Teachers ranking since the list's inception in 1999. Of that group, even fewer dedicated themselves to giving lessons to average ...

Manuel de la Torre helps Anne LaBudde with her swing during a lesson at the Milwaukee Country Club in 1998. (Photo: Journal Sentinel files) Manuel de la Torre became the head golf professional at ...