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Herman
Lang
At
age eleven, Herman Lang began his golf career as a caddy at Sylvania
Country Club. Three years later, he started caddying at Highland
Meadows Golf Club. He also worked in the pro shop for the head professional,
Duke Snyder. When Mr. Snyder moved, Herman became an assistant to
Duke’s successor, Jimmy Cromb. Upon Mr. Cromb’s departure
from Highland Meadows, Herman (at age twenty) became the club’s
head professional. Herman stayed in that capacity until he went
to Inverness Club as an assistant to Byron Nelson in 1941.
Herman
briefly played the tour in the autumn of 1941. From 1942 to 1946,
Herman served in the United States Army. Following World War II,
he returned to Highland Meadows as head professional and remained
there until he accepted the head pro position at Inverness Club
in 1966. During his tenure at Inverness, the Club played host to
both the US Amateur and US Open. Herman retired at the end of 1980,
but continued to give lessons until 2000 at various places in the
Toledo area. He last taught at The Legacy in Ottawa Lake, Michigan.
Mr.
Lang is a two-time Toledo Open winner, a member of the Toledo Golf
Hall of Fame, a member of the Northern Ohio PGA Hall of Fame, a
former Club Pro of the Year in the Northern Ohio PGA, a recipient
of the Burt Silverman Award, the Glass Key to Toledo, as well as
a recipient of the Inverness Clock Award. Herman is also a Life
Member of the Western Golf Association Par Club, a Life member of
the PGA, and an honorary member of both Inverness Club and Highland
Meadows.
He
and his wife Neva, also an avid golfer, have been married for over
60 years. They have one daughter, Debbie, who is a former Toledo
Women’s District Match Play Champion.
Among
Herman’s other interests are college basketball and his dog,
Duffy.
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