Ed Dudley

Ed Dudley
Personal information
Full name	Edward Bishop Dudley
Nickname	Big Ed
Born	February 19, 1901(1901-02-19) Brunswick, Georgia
Died	October 25, 1963(1963-10-25) (aged 62) Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Nationality	United States
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	19
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	15
Other	4
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	3rd: 1937
U.S. Open	5th: 1937
The Open Championship	6th: 1937
PGA Championship	T3: 1932

Edward Bishop Dudley (February 19, 1901 – October 25, 1963) was an American professional golfer of the late 1920s and 1930s. He was given the nickname, "Big Ed," in acknowledgment of his 6-foot-4 frame.

Dudley was born in Brunswick, Georgia. He was a 15-time winner on the PGA Tour. After winning both the Los Angeles and Western Opens in 1931, Dudley had his best year in 1933, when he was a quarter-finalist in the PGA Championship and won selection to the Ryder Cup team (having also played on the 1929 team). He won two key matches in the 1937 Ryder Cup, to help the United States win for the first time in England. In a total of four Ryder Cup matches played, Dudley compiled a record of three wins and one loss, across three Cup series; all the three U.S. teams he played for (1929, 1933, 1937) had to travel to Great Britain.

Dudley finished 24 times in the top-10 at major championships, and this is a record among players who did not win at least one major. His high finishes in majors include third place at the 1932 PGA Championship and the 1937 Masters Tournament. In 1937, he became the first player to finish in the top-10 in all four majors in one year, a feat not repeated until Arnold Palmer did it in 1960.

Dudley served as the first head golf professional at Augusta National Golf Club, from 1932 to 1957, and also served as president of the PGA of America from 1942 to 1948. He was posthumously inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.

Among Dudley's most famous students were President Dwight Eisenhower, singer Bing Crosby, and comedian Bob Hope. He died of a heart attack in Colorado Springs, Colorado, one week after undergoing surgery to remove blood clots from his leg.

Professional wins (19)

PGA Tour wins (15)

• 1928 (1) Southern California Pro
• 1929 (2) Pennsylvania Open Championship, Philadelphia Open Championship
• 1930 (2) Shawnee Open, Pennsylvania Open Championship
• 1931 (2) Los Angeles Open, Western Open
• 1932 (1) Miami International Four-Ball (with Tommy Armour)
• 1933 (2) Philadelphia Open Championship, Hershey Open
• 1935 (1) True Temper Open Championship
• 1936 (2) Shawnee Open, Philadelphia Open Championship
• 1937 (1) Sacramento Open
• 1939 (1) Walter Hagen 25th Anniversary (with Billy Burke)

Other wins (4)

• 1925 Oklahoma Open
• 1926 Oklahoma Open
• 1940 Philadelphia Open Championship
• 1942 Utah Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	WD	T6	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T18
PGA Championship	R16	DNP	R16	QF	DNP

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	5	T19	T6	3	T6	T10
U.S. Open	T17	T15	T14	CUT	T37	T21	T59	5	T50	T12
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T8	DNP	DNP	DNP	6	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	R32	SF	QF	DNP	QF	R16	R16	R32	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950
The Masters	T4	5	T34	NT	NT	NT	T32	T34	T18	WD	WD
U.S. Open	T10	T10	NT	NT	NT	NT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R16	R32	QF	NT	QF	R32	DNP	R32	DNP	DNP	DNP

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

See also

• List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

External links

• Philadelphia PGA Class of 1992 Ed Dudley