Ed Oliver
| Ed Oliver | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Edward Stewart Oliver, Jr. |
| Nickname | Porky |
| Born | September 6, 1916 Wilmington, Delaware |
| Died | September 21, 1961 (aged 45) Wilmington, Delaware |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1940 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 14 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 8 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | 2nd: 1953 |
| U.S. Open | 2nd: 1952 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | 2nd: 1946 |
Edward Stewart "Porky" Oliver, Jr. (September 6, 1916 – September 21, 1961) was an American professional golfer. (Birth year sometimes stated as 1915.)
Oliver was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He earned his nickname because he stood 5 foot 9 inches but weighed 240 pounds. He won 8 times on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s. He was well known for finishing second in several major championships but not letting it get him down; lost to Ben Hogan in the finals of the 1946 PGA Championship, second to Julius Boros in the 1952 U.S. Open, and second to Ben Hogan in the 1953 Masters. He also finished in a tie with Lawson Little and Gene Sarazen at the 1940 U.S. Open before being disqualified for teeing off 30 minutes early.[1] He played on three Ryder Cup teams (1947, 1951, and 1955). He lost several years of playing time while serving in the Army during World War II.
Oliver died in Wilmington, Delaware of cancer in 1961.[2] In 1976, he was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame on the first year it opened.
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[edit] PGA Tour wins (8)
- 1940 (3) Bing Crosby Pro-Am, Phoenix Open, St. Paul Open
- 1941 (1) Western Open
- 1947 (1) San Antonio Texas Open
- 1948 (1) Tacoma Open Invitational
- 1953 (1) Kansas City Open
- 1958 (1) Houston Open
[edit] Other wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1949 Northwest Open, Philippine World Open
- 1950 Philippine Open
- 1956 Massachusetts Open, White Sulphur Open
- 1959 Jamaican Open
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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| The Masters | DNP | T19 | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | T37 | T8 | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T29 | DQ | DNP | NT | NT | NT | NT | T6 | T3 | CUT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | NT | DNP | DNP | 2 | R16 | R16 | R64 |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | T30 | 2 | T22 | T53 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 | T20 |
| U.S. Open | DNP | T24 | 2 | T58 | DNP | CUT | T41 | T22 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | R32 | DNP | R64 | R16 | R64 | DNP | DNP | T8 | T11 | DNP |
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
DQ = Disqualified
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
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