Dutch Harrison
E. J. "Dutch" Harrison | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ernest Joseph Harrison | ||
Nickname | Dutch | ||
Born | Conway, Arkansas | March 29, 1910||
Died | June 19, 1982 St. Louis, Missouri | (aged 72)||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1930 | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||
Professional wins | 23 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 18 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | T4: 1954 | ||
PGA Championship | T3: 1939 | ||
U.S. Open | T3: 1960 | ||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Ernest Joseph (E. J.) "Dutch" Harrison (March 29, 1910 – June 19, 1982) was an American professional golfer whose career spanned over four decades—one of the longest in the history of the PGA Tour.
Born in Conway, Arkansas and nicknamed "The Arkansas Traveler", Harrison turned pro in 1930 at the start of the Great Depression. Although he played in what tournaments existed in those days, the mainstay of his income was the many exhibitions and private "money" matches in which he, as well as many of his fellow professionals, played.
Harrison had a total of 18 career victories spanning from the 1939 Bing Crosby Pro-Am to the 1958 Tijuana Open Invitational. However, as late as 1969, Harrison had a top-25 finish in the Canadian Open at the age of 59. He played on three Ryder Cup teams: 1947, 1949, and 1951.
Harrison finished nine times in the top-10 at major championships, including third place finishes at the 1939 PGA Championship and the 1960 U.S. Open. He won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average in 1954. He ranks fifth on the list of players with the most PGA Tour victories without a major championship on his resume.
He died in St. Louis, Missouri in 1982.
Professional wins
PGA Tour wins (18)
- 1939 (2) Bing Crosby Pro-Am, Texas Open
- 1944 (2) Charlotte Open, Miami Open
- 1945 (1) St. Paul Open
- 1947 (3) Reno Open, Reading Open, Hawaiian Open
- 1948 (1) Richmond Open
- 1949 (1) Canadian Open
- 1950 (1) Wilmington Open
- 1951 (1) Texas Open
- 1953 (3) St. Petersburg Open, Western Open, Columbia Open
- 1954 (1) Bing Crosby Pro-Am Invitational
- 1956 (1) All American Open
- 1958 (1) Tijuana Open Invitational
Other wins
- 1940 Illinois PGA Championship
- 1942 Illinois PGA Championship
- 1950 California State Open
- 1952 Northern California Open
- 1955 White Sulphur Springs Open
- 1957 Greenbrier Invitational
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | T36 | T32 | DNP | T25 |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF |
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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Masters Tournament | T31 | DNP | T7 | NT | NT | NT | T37 | T29 | T14 | T23 |
U.S. Open | DQ | T7 | NT | NT | NT | NT | T10 | T13 | T35 | CUT |
PGA Championship | R64 | R64 | R64 | NT | DNP | R64 | R16 | DNP | R64 | DNP |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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Masters Tournament | WD | T15 | DNP | DNP | T4 | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | 4 | T47 | T33 | T14 | DNP | DNP | T17 | CUT | T23 | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | R64 | R64 | R16 | R64 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | DNP | WD | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
U.S. Open | T3 | T17 | DNP | DNP | CUT | T28 | DNP | T16 | CUT | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 |
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Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | CUT |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
Note: Harrison never played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
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
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 17 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 37 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1940 PGA – 1949 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)