E. J. Harrison (golfer)

For the basketball player, see E.J. Harrison (basketball).

E. J. "Dutch" Harrison
Personal information
Full name	Ernest Joseph Harrison
Nickname	Dutch
Born	March 29, 1910(1910-03-29) Conway, Arkansas
Died	June 19, 1982(1982-06-19) (aged 72) St. Louis, Missouri
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
U.S. Open	T3: 1960
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T3: 1939
Achievements and awards
Vardon Trophy	1954

Ernest Joseph (E. J.) "Dutch" Harrison (March 29, 1910 – June 19, 1982) was a well-known 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.

Harrions 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 9 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
• 1957 Greenbrier Invitational

Results in major championships

Tournament	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T36	T32	DNP	T25
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	SF

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	T31	DNP	T7	NT	NT	NT	T37	T29	T14	T23
U.S. Open	DQ	T7	NT	NT	NT	NT	T10	T13	T35	CUT
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R64	R64	R64	NT	DNP	R64	R16	DNP	R64	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	WD	T15	DNP	DNP	T4	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	4	T47	T33	T14	DNP	DNP	T17	CUT	T23	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	R64	R64	R16	R64	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Masters	DNP	WD	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open	T3	T17	DNP	DNP	CUT	T28	DNP	T16	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T49	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1970	1971
The Masters	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP

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

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

Persondata
Name	Harrison, E. J.
Alternative names	Harrison, Ernest Joseph; Harrison, Dutch
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	March 29, 1910
Place of birth	Conway, Arkansas
Date of death	June 19, 1982
Place of death	St. Louis, Missouri