Ed Dudley

Edward Bishop Dudley (February 19, 1901 – October 25, 1963) was a leading tour golfer of the late 1920s and 1930s.

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 matches to help the United States win for the first time in England. He finished 24 times in the top-10 at major championships, including third place finishes at the 1932 PGA Championship and the 1937 Masters. In 1937, he became the first player to finish in the top 10 in all four majors in one year, a feat not replicated until Arnold Palmer did it in 1960.

Dudley served as head golf pro at Augusta National Golf Club from 1932 to 1957. He also served as president of the PGA of America from 1942 to 1948.

He gave golf lessons to Dwight Eisenhower, Bing Crosby, and Bob Hope. He stood 6 foot 4 inches tall and was nicknamed "Big Ed". He died in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.

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

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

Results in major championships

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

ee also

*Golfers with most PGA Tour wins