Ed Oliver

Edward Stewart "Porky" Oliver, Jr. (September 6, 1916 – September 21, 1961) was an American golfer. (Birth year sometimes stated as 1915.) He 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 tied with Lawson Little and Gene Sarazen at the 1940 U.S. Open before being disqualified for teeing off 15 minutes early. 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. He died in Wilmington, Delaware of cancer in 1961.

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

Other wins

"this list may be incomplete"
*1949 Northwest Open
*1950 Philippine Open
*1956 Massachusetts Open

Results in major championships

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
DQ = Disqualified
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