Dudley Wysong

Dudley Wysong
Personal information
Full name	Henry Dudley Wysong, Jr.
Born	May 15, 1939(1939-05-15) McKinney, Texas
Died	March 29, 1998(1998-03-29) (aged 58) Plano, Texas
Nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1963
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T39: 1966
U.S. Open	T8: 1965
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	2nd: 1966

Henry Dudley Wysong, Jr. (May 15, 1939 – March 29, 1998) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.

Wysong was born, raised and lived all his life in and around McKinney, Texas. One of the people who taught Wysong how to play golf was Byron Nelson. In 1961, Wysong lost the final round (match play) of the U.S. Amateur, (8&6), to Jack Nicklaus at Pebble Beach.

Wysong won two events on the PGA Tour: the 1966 Phoenix Open Invitational and the 1967 Hawaiian Open. His best finish in a major was a 2nd at the 1966 PGA Championship, which was won by Al Geiberger. Wysong also finished T-8 at the 1965 U.S. Open.

Wysong later served as Vice-President of the PGA of America.

Wysong died in Plano, Texas after suffering an aneurysm at the McKinney Country Club where he was the golf pro for many years^[1]

PGA Tour wins

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Feb 14, 1966	Phoenix Open Invitational	-6 (73-69-70-66=278)	1 stroke	Gardner Dickinson
2	Nov 4, 1967	Hawaiian Open	-4 (72-69-70-73=284)	Playoff	Billy Casper

References

1. ^ Matt McKay (April 1, 1998). "Local pro Wysong remembered fondly". The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas): p. 13B. 

External links

• Dudley Wysong at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Wysong, Dudley
Alternative names	Wysong, Henry Dudley, Jr.
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	May 15, 1939
Place of birth	McKinney, Texas
Date of death	March 29, 1998
Place of death	Plano, Texas