Ron Cerrudo

Ron Cerrudo (born February 4, 1945) is an American professional golfer who currently works as a club teaching professional and formerly played on the PGA Tour.

Cerrudo was born in Palo Alto, California. He attended Chabot Community College and San Jose State University, and was a member of the golf team at both instituitions. He was a two-time All-American at San Jose State [cite web| url=http://www.coasports.org/Men_s_Golf/hof03.html | title=California Community College Men's Golf Hall of Fame 2003 Inductees] and played on the Walker Cup team in 1967. He turned pro and joined the PGA Tour in 1967.

Cerrudo played on the PGA Tour from 1967–1979. He won two events: the 1968 Cajun Classic and the 1970 San Antonio Open Invitational. His best finish in a major was a T-21 at the 1969 PGA Championship. [cite web|title=Golf Major Championships|url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=764|accessdate=2008-01-24]

Since 1979, Cerrudo has been employed as a club teaching professional at various clubs in South Carolina. From 1979–1996, he was the head teaching pro at Shipyard Golf Club on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.From 1996–2002, he was the head teaching pro at Port Royal Golf Club also on Hilton Head. Since 2002, he has been the Director of Instruction for The Ron Cerrudo Learning Center at the Daniel Island Golf Club in Charleston, South Carolina. He has also done some on-course commentator radio work, and has been the featured speaker at various corporate outings. [cite web|url=http://www.roncerrudo.com/resume.html | title=Biographical information from RonCerrudo.com]

Amateur wins

*1961 California Junior Championship
*1962 California Junior Championship
*1964 Santa Clara County Championship, California Amateur Northern Regionals, California Amateur Championship

PGA Tour wins (2)

*1968 Cajun Classic
*1970 San Antonio Open Invitational

Other wins

*1972 Moroccan Open
*1992 Carolinas PGA Championship

References