Mason Rudolph, American golfer died he was , 76.

 Edgar Mason Rudolph ( was an American golfer who won five times on the PGA Tour died he was , 76..

May 23, 1934 – April 18, 2011)

Early years and amateur career

Rudolph was born in Clarksville, Tennessee. He won the U.S. Junior Amateur in 1950.^[2] In 1956, he won the Western Amateur and the Tennessee State Open (as an amateur). He played on the 1957 Walker Cup team.^[3][4]

Professional career

Rudolph turned professional in 1958; he joined the PGA Tour in 1959 and was Rookie of the Year. He won five official PGA Tour events during his career. Rudolph also won the Tennessee State Open five times as a pro (1959, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1972). He played on the 1971 Ryder Cup team.^[3]
In December 1960, Rudolph took part in a controversial match against Sam Snead. Snead decided to deliberately lose the televised match during its final holes after he discovered he had too many golf clubs in his bag on the 12th hole of the match. The too many clubs in his bag would have caused him to be immediately disqualified After the match was over, Snead said he did not disqualify himself in order to not spoil the show.^[5]

Honors and awards

Rudolph was inducted as a charter member of the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.^[3] A 9-hole, regulation-length golf course in his hometown is named for him.^[6] A men's and a women's collegiate golf tournament also bears his name.

Professional wins (12)

 PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 27, 1959	Golden Gate Championship	-9 (67-72-67-69=275)	2 strokes	Dow Finsterwald, Bob Goalby
2	Oct 27, 1963	Fig Garden Village Open Invitational	-13 (66-67-71-71=275)	3 strokes	Tommy Aaron, Al Geiberger
3	Mar 2, 1964	Greater New Orleans Open Invitational	-5 (68-70-70-75=283)	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus, Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Glenn Stuart
4	Aug 15, 1966	Thunderbird Classic	-10 (69-70-70-69=278)	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus
5	Sep 27, 1970	Green Island Open Invitational	-6 (75-68-67-64=274)	2 strokes	Chris Blocker

Other wins (7)

• 1956 Tennessee Open (as an amateur)
• 1959 Tennessee Open
• 1962 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Kathy Whitworth)
• 1963 Tennessee Open
• 1964 Tennessee Open
• 1966 Tennessee Open
• 1972 Tennessee Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Masters	CUT	T28	DNP	T15	T18	4	CUT	T10	T14	11
U.S. Open	CUT	T45	T28	T27	T34	T11	T8	T38	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	T22	T37	DNP	T23	4	T20	T22	T28	T17	CUT

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974
The Masters	CUT	DNP	CUT	T14	CUT
U.S. Open	T27	T42	T40	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	T10	T57	T36	T3	T51

Note: Rudolph never played in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 1957 (winners)

Professional

• Ryder Cup: 1971 (winners)

 

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