Mason Rudolph
| Mason Rudolph | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Edgar Mason Rudolph |
| Born |
May 23, 1934 Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Died | April 18, 2011 (aged 76) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1958 |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 13 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 5 |
| Other | 8 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | 4th: 1965 |
| U.S. Open | T8: 1966 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T3: 1973 |
Edgar Mason Rudolph (May 23, 1934 – April 18, 2011) was an American professional golfer who won five times on the PGA Tour.
Rudolph was born in Clarksville, Tennessee. He won the U.S. Junior Amateur in 1950. In 1956, he won the Western Amateur and the Tennessee State Open (as an amateur). He played on the 1957 Walker Cup team.
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.
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 (more than 14) 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.
Rudolph was inducted as a charter member of the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame in 1990. A 9-hole, regulation-length golf course in his hometown is named for him. A men's and a women's collegiate golf tournament also bears his name.
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
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.
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