Bud Holscher
| Bud Holscher | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Frank Soldan Holscher |
| Nickname | Bud |
| Born | December 27, 1930 Santa Monica, California |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Santa Monica Junior College |
| Turned professional | 1953 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T46: 1954 |
| PGA Championship | T39: 1960 |
| U.S. Open | T7:1955 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Frank Soldan"Bud"Holscher(born December 27, 1930) is an Americanprofessional golferwho played on thePGA Tour.He won the 1954Labatt Open.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Holscher was born on December 27, 1930, inSanta Monica, California.He attendedSanta Monica Junior College,where he was a member of thegolfteam.[1]He won the 1950 California State Junior College Championship.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Holscher turned professional in mid-1953, while in the navy, and became eligible for prize money in PGA events from the start of 1954. In the first event of 1954, theLos Angeles Open,he finished tied for 4th place and won $1,075.[3]In August he won theLabatt OpenatScarboro Golf and Country Club,Toronto.He trailedWally Ulrichby 7 strokes after three rounds but won after a final round of 63, finishing 4 strokes ahead ofDoug FordandDick Mayer.[4]In November, he won the Hawaiian Open, a non-tour event, by 5 strokes fromTommy Bolt.[5]
In February 1955, Holscher led theTucson Openafter three rounds but Tommy Bolt won after a last round 65, leaving Holscher tied withArt Wall Jr.as runners-up.[6]In 1955 he also had his best finish in amajor championship,tied for 7th at theU.S. Open,and was runner-up in theBritish Columbia Opentwo weeks later.[7][8]In June 1956, he finished runner-up in thePhiladelphia Daily News Openafter losing at the second hole of a sudden-playoff to Dick Mayer.[9]
Professional wins (5)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 28, 1954 | Labatt Open | −15 (69-67-70-63=269) | 4 strokes |  Doug Ford,Dick Mayer
|
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1956 | Philadelphia Daily News Open | Dick Mayer
|
Lost to par on second extra hole |
Other wins (4)
[edit]- 1954 Hawaiian Open
- 1960California State Open,Southern California PGA Championship
- 1965California State Open
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T46 | T49 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T7 | CUT | CUT | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | T39 | T43 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Holscher never played inThe Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
References
[edit]- ^"Birth Announcements".The Capital Times.April 30, 1931. p. 13.
- ^"Opening a new chapter in the California Community College Championship".Fore Magazine.RetrievedJanuary 10,2008.
- ^"L.A. Golf Won by Wampler".The Spokesman-Review.January 12, 1955. p. 15.
- ^Wheatley, W. R. (August 30, 1954)."Holscher Shoots 63 to Win Toronto Open".The Montreal Gazette.p. 21.
- ^Gee, Bill (November 22, 1954)."Bud Holscher Wins Hawaiian Open With 10-Under-Par 262 At O.C.C."Honolulu Star-Bulletin.p. 38.
- ^"Tommy Bolt Stages Rally; Wins Tucson Open With 266".Youngstown Vindicator.February 14, 1955. p. 9.
- ^"Golf Major Championships".RetrievedJanuary 10,2008.
- ^"Finsterwald Takes Title".Youngstown Vindicator.July 3, 1955. p. D-4.
- ^"Mayer Takes Philly Golf".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.June 25, 1956. p. 20.