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America golfer (born 1930) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Soldan "Bud" Holscher (born December 27, 1930) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He won the 1954 Labatt Open.
Bud Holscher | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Frank Soldan Holscher |
Nickname | Bud |
Born | Santa Monica, California | December 27, 1930
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 |
Holscher was born on December 27, 1930, in Santa Monica, California. He attended Santa Monica Junior College, where he was a member of the golf team.[1] He won the 1950 California State Junior College Championship.[2]
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, the Los Angeles Open, he finished tied for 4th place and won $1,075.[3] In August he won the Labatt Open at Scarboro Golf and Country Club, Toronto. He trailed Wally Ulrich by 7 strokes after three rounds but won after a final round of 63, finishing 4 strokes ahead of Doug Ford and Dick Mayer.[4] In November, he won the Hawaiian Open, a non-tour event, by 5 strokes from Tommy Bolt.[5]
In February 1955, Holscher led the Tucson Open after three rounds but Tommy Bolt won after a last round 65, leaving Holscher tied with Art Wall Jr. as runners-up.[6] In 1955 he also had his best finish in a major championship, tied for 7th at the U.S. Open, and was runner-up in the British Columbia Open two weeks later.[7][8] In June 1956, he finished runner-up in the Philadelphia Daily News Open after losing at the second hole of a sudden-playoff to Dick Mayer.[9]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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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 |
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1 | 1956 | Philadelphia Daily News Open | Dick Mayer | Lost to par on second extra hole |
Tournament | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 |
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Masters Tournament | T46 | T49 | |||||||||||
U.S. Open | T7 | CUT | CUT | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | T39 | T43 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Holscher never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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