Ed Oliver
The main tournament wins for Ed Oliver are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
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Played as the Jamaica Open. Won by Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA).
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Played as the Houston Open (Feb 20-24). Second-placed Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) and Jay Hebert (USA) finished 1 shot behind Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA), who recorded the last of his eight PGA Tour wins. Monday finish required after third round delayed until Sunday due to rain. [Memorial Park GC, Houston, TX].
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KCGA
Played as the Kansas City Open (July 23-26). Second-placed Marty Furgol (USA) finished 2 shots behind Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA). [Milburn G&CC, nr Kansas City, KS].
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Played as the Philippine Open. Second-placed Norman Von Nida (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA). [East course, Wack Wack G&CC, Manila, Philippines].
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Played as the Tacoma Open Invitational (Sept 16-20). Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA) beat Cary Middlecoff (USA) with an eagle-three versus Middlecoff's birdie at the first sudden-death playoff hole. Earlier during the Monday finish, Oliver and Middlecoff emerged with equal low scores from a five-man playoff (the first in PGA Tour history), which also included Charles Congdon (USA), Vic Ghezzi (USA) and Fred Haas (USA). [Fircrest GC, Tacoma, Washington state].
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Played as the Texas Open (Feb 7-9). Second-placed Jimmy Demaret (USA) finished 1 shot behind Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA), who won the first $2,000 paycheck in the history of tournament golf. [Willow Springs GC, San Antonio, TX].
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WGA
Played as the Western Open (Jan 31-Feb 2; played in Phoenix, replacing the Phoenix Open on the tour schedule). Second-placed Ben Hogan (USA) and Byron Nelson (USA) finished 3 shots behind Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA). [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].
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Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby Pro-Am (Jan 27/28; 36-hole event). Second-placed Victor Ghezzi (USA) finished 3 shots behind Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA). [Rancho Sante Fe GC, nr San Diego, CA].
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Played as the Phoenix Open (Feb 2-4; 54-hole tournament). Second-placed Ben Hogan (USA) finished 1 shot behind 23-year-old Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA). [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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