Bud Holscher

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Bud Holscher
Personal information
Full nameFrank Soldan Holscher
NicknameBud
Born (1930-12-27) December 27, 1930 (age 90)
Santa Monica, California
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College Santa Monica Junior College
Turned professional1953
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other4
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 American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He won the 1954 Labatt Open.

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Early life and amateur career

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]

Professional career

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]

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Aug 28, 1954 Labatt Open −15 (69-67-70-63=269)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Doug Ford, Flag of the United States.svg Dick Mayer

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11956 Philadelphia Daily News Open Flag of the United States.svg Dick Mayer Lost to par on second extra hole

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament1954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966
Masters Tournament T46T49
U.S. Open T7CUT
PGA Championship T39T43CUTCUTCUT

Note: Holscher never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

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References

  1. "Birth Announcements". The Capital Times. April 30, 1931. p. 13.
  2. "Opening a new chapter in the California Community College Championship". Fore Magazine. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  3. "L.A. Golf Won by Wampler". The Spokesman-Review. January 12, 1955. p. 15.
  4. Wheatley, W. R. (August 30, 1954). "Holscher Shoots 63 to Win Toronto Open". The Montreal Gazette. p. 21.
  5. Gee, Bill (November 22, 1954). "Bud Holscher Wins Hawaiian Open With 10-Under-Par 262 At O.C.C." Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. 38.
  6. "Tommy Bolt Stages Rally; Wins Tucson Open With 266". Youngstown Vindicator. February 14, 1955. p. 9.
  7. "Golf Major Championships" . Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  8. "Finsterwald Takes Title". Youngstown Vindicator. July 3, 1955. p. D-4.
  9. "Mayer Takes Philly Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 25, 1956. p. 20.