| Bud Holscher | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Frank Soldan Holscher |
| Nickname | Bud |
| Born | (1930-12-27) December 27, 1930 (age 93) 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 American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He won the 1954 Labatt Open.
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. He won the 1950 California State Junior College Championship.
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. 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. In November, he won the Hawaiian Open, a non-tour event, by 5 strokes from Tommy Bolt.
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. 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. 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.
Professional wins (5)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| 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)
- 1954 Hawaiian Open
- 1960 California State Open, Southern California PGA Championship
- 1965 California State Open
Results in major championships
| 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 in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
References
- "Birth Announcements". The Capital Times. April 30, 1931. p. 13.
- "Opening a new chapter in the California Community College Championship". Fore Magazine. Retrieved January 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". Retrieved January 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.