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Dave Douglas (golfer)

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Nationality
  
United States

The Open Championship
  
DNP

Died
  
November 16, 1978

PGA tour wins
  
8

U.S. Open
  
T6: 1949, 1951

Role
  
Golfer

Former tours
  
PGA TOUR


Masters Tournament
  
5th: 1951

Name
  
Dave Douglas

Weight
  
75 kg

Status
  
Professional

PGA Championship
  
T5: 1950, 1953

Height
  
1.88 m

Professional wins
  
8

Born
  
January 1, 1918 (
1918-01-01
)

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Dave Douglas (January 1, 1918 – November 16, 1978) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Douglas hailed from Newark, Delaware. Early in his career, he held the position of club pro at the Newark (Delaware) Country Club from 1940 until October 1942. After World War II, he joined the PGA Tour. At 6'2" tall and 165 pounds, he was lean and lanky. He was of Scottish ancestry and known for his smooth swing.

Douglas won eight tournaments on the PGA Tour in the late 1940s through the mid-1950s. He was a member of the winning U.S. Ryder Cup Team in 1953.

In 1978, Douglas was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.

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PGA Tour wins (8)

  • 1947 Orlando Open
  • 1949 Texas Open, Ozark Open
  • 1950 Bing Crosby Pro-Am (tie with Jack Burke, Jr., Smiley Quick, and Sam Snead)
  • 1952 Greater Greensboro Open, Ardmore Open
  • 1953 Canadian Open
  • 1954 Houston Open
  • Results in major championships

    Note: Douglas never played in The Open Championship.
    NT = No tournament
    DNP = Did not play
    CUT = missed the half-way cut
    R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
    "T" indicates a tie for a place
    Yellow background for top-10

    Summary

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1947 U.S. Open – 1952 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1950 PGA – 1951 U.S. Open)
  • References

    Dave Douglas (golfer) Wikipedia