Bud Holscher

Bud Holscher
Personal information
Full name	Frank Soldan Holscher
Nickname	Bud
Born	(1930-12-27) December 27, 1930 (age 94) 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.[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.	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.

  Top 10

  Did not play

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

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 January 10, 2008.
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 January 10, 2008.
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.