Bud Ward
Summary
Wins
- 1939 U.S. Amateur North Shore Country Club · 7 & 5
- 1941 U.S. Amateur Omaha Field Club · 4 & 3
Results by championship
Best day
1939 U.S. Amateur
North Shore Country Club · won 7 & 5
Bud Ward beat Ray Billows 7 & 5 at North Shore, Billows' second final defeat in three years.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1939.
Career line, 1939–1941
2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
Bud Ward was born on May 1, 1913, in Elma, Washington, U.S. Ward won the 1939 U.S. Amateur and the 1941 U.S. Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (2)
- 1939 U.S. Amateur North Shore Country Club · 7 & 5
- 1941 U.S. Amateur Omaha Field Club · 4 & 3
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- Marvin Harvey Ward Wikipedia
Status
- professional, turned professional in 1949 Wikipedia
Died in
- San Mateo, California, U.S. Wikidata
Beyond our rooms
- 1938 Walker Cup team
- 1947 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1938 Washington Amateur won
- 1940 Western Amateur won
- 1941 Western Amateur won
- 1941 Pacific Northwest Amateur won
- 1942 Tam O'Shanter All American Amateur won
- 1946 Washington Amateur won
- 1947 Western Amateur won
- 1938 Washington Open (as an amateur) won
- 1939 Northwest Open (as an amateur) won
- 1940 Northwest Open (as an amateur) won
- 1946 Northwest Open (as an amateur) won
- 1947 Northwest Open (as an amateur) won
Source: Wikipedia: Bud Ward
Known for
- Marvin Harvey "Bud" Ward was an American golfer best known for twice winning the U.S. Amateur, in 1939 and 1941. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.