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Ed Dudley

United States · born , Brunswick, Georgia · died

3Ryder Cup points from 4 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 3-1-0 · 3 points (75.0%)
  • Singles 1-0-0 · Foursomes 2-1-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0
  • Open top 10s 1933 (T7), 1937 (6)

Near misses

  1. 1933 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T7 · 295 (+3)
  2. 1937 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished 6 · 297

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 4 matches: 3 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 3 points. Foursomes 2-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-0-0.

  1. 1929 Moortown Golf Club USA · GB won 7–5 · 0-1-0, 0 points
  2. 1933 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club USA · GB won 6.5–5.5 · 1-0-0, 1 point
  3. 1937 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club USA · USA won 8–4 · 2-0-0, 2 points

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Gene Sarazen's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1937 Ryder Cup

    Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club · USA won 8–4 · 2-0-0, 2 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1937.

    Career line, 1929–1937

    The Open
    1933 The Open: finished T71937 The Open: finished 6
    Ryder Cup
    1929 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-1-01933 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-0-01937 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-0
    19301932193419361938

    5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Ed Dudley was born in 1901 in Brunswick, Georgia. Dudley played in 3 Ryder Cups for USA (1929, 1933, 1937), winning 3, losing 1 and halving 0 of 4 matches for 3 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1933 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T7 · 295 (+3)
    2. 1937 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished 6 · 297

    Ryder Cup

    Dudley played 3 Ryder Cups for USA: 4 matches, 3 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 3 points (75.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1929 Moortown Golf Club USA · GB won 7–5 · 0-1-0, 0 points
    2. 1933 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club USA · GB won 6.5–5.5 · 1-0-0, 1 point
    3. 1937 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club USA · USA won 8–4 · 2-0-0, 2 points

    Partners, with matches played together: Gene Sarazen (1), Billy Burke (1), Byron Nelson (1).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 25 won, 16 lost.

    1. 1925 Round of 32 beat Mike Patton 3 & 2
    2. 1925 Round of 16 lost to Mortie Dutra 6 & 5
    3. 1927 Round of 32 beat James Gullane 8 & 7
    4. 1927 Round of 16 lost to Gene Sarazen 4 & 3
    5. 1928 Round of 32 beat Wiffy Cox 3 & 2
    6. 1928 Round of 16 beat Al Watrous 3 & 2
    7. 1928 Quarterfinal lost to Gene Sarazen 7 & 6
    8. 1931 Round of 32 lost to Cyril Walker 3 & 2
    9. 1932 Round of 32 beat Joe Turnesa 8 & 7
    10. 1932 Round of 16 beat Henry Picard 10 & 9
    11. 1932 Quarterfinal beat Al Collins won on 38th hole
    12. 1932 Semifinal lost to Olin Dutra 3 & 2
    13. 1933 Round of 32 beat Ben Pautke 2 & 1
    14. 1933 Round of 16 beat Clarence Clark 3 & 1
    15. 1933 Quarterfinal lost to Gene Sarazen 6 & 5
    16. 1935 Round of 64 beat L.G. Wilcox 1 up
    17. 1935 Round of 32 beat Dick Metz 3 & 1
    18. 1935 Round of 16 beat Jimmy Thomson 6 & 4
    19. 1935 Quarterfinal lost to Tommy Armour won on 39th hole
    20. 1936 Round of 64 beat Herman Barron 3 & 2
    21. 1936 Round of 32 beat Tom LoPresti 2 & 1
    22. 1936 Round of 16 lost to Bill Mehlhorn 6 & 4
    23. 1937 Round of 64 beat Herman Barron 5 & 3
    24. 1937 Round of 32 beat Pat Wilcox 4 & 3
    25. 1937 Round of 16 lost to Denny Shute 3 & 2
    26. 1938 Round of 64 beat Johnny Farrell 3 & 2
    27. 1938 Round of 32 lost to Harry Bassler 4 & 3
    28. 1940 Round of 64 beat Henry Bontempo 5 & 4
    29. 1940 Round of 32 beat John Gibson 2 & 1
    30. 1940 Round of 16 lost to Paul Runyan 4 & 3
    31. 1941 Round of 64 beat Buddy Poteet 2 & 1
    32. 1941 Round of 32 lost to Jimmy Hines 3 & 2
    33. 1942 Round of 32 beat Denny Shute 3 & 2
    34. 1942 Round of 16 beat Toney Penna 4 & 2
    35. 1942 Quarterfinal lost to Sam Snead 1 up
    36. 1944 Round of 32 beat Steve Savel 7 & 6
    37. 1944 Round of 16 beat Jimmy Hines won on 37th hole
    38. 1944 Quarterfinal lost to Chuck Congdon 6 & 5
    39. 1945 Round of 32 lost to Vic Ghezzi 7 & 6
    40. 1947 Round of 64 beat Walter Romans 2 & 1
    41. 1947 Round of 32 lost to Lloyd Mangrum 4 & 3

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    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.

    1. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Ed Dudley
    3. R&A 1933
    4. R&A 1937
    5. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 106
    6. Golf Compendium 1925
    7. Golf Compendium 1927
    8. Golf Compendium 1928
    9. Golf Compendium 1932
    10. Golf Compendium 1933
    11. Golf Compendium 1935
    12. Golf Compendium 1936
    13. Golf Compendium 1937
    14. Golf Compendium 1940
    15. Golf Compendium 1942
    16. Golf Compendium 1944
    17. GC: 1929 ryder cup
    18. Wikipedia: 1929 Ryder Cup
    19. GC: 1933 ryder cup
    20. Wikipedia: 1933 Ryder Cup
    21. GC: 1937 ryder cup
    22. Wikipedia: 1937 Ryder Cup