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Ed Oliver

United States · born , Wilmington, Delaware, USA · died

3Ryder Cup points from 5 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 3-2-0 · 3 points (60.0%)
  • Singles 1-1-0 · Foursomes 2-1-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0
  • Best major finish runner-up, 1946 PGA Championship, 1952 U.S. Open and 1953 Masters

Near misses

  1. 1946 PGA Championship Portland Golf Club · runner-up to Ben Hogan · lost the final 6 & 4
  2. 1952 U.S. Open Northwood Club · runner-up to Julius Boros
  3. 1953 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Ben Hogan · 279

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 5 matches: 3 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 3 points. Foursomes 2-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-1-0.

  1. 1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 2-0-0, 2 points
  2. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 USA · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
  3. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) USA · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-0-0, 1 point · automatic

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Ben Hogan's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1947 Ryder Cup The USA swept the foursomes 4-0, with Ed Oliver and Lew Worsham beating Henry Cotton and Arthur Lees 10 & 9.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1953 Masters

    Runner-up to Ben Hogan · 279.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1953.

    Career line, 1946–1953

    Masters
    1953 Masters: runner-up to Ben Hogan
    PGA Championship
    1946 PGA Championship: runner-up to Ben Hogan
    U.S. Open
    1952 U.S. Open: runner-up to Julius Boros
    Ryder Cup
    1947 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-01951 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-2-01953 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-0-0
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    6 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Ed Oliver was born on September 6, 1915, in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Oliver's best major finish was second, at the 1946 PGA Championship, the 1952 U.S. Open and the 1953 Masters. Oliver played in 3 Ryder Cups for USA (1947, 1951, 1953), winning 3, losing 2 and halving 0 of 5 matches for 3 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1946 PGA Championship Portland Golf Club · runner-up to Ben Hogan · lost the final 6 & 4
    2. 1952 U.S. Open Northwood Club · runner-up to Julius Boros
    3. 1953 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Ben Hogan · 279

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 3 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Oliver played 3 Ryder Cups for USA: 5 matches, 3 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 3 points (60.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 2-0-0, 2 points
    2. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 USA · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
    3. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) USA · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-0-0, 1 point · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Lew Worsham (1), Henry Ransom (1), Dave Douglas (1).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 12 won, 8 lost, including 0 of 1 finals.

    1. 1946 Round of 64 beat Clay Gaddie 2 up
    2. 1946 Round of 32 beat Dick Metz 3 & 1
    3. 1946 Round of 16 beat Chandler Harper 5 & 4
    4. 1946 Quarterfinal beat Byron Nelson 1 up
    5. 1946 Semifinal beat Jug McSpaden 6 & 5
    6. 1946 Final lost to Ben Hogan 6 & 4
    7. 1947 Round of 64 beat Al Huske 2 & 1
    8. 1947 Round of 32 beat Harry Bassler 4 & 3
    9. 1947 Round of 16 lost to Chick Harbert 3 & 2
    10. 1948 Round of 64 beat Walter Ambo 7 & 6
    11. 1948 Round of 32 beat Sherman Elworthy 3 & 2
    12. 1948 Round of 16 lost to George Fazio 1 up
    13. 1949 Round of 64 lost to Frank Moore won on 19th hole
    14. 1951 Round of 64 beat Herman Keiser 5 & 4
    15. 1951 Round of 32 lost to George Bolesta 2 & 1
    16. 1953 Round of 64 lost to Henry Williams Jr. won on 20th hole
    17. 1954 Round of 64 beat Jackson Bradley 4 & 3
    18. 1954 Round of 32 beat Bill Nary 1 up
    19. 1954 Round of 16 lost to Chick Harbert 3 & 1
    20. 1955 Round of 64 lost to Jim Browning 3 & 2

    Sources

    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. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 86
    3. Golf Compendium 1946
    4. The Golf News Net history table (2026)
    5. Golf Compendium 1947
    6. Golf Compendium 1948
    7. Golf Compendium 1953
    8. Golf Compendium 1954
    9. GC: 1947 ryder cup
    10. Wikipedia: 1947 Ryder Cup
    11. GC: 1951 ryder cup
    12. Wikipedia: 1951 Ryder Cup
    13. GC: 1953 ryder cup
    14. Wikipedia: 1953 Ryder Cup