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George Knudson

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Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1969 Masters
  • Tour wins at the courses we cover 1 (1972)

Wins

  1. 1972 Kaiser International Open Invitational PGA Tour win · 271 (-17) · 3 strokes

Near misses

  1. 1969 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to George Archer · 282

Rivals

Beat him

Results by championship

    Best day

    1969 Masters

    Runner-up to George Archer · 282.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1969.

    Career line, 1969–1972

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

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Knudson's best major finish was second, at the 1969 Masters.

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    The record

    Tour wins (1)

    Official PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LPGA Tour wins at the courses we cover, each with its source. The majors and the 2024–26 tour seasons are listed in their own sections.

    1. 1972 Kaiser International Open Invitational North Course · PGA Tour win · 271 (-17) · 3 strokes

    Near misses

    1. 1969 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to George Archer · 282

    Sources

    Elsewhere: 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, the championship history of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour courses, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikidata: Q5541406
    2. Wikipedia: Kaiser International Open Invitational (winners table)
    3. Silverado North Course scorecard ("PGA TOUR 2014-Current, 1968-1980")