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Ted Bishop

United States · born , Natick, Massachusetts, U.S. · died

1championship win

Summary

  • Titles 1946 U.S. Amateur

Wins

  1. 1946 U.S. Amateur Baltusrol Golf Club · 37 holes

Moments

Records and firsts

  1. 1927 Ryder Cup Oldest GB/Europe · 50y 67d

Results by championship

    Best day

    1946 U.S. Amateur

    Baltusrol Golf Club · won 37 holes

    In the first U.S. Amateur after World War II, Ted Bishop beat Smiley Quick at the 37th hole at Baltusrol.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1946.

    Career line, 1946–1946

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    • Other win

    Ted Bishop was born on January 10, 1913, in Natick, Massachusetts, U.S. Bishop won the 1946 U.S. Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1946 U.S. Amateur Baltusrol Golf Club · 37 holes

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1927 Ryder Cup Oldest GB/Europe · 50y 67d

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Other names

    Died in

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1947 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1949 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1940 Massachusetts Amateur won
    • 1941 New England Amateur won
    • 1946 Massachusetts Amateur won
    • 1946 New England Amateur won
    • 1961 Massachusetts Amateur won

    Source: Wikipedia: Ted Bishop (golfer)

    Known for

    • Stanley Eugene "Ted" Bishop was an American golfer who had a brief professional career before being reinstated as an amateur in the 1930s. 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.

    1. Wikidata: Q7693016
    2. Wikipedia: Ted Bishop (golfer)
    3. Wikipedia: List of Ryder Cup records
    4. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    5. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions