Career
He was given the nickname, "Big Editor," in acknowledgment of his 6 ft 4 in (193 m) frame. In a total of four Ryder Cup matches played, Dudley compiled a record of three wins and one loss, across three Cup series. All three United States. teams he played for (1929, 1933, and 1937) had to travel to Great Britain.
His high finishes in majors include third place at the Professional Golf Association Championship in 1932 and at The Masters in 1937.
In 1937, he became the first player to finish in the top-10 in all four majors in one year, a feat not repeated until Arnold Palmer in 1960. Dudley served as the first head golf professional at Augusta National Golf Club, from 1932 to 1957, and also served as president of the Professional Golf Association of America from 1942 to 1948.
He was posthumously inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 1990. He was also the club pro at the Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs for over two decades.
This shared arrangement was possible because of the mainly mid-autumn through early spring season at Augusta National.
Dudley died of a heart attack in Colorado Springs one week after undergoing surgery to remove blood clots from his legal Professional Golf Association Tour wins (15) 1928 (1) Southern California Pro Other wins (4) NYF = Tournament not yet founded Northwest Territories = Number tournament DNP = Did not play World Development = Withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut R64, R32, R16, QF, San Francisco = Round in which player lost in Professional Golf Association Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10 Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 29 (1933 Open Championship – 1946 Masters) The longest streak of top-10s – 6 (1936 Professional Golf Association – 1938 Masters).
