Career
He competed the Professional Golf Association of America circuit from the early 1920s to the mid-1930s, the forerunner of today"s Professional Golf Association Tour. Born in Grantown-on-Spey in rural northern Scotland, Cruickshank served in the British Army in World War I. Captured in action by the Germans, he was a prisoner of war and later successfully escaped. His last victory on tour was in 1936 and he had 16 top-ten finishes in major championships.
Cruickshank was a club pro in Richmond, Virginia, in 1930s and 1940s, and later in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He was also a winter pro in Florida. Cruickshank died after a brief illness at age 80 in Delray Beach, Florida.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (17) 1921 (2) Saint Other wins (12) 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 Source: British Amateur.