Career
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Knudson learned to play golf at the Saint Charles Country Club. He moved to Toronto in 1958, and worked at the Oakdale Golf Club, where he received instruction and encouragement from the Club, to improve his game. He was then able to secure some financial backing to try the Professional Golf Association Tour.
He wrote a book, The Natural Golf Swing () with Lorne Rubenstein.
In seven Masters appearances, Knudson posted three top-10s, including 10th in his 1965 debut and sixth a year later. He was inducted into Canada"s Sports Hall of Fame in 1969, and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.
Knudson left tournament golf in the late 1970s, and started teaching golf, with success, at a facility in the Toronto area. His teaching methods have since been adopted by the Canadian Professional Golf Association. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1988.
He recovered, and was about to make a comeback at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Senior tournament, but left because he felt weak.
The cancer had spread to his brain, and he would die from it in 1989. He was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario. Professional Golf Association Tour wins (8) Other wins (19).