Ted Bishop (golfer)

Ted Bishop
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Stanley Eugene Bishop
Nickname	Ted
Born	(1913-01-10)January 10, 1913 Natick, Massachusetts
Died	September 25, 1986(1986-09-25) (aged 73) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)^[1]
Nationality	United States
Career
Status	Amateur
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T55: 1952
U.S. Open	T50: 1937
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP

Stanley Eugene "Ted" Bishop (January 10, 1913 – September 25, 1986) was an American amateur golfer.

Bishop was born in Natick, Massachusetts. He had a brief professional career before be re-instated as an amateur in the 1930s.^[1]

Bishop won several amateur tournaments, including three Massachusetts Amateurs^[2] and two New England Amateurs,^[3] with his biggest win being the 1946 U.S. Amateur.^[4] He defeated Smiley Quick on the 37th hole of the 36-hole final match at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey.^[1]

Bishop played on the winning Walker Cup teams in 1947, 1949.^[5]

Amateur wins

1940 Massachusetts Amateur
1941 New England Amateur
1946 Massachusetts Amateur, New England Amateur, U.S. Amateur
1961 Massachusetts Amateur

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1947 (winners), 1949 (winners)

References

1 2 3 "Bishop Takes Amateur Title". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. September 15, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
↑ "U.S. Amateur Amateur – The MGA Connection: Champions – Setting the Bar High". MassGolfer. Winter 2010–2011. pp. 19, 22. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
↑ "Past New England Amateur Champions" (PDF). Retrieved November 2, 2012.
↑ "1946 U.S. Amateur". USGA. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
↑ Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 22. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.

U.S. Amateur champions

1895 Charles B. Macdonald 1896 H. J. Whigham 1897 H. J. Whigham 1898 Findlay S. Douglas 1899 Herbert M. Harriman 1900 Walter Travis 1901 Walter Travis 1902 Louis N. James 1903 Walter Travis 1904 Chandler Egan 1905 Chandler Egan 1906 Eben Byers 1907 Jerome Travers 1908 Jerome Travers 1909 Robert A. Gardner 1910 William C. Fownes Jr. 1911 Harold Hilton† 1912 Jerome Travers 1913 Jerome Travers 1914 Francis Ouimet 1915 Robert A. Gardner 1916 Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 S. Davidson Herron 1920 Chick Evans 1921 Jesse P. Guilford 1922 Jess Sweetser 1923 Max R. Marston† 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 George Von Elm 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones 1929 Harrison R. Johnston 1930 Bobby Jones 1931 Francis Ouimet 1932 Ross Somerville 1933 George Dunlap 1934 Lawson Little 1935 Lawson Little 1936 John Fischer† 1937 Johnny Goodman 1938 Willie Turnesa 1939 Bud Ward 1940 Dick Chapman 1941 Bud Ward 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Ted Bishop† 1947 Skee Riegel 1948 Willie Turnesa 1949 Charles Coe 1950 Sam Urzetta† 1951 Billy Maxwell 1952 Jack Westland 1953 Gene Littler 1954 Arnold Palmer 1955 Harvie Ward 1956 Harvie Ward 1957 Hillman Robbins 1958 Charles Coe 1959 Jack Nicklaus 1960 Deane Beman 1961 Jack Nicklaus 1962 Labron Harris Jr. 1963 Deane Beman 1964 William C. Campbell 1965 Bob Murphy 1966 Gary Cowan† 1967 Bob Dickson 1968 Bruce Fleisher 1969 Steve Melnyk 1970 Lanny Wadkins 1971 Gary Cowan 1972 Vinny Giles 1973 Craig Stadler 1974 Jerry Pate 1975 Fred Ridley 1976 Bill Sander 1977 John Fought 1978 John Cook 1979 Mark O'Meara 1980 Hal Sutton 1981 Nathaniel Crosby 1982 Jay Sigel 1983 Jay Sigel 1984 Scott Verplank 1985 Sam Randolph 1986 Buddy Alexander 1987 Billy Mayfair 1988 Eric Meeks 1989 Chris Patton 1990 Phil Mickelson 1991 Mitch Voges 1992 Justin Leonard 1993 John Harris 1994 Tiger Woods 1995 Tiger Woods 1996 Tiger Woods† 1997 Matt Kuchar 1998 Hank Kuehne 1999 David Gossett 2000 Jeff Quinney† 2001 Bubba Dickerson 2002 Ricky Barnes 2003 Nick Flanagan† 2004 Ryan Moore 2005 Edoardo Molinari 2006 Richie Ramsay 2007 Colt Knost 2008 Danny Lee 2009 An Byeong-hun 2010 Peter Uihlein 2011 Kelly Kraft 2012 Steven Fox† 2013 Matthew Fitzpatrick 2014 Gunn Yang 2015 Bryson DeChambeau 2016 Curtis Luck

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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