Bud Holscher

Holscher was born on December 27, 1930, in Santa Monica, California. He attended Santa Monica Junior College, where he was a member of the golf team.^[1] He won the 1950 California State Junior College Championship.^[2]

Holscher turned professional in mid-1953, while in the navy, and became eligible for prize money in PGA events from the start of 1954. In the first event of 1954, the Los Angeles Open, he finished tied for 4th place and won $1,075.^[3] In August he won the Labatt Open at Scarboro Golf and Country Club, Toronto. He trailed Wally Ulrich by 7 strokes after three rounds but won after a final round of 63, finishing 4 strokes ahead of Doug Ford and Dick Mayer.^[4] In November, he won the Hawaiian Open, a non-tour event, by 5 strokes from Tommy Bolt.^[5]

In February 1955, Holscher led the Tucson Open after three rounds but Tommy Bolt won after a last round 65, leaving Holscher tied with Art Wall Jr. as runners-up.^[6] In 1955 he also had his best finish in a major championship, tied for 7th at the U.S. Open, and was runner-up in the British Columbia Open two weeks later.^[7][8] In June 1956, he finished runner-up in the Philadelphia Daily News Open after losing at the second hole of a sudden-playoff to Dick Mayer.^[9]