Mason Rudolph
% Won the USGA Junior Championship in 1950
% Won the Tennessee State Amateur and State Open in 1956, also claiming an additional five State Open titles (1956, 59, 63, 64, 66, & 72)
% He won the 1968 Tennessee PGA Section Championship
% He claimed the Western Amateur in 1956 and the All Armed Forces Service Championship in 1958
% He joined the PGA Tour in 1959 and was Rookie of the Year
% Mason was inducted as a charter member of the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame in 1990
Rudolph is one of the youngest players (sixteen years and six days) ever to qualify to play in the US Open. In 1957 he was a member of the Walker Cup team, 1958 was a member of the America’s Cup team and a member of the 1971 Ryder Cup team. On the PGA Tour, his streak of finishing in the money in 52 straight events is a remarkable accomplishment. He won five official PGA Tour events.
