Ed Oliver

Edward Stewart "Porky" Oliver, Jr. (September 6, 1916 – September 21, 1961) was an American golfer. (Birth year sometimes stated as 1915.) He was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He earned his nicknamed because he stood 5 foot 9 inches but weighed 240 pounds. He won 8 times on the PGA Tour in the1940s and 1950s. He was well known for finishing second in several major championships but not letting it get him down; lost to Ben Hogan in the finals of the 1946 PGA Championship, second to Julius Boros in the 1952 U.S. Open, and second to Ben Hogan in the 1953 Masters. He also finished in a tied with Lawson Little and Gene Sarazen at the 1940 U.S. Open before being disqualified for teeing off 15 minutes early. He played on three Ryder Cup teams (1947, 1951, and 1955). He lost several years of playing time while serving in the Army during World War II. He died in Wilmington, Delaware of cancer at the age of 45.

[edit] PGA Tour wins (8)

incomplete list

Tournament	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	DNP	T19	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	T37	T8	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T29	DQ	DNP	NT	NT	NT	NT	T6	T3	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	2	T9	T9	T33

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960
The Masters	DNP	DNP	T30	2	T22	T53	DNP	DNP	DNP	T14	T20
U.S. Open	DNP	T24	2	T58	DNP	CUT	T41	T22	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	T17	DNP	T33	T9	T33	DNP	DNP	T8	T11	DNP