Bob Duden

Bob Duden
Bob Duden
Personal information
Full name	Robert W. Duden
Born	September 5, 1920
Died	March 22, 1995 (aged 74)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	At least 30
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T54: 1977
U.S. Open	T46: 1954
The Open Championship	DNP

Robert W. Duden (September 5, 1920 – March 22, 1995) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.

A lifelong resident of Portland, Oregon, Duden compiled a remarkable record in sectional golf competition. He won over 50 tournaments in a 40-year career that included 23 major Pacific Northwest Section events including a record 7 wins of the Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship;^[1] he won the Oregon Open a record eight times.^[2]^[3] In competition on the PGA Tour, Duden's best showings were three 2nd place ties between 1959 and 1964.^[1]^[3] His best finish in a major championship was T-46 at the 1954 U.S. Open.^[4]

Duden invented and patented the croquet style putter, which he named "The Dude".^[1]^[5] When other well-known professionals like Sam Snead adopted this revolutionary putting technique, its popularity began to surge; however, the USGA banned it when traditionalists like Bobby Jones objected.^[5]

Duden had 22 holes-in-one during his career. In his later years, he worked as a teaching pro at Glendoveer Golf Course, where an annual tournament bears his name.^[3] Duden was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Section PGA Hall of Fame in 1993^[1] and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.^[5]

Regular career wins

this list is incomplete

1952 Oregon Open
1953 Oregon Open
1958 Almaden Open
1959 Oregon Open, Northwest Open
1960 Washington Open, Sahara Pro-Am, British Columbia Open
1961 Pacific Northwest PGA Championship, British Columbia Open
1962 Oregon Open
1963 Northwest Open
1965 Willow Park Pro-Am (Canada)^[6]
1966 Pacific Northwest PGA Championship
1967 Oregon Open
1968 Northwest Open
1969 Oregon Open, Washington Open
1970 Oregon Open, Washington Open, Pacific Northwest PGA Championship
1973 Oregon Open
1977 Pay Less Classic

Senior career wins

this list is incomplete

U.S. national team appearances

PGA Cup: 1977 (tie)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Biographical information from Pacific Northwest Section PGA Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 15, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2007.
^ "Oregon Open history". Pacific Northwest Section PGA. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bob Duden - Golf". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
^ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved January 23, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Biographical information from puttmagic.com". Retrieved November 20, 2007.
^ Tate, Bob (September 13, 1965). "Duden nips pro golf field". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. p. 19. Retrieved March 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.