Ralph J Guldahl was an American professional golfer, one of the top five players in the sport from 1936 to 1940.
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17 Facts About Ralph Guldahl
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Ralph Guldahl won sixteen PGA Tour-sanctioned tournaments, including three majors.
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In 1933, at the age of 21, Ralph Guldahl went into the last hole of the US Open tied for the lead with Johnny Goodman.
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Ralph Guldahl made a comeback part way through the next PGA Tour season in 1936, won the prestigious Western Open and finished second on the money list.
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Ralph Guldahl claimed the US Open title in 1937, with a then-record score of 281.
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Ralph Guldahl successfully defended the national title with his win in 1938, and was the last to win the US Open while wearing a necktie during play in 1938.
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Ralph Guldahl was runner-up at the Masters in both 1937 and 1938, before taking that title in 1939.
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Ralph Guldahl played on his only Ryder Cup team in 1937, the last before a decade hiatus due to World War II.
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Ralph Guldahl reached the top in golf ahead of more famous players of his generation, including Sam Snead and fellow Texans Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, and Jimmy Demaret, who all went on to build much longer and more productive pro careers.
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Ralph Guldahl put together five straight seasons—from 1936 to 1940—with multiple PGA Tour titles.
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Ralph Guldahl was offered a book contract for a guide to golf, taking two months to complete Groove Your Golf, a book that used high-speed photographs of Ralph Guldahl on each page to create "flip-book" movies.
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Ralph Guldahl went from being temporarily the best player in the world to one who couldn't play at all.
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Ralph Guldahl spent the rest of his working life as a club professional.
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In 1989, Ralph Guldahl was inducted into the Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame when it was created during the celebration of the school's 60th Anniversary.
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