Ernest Joseph "Dutch" Harrison (March 29, 1910 – June 19, 1982) was an American

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whose career spanned over four decades—one of the longest in the history of the

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. Born in

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and nicknamed "The Arkansas Traveler", Harrison turned pro in 1930 at the start of the Great Depression. Although he played in what tournaments existed in those days, the mainstay of his income was the many exhibitions and private "money" matches in which he, as well as many of his fellow professionals, played. Harrison had a total of 18 career victories spanning from the 1939 Bing Crosby Pro-Am to the 1958 Tijuana Open Invitational. However, as late as

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 ** Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

, Harrison had a top-25 finish in the Canadian Open at the age of 59. He played on three

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teams:

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January– February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the count ...

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – ...

, and

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

. Harrison finished nine times in the top-10 at major championships, including third place finishes at the

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1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidde ...

and the U.S. Open in

1960 It is also known as the " Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * J ...

. He won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average in 1954, and ranks fifth on the list of players with the most PGA Tour victories without a major championship on his resume. In 1954 Harrison became the

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's first golf professional. He died of heart failure at age 72 in 1982 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Professional wins (26)

PGA Tour wins (18)

*1939 (2) Bing Crosby Pro-Am, Texas Open *1944 (2)

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, Miami Open *1945 (1) St. Paul Open *1947 (3) Reno Open, Reading Open, Hawaiian Open *1948 (1) Richmond Open *1949 (1) Canadian Open *1950 (1) Wilmington Open *1951 (1) Texas Open *1953 (3) St. Petersburg Open,

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, Columbia Open *1954 (1) Bing Crosby Pro-Am Invitational *1956 (1)

All American Open The All American Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s. It was played at the Tam O'Shanter Country Club in Niles, Illinois. It was run by George S. May and was originally known as the Tam O'Shanter National Open. From ...

* 1958 (1) Tijuana Open Invitational

Other wins (8)

*1940 Illinois PGA Championship *1942 Illinois PGA Championship *1950 California State Open *1952 Northern California Open, Ampol Tournament (Oct), Havana Invitational *1955 White Sulphur Springs Open *1957

Greenbrier Invitational The Sam Snead Festival was an unofficial money golf tournament, played from 1948 to 1961, at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. It attracted many PGA Tour players and was won by longtime Greenbrier club pro Sam Snead six times. ...

Results in major championships

''Note: Harrison never played in

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NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
DQ = disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1940 PGA – 1949 Masters) *Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

U.S. national team appearances

(winners),

(winners) * Lakes International Cup: 1954 (winners)

References

External links

St. Louis Golf History
– Dutch Harrison * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, E. J. American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from Arkansas People from Conway, Arkansas 1910 births 1982 deaths