George Ancil Cadle (May 9, 1948 – March 15, 2015) was an American

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who played on the

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in the 1970s and 1980s. Born in

Middlesboro, Kentucky Middlesboro ()Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987p. 196 Accessed 26 August 2013. is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was ...

, Cadle was a graduate of

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and the

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. As an amateur golfer, Cadle won the Kentucky State Amateur tournament three times, in 1966, 1967 and 1969, playing on three different Bluegrass State courses. He made his PGA Tour debut in 1974 at the

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and joined the tour full-time a year later. His best finish in the 1970s was a tie for third at the 1979 Greater Hartford Open. He would record the second and final third-place finish of his career a year later at the 1980

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. In 1980 he would also finish 57th on the money list, making $75,265, his best placing ever. The best finish of his career was again at the 1983 Greater Milwaukee Open. Cadle shot a final-round, 8-under-par 64 - including four birdies in his final six holes - to force a sudden-death

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, which he lost to

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on the second hole. In 1990, he played in 11 tournaments during the inaugural season of the developmental

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. His best result was an 11th-place showing at the New Haven Open. The following year he made his final PGA Tour appearance. His golfing nickname was "Cuddles."

Honors

The Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame inducted Cadle in 2010, joining

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, Frank Beard,

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and

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Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cadle, George American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Kentucky People from Bell County, Kentucky 1948 births 2015 deaths 20th-century American sportsmen

Honors

Playoff record

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