Edgar Marten Tutwiler, Jr. (July 29, 1919 – November 18, 1988) from

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was an American amateur

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er. Raised in southern West Virginia, he was a star athlete in high school, excelling in basketball; after initially making a name on the links while in school, Tutwiler captured the first of his eleven West Virginia Amateur crowns in 1939. Following some time in the Oklahoma oil fields, he returned to West Virginia where he ran a number of Charleston area businesses, most predominantly a Cadillac dealership. He moved to

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in 1964 and established a new Cadillac franchise there. Tutwiler won three

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titles, two Indiana Amateur's and finished runner-up in the 1964

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and was a member of the U.S.

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team in

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and

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Golf career

Tutwiler won numerous amateur and open events, including eleven West Virginia Amateurs between 1939 and 1963 (including three of the four West Virginia Amateurs played between 1939 and 1948), and three

s (1951, 1956 and 1962). He won the

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in 1962. Tutwiler finished runner-up in the 1964 U.S. Amateur to long-time rival and fellow West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame inductee Bill Campbell at

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. Tutwiler was twice Indiana State Amateur champion in 1966 and 1967. Tutwiler won the U.S. Seniors' Golf Association Championship in 1978 and 1986 and was a semi-finalist in the 1978

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. He competed in 15 U.S. Amateur championships. Tutwiler won the Senior Division of the Porter Cup in 1977 and 1978. Tutwiler played on two

teams, in 1965 and 1967, winning five of his six matches. He also played in the

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and the 1965

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. He played in the U.S. Open, making the cut in

(T38) and

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(T36), and the

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and

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, making the cut in 1966 (T54).

Awards

Tutwiler was recipient of the Hardman Award in 1958 as the West Virginia Amateur Athlete of the Year. In 1973, Tutwiler was inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame and West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame in 2010. ''

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'' included Tutwiler on its list of 50 Greatest West Virginia Sports Figures in 1999.

Society of Seniors

Tutwiler was a founder of the Society of Seniors in the fall of 1982 at Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. The Ed Tutwiler Four-Ball was named in Tutwiler's honor. SOS tournaments are played at scratch. Members of the SOS include every living U.S. Senior Amateur Champion, numerous Walker Cup players and captains, and former U.S. Amateur, U.S. Mid-Amateur, British Amateur and British Senior Amateur Champions.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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(tied, cup retained),

(winners) *

: 1965

References

External links

Indiana Golf Hall of Fame Members
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tutwiler, Ed American male golfers Amateur golfers Golfers from West Virginia Sportspeople from Fayette County, West Virginia People from Mount Hope, West Virginia 1919 births 1988 deaths