George Ancil Cadle (May 9, 1948 – March 15, 2015) was an American
professional golfer
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who played on the
PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.
Born in
Middlesboro, Kentucky, Cadle was a graduate of
Middlesboro High School
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History
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and the
University of Tennessee.
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
Bob Hope Desert Classic
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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
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. He would record the second and final third-place finish of his career a year later at the 1980
Greater Milwaukee Open.
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 playoff, which he lost to
Morris Hatalsky on the second hole.
In 1990, he played in 11 tournaments during the inaugural season of the developmental
Ben Hogan Tour. His best result was an 11th-place showing at the
New Haven Open
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. 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
Bobby Nichols,
Kenny Perry,
Gay Brewer,
Frank Beard,
Jodie Mudd and
Larry Gilbert.
Playoff record
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
See also
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1974 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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After three 72-hole regional qualifiers, there were 78 players in the 144-hole final qualifying tournament. The finals were played over two week in November at Silverado Country Clu ...
References
External links
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American male golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Golfers from Kentucky
People from Bell County, Kentucky
1948 births
2015 deaths