Danny Edwards
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Richard Dan Edwards (born June 14, 1951) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.
Early life
In 1951, Edwards was born in Ketchikan, Alaska. He started playing golf at age 14 and nearly four years later won the Oklahoma State High School Championship.
He is the older brother of former PGA Tour player David Edwards.
Amateur career
Edwards attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma and was a four-year starter on the golf team. He won the 1972 and 1973 Big Eight Conference Championships, the 1972 North and South Amateur, and was a three-time All-American. He was the lone unbeaten player on the 1973 Walker Cup team and that same year, while on his first trip to Europe, finished as the Low Amateur in the British Open.
Professional career
In 1973, Edwards turned professional. In 1975, he joined the PGA Tour and won five official tour events. His first victory came at the 1977 Greater Greensboro Open – the only event he would win twice. His best finish in a major was T-5 at the 1974 British Open. Edwards would earn more than three dozen top-10 finishes in Tour events; his final win came at the 1985 Pensacola Open.
In 1982, two months after winning his second Greater Greensboro Open he donned a racing helmet and won the June Sprints, one of the country's most prestigious automobile races, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. He is the only PGA Tour professional to accomplish the crossover victory feat in the two sports.
In the summer of 1988, after 14 years on the PGA Tour, and never losing exempt status, Edwards stepped away from competitive golf and founded Royal Grip Inc., in Scottsdale, Arizona. The company would become its own revolution in advancing and improving perhaps the most essential piece of golf equipment. In 1998, Edwards became CEO of GreenFix Golf, a company that manufactures a tool that enables players and maintenance crews to repair ball marks to golf greens. In 2019, he founded The Chipping Equation, a simple system designed to help golfers of all skill levels learn and improve an often-overlooked part of the game.
In April 2022, Edwards wrote his first book, DRIVEN - The Danny Edwards Story (with Bob Denney), which was published by Classics of Golf, www.ClassicsofGolf.com, Amazon, Kindle, and Apple.
Personal life
Edwards lives in Wellington, Florida.
Amateur wins
- 1972 North and South Amateur, Southeastern Amateur
Professional wins (9)
PGA Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 3, 1977 | Greater Greensboro Open | −12 (68-68-68-72=276) | 4 strokes | United States George Burns, United States Larry Nelson |
| 2 | Oct 19, 1980 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with United States David Edwards) | −35 (60-63-65-65=253) | 2 strokes | United States Gibby Gilbert and United States Grier Jones, Canada Dan Halldorson and United States Dana Quigley, United States Mike Harmon and United States Barry Harwell |
| 3 | Apr 5, 1982 | Greater Greensboro Open (2) | −3 (66-72-72-75=285) | 1 stroke | United States Bobby Clampett |
| 4 | Jul 17, 1983 | Miller High Life QCO | −14 (66-64-69-67=266) | Playoff | United States Morris Hatalsky |
| 5 | Oct 20, 1985 | Pensacola Open | −15 (67-68-67-67=269) | 1 stroke | United States John Mahaffey, United States Gil Morgan |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983 | Miller High Life QCO | United States Morris Hatalsky | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 15, 1981 | Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters | −12 (67-70-69-70=276) | 3 strokes | United States Jerry Pate, United States Tom Watson |
Other wins (3)
- 1975 Oklahoma Open
- 1977 Oklahoma Open
- 1979 Oklahoma Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T19 | CUT | ||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T19 | CUT | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | T39LA | T5 | T23 | T60 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T36 | T38 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T24 | T36 | T18 | T47 | T28 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T12 | CUT | T44 | CUT | T24 | T40 | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T21 | T29 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | T59 | T61 | T22 | T20 | T39 | T47 | CUT | CUT |
LA = Low amateur CUT = Missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1982 Open Championship) "T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 25 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1983 PGA – 1986 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1973 (winners)
See also
External links
- at thePGA Tourofficial site
- at theJapan Golf Tourofficial site
- at theOfficial World Golf Rankingofficial site