Ron Cerrudo

Ron Cerrudo
Personal information
Full name Ronald John Cerrudo
Born (1945-02-04) February 4, 1945
Palo Alto, California
Height 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College Chabot Community College
San Jose State University
Turned professional 1967
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 2
Other 2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T46: 1967
U.S. Open T30: 1974
The Open Championship CUT: 1974
PGA Championship T21: 1969

Ronald John Cerrudo (born February 4, 1945) is an American professional golfer who currently works as a club teaching professional and formerly played on the PGA Tour.

Cerrudo was born in Palo Alto, California. He attended Chabot Community College and San Jose State University, and was a member of the golf team at both institutions. He was a two-time All-American at San Jose State[1] and played on the Walker Cup team in 1967. He finished runner-up in the 1967 British Amateur, losing 2 & 1 to fellow American Bob Dickson.

Cerrudo turned pro and joined the PGA Tour in 1967. He played on the PGA Tour from 1967–1979. He won two events: the 1968 Cajun Classic Open Invitational and the 1970 San Antonio Open Invitational. His best finish in a major was a T-21 at the 1969 PGA Championship.[2]

Since 1979, Cerrudo has been employed as a club teaching professional at various clubs in South Carolina. From 1979–1996, he was the head teaching pro at Shipyard Golf Club on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. From 1996–2002, he was the head teaching pro at Port Royal Golf Club also on Hilton Head. Since 2002, he has been the Director of Instruction for The Ron Cerrudo Learning Center at the Daniel Island Club in Charleston, South Carolina. He has also done some on-course commentator radio work, and has been the featured speaker at various corporate outings.[3]

Amateur wins (5)

  • 1961 California Junior Championship
  • 1962 California Junior Championship
  • 1964 Santa Clara County Championship, California Amateur Northern Regionals, California Amateur Championship

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1Nov 24, 1968Cajun Classic Open Invitational–18 (69-67-66-68=270)4 strokesUnited States Charlie Sifford
2Feb 22, 1970San Antonio Open Invitational–7 (71-65-69-68=273)5 strokesUnited States Dick Lotz

Other wins (2)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ↑ "California Community College Men's Golf Hall of Fame 2003 Inductees".
  2. ↑ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  3. ↑ "Biographical information from RonCerrudo.com".
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