Edgar Rice Updegraff (March 1, 1922 – December 23, 2022) was an American amateur golfer and urologist.[1][2]
Biography
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He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Iowa State University and his medical degree from the University of Iowa. Unlike his father and brothers, who were otolaryngologists, Updegraff chose urology as a specialty.[1] He eventually settled into practice in Tucson, Arizona, in 1951, partially because of the opportunity to continue playing golf there.[1]
Sporting career
Updegraff had a long amateur career, winning many tournaments on a local, state, and national scale, including the Western Amateur (1957, 1959), Sunnehanna Amateur (1962), Pacific Coast Amateur (1967), and U.S. Senior Amateur (1981). He was a semi-finalist at 1963 British Amateur.[4] He played on three winning Walker Cup teams (1963, 1965, 1969) and captained the 1975 team to a win.[2] He also finished in a tie for 4th place at the 1969 Tucson Open on the PGA Tour but failed to sign his scorecard and was disqualified.[5]
↑"Trevino Wins Tucson Open". The News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. AP. February 24, 1969. p.2-B. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
12Huffman, Bill (Fall 2012). "A Life Well Played"(PDF). AZ Golf Insider. pp.16–21. Archived from the original(PDF) on January 23, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
