Fred Ridley
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Fred Scobie Ridley (born August 16, 1952) is an American amateur golfer and golf administrator who won the U.S. Amateur in 1975, was elected president of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 2004, and then became chairman of Augusta National Golf Club in 2017.
Infobox
Full name
Fred Scobie Ridley
Born
(1952-08-16) August 16, 1952 (age 73)Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
Sporting nationality
United States
Residence
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Elizabeth Herndon
Children
3
College
University of Florida
Status
Amateur
Masters Tournament
CUT: 1976, 1977, 1978
PGA Championship
DNP
U.S. Open
CUT: 1976
The Open Championship
CUT: 1976
Tables
· Results in major championships
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
1976
CUT
1977
CUT
1978
CUT
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
1976
CUT
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
1976
CUT
| Tournament | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 |
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Open | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT |
References
- Who's Who in Golfhttps://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/161
- ESPNhttp://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/21041717/fred-ridley-takes-augusta-national-chairman
- Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Associationhttp://web.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2010/supplement.pdf
- Sarah Pileggi, "A Not-so-perfect Match," Sports Illustrated (September 8, 1975). Retrieved January 19, 2012.https://archive.today/20130120012154/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1090210/index.htm
- U.S. Amateur, Past Champions, 1975: Fred Ridley. Retrieved January 19, 2012.http://www.usamateur.org/history/pastchamps/1975.html
- John Valerino, "Ridley Has Good Reason For Smiles," The Ledger, pp. 1B & 3B (September 2, 1975). Retrieved January 19,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c7MwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EPsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7331,192794&dq=fred-ridley+high+school&hl=en
- The Charlotte Observerhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/80695350/dunaway-finds-his-game/
- 1977 Walker Cup Match resultshttp://champsdatabase.usga.org/champ_cup.asp?ID=781&format=1
- Christine Brennan, "Keeping Score: New USGA chief won't cut old ties," USA Today (February 4, 2004). Retrieved Januaryhttps://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/brennan/2004-02-04-brennan_x.htm
- International Golf Federation, Press Releases, "USGA President Fred Ridley To Serve International Golf Federation As Joihttp://www.internationalgolffederation.org/Press/ridley-igf.html
- F Club, Hall of Fame, Distinguished Letterwinners. Retrieved December 19, 2014.http://www.gatorfclub.org/hall-of-fame/distinguished
- "Payne Announces Retirement, Ridley Named Successor"http://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2017-08-23/2017-08-23_payne_announces_retirement_ridley_named_successor.html?1503492853562
- Foley & Lardner, Our People, Fred S. Ridley Archived November 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 19, 20http://www.foley.com/people/bio.aspx?employeeid=18194