November 4, 2022(2022-11-04) (aged 93) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight
160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Career
College
Ohio University
Turned professional
1951
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour
Professional wins
13
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
11
Other
2
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament
3rd: 1960, 1962
PGA Championship
Won: 1958
U.S. Open
T3: 1960
The Open Championship
DNP
Achievements and awards
Vardon Trophy
1957
PGA Player of the Year
1958
Dow Henry Finsterwald, Sr. (September 6, 1929 – November 4, 2022)[1][2] was an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the 1958 PGA Championship. He won 11 Tour titles between 1955 and 1963, played on four Ryder Cup teams, and served as non-playing captain for the 1977 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
^Ferguson, Doug (November 5, 2022). "Dow Finsterwald, 1958 PGA champion, dies at age 93". Golf Channel.
^"Dow Finsterwald, 11-time PGA Tour winner, dies at age 93". PGA Tour. November 5, 2022.
Dow Henry Finsterwald, Sr. (September 6, 1929 – November 4, 2022) was an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the 1958 PGA Championship...
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champions did not compete: Paul Azinger, Jack Burke Jr., Steve Elkington, DowFinsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham...
played under the match play format, Lionel Hebert won 2 and 1 over DowFinsterwald, who won the following year, the first as a 72-hole stroke play event...
(0–1) 1Defeated Player (2nd) and Finsterwald (3rd) in an 18-hole playoff; Palmer (68), Player (71) and Finsterwald (77). 1st, 2nd and 3rd places awarded...
DowFinsterwald, the runner-up in 1957, shot a final round 67 to win his only major title, two shots ahead of runner-up Billy Casper. Finsterwald's round-by-round...
playoff against Ben Hogan. f Arnold Palmer won in a playoff against DowFinsterwald and Gary Player. g Jack Nicklaus won in a playoff against Gay Brewer...
Championship to be conducted in its modern stroke play format, won by DowFinsterwald in 1958. World Golf Hall of Fame member Denny Shute was the head pro...
champions did not compete: Paul Azinger, Jack Burke Jr., Steve Elkington, DowFinsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham...
was $87,050 with a winner's share of $17,500. Third place finisher DowFinsterwald received a two-stroke penalty after the second round for violating...
enter: Paul Azinger, Mark Brooks, Jack Burke Jr., Steve Elkington, DowFinsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham...
champions did not compete: Paul Azinger, Jack Burke Jr., Steve Elkington, DowFinsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham...
enter: Paul Azinger, Mark Brooks, Jack Burke Jr., Steve Elkington, DowFinsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Don January...
Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2010. "Finsterwald Wins Greensboro Golf". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. UPI. April...
Eddie Mathews, and Robin Roberts. PGA athletes included Arnold Palmer, DowFinsterwald, and Doug Ford. Bobby Layne from the NFL also appeared. Haggar began...
under the matchplay format. Lionel Hebert won the competition beating DowFinsterwald. The match ended on the par-3 17th, by a margin of 2 & 1. The club...
Tiger Woods (2,3,4,8,10) (Eligible but not competing: Jack Burke Jr., DowFinsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham...
withdrew. The following former champions did not compete: Jack Burke Jr., DowFinsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham...
enter: Paul Azinger, Mark Brooks, Jack Burke Jr., Steve Elkington, DowFinsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Don January...
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