Earl Stewart

Earl Richard Stewart Jr. (October 15, 1921 – July 11, 1990) was an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s and was a college head golf coach in the 1970s and 1980s.

Earl Stewart
Personal information
Full name	Earl Richard Stewart Jr.
Born	(1921-10-15)October 15, 1921 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died	July 11, 1990(1990-07-11) (aged 68) Quitman, Texas, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	153 lb (69 kg; 10.9 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Louisiana State University
Turned professional	1950
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T16: 1953
PGA Championship	T26: 1967
U.S. Open	T10: 1952[1]
The Open Championship	DNP

Early life and amateur career

Stewart was born in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Dallas' Sunset High School in 1938.

Stewart attended Louisiana State University and was a member of the golf team. In 1941, he won the NCAA Championship, and led the Bayou Bengals to a share of the NCAA team title in 1942.

Professional career

In 1950, Stewart turned pro. He had three wins in PGA Tour events during his career. His first win came at the 1953 Greater Greensboro Open. He would win the Ardmore Open later that year. His best finishes in major championships were T10 at the 1952 U.S. Open and T16 at The Masters in 1953.^[1][2] Like many professional golfers of his generation, Stewart earned his living primarily as a club pro. His third and final win on the PGA Tour, the 1961 Dallas Open Invitational, came on his own course at the Oak Cliff Country Club.

Stewart was the head golf coach at Southern Methodist University from 1975–1987. He coached both the men's and women's teams. Men's golf was dropped by the university in 1980. He won a national championship with the women's team in 1979. One of his students was Payne Stewart.

Death

In 1990, Stewart died after a long illness at the age of 68 at his home in Quitman, Texas.

Awards and honors

• Stewart was inducted into the Sunset High School Hall of Fame.
• In 1987, he was inducted into the National Golf Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame for his role as a women's collegiate golf coach at SMU.

Amateur wins

• 1941 NCAA Championship (individual medalist)

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 30, 1953	Greater Greensboro Open	−5 (70-68-69-68=275)	Playoff	Doug Ford, Sam Snead, Art Wall Jr.
2	May 10, 1953	Ardmore Open	[phone]=282)	3 strokes	Jerry Barber
3	Sep 4, 1961	Dallas Open Invitational	−6 (67-72-68-71=278)	1 stroke	Gay Brewer, Arnold Palmer, Doug Sanders

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1953	Houston Open	Jim Ferrier, Shelley Mayfield, Cary Middlecoff, Bill Nary	Middlecoff won 18-hole playoff; Middlecoff: −3 (69), Ferrier: −1 (71), Mayfield: −1 (71), Stewart: E (72), Nary: +3 (75)
2	1953	Greater Greensboro Open	Doug Ford, Sam Snead, Art Wall Jr.	Won with par on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Stewart: −2 (68), Snead: −2 (68), Ford: E (70), Wall: +2 (72)
3	1954	Insurance City Open	Tommy Bolt	Lost 18-hole playoff; Stewart conceded on final hole

Source:^[3]

Other wins (1)

• 1950 Orlando Two-Ball (with Patty Berg)