Leonard Dodson Explained

Leonard Dodson
Birth Date:	29 March 1912
Birth Place:	Mumford, Missouri
Status:	Professional
Extour:	PGA Tour
Prowins:	8
Pgawins:	3
Otherwins:	5
Masters:	T10: 1937
Usopen:	T43: 1940
Open:	DNP
Pga:	T17: 1953

Leonard Dodson (March 29, 1912 – January 14, 1997) was an American professional golfer.^[1]

One of four boys, Dodson was born in Mumford, Missouri, and grew up in the Springfield area.^[1]

Dodson won three times on the early PGA Tour between 1936 and 1941.^[2]

During his colorful life, Dodson was known for gambling with friend Titanic Thompson. He was posthumously inducted into the Ozarks Golf Hall of Fame in 2004.^[1]

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (3)

• 1936 St. Petersburg Open
• 1937 Philadelphia Open Championship
• 1941 Oakland Open

Other wins (5)

• 1937 Iowa Open, Western Missouri-Eastern Kansas tournament, Hollywood Beach Hotel Open (Florida)^[3]
• 1946 Iowa Open
• 1948 Waterloo Open Golf Classic

Notes and References

1. Book: McNew, Monte . Golf in the Ozarks . 41–46 . . 978-0-7385-4033-7 . 2006 . June 2, 2011 .
2. Book: Barkow, Al . Al Barkow

   . Al Barkow . The History of the PGA TOUR . . November 1989 . 0-385-26145-4 . 238–9, 250 . registration .

3. News: Dodson Wins Hollywood Open Golf After Playoff With Horton Smith . Ottawa Citizen . Ontario, Canada . Associated Press . December 31, 1937 . 13.