Introduction
Danny Edwards (born June 14, 1951) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour. He is the older brother of former PGA Tour player David Edwards.
Edwards was born in Ketchikan, Alaska. He started playing golf at age 14 and four years later won the Oklahoma State High School Championship. He attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma and was a member of the golf team. He won the 1972 and 1973 Big Eight Conference Championships, the 1972 North and South Amateur, and was a three-time All-American. He played on the 1973 Walker Cup team and was the low amateur at the British Open the same year.
Edwards turned professional in 1973 and joined the PGA Tour in 1975, and won five official Tour events. His first victory came at the 1977 Greater Greensboro Open – the only event he would win twice. His best finish in a major was T5 at the 1974 British Open. Edwards would earn more than three dozen top-10 finishes in Tour events; his final win came at the 1985 Pensacola Open.
As Edwards moved past his prime PGA Tour years, he turned his attention to the business world. He became CEO of GreenFix Golf, a company that manufactures a tool that enables players and maintenance crews to repair ball marks to golf greens.
Edwards lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Amateur wins (2)
- 1972 North and South Amateur, Southeastern Amateur
Professional wins (9)
PGA Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 3, 1977 | Greater Greensboro Open | −12 (68-68-68-72=276) | 4 strokes | George Burns, Larry Nelson |
| 2 | Oct 19, 1980 | Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with David Edwards) |
−35 (60-63-65-65=253) | 2 strokes | Gibby Gilbert & Grier Jones, Dan Halldorson & Dana Quigley, Mike Harmon & Barry Harwell |
| 3 | Apr 5, 1982 | Greater Greensboro Open | −3 (66-72-72-75=285) | 1 stroke | Bobby Clampett |
| 4 | Jul 17, 1983 | Miller High Life QCO | −14 (66-64-69-67=266) | Playoff | Morris Hatalsky |
| 5 | Oct 20, 1985 | Pensacola Open | −15 (67-68-67-67=269) | 1 stroke | John Mahaffey, Gil Morgan |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983 | Miller High Life QCO | Morris Hatalsky | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
- 1981 Toshiba Taiheiyo Masters
Other wins (3)
- 1975 Oklahoma Open
- 1977 Oklahoma Open
- 1979 Oklahoma Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T19 | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T19 | CUT | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | T39LA | T5 | T23 | T60 | |||
| PGA Championship | T36 | T38 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T24 | T36 | T18 | T47 | T28 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T12 | CUT | T44 | CUT | T24 | T40 | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T21 | T29 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | T59 | T61 | T22 | T20 | T39 | T47 | CUT | CUT |
LA = Low amateur
CUT = Missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1982 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 25 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1983 PGA – 1986 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1973 (winners)