Edgar Mason Rudolph (May 23, 1934 – April 18, 2011)[1] was an American professional golfer who won five times on the PGA Tour.

[3] In December 1959, Rudolph took part in a match against Sam Snead on NBC's World Championship Golf.

The controversy erupted as the broadcast aired in April 1960, months after hearings into the quiz show rigging scandals, and the sponsor cancelled its participation once Snead admitted he staged the match to show the legal result after he officially lost the match at the 12th hole with the discovery of the violation.

Modern broadcasts would disclose that portions of the match not affecting the outcome of the game were edited or recreated.

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) Note: Rudolph never played in The Open Championship.