Edward Simpson Douglas (30 May 1885 – 23 December 1956) was a Scottish professional golfer.

[1] Douglas began his career in his native Scotland before briefly moving to the United States.

At the age of 20, he finished in the top-20 at the Scottish Professional Championship held at Cardross.

[8] Douglas was supposed to be introduced to the New Zealand golf world through a match with leading golfer Joe Clements.

However, in a "preliminary" session, Clements was so intimidated with Douglas' talents that he called the match off.

[5] In 1915, Douglas was conscripted by the United Kingdom to serve in World War I.

Sloan Morpeth, himself a veteran recently returning from service in France, held a 10-shot lead over Douglas entering the final round.

Douglas played well in the final round to equal Morpeth at the end of regulation.

[3] By 1920, he was considered the best golfer who consistently played events in New Zealand, even better than Australian Joe Kirkwood Sr., future PGA Tour star.

It was also his intention to practice full-time – an opportunity he never had in New Zealand – for six months to hone his game.

In 1925, he finished third in the Northern Professional Championship, four shots behind Abe Mitchell.

[12] He was not close to winning however, shooting 83–78 on the first day, putting him 16 shots behind Macdonald Smith's lead.

[15] In 1941, he won the Otago Veterans' Golf Four-ball handily with partner K. Ross.