Inducted, 1994

John W. (Jack) Ridd, Jr. won the Utah State Amateur Cham-pionship, in 1963 and 1964, and won three UGA Senior Amateur Championships, in 1985, 1987 and 1993, and in between those major championships participated in and won more golf tournaments than any other Utahn, accumulating approximately 200 victories.

His 1993 UGA Senior Amateur Championship came at the age of 73, a feat that will probably stand for many years. That championship added an explanation point to a long career of dominance on the Utah amateur scene spanning 40 years.

Ridd has represented Utah in four USGA National Senior Amateur Championships and in 1983 he advanced to the semifinals after defeating the defending champion, but lost on the 18th hole to the eventual champion.

Three years after winning the Utah State Amateur, his son Craig also won the State Am title. Craig had to defeat his brother Kean in the semifinals. The Ridds are the only father-son duo in the country to win their state amateur championship.

Jack also won the World Father-Son Best Ball Championship on two different occasions, once with Kean, and once with Craig.

During the 60s and 70s Ridd teamed with Jack Noble and the duo became known as the King of Utah Best Balls.

He has been the low amateur in many Open tournaments, including the Idaho and Nevada Opens. He tied for first in the Provo Open with Tony Lema and Ernie Schneiter, Jr.

Although he caddied and played some golf in his early teens, because of an outstanding athletic career in football, basketball, and baseball he didn't take up golf seriously until he hung up his semi-pro baseball cleats for golf spikes in 1953.

Since then he has traveled the entire state and has won a championship of some sort in nearly every city in Utah. He has been the most active amateur in the history of the state and in the process established a high standard of competitiveness and sportsmanship for thousands of other amateurs to emulate.

Jack was born on October 3, 1920 in Salt Lake City. He graduated from Cyprus High School in 1938 and attended the University of Utah.

He married Zenda Orr and they have four children, Judith Fallick, Craig, Kean, and Jackie Michas. Craig and Kean, both outstanding club professionals, have established enviable records of their own in golf.

Jack worked for 30 years at Kennecott Copper, and eleven years as a sales rep for Dunlop. He is currently serving a second stint on the Board of Directors of The Copper Club and is a member of the Alpine Country Club.