Ben Cowdery

Ben Cowdery was introduced to the game of golf at age 10 when Stanley Davies, the Omaha Field Club pro and Scottish club maker, made him a set of golf clubs.

Highlighting the golfing career that followed, Cowdery qualified for the U.S. Open — a rarity for any Nebraskan — and made it to the U.S. Amateur championship on three occasions.

After winning both the Field Club and Happy Hollow Club championships on one occasion, he captured the Omaha Country Club title ten times!

Cowdery was also the medalist in a Nebraska state amateur championships. Of the four times he entered the prestigious Tran-Mississippi tournament, he was twice a semi-finalist.

His record as a senior golfer was particularly outstanding. Cowdery entered the Nebraska State Senior championship five different years and won the event four times. He entered the World Seniors championship three times and was the medalist once and, on another occasion, made it to the semifinal round.

In addition, Cowdery was a member of the United States team at the World Senior Championship that won the team title.

Cowdery, the publisher of the Omaha World Herald, retired in the mid-70’s as the Chairman of the Board of the newspaper.