Golfer.
Born at Winnipeg on 28 June 1937, he attended Bannatyne School. He began playing golf at the St. Charles Golf and Country Club. The Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association named him its top male athlete in 1959 and 1960. He turned professional in 1961 and won eight PGA victories before his retirement in 1972. He and Al Balding won the World Cup for Canada in 1968. He was a fairway specialist but an indifferent putter. He later worked as a club pro at Toronto. He was inducted to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1969), Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (1988), Canadian Golf Hall of Fame (1986), Order of Canada (1988), and Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame (2003). He died at Toronto, Ontario on 24 January 1989. He was survived by a wife and three sons.
“Jimmy King’s night beat,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 February 1970, page 8.
“Lung cancer fells Knudson,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 January 1989, page 46.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, December 1999, 288 pages.
We thank Rick Mutton for providing addditional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 13 February 2026
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