The 26-man contingent of U.S. golfers entered in the British Amateur championship was one of the weakest in years, and U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Harold Ridgley was considered one of the weakest of the lot. Hardly anyone noticed the grim, taciturn noncom as he plodded around Lancashire's seaside Formby links. But when all his countrymen were gone, Ridgley was still in the running. When he finished the semifinal round last week, just about every spectator on the course was ready to concede him the title.
Once, 22 years ago, Master Sergeant Ridgley, 43,...
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