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In the Field at Glen View Club
A Waddell, of course.
Members at this year’s host club for the Appropriately, both Waddell brothers golf world as Director, Golf Ball Product
Western Amateur are not the least bit hold course records at Glen View. After Management at Titleist.
surprised to see one particular name college, Charlie turned professional for The family’s shared love for golf should
among the competitors. At Glen View a few years before regaining his amateur have come as no surprise. Father, Rick,
Club, the name Waddell has been heard status. During that period, he shot a has been a long-time single-digit player
often when the subject turns to golf. 64 on his home course, which is the and you might recognize his face from
In this case, we’re alluding to Charlie record pro score he shares with host the many appearances he made on
Waddell and he is no stranger to the professional, Kyle Bauer. network TV with Jim Nantz during
Western Am or Western Junior. Nor During the same summer he qualified for telecasts of the PGA TOUR’s Northern
is he a stranger to the U.S. Amateur the U.S. Amateur, Frederick shot a 65 at Trust Open — for which Rick, the
(qualifying five times since 2014) the Glen View, which is the amateur course bank’s much-respected CEO, served
Mid-Am (twice), the Timuquana record he still shares. as tournament host.
Cup (2014 champion), the Lupton
Invitational (2015 champion), the U.S. Over the past 18 months, Rick shared
Four Ball (twice), and the Crump Cup. Good Genes, his leadership skills in chairing Glen

Charlie also happens to be the current Golf & Otherwise View’s overall effort and network of
club champion at Glen View Club. committees to host the Western
Their parents, Cate & Rick Waddell, are Amateur — and for this, his fellow
Since their earliest days in junior golf, as proud of their sons’ accomplishments members are most grateful.
off the course. Both are married to
Charlie and his older brother, Frederick,
have been earning accolades for their wonderful, talented women and raising
young families while building successful
superior play. Charlie went on to play
for four years at Bucknell University, careers. Not suprisingly, Frederick’s

where he helped lead the Bison to two career keeps him in the middle of the
Patriot League championships and won
individual Patriot League titles in both
2005 and 2006.

Frederick played for Denison University,
where he was named All-Conference
three times, All-Region (Great Lakes)
three times, and All-American twice

(2003 & 2004). In 2018, he was
inducted into the Denison Athletic Hall
of Fame — the same year Charlie was

named to the Bucknell Athletics Hall of
Fame. Aside from college competition,
Frederick played in two Western Juniors
(2001 & 2002), as well as the Western
Amateur in 2010. He also played in the
2004 U.S. Amateur at Winged Foot.

Charlie, Rick & Frederick on the 18th tee at Glen View Club

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