Retirement From Tournament Golf
Guldahl played occasionally in the 1940s but then quit tournament golf for good and spent the rest of his working life as a club professional. In 1959, he became a golf instructor at Braemar Country Club in Tarzana, California, where he worked until his death in 1987. Among his students was the billionaire, Howard Hughes.
Guldahl was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981. He died in Sherman Oaks, California.
In 1989, Guldahl was inducted into the Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame when it was created during the celebration of the school's 60th Anniversary.
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