Though born in Wisconsin, Foster “Bud” Bradley, Jr. will forever be remembered for his incredible golf achievements in Southern California. Bradley, raised in Los Angeles from age three, first gained national attention by winning the 1954 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at age 17, just months after graduating from John Marshall High School. Held at the Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course, Bradley bested the formidable Allen Geiberger in the final match, 3 & 1, to win the national title and emerge from a field that boasted a record 749 entries. At the time of his victory, Bradley was regarded as a better baseball player than golfer, but his national title earned him a golf scholarship to the University of Southern California (USC) where he was a three-time All-American and teammate to the aforementioned Gieberger.  

For over 40 years of his golfing life – from high school through his mid-60’s – Bradley was a top amateur player. At USC, he helped his beloved Trojans to a then program-best third-place finish at the 1958 NCAA Championships. 

Choosing to become a stockbroker after college and remain an amateur golfer for "love of the game," Bradley would go on to earn a bevy of amateur titles including 13 Wilshire Country Club Championships, seven Riviera Country Club championships, six Los Angeles City Championships and five Pasadena City Championships. Among his proudest achievements, Bradley also won the 1991 and 1992 SCGA Senior Amateur Championship, the 1997 Senior British Amateur Championship, and the 2000 Senior Canadian Amateur Championship.

He was inducted in the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007, 10 years before passing peacefully at the age of 80.