Born and raised in Portland, Jerry Cundari made a name on the national level always as an amateur, and one who defied age.

Jerry first achieved notice in 1957 by winning the Oregon Juniors title, then played in the 1958 U.S Amateur Championships at San Francisco’s Olympic Club. Moving to the University of Oregon, Jerry helped the Ducks win the conference title in 1959.

Returning to Portland, Jerry became a fixture at both the Rose City Golf Club and Portland Golf Club for more than 50 years. During that time he qualified for 12 USGA championship events, and reached the second round of the 2002 USGA Senior Amateur Championship, which caused Golfweek Magazine to run a story titled “Alive and Kicking” due to his being about 10 years older – 68 – than the rest of the second-round qualifiers.

Cundari won the Super Senior title in Oregon in 2000, ‘01 and ‘02.

He was inducted into the University of Oregon Hall of Fame in 1998.