(Heraldic representation by
Matthias Laurenz Gräff based on the Krefeld Op den Graeff stained glass window from 1630, which may depict the “Lohengrin swan” of the Kleve coat of arms in one window) Updegraff was born in
Boone, Iowa, and is a descendant of the Dutch and German
Op den Graeff family. He was a direct descendant of
Herman op den Graeff,
mennonite leader of
Krefeld, and his grandson
Abraham op den Graeff, one of the founders of
Germantown and in 1688 signer of the
first protest against slavery in colonial America.
Medical career He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the
Iowa State University and his medical degree from the
University of Iowa. Unlike his father and brothers, who were
otolaryngologists, Updegraff chose
urology as a specialty. He played on three winning
Walker Cup teams (1963, 1965, 1969) and captained the 1975 team to a win. Updegraff received the
Bob Jones Award from the
United States Golf Association in 1999. He was inducted into the Arizona Golf Hall of Fame in 1969 and the Iowa Golf Association Hall of Fame in 2006. As of June 2021, Updegraff lived at Saddlebrooke Ranch. He
turned 100 in March 2022, and died on December 23, 2022, in
Saddlebrooke, Arizona. ==Amateur wins==