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Byron Nelson

ByronNelson

USA

United States

BirthdateFeb 4, 1912
PassedSeptember 26, 2006 (94)
Turned Pro1932
BirthplaceWaxahachie, TX
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Career Wins52
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Byron Nelson

Achievements

Events Played

287

PGA TOUR WINS

52

International Wins

1

Cuts Made

276/287

Runner Up

33

Third Place Finishes

32

Top 5 Finishes

152

Top 10 Finishes

206

Year Joined Tour

1932

Official Money

$190,256

PGA TOUR WINS

51

1951

1

1951 Bing Crosby Pro-Am

1946

6

1946 Chicago Victory National Open

1946 Columbus Invitational

1946 Houston Open

1946 New Orleans Open

1946 San Francisco Open

1946 Los Angeles Open

1945

18

1945 Glen Garden Invitational

1945 Seattle Open

1945 Esmeralda Open

1945 Knoxville Invitational

1945 Canadian Open

1945 Tam O'Shanter Open

1945 PGA Championship

1945 Chicago Victory National Open

1945 Philadelphia Inquirer

1945 Montreal Open

1945 Atlanta Open

1945 Durham Open

1945 Greater Greensboro Open

1945 Charlotte Open

1945 Miami Four-Ball

1945 New Orleans Open

1945 Corpus Christi Open

1945 Phoenix Open

1944

7

1944 Texas Victory Open

1944 Nashville Open

1944 Tam O'Shanter Open

1944 Minneapolis Four-Ball

1944 New York Red Cross Tourney

1944 Knoxville War Bond Tournament

1944 San Francisco Victory Open

1942

3

1942 Tam 0'Shanter Open

1942 Masters Tournament

1942 Oakland Open

1941

3

1941 Miami Open

1941 Tam O'Shanter Open

1941 Greater Greensboro Open

1940

3

1940 Miami Open

1940 PGA Championship

1940 Texas Open

1939

4

1939 Western Open

1939 U.S. Open Championship

1939 North & South Open Championship

1939 Phoenix Open

1938

2

1938 Hollywood Open

1938 Thomasville Open

1937

2

1937 Belmont Country Club Match Play

1937 Augusta National Invitation

1936

1

1936 Metropolitan Open

1935

1

1935 New Jersey State Open

Additional Wins

6

1937

1

Central Pennsylvania Open

1940

1

Ohio State Open

1941

1

Ohio State Open

1942

1

Ohio State Open

1944

1

Minneapolis Four-Ball [with Harold McSpaden]

1951

1

Bing Crosby Pro-Am

Playoff Record

1946

Lost to Victor Ghezzi, Lloyd Mangrum, U.S. Open Championship

1945

Defeated Harold McSpaden, New Orleans Open

Lost to Sam Snead, Gulfport Open

Defeated Sam Snead, Charlotte Open

1944

Lost to Harold McSpaden, Phoenix Open

1942

Defeated Ben Hogan, Masters Tournament

Defeated Clayton Heafner, Tam 0'Shanter Open

1941

Lost to Horton Smith, Florida West Coast Open

Lost to Victor Ghezzi, PGA Championship

1940

Defeated Ben Hogan, Texas Open

1939

Defeated Craig Wood, U.S. Open Championship

R2
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PGA Championship

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