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Byron Nelson

John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912. Although he won many tournaments in the course of his relatively brief career, he is mostly remembered today for having won 11 consecutive tournaments and 18 total tournaments in 1945. He retired officially at the age of 34 to be a rancher, later becoming a commentator for ABC Sports and lending his name to the Byron Nelson Classic, the first PGA Tour event to be named for a professional golfer. As a former Masters champion he continued to play in that annual tournament, placing in the top-10 six times between 1947 and 1955 and as high as 15th in 1965. In 1974, Nelson received the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He became the second recipient of the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. He received the 1994 Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, that organization's highest honor. Nelson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2006.

Infobox

Full name
John Byron Nelson Jr.
Nickname
Lord Byron
Born
(1912-02-04)February 4, 1912Waxahachie, Texas, U.S.
Died
September 26, 2006(2006-09-26) (aged 94)Roanoke, Texas, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Sporting nationality
United States
Spouse
mw- Louise Shofner Nelson (m. 1934; died 1985) 1986)
Turned professional
1932
Former tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins
64
PGA Tour
52 (6th all-time)
Other
12
Masters Tournament
Won: 1937, 1942
PGA Championship
Won: 1940, 1945
U.S. Open
Won: 1939
The Open Championship
5th: 1937
World Golf Hall of Fame
1974 (member page)
Vardon Trophy
1939
PGA Tourleading money winner
1944, 1945
Associated PressMale Athlete of the Year
1944, 1945
Bob Jones Award
1974
PGA Tour LifetimeAchievement Award
1997
Payne Stewart Award
2000
Congressional Gold Medal
2006

Tables

· Professional wins (64) › PGA Tour wins (52)
Major championships (5)
Major championships (5)
Legend
Major championships (5)
Other PGA Tour (47)
Other PGA Tour (47)
Legend
Other PGA Tour (47)
Legend
Major championships (5)
Other PGA Tour (47)
· Professional wins (64) › PGA Tour wins (52)
New Jersey State Open
New Jersey State Open
No.
1
Date
Aug 10, 1935
Tournament
New Jersey State Open
Winning score
+4 (75-71-70-72=288)
Margin ofvictory
3 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Jack Forrester
Metropolitan Open
Metropolitan Open
No.
2
Date
May 23, 1936
Tournament
Metropolitan Open
Winning score
+3 (71-69-72-71=283)
Margin ofvictory
2 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Craig Wood
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
No.
3
Date
Apr 4, 1937
Tournament
Masters Tournament
Winning score
−5 (66-72-75-70=283)
Margin ofvictory
2 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Ralph Guldahl
Belmont International Open
Belmont International Open
No.
4
Date
Sep 28, 1937
Tournament
Belmont International Open
Winning score
5 and 4
Margin ofvictory
Henry Picard
Thomasville Open
Thomasville Open
No.
5
Date
Feb 27, 1938
Tournament
Thomasville Open
Winning score
−8 (66-73-71-70=280)
Margin ofvictory
4 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Dick Metz
Hollywood Open
Hollywood Open
No.
6
Date
Mar 11, 1938
Tournament
Hollywood Open
Winning score
−9 (71-68-69-67=275)
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner(s)-up
Frank Moore, Horton Smith
Phoenix Open
Phoenix Open
No.
7
Date
Feb 5, 1939
Tournament
Phoenix Open
Winning score
−15 (68-65-65=198)
Margin ofvictory
12 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Ben Hogan
North and South Open
North and South Open
No.
8
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Tournament
North and South Open
Winning score
−8 (71-68-70-71=280)
Margin ofvictory
2 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Horton Smith
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
No.
9
Date
Jun 12, 1939
Tournament
U.S. Open
Winning score
+8 (72-73-71-68=284)
Margin ofvictory
Playoff
Runner(s)-up
Denny Shute, Craig Wood
Western Open
Western Open
No.
10
Date
Jul 23, 1939
Tournament
Western Open
Winning score
−2 (68-72-70-71=281)
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner(s)-up
Lloyd Mangrum
Texas Open
Texas Open
No.
11
Date
Feb 12, 1940
Tournament
Texas Open
Winning score
−13 (68-67-69-67=271)
Margin ofvictory
Playoff
Runner(s)-up
Ben Hogan
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
No.
12
Date
Sep 2, 1940
Tournament
PGA Championship
Winning score
1 up
Margin ofvictory
Sam Snead
Miami Open
Miami Open
No.
13
Date
Dec 15, 1940
Tournament
Miami Open
Winning score
−9 (69-65-67-70=271)
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner(s)-up
Clayton Heafner
Greater Greensboro Open
Greater Greensboro Open
No.
14
Date
Mar 23, 1941
Tournament
Greater Greensboro Open
Winning score
−6 (72-64-70-70=276)
Margin ofvictory
2 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Vic Ghezzi
Tam O'Shanter National Open
Tam O'Shanter National Open
No.
15
Date
Sep 7, 1941
Tournament
Tam O'Shanter National Open
Winning score
−10 (67-69-72-70=278)
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner(s)-up
Leonard Dodson, Ben Hogan
Miami Open (2)
Miami Open (2)
No.
16
Date
Dec 14, 1941
Tournament
Miami Open (2)
Winning score
−11 (70-67-66-66=269)
Margin ofvictory
5 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Ben Hogan
Oakland Open
Oakland Open
No.
17
Date
Jan 18, 1942
Tournament
Oakland Open
Winning score
−6 (67-69-69-69=274)
Margin ofvictory
5 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Johnny Dawson (a)
Masters Tournament (2)
Masters Tournament (2)
No.
18
Date
Apr 13, 1942
Tournament
Masters Tournament (2)
Winning score
−8 (68-67-72-73=280)
Margin ofvictory
Playoff
Runner(s)-up
Ben Hogan
Tam O'Shanter National Open (2)
Tam O'Shanter National Open (2)
No.
19
Date
Jul 27, 1942
Tournament
Tam O'Shanter National Open (2)
Winning score
−8 (67-71-65-77=280)
Margin ofvictory
Playoff
Runner(s)-up
Clayton Heafner
San Francisco Victory Open
San Francisco Victory Open
No.
20
Date
Jan 17, 1944
Tournament
San Francisco Victory Open
Winning score
−13 (68-69-68-70=275)
Margin ofvictory
6 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Jug McSpaden
Knoxville War Bond Tournament
Knoxville War Bond Tournament
No.
21
Date
Apr 2, 1944
Tournament
Knoxville War Bond Tournament
Winning score
−10 (69-68-66-67=270)
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner(s)-up
Jug McSpaden
New York Red Cross Tournament
New York Red Cross Tournament
No.
22
Date
Jun 18, 1944
Tournament
New York Red Cross Tournament
Winning score
−13 (69-69-66-71=275)
Margin ofvictory
4 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Vic Ghezzi
Golden Valley Four-Ball(with Jug McSpaden)
Golden Valley Four-Ball(with Jug McSpaden)
No.
23
Date
Jul 9, 1944
Tournament
Golden Valley Four-Ball(with Jug McSpaden)
Winning score
+13 points
Margin ofvictory
3 points
Runner(s)-up
Bob Hamilton and Bill Kaiser
All American Open (3)
All American Open (3)
No.
24
Date
Aug 28, 1944
Tournament
All American Open (3)
Winning score
−8 (68-70-73-69=280)
Margin ofvictory
5 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Ed Dudley
Nashville Invitational
Nashville Invitational
No.
25
Date
Sep 4, 1944
Tournament
Nashville Invitational
Winning score
−15 (64-67-68-70=269)
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner(s)-up
Jug McSpaden
Texas Victory Open
Texas Victory Open
No.
26
Date
Sep 10, 1944
Tournament
Texas Victory Open
Winning score
−8 (69-69-70-68=276)
Margin ofvictory
10 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Jug McSpaden
San Francisco Open (2)
San Francisco Open (2)
No.
27
Date
Dec 4, 1944
Tournament
San Francisco Open (2)
Winning score
−7 (72-71-69-69=281)
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner(s)-up
Jim Ferrier
Phoenix Open (2)
Phoenix Open (2)
No.
28
Date
Jan 14, 1945
Tournament
Phoenix Open (2)
Winning score
−10 (68-65-72-69=274)
Margin ofvictory
2 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Denny Shute
Corpus Christi Open
Corpus Christi Open
No.
29
Date
Feb 4, 1945
Tournament
Corpus Christi Open
Winning score
−16 (66-63-65-70=264)
Margin ofvictory
4 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Jug McSpaden
New Orleans Open
New Orleans Open
No.
30
Date
Feb 13, 1945
Tournament
New Orleans Open
Winning score
−4 (70-70-73-71=284)
Margin ofvictory
Playoff
Runner(s)-up
Jug McSpaden
Miami International Four-Ball(with Jug McSpaden)
Miami International Four-Ball(with Jug McSpaden)
No.
31
Date
Mar 11, 1945
Tournament
Miami International Four-Ball(with Jug McSpaden)
Winning score
8 and 6
Margin ofvictory
Sammy Byrd and Denny Shute
Charlotte Open
Charlotte Open
No.
32
Date
Mar 21, 1945
Tournament
Charlotte Open
Winning score
−16 (70-68-66-68=272)
Margin ofvictory
Playoff
Runner(s)-up
Sam Snead
Greater Greensboro Open (2)
Greater Greensboro Open (2)
No.
33
Date
Mar 25, 1945
Tournament
Greater Greensboro Open (2)
Winning score
−13 (70-67-68-66=271)
Margin ofvictory
8 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Sammy Byrd
Durham Open
Durham Open
No.
34
Date
Apr 1, 1945
Tournament
Durham Open
Winning score
−4 (71-69-71-65=276)
Margin ofvictory
5 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Toney Penna
Atlanta Open
Atlanta Open
No.
35
Date
Apr 8, 1945
Tournament
Atlanta Open
Winning score
−13 (64-69-65-65=263)
Margin ofvictory
9 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Sammy Byrd
Montreal Open
Montreal Open
No.
36
Date
Jun 10, 1945
Tournament
Montreal Open
Winning score
−20 (63-68-69-68=268)
Margin ofvictory
10 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Jug McSpaden
Philadelphia Inquirer Open
Philadelphia Inquirer Open
No.
37
Date
Jun 17, 1945
Tournament
Philadelphia Inquirer Open
Winning score
−11 (68-68-70-63=269)
Margin ofvictory
2 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Jug McSpaden
Chicago Victory National Open
Chicago Victory National Open
No.
38
Date
Jul 1, 1945
Tournament
Chicago Victory National Open
Winning score
−13 (69-68-68-70=275)
Margin ofvictory
7 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Ky Laffoon, Jug McSpaden
PGA Championship (2)
PGA Championship (2)
No.
39
Date
Jul 15, 1945
Tournament
PGA Championship (2)
Winning score
4 and 3
Margin ofvictory
Sammy Byrd
All American Open (4)
All American Open (4)
No.
40
Date
Jul 30, 1945
Tournament
All American Open (4)
Winning score
−19 (66-68-68-67=269)
Margin ofvictory
11 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen
Canadian Open
Canadian Open
No.
41
Date
Aug 4, 1945
Tournament
Canadian Open
Winning score
E (68-72-72-68=280)
Margin ofvictory
4 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Herman Barron
Knoxville Invitational (2)
Knoxville Invitational (2)
No.
42
Date
Aug 26, 1945
Tournament
Knoxville Invitational (2)
Winning score
−12 (67-69-73-67=276)
Margin ofvictory
10 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Sammy Byrd
Esmeralda Open
Esmeralda Open
No.
43
Date
Sep 23, 1945
Tournament
Esmeralda Open
Winning score
−22 (66-66-70-64=266)
Margin ofvictory
7 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Jug McSpaden
Seattle Open
Seattle Open
No.
44
Date
Oct 14, 1945
Tournament
Seattle Open
Winning score
−21 (62-68-63-66=259)
Margin ofvictory
13 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Harry Givan (a), Jug McSpaden
Fort Worth Open
Fort Worth Open
No.
45
Date
Dec 16, 1945
Tournament
Fort Worth Open
Winning score
−11 (65-72-66-70=273)
Margin ofvictory
8 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Jimmy Demaret
Los Angeles Open
Los Angeles Open
No.
46
Date
Jan 7, 1946
Tournament
Los Angeles Open
Winning score
E (71-69-72-72=284)
Margin ofvictory
5 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Ben Hogan
San Francisco Open (3)
San Francisco Open (3)
No.
47
Date
Jan 13, 1946
Tournament
San Francisco Open (3)
Winning score
−1 (73-70-72-68=283)
Margin ofvictory
9 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Herman Barron
New Orleans Open (2)
New Orleans Open (2)
No.
48
Date
Feb 17, 1946
Tournament
New Orleans Open (2)
Winning score
−11 (73-69-69-66=277)
Margin ofvictory
5 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Ben Hogan
Houston Open
Houston Open
No.
49
Date
May 12, 1946
Tournament
Houston Open
Winning score
−10 (70-69-67-68=274)
Margin ofvictory
2 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Ben Hogan
Columbus Invitational
Columbus Invitational
No.
50
Date
Jul 7, 1946
Tournament
Columbus Invitational
Winning score
−12 (72-68-69-67=276)
Margin ofvictory
2 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Ed Oliver
Chicago Victory National Open (2)
Chicago Victory National Open (2)
No.
51
Date
Jul 21, 1946
Tournament
Chicago Victory National Open (2)
Winning score
−5 (73-69-69-68=279)
Margin ofvictory
2 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Jug McSpaden
Bing Crosby Pro-Am
Bing Crosby Pro-Am
No.
52
Date
Jan 14, 1951
Tournament
Bing Crosby Pro-Am
Winning score
−7 (71-67-71=209)
Margin ofvictory
3 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Cary Middlecoff
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin ofvictory
Runner(s)-up
1
Aug 10, 1935
New Jersey State Open
+4 (75-71-70-72=288)
3 strokes
Jack Forrester
2
May 23, 1936
Metropolitan Open
+3 (71-69-72-71=283)
2 strokes
Craig Wood
3
Apr 4, 1937
Masters Tournament
−5 (66-72-75-70=283)
2 strokes
Ralph Guldahl
4
Sep 28, 1937
Belmont International Open
5 and 4
Henry Picard
5
Feb 27, 1938
Thomasville Open
−8 (66-73-71-70=280)
4 strokes
Dick Metz
6
Mar 11, 1938
Hollywood Open
−9 (71-68-69-67=275)
1 stroke
Frank Moore, Horton Smith
7
Feb 5, 1939
Phoenix Open
−15 (68-65-65=198)
12 strokes
Ben Hogan
8
Mar 23, 1939
North and South Open
−8 (71-68-70-71=280)
2 strokes
Horton Smith
9
Jun 12, 1939
Open
+8 (72-73-71-68=284)
Playoff
Denny Shute, Craig Wood
10
Jul 23, 1939
Western Open
−2 (68-72-70-71=281)
1 stroke
Lloyd Mangrum
11
Feb 12, 1940
Texas Open
−13 (68-67-69-67=271)
Playoff
Ben Hogan
12
Sep 2, 1940
PGA Championship
1 up
Sam Snead
13
Dec 15, 1940
Miami Open
−9 (69-65-67-70=271)
1 stroke
Clayton Heafner
14
Mar 23, 1941
Greater Greensboro Open
−6 (72-64-70-70=276)
2 strokes
Vic Ghezzi
15
Sep 7, 1941
Tam O'Shanter National Open
−10 (67-69-72-70=278)
1 stroke
Leonard Dodson, Ben Hogan
16
Dec 14, 1941
Miami Open (2)
−11 (70-67-66-66=269)
5 strokes
Ben Hogan
17
Jan 18, 1942
Oakland Open
−6 (67-69-69-69=274)
5 strokes
Johnny Dawson (a)
18
Apr 13, 1942
Masters Tournament (2)
−8 (68-67-72-73=280)
Playoff
Ben Hogan
19
Jul 27, 1942
Tam O'Shanter National Open (2)
−8 (67-71-65-77=280)
Playoff
Clayton Heafner
20
Jan 17, 1944
San Francisco Victory Open
−13 (68-69-68-70=275)
6 strokes
Jug McSpaden
21
Apr 2, 1944
Knoxville War Bond Tournament
−10 (69-68-66-67=270)
1 stroke
Jug McSpaden
22
Jun 18, 1944
New York Red Cross Tournament
−13 (69-69-66-71=275)
4 strokes
Vic Ghezzi
23
Jul 9, 1944
Golden Valley Four-Ball(with Jug McSpaden)
+13 points
3 points
Bob Hamilton and Bill Kaiser
24
Aug 28, 1944
All American Open (3)
−8 (68-70-73-69=280)
5 strokes
Ed Dudley
25
Sep 4, 1944
Nashville Invitational
−15 (64-67-68-70=269)
1 stroke
Jug McSpaden
26
Sep 10, 1944
Texas Victory Open
−8 (69-69-70-68=276)
10 strokes
Jug McSpaden
27
Dec 4, 1944
San Francisco Open (2)
−7 (72-71-69-69=281)
1 stroke
Jim Ferrier
28
Jan 14, 1945
Phoenix Open (2)
−10 (68-65-72-69=274)
2 strokes
Denny Shute
29
Feb 4, 1945
Corpus Christi Open
−16 (66-63-65-70=264)
4 strokes
Jug McSpaden
30
Feb 13, 1945
New Orleans Open
−4 (70-70-73-71=284)
Playoff
Jug McSpaden
31
Mar 11, 1945
Miami International Four-Ball(with Jug McSpaden)
8 and 6
Sammy Byrd and Denny Shute
32
Mar 21, 1945
Charlotte Open
−16 (70-68-66-68=272)
Playoff
Sam Snead
33
Mar 25, 1945
Greater Greensboro Open (2)
−13 (70-67-68-66=271)
8 strokes
Sammy Byrd
34
Apr 1, 1945
Durham Open
−4 (71-69-71-65=276)
5 strokes
Toney Penna
35
Apr 8, 1945
Atlanta Open
−13 (64-69-65-65=263)
9 strokes
Sammy Byrd
36
Jun 10, 1945
Montreal Open
−20 (63-68-69-68=268)
10 strokes
Jug McSpaden
37
Jun 17, 1945
Philadelphia Inquirer Open
−11 (68-68-70-63=269)
2 strokes
Jug McSpaden
38
Jul 1, 1945
Chicago Victory National Open
−13 (69-68-68-70=275)
7 strokes
Ky Laffoon, Jug McSpaden
39
Jul 15, 1945
PGA Championship (2)
4 and 3
Sammy Byrd
40
Jul 30, 1945
All American Open (4)
−19 (66-68-68-67=269)
11 strokes
Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen
41
Aug 4, 1945
Canadian Open
E (68-72-72-68=280)
4 strokes
Herman Barron
42
Aug 26, 1945
Knoxville Invitational (2)
−12 (67-69-73-67=276)
10 strokes
Sammy Byrd
43
Sep 23, 1945
Esmeralda Open
−22 (66-66-70-64=266)
7 strokes
Jug McSpaden
44
Oct 14, 1945
Seattle Open
−21 (62-68-63-66=259)
13 strokes
Harry Givan (a), Jug McSpaden
45
Dec 16, 1945
Fort Worth Open
−11 (65-72-66-70=273)
8 strokes
Jimmy Demaret
46
Jan 7, 1946
Los Angeles Open
E (71-69-72-72=284)
5 strokes
Ben Hogan
47
Jan 13, 1946
San Francisco Open (3)
−1 (73-70-72-68=283)
9 strokes
Herman Barron
48
Feb 17, 1946
New Orleans Open (2)
−11 (73-69-69-66=277)
5 strokes
Ben Hogan
49
May 12, 1946
Houston Open
−10 (70-69-67-68=274)
2 strokes
Ben Hogan
· Professional wins (64) › PGA Tour wins (52)
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
No.
1
Year
1939
Tournament
U.S. Open
Opponent(s)
Denny Shute, Craig Wood
Result
Won second 18-hole playoff;Nelson: +1 (70),Wood: +4 (73)Level after first 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −1 (68),Wood: −1 (68),Shute: +7 (76)
Texas Open
Texas Open
No.
2
Year
1940
Tournament
Texas Open
Opponent(s)
Ben Hogan
Result
Won 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −1 (70),Hogan: E (71)
Florida West Coast Open
Florida West Coast Open
No.
3
Year
1941
Tournament
Florida West Coast Open
Opponent(s)
Horton Smith
Result
Lost 18-hole playoff;Smith: −3 (68),Nelson: −2 (69)
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
No.
4
Year
1942
Tournament
Masters Tournament
Opponent(s)
Ben Hogan
Result
Won 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −3 (69),Hogan: −2 (70)
Tam O'Shanter National Open
Tam O'Shanter National Open
No.
5
Year
1942
Tournament
Tam O'Shanter National Open
Opponent(s)
Clayton Heafner
Result
Won 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −5 (67),Heafner: −1 (71)
Phoenix Open
Phoenix Open
No.
6
Year
1944
Tournament
Phoenix Open
Opponent(s)
Jug McSpaden
Result
Lost 18-hole playoff;McSpaden: −1 (70),Nelson: +1 (72)
New Orleans Open
New Orleans Open
No.
7
Year
1945
Tournament
New Orleans Open
Opponent(s)
Jug McSpaden
Result
Won 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −7 (65),McSpaden: −2 (70)
Gulfport Open
Gulfport Open
No.
8
Year
1945
Tournament
Gulfport Open
Opponent(s)
Sam Snead
Result
Lost to par on first extra after 18-hole playoff;Snead: E (71),Nelson: E (71)
Charlotte Open
Charlotte Open
No.
9
Year
1945
Tournament
Charlotte Open
Opponent(s)
Sam Snead
Result
Won second 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −3 (69),Snead: +1 (73)Level after first 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −3 (69),Snead: −3 (69)
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
No.
10
Year
1946
Tournament
U.S. Open
Opponent(s)
Vic Ghezzi, Lloyd Mangrum
Result
Mangrum won second 18-hole playoff;Mangrum: E (72),Ghezzi: +1 (73),Nelson: +1 (73)Level after first 18-hole playoff;Ghezzi: E (72),Mangrum: E (72),Nelson: E (72)
No.
Year
Tournament
Opponent(s)
Result
1
1939
Open
Denny Shute, Craig Wood
Won second 18-hole playoff;Nelson: +1 (70),Wood: +4 (73)Level after first 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −1 (68),Wood: −1 (68),Shute: +7 (76)
2
1940
Texas Open
Ben Hogan
Won 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −1 (70),Hogan: E (71)
3
1941
Florida West Coast Open
Horton Smith
Lost 18-hole playoff;Smith: −3 (68),Nelson: −2 (69)
4
1942
Masters Tournament
Ben Hogan
Won 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −3 (69),Hogan: −2 (70)
5
1942
Tam O'Shanter National Open
Clayton Heafner
Won 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −5 (67),Heafner: −1 (71)
6
1944
Phoenix Open
Jug McSpaden
Lost 18-hole playoff;McSpaden: −1 (70),Nelson: +1 (72)
7
1945
New Orleans Open
Jug McSpaden
Won 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −7 (65),McSpaden: −2 (70)
8
1945
Gulfport Open
Sam Snead
Lost to par on first extra after 18-hole playoff;Snead: E (71),Nelson: E (71)
9
1945
Charlotte Open
Sam Snead
Won second 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −3 (69),Snead: +1 (73)Level after first 18-hole playoff;Nelson: −3 (69),Snead: −3 (69)
10
1946
Open
Vic Ghezzi, Lloyd Mangrum
Mangrum won second 18-hole playoff;Mangrum: E (72),Ghezzi: +1 (73),Nelson: +1 (73)Level after first 18-hole playoff;Ghezzi: E (72),Mangrum: E (72),Nelson: E (72)
· Major championships › Wins (5)
1937
1937
Year
1937
Championship
Masters Tournament
54 holes
4 shot deficit
Winning score
−5 (66-72-75-70=283)
Margin
2 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Ralph Guldahl
1939
1939
Year
1939
Championship
U.S. Open
54 holes
5 shot deficit
Winning score
+8 (72-73-71-68=284)
Margin
Playoff 1
Runner(s)-up
Denny Shute, Craig Wood
1940
1940
Year
1940
Championship
PGA Championship
54 holes
match play
Winning score
1 up
Margin
Sam Snead
1942
1942
Year
1942
Championship
Masters Tournament (2)
54 holes
2 shot lead
Winning score
−8 (68-67-72-73=280)
Margin
Playoff 2
Runner(s)-up
Ben Hogan
1945
1945
Year
1945
Championship
PGA Championship (2)
54 holes
match play
Winning score
4 & 3
Margin
Sammy Byrd
Year
Championship
54 holes
Winning score
Margin
Runner(s)-up
1937
Masters Tournament
4 shot deficit
−5 (66-72-75-70=283)
2 strokes
Ralph Guldahl
1939
Open
5 shot deficit
+8 (72-73-71-68=284)
Playoff 1
Denny Shute, Craig Wood
1940
PGA Championship
match play
1 up
Sam Snead
1942
Masters Tournament (2)
2 shot lead
−8 (68-67-72-73=280)
Playoff 2
Ben Hogan
1945
PGA Championship (2)
match play
4 & 3
Sammy Byrd
· Major championships › Results timeline
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
1935
T9
1936
T13
1937
1
1938
5
1939
7
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
1934
CUT
1935
T32
1936
CUT
1937
T20
1938
T5
1939
1
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
1937
5
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
1937
QF
1938
QF
1939
2
Tournament
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Masters Tournament
T9
T13
1
5
7
Open
CUT
T32
CUT
T20
T5
1
The Open Championship
5
PGA Championship
QF
QF
2
· Major championships › Results timeline
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
1940
3
1941
2
1942
1
1943
NT
1944
NT
1945
NT
1946
T7
1947
T2
1948
T8
1949
T8
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
1940
T5
1941
T17
1942
NT
1943
NT
1944
NT
1945
NT
1946
T2
1949
CUT
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
1940
NT
1941
NT
1942
NT
1943
NT
1944
NT
1945
NT
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
1940
1
1941
2
1942
SF
1943
NT
1944
2
1945
1
1946
QF
Tournament
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
Masters Tournament
3
2
1
NT
NT
NT
T7
T2
T8
T8
Open
T5
T17
NT
NT
NT
NT
T2
CUT
The Open Championship
NT
NT
NT
NT
NT
NT
PGA Championship
1
2
SF
NT
2
1
QF
· Major championships › Results timeline
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
1950
T4
1951
T8
1952
T24
1953
T29
1954
T12
1955
T10
1956
39
1957
T16
1958
T20
1959
WD
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
1955
T28
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
1955
T32
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
Tournament
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
Masters Tournament
T4
T8
T24
T29
T12
T10
39
T16
T20
WD
Open
T28
The Open Championship
T32
PGA Championship
· Major championships › Results timeline
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
1960
CUT
1961
T32
1962
T33
1963
CUT
1964
CUT
1965
T15
1966
CUT
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
Tournament
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
Masters Tournament
CUT
T32
T33
CUT
CUT
T15
CUT
Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
· Major championships › Summary
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
Wins
2
2nd
2
3rd
1
Top-5
7
Top-10
14
Top-25
20
Events
29
Cuts made
24
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
Wins
1
2nd
1
3rd
0
Top-5
4
Top-10
4
Top-25
6
Events
11
Cuts made
8
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Top-5
1
Top-10
1
Top-25
1
Events
2
Cuts made
2
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
Wins
2
2nd
3
3rd
1
Top-5
9
Top-10
9
Top-25
9
Events
9
Cuts made
9
Totals
Totals
Tournament
Totals
Wins
5
2nd
6
3rd
2
Top-5
21
Top-10
28
Top-25
36
Events
51
Cuts made
43
Tournament
Wins
2nd
3rd
Top-5
Top-10
Top-25
Events
Cuts made
Masters Tournament
2
2
1
7
14
20
29
24
Open
1
1
0
4
4
6
11
8
The Open Championship
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
PGA Championship
2
3
1
9
9
9
9
9
Totals
5
6
2
21
28
36
51
43

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