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Gene Sarazen

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Gene Sarazen

Gene Sarazen (; born Eugenio Saraceni, February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships. He is one of six players (along with Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Rory McIlroy) to win each of the four majors at least once, now known as the Career Grand Slam: U.S. Open (1922, 1932), PGA Championship (1922, 1923, 1933), The Open Championship (1932), and Masters Tournament (1935).

Infobox

Full name
Eugenio Saraceni
Nickname
The Squire
Born
(1902-02-27)February 27, 1902Harrison, New York, U.S.
Died
May 13, 1999(1999-05-13) (aged 97)Naples, Florida, U.S.
Height
mw- 5 ft 5 1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Weight
162 lb (73 kg; 11.6 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Residence
Brookfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Spouse
Mary Sarazen(m. 1924–86, her death)
Children
2
Turned professional
1920
Former tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins
48
PGA Tour
38
Other
10
Masters Tournament
Won: 1935
PGA Championship
Won: 1922, 1923, 1933
U.S. Open
Won: 1922, 1932
The Open Championship
Won: 1932
World Golf Hall of Fame
1974 (member page)
PGA Tour LifetimeAchievement Award
1996
Bob Jones Award
1992
Associated PressMale Athlete of the Year
1932

Tables

· Major championships › Wins (7)
1922
1922
Year
1922
Championship
U.S. Open
54 holes
4 shot deficit
Winning score
+8 (72-73-75-68=288)
Margin
1 stroke
Runner(s)-up
Bobby Jones
1922
1922
Year
1922
Championship
PGA Championship
54 holes
n/a
Winning score
4 & 3
Margin
Emmet French
1923
1923
Year
1923
Championship
PGA Championship (2)
54 holes
n/a
Winning score
38 holes
Margin
Walter Hagen
1932
1932
Year
1932
Championship
U.S. Open (2)
54 holes
1 shot deficit
Winning score
+6 (74-76-70-66=286)
Margin
3 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Bobby Cruickshank, Philip Perkins
1932
1932
Year
1932
Championship
The Open Championship
54 holes
4 shot lead
Winning score
−5 (70-69-70-74=283)
Margin
5 strokes
Runner(s)-up
Macdonald Smith
1933
1933
Year
1933
Championship
PGA Championship (3)
54 holes
n/a
Winning score
5 & 4
Margin
Willie Goggin
1935
1935
Year
1935
Championship
Masters Tournament
54 holes
3 shot deficit
Winning score
−6 (68-71-73-70=282)
Margin
Playoff 1
Runner(s)-up
Craig Wood
Year
Championship
54 holes
Winning score
Margin
Runner(s)-up
1922
Open
4 shot deficit
+8 (72-73-75-68=288)
1 stroke
Bobby Jones
1922
PGA Championship
n/a
4 & 3
Emmet French
1923
PGA Championship (2)
n/a
38 holes
Walter Hagen
1932
Open (2)
1 shot deficit
+6 (74-76-70-66=286)
3 strokes
Bobby Cruickshank, Philip Perkins
1932
The Open Championship
4 shot lead
−5 (70-69-70-74=283)
5 strokes
Macdonald Smith
1933
PGA Championship (3)
n/a
5 & 4
Willie Goggin
1935
Masters Tournament
3 shot deficit
−6 (68-71-73-70=282)
Playoff 1
Craig Wood
· Major championships › Results timeline
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
1920
T30
1921
17
1922
1
1923
T16
1924
T17
1925
T5
1926
T3
1927
3
1928
T6
1929
T3
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
1924
T41
1928
2
1929
T8
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
1921
QF
1922
1
1923
1
1924
R16
1925
R32
1926
R16
1927
QF
1928
SF
1929
QF
Tournament
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
Open
T30
17
1
T16
T17
T5
T3
3
T6
T3
The Open Championship
T41
2
T8
PGA Championship
QF
1
1
R16
R32
R16
QF
SF
QF
· Major championships › Results timeline
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
1930
NYF
1931
NYF
1932
NYF
1933
NYF
1935
1
1936
3
1937
T24
1938
T13
1939
5
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
1930
T28
1931
T4
1932
1
1933
T26
1934
2
1935
T6
1936
T28
1937
T10
1938
10
1939
T47
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
1931
T3
1932
1
1933
T3
1934
T21
1936
T5
1937
CUT
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
1930
2
1931
SF
1932
DNQ
1933
1
1934
R16
1935
R32
1936
R64
1937
R32
1938
QF
1939
R64
Tournament
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Masters Tournament
NYF
NYF
NYF
NYF
1
3
T24
T13
5
Open
T28
T4
1
T26
2
T6
T28
T10
10
T47
The Open Championship
T3
1
T3
T21
T5
CUT
PGA Championship
2
SF
DNQ
1
R16
R32
R64
R32
QF
R64
· Major championships › Results timeline
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
1940
T21
1941
T19
1942
T28
1943
NT
1944
NT
1945
NT
1947
T26
1948
T23
1949
T39
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
1940
2
1941
T7
1942
NT
1943
NT
1944
NT
1945
NT
1946
CUT
1947
T39
1948
CUT
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
QF
1941
SF
1943
NT
1945
R64
1947
R16
1948
R16
1949
R32
Tournament
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
Masters Tournament
T21
T19
T28
NT
NT
NT
T26
T23
T39
Open
2
T7
NT
NT
NT
NT
CUT
T39
CUT
CUT
The Open Championship
NT
NT
NT
NT
NT
NT
PGA Championship
QF
SF
NT
R64
R16
R16
R32
· Major championships › Results timeline
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
1950
T10
1951
T12
1952
WD
1953
T38
1954
T53
1955
WD
1956
T49
1957
CUT
1958
CUT
1959
CUT
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
1950
T38
1951
T35
1952
T33
1953
CUT
1954
WD
1957
CUT
1958
CUT
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
1952
T17
1954
T17
1956
WD
1958
T16
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
1951
R64
1955
R64
1956
R16
1958
CUT
1959
WD
Tournament
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
Masters Tournament
T10
T12
WD
T38
T53
WD
T49
CUT
CUT
CUT
Open
T38
T35
T33
CUT
WD
CUT
CUT
The Open Championship
T17
T17
WD
T16
PGA Championship
R64
R64
R16
CUT
WD
· Major championships › Results timeline
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
1960
CUT
1961
CUT
1962
WD
1963
49
1964
WD
1965
CUT
1966
CUT
1967
WD
1969
CUT
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
1960
WD
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
Tournament
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
Masters Tournament
CUT
CUT
WD
49
WD
CUT
CUT
WD
CUT
Open
The Open Championship
WD
PGA Championship
· Major championships › Results timeline
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
1970
CUT
1971
CUT
1972
CUT
1973
CUT
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
1970
CUT
1973
CUT
1976
WD
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
1971
CUT
1972
WD
Tournament
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
Masters Tournament
CUT
CUT
CUT
CUT
Open
The Open Championship
CUT
CUT
WD
PGA Championship
CUT
WD
· Major championships › Summary
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
Wins
1
2nd
0
3rd
1
Top-5
3
Top-10
4
Top-25
10
Events
34
Cuts made
17
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
Wins
2
2nd
2
3rd
3
Top-5
9
Top-10
14
Top-25
17
Events
33
Cuts made
26
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
Wins
1
2nd
1
3rd
2
Top-5
5
Top-10
6
Top-25
10
Events
17
Cuts made
11
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
Wins
3
2nd
1
3rd
3
Top-5
12
Top-10
18
Top-25
22
Events
31
Cuts made
27
Totals
Totals
Tournament
Totals
Wins
7
2nd
4
3rd
9
Top-5
29
Top-10
42
Top-25
59
Events
115
Cuts made
81
Tournament
Wins
2nd
3rd
Top-5
Top-10
Top-25
Events
Cuts made
Masters Tournament
1
0
1
3
4
10
34
17
Open
2
2
3
9
14
17
33
26
The Open Championship
1
1
2
5
6
10
17
11
PGA Championship
3
1
3
12
18
22
31
27
Totals
7
4
9
29
42
59
115
81

References

  1. Asked how to say his name, he told the Literary Digest "Veteran Gene Sarazen/ Aims to play par again". (Charles Earle Fu
  2. Cape Gazette
    https://www.capegazette.com/article/mr-sand-wedge-eugenio-saraceni/185318
  3. "1932 Gene Sarazen"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20131016164928/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx
  4. New York Times
    https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03E0DB1E3FF937A25756C0A96F958260
  5. South Atlantic Quarterly
    https://www.orinstarn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/StarnCadddyingforDalai.pdf
  6. Somers, Robert (1987) The U.S. Open Golf's Ultimate Challenge. Atheneum. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0689115253.
  7. Sarazen, Gene (1950) Thirty Years of Championship Golf. pp. 80–81, 87
  8. Gettin' to the Dance Floor
  9. Davies' Dictionary of Golfing Terms, 1980, p. 147
  10. Chicago Daily Tribune
    http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1955/04/07/page/85/article/golf-masters-tee-off-today
  11. masters.com
    https://www.masters.com/en_US/watch/2011-03-03/012ef80c0a3000000029.html?promo=sitesearch
  12. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2looAAAAIBAJ&pg=5307%2C3755459
  13. Who's Who in Golf
    https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/168
  14. The Daily Argus
  15. Golf Magazine
    https://www.golf.com/equipment/mary-ann-sarazen-dad-didnt-invent-sand-wedge-he-modernized-it
  16. "Sarazen Student Union Naming Opportunities"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070704173557/http://lw.siena.edu/campaign/SarazenNamingOpps.asp
  17. Naples Daily News
    https://www.naplesnews.com/news/1999/may/15/golf-ken-venturi-remembers-gene-sarazen-dear-frien/?print=1
  18. Newspapers.com
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/316311231/
  19. Golf Digest
  20. "15 Greatest golfers of all time"
    https://www.pga.com/news/golf-buzz/10-greatest-golfers-all-time
  21. The History of the PGA TOUR
    https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/266
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