Henry B. Ransom (February 25, 1911 – December 21, 1987) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s.
| Henry Ransom | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ransom in 1951 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Henry B. Ransom |
| Born | February 25, 1911 Houston, Texas |
| Died | December 21, 1987 (aged 76) |
| Height | 5 ft 10.25 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)[1] |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1933 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 7+ |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T21: 1957 |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1953, 1956 |
| U.S. Open | T5: 1950 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Ransom was born in Houston, Texas.[1] He turned professional in 1933.[1] He won five PGA Tour events during his career, and was a member of the 1951 Ryder Cup team.[2] His best finishes in the major championships were a T-5 at the 1950 U.S. Open[3] and at the 1953 and 1956 PGA Championships (lost in quarter-finals of match play).
At a tournament in Texas in 1948, Ransom was involved in a fist-fight with one of his playing partners, the diminutive, short-tempered Australian Norman Von Nida that resulted in police having to pull them apart.[4]
Ransom was forced off the tour in the late 1950s because of an allergy to grass.[2] After retiring as a tour player, he coached the Texas A&M University golf team from 1959 to 1973, winning six Southwest Conference titles. He was also a golf course architect; his designs included Idylwild Golf Club in Sour Lake, Texas.[5]
Professional wins
editPGA Tour wins (5)
edit- 1946 St. Paul Open
- 1949 Wilmington Open
- 1950 World Championship of Golf
- 1951 Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Roberto De Vicenzo)
- 1955 Rubber City Open
Other wins
editthis list may be incomplete
- 1945 Long Island Open
- 1948 Illinois PGA Championship
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | WD | NT | NT | NT | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T13 | NT | NT | NT | NT | T22 | T29 | ||||
| PGA Championship | R64 | R64 | NT | R32 | R32 | R16 | R32 |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | WD | T25 | T21 | CUT | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T5 | T16 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T28 | T43 | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship | R64 | R64 | QF | R32 | QF | R16 |
Note: Ransom never played in The Open Championship.
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 21 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1941 U.S. Open – 1949 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)
References
edit- ^ a b c d Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 157–8. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
- ^ a b "Today in Golf History: February 25". Golfonline. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2007.
- ^ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved January 21, 2008.
- ^ Davies, David (May 22, 2007). "Norman Von Nida". The Guardian. Retrieved November 17, 2007.
- ^ "Idylwild golf club". Retrieved November 17, 2007.
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