Lew Worsham

Lew Worsham
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Lewis Elmer Worsham, Jr.
Born	(1917-10-05)October 5, 1917 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Died	October 19, 1990(1990-10-19) (aged 73) Poquoson, Virginia
Nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1935
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	12
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	6
Other	6
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	6th: 1949
U.S. Open	Won: 1947
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T5: 1947, 1955
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour leading money winner	1953

Lewis Elmer Worsham, Jr. (October 5, 1917 – October 19, 1990) was an American professional golfer.

Worsham was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In 1947, he won the U.S. Open by defeating Sam Snead in an 18-hole playoff at the St. Louis Country Club in Clayton, Missouri after the two men had finished tied at 282 in regulation.^[1] This was the first U.S. Open to be televised locally and the winner's prize was $2,000. In July 1947, he appeared on the cover of Golfing magazine. In 1953, he topped the PGA Tour money list with winnings of US$34,002. That same year he won the first golf tournament to be broadcast nationally in the United States and golf's first $100,000 tournament, the Tam O'Shanter World Championship of Golf, in spectacular fashion. He holed out a wedge from 104 yards for an eagle-2 to win over Chandler Harper by one shot.^[1]^[2] The event was televised by ABC.

Worsham made his only Ryder Cup appearance in 1947, winning both of his matches. Like most golfers of his generation, he earned his living primarily as a club professional. His employer was the Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[3] He died in Poquoson, Virginia at age 73.^[1]

Worsham was honored as the "Sportsperson of the Year" for 1953 by Pittsburgh's Dapper Dan Charities.

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (6)

1946 Atlanta Invitational
1947 U.S. Open, Denver Open
1951 Phoenix Open
1953 Jacksonville Open, World Championship of Golf

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins (6)

1942 Middle Atlantic PGA Championship
1945 Maryland Open
1946 Middle Atlantic PGA Championship
1947 Middle Atlantic PGA Championship
1952 Miami Beach International Four-Ball (with Ted Kroll)
1961 Tri-State PGA Championship

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1947	U.S. Open	1 shot lead	–2 (70-70-71-71=282)	Playoff ¹	Sam Snead

¹ Defeated Snead in an 18-hole playoff - Worsham 69 (–2), Snead 70 (–1).^[4]

Results timeline

Tournament	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	WD	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	DNP	T34	T30	6
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	NT	NT	NT	NT	T22	1	6	T27
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	R32	QF	R16	R16

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	T42	T3	T7	T44	T12	T49	T34	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	T14	T7	CUT	T23	CUT	CUT	T38	T45	DNP
PGA Championship	R32	R32	R32	R64	DNP	QF	R16	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963
Masters Tournament	44	T22	T29	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	T37	CUT	CUT

Note: Worsham never played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
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
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	1	3	5	16	13
U.S. Open	1	0	1	3	6	17	9
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	0	0	2	5	9	11	11
Totals	1	1	4	11	20	44	33

Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (1946 U.S. Open – 1950 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1948 U.S. Open – 1949 Masters)

References

1 2 3 "Lew Worsham; Golfer, 73". The New York Times. October 22, 1990. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
↑ "Tam O'Shanter Golf Course". Retrieved February 23, 2011.
↑ Diaz, Jaime. "Head Pro". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
↑ Lew Worsham Downs Snead by stroke for Open Crown

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth 2016 Dustin Johnson

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

United States Ryder Cup team – 1947

Herman Barron Jimmy Demaret E. J. Harrison Herman Keiser Lloyd Mangrum Byron Nelson Ed Oliver Sam Snead Lew Worsham Ben Hogan (playing captain)

Won: 11 – 1

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