Henry Ransom
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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 | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Henry B. Ransom |
Born | (1911-02-25)February 25, 1911 Houston, Texas |
Died | December 21, 1987(1987-12-21) (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]