Henry Ransom

Henry Ransom
Henry Ransom
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)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1933
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T21: 1957
PGA Championship	T5: 1953, 1956
U.S. Open	T5: 1950
The Open Championship	DNP

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.

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

PGA Tour wins (5)

1946 St. Paul Open
1949 Wilmington Open
1950 World Championship of Golf
1951 Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Roberto DeVicenzo)
1955 Rubber City Open

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

1948 Illinois PGA Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	WD	DNP	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	CUT	DNP	T13	NT	NT	NT	NT	T22	T29	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R64	DNP	DNP	R64	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	R32	R32	R16	R32

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961
Masters Tournament	DNP	T25	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T21	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T5	T16	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	T28	T43	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	R64	R64	QF	R32	DNP	QF	R16	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Note: Ransom 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
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	2	4	2
U.S. Open	1	1	4	12	7
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	2	4	8	12	12
Totals	3	5	14	28	21

Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (1941 U.S. Open – 1951 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

References

^ ^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 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
^ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved 2008-01-21.
^ Davies, David (May 22, 2007). "Norman Von Nida". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
^ "Idylwild golf club". Retrieved 2007-11-17.

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[who-1] Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 157–8. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.

[ghx225-2] "Today in Golf History: February 25". Golfonline. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-11-17.

[3] "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved 2008-01-21.

[4] Davies, David (May 22, 2007). "Norman Von Nida". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-11-17.

[5] "Idylwild golf club". Retrieved 2007-11-17.

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