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John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead , were born within seven months of each other in 1912.
The Byron Nelson is a golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, currently hosted by TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, northeast of Dallas.Held in May, it is one of two PGA Tour stops in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex – which until the 2020-21 PGA Tour, was the only metropolitan area to host two events on separate courses in the area (Las Vegas and Savannah have since hosted two events on two ...
Shell's Wonderful World of Golf was a televised series of golf matches which began in the 1960s. [1] [2] The program was sponsored by Shell Oil.It was a part of the tradition of "challenge matches" between pairs of professional golfers, which were the earliest form of professional golf competition, but have now been almost entirely replaced by large field tournaments.
1945. Byron Nelson wins 18 tournaments in a calendar year to set an all-time PGA Tour record-including a record 11 in a row and a record 19 consecutive rounds under 70. His total prize earnings during his 11-win streak, $30,000, is less than last place money for the PGA Tour Championship by 1992.
Byron Nelson was the head professional at Inverness Club from 1940 to 1944. He considered Inverness his home course and credits his time there for his record breaking performance, winning 18 of 35 PGA tournaments including 11 in a row, in 1945. Lloyd Gullickson became the head
Byron Nelson (1968) Merlin Olsen; Peter Oosterhuis (1997–2014) Bud Palmer; Jerry Pate (1996–1998) Billy Joe Patton; Jay Randolph (1968) Clifford Roberts; Chris Schenkel (1958–1965) Ray Scott (1969-1974) Vin Scully (1975–1982) Pat Summerall (1968–1994) Ken Venturi (1967–2002) Lanny Wadkins (2002–2006) Tom Weiskopf (1985–1995 ...
The 1942 Masters Tournament was the ninth Masters Tournament, held April 9–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.. Byron Nelson, the 1937 champion, won an 18-hole playoff by one stroke over runner-up Ben Hogan.
The 1937 Masters Tournament was the fourth Masters Tournament, held April 1–4 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.. Opening with a six-under 66, [2] Byron Nelson led after the first and second rounds, [3] but a 75 on Saturday dropped him four strokes back, in a tie for third. [4]