Lew Worsham

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Lew Worsham on the cover of the July 1947 issue of Golfing magazine.
Lew Worsham on the cover of the July 1947 issue of Golfing magazine.

Lewis Elmer "Lew" Worsham, Jr. (October 5, 1917 – October 19, 1990) was an American golfer. He was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and died in Poquoson, Virginia.

In 1947 he won the U.S. Open by defeating Sam Snead in a playoff. This was the first U.S. Open to be televised locally and the winner's prize was $2,000. 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, the Tam O'Shanter World Championship of Golf which was televised by ABC.

Worsham made his only Ryder Cup appearance in 1947, winning both of his matches.

[edit] PGA Tour wins

this list is incomplete

Major championship is shown in bold.

[edit] Other wins

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1938 1939
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open WD DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
The Masters DNP DNP DNP NT NT NT DNP T34 T30 6
U.S. Open CUT CUT NT NT NT NT T22 1 6 T27
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP NT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Masters T42 T3 T7 T44 T12 T49 T34 CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT T14 T7 CUT T23 CUT CUT T38 T45 DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963
The Masters 44 T22 T29 DNP
U.S. Open DNP CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP T37 CUT CUT

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

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