Vic Ghezzi

Vic Ghezzi
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Victor J. Ghezzi
Born	(1910-10-19)October 19, 1910 Rumson, New Jersey
Died	May 30, 1976(1976-05-30) (aged 65) Miami Beach, Florida
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1932
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	17
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	11
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T6: 1941
U.S. Open	T2: 1946
The Open Championship	T18: 1947
PGA Championship	Won: 1941

Victor J. Ghezzi (October 19, 1910 – May 30, 1976) was an American professional golfer. (Birth year sometimes listed as 1911 or 1912)

Born in Rumson, New Jersey,^[1] Ghezzi won 11 times on the PGA Tour, including one major title, the 1941 PGA Championship, where he defeated Byron Nelson in 38 holes in the finals.^[2]^[3]^[4] He was selected for three Ryder Cup teams, 1939, 1941, and 1943, but each was canceled due to World War II. During the war, Ghezzi enlisted in the U.S. Army and began his training in early 1942.^[5]^[6]

At the U.S. Open in 1946, he was in an 18-hole Sunday morning playoff with Lloyd Mangrum and Nelson. It ended in a three-way tie, forcing another 18 holes. Mangrum won that afternoon round by a single stroke over both Ghezzi and Nelson.^[7]

Ghezzi was elected to the PGA of America's hall of fame in 1965.^[8] He died of cancer at age 65 the Miami Heart Institute in Miami Beach, Florida.^[9]^[10]

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (11)

1935 (2) Los Angeles Open,^[11] Calvert Open
1936 (2) Hollywood Open, New Jersey PGA Championship
1937 (1) Lake Placid Open
1938 (3) North and South Open,^[12] Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Sam Snead),^[13] Hershey Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)^[14]
1941 (1) PGA Championship^[2]^[3]
1947 (1) Greater Greensboro Open^[15]
1948 (1) Dapper Dan-Alcoma Tournament^[16]

Major championship is shown on bold.

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1941	PGA Championship	38 holes	Byron Nelson

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

Results timeline

Tournament	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	T25	8	T15	T8	T10	T12
U.S. Open	T45	DNP	CUT	20	T18	T20	T11	T29
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R32	R32	R16	R32	R16	R16	DNP	R32

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	T39	T6	DNP	NT	NT	NT	T12	21	T18	T35
U.S. Open	15	19	NT	NT	NT	NT	T2	T6	T14	T37
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	T18	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R32	1	R32	NT	DNP	QF	R32	SF	R64	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	T14	WD	T30	WD	T29	T53	T29	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	T38
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R64	R16	R16	R64	DNP	R32	R128	R64	T56	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	T57	CUT	WD	T49	WD	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	WD	DNP	DNP	WD

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, 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	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	4	11	25	17
U.S. Open	0	1	0	1	2	9	19	13
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
PGA Championship	1	0	1	3	8	16	31	24
Totals	1	1	1	4	14	37	76	55

Most consecutive cuts made – 36 (1934 PGA – 1950 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1936 PGA – 1937 PGA)

References

↑ Van Anda, Robert H. (2015). "Legendary locals of Rumson, New Jersey". Arcadia Publishing. p. 100.
1 2 "Vic Ghezzi Wins PGA Title Dethroning Champion Byron Nelson In 38 Holes". The Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. July 14, 1941. p. 6.
1 2 Kelly, Loudon (July 14, 1941). "Vic Ghezzi stages brilliant rally to trim Nelson on 38th hole in P.G.A. final". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. 9.
↑ Nelson, Byron (July 16, 1946). "Vic Ghezzi playing most consistent golf of his career". Pittsburgh Press. p. 23.
↑ "Vic Ghezzi ready, willing to serve". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. December 15, 1941. p. 6, part 2.
↑ "Vic Ghezzi in Army". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. January 20, 1942. p. 14.
↑ Sixty, Billy (June 17, 1946). "Mangrum wins Open title in a playoff in heavy storm". Milwaukee Journal. p. 4-part 2.
↑ "Vic Ghezzi picked to golf hall of fame". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 16, 1965. p. 13.
↑ "Golf hall-of-famer dies Sunday". Boca Raton News. Florida. June 1, 1976. p. 3.
↑ "Vic Ghezzi, Golfer, Dead at 65". New York Times. June 1, 1976. Retrieved February 14, 2011. Mr Ghezzi, who was born in Rumson, N.J., was a professional golfer for 25 years before retiring in 1960 to the Bal Harbour section of Miami Beach...
↑ "Revolta loses to Vic Ghezzi in golf finals". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. January 16, 1935. p. 4-part 2.
↑ "Vic Ghezzi scores win at Pinehurst". Palm Beach Post. Associated Press. March 26, 1938. p. 8.
↑ "Vic Ghezzi blasts jealousy of New Jersey pro golfers". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. May 30, 1938. p. 11.
↑ "Vic Ghezzi, Hogan win". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. September 5, 1938. p. 13.
↑ "Vic Ghezzi winner in Greensboro Open". Lewiston (ME) Daily Sun. AP. March 24, 1947. p. 9.
↑ "Vic Ghezzi wins Dapper Dan golf by six strokes". News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Associated Press. July 19, 1948. p. 7.

External links

New York Historical Society: sports Vic Ghezzi
PGA of America: Golf Professional Hall of Fame member profiles
New Jersey State Golf Association When Deal's Ghezzi beat Nelson in playoff for PGA title
Vic Ghezzi at Find a Grave

PGA Championship champions

Match play era	1916 Jim Barnes 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Gene Sarazen 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Walter Hagen 1926 Walter Hagen 1927 Walter Hagen 1928 Leo Diegel 1929 Leo Diegel 1930 Tommy Armour 1931 Tom Creavy 1932 Olin Dutra 1933 Gene Sarazen 1934 Paul Runyan 1935 Johnny Revolta 1936 Denny Shute 1937 Denny Shute 1938 Paul Runyan 1939 Henry Picard 1940 Byron Nelson 1941 Vic Ghezzi 1942 Sam Snead 1943 Cancelled due to World War II 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson 1946 Ben Hogan 1947 Jim Ferrier 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Chandler Harper 1951 Sam Snead 1952 Jim Turnesa 1953 Walter Burkemo 1954 Chick Harbert 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. 1957 Lionel Hebert

Stroke play era	1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Bob Rosburg 1960 Jay Hebert 1961 Jerry Barber† 1962 Gary Player 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964‡ Bobby Nichols 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Al Geiberger 1967 Don January† 1968 Julius Boros 1969‡ Raymond Floyd 1970 Dave Stockton 1971 Jack Nicklaus 1972 Gary Player 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Lee Trevino 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Dave Stockton 1977 Lanny Wadkins† 1978 John Mahaffey† 1979 David Graham† 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 Larry Nelson 1982‡ Raymond Floyd 1983‡ Hal Sutton 1984 Lee Trevino 1985 Hubert Green 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Larry Nelson† 1988 Jeff Sluman 1989 Payne Stewart 1990 Wayne Grady 1991 John Daly 1992 Nick Price 1993 Paul Azinger† 1994 Nick Price 1995 Steve Elkington† 1996 Mark Brooks† 1997 Davis Love III 1998 Vijay Singh 1999 Tiger Woods 2000‡ Tiger Woods† 2001 David Toms 2002 Rich Beem 2003 Shaun Micheel 2004 Vijay Singh† 2005 Phil Mickelson 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Y. E. Yang 2010 Martin Kaymer† 2011 Keegan Bradley† 2012 Rory McIlroy 2013 Jason Dufner 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Jason Day 2016 Jimmy Walker

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

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