American golfer (1911–1987)
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)
Other wins
this list may be incomplete
Results in major championships
Note: Ransom never played in The Open Championship .
Top 10
Did not play
NT = no tournament
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
Summary
Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1941 U.S. Open – 1949 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 October 11, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2007 .
^ "Golf Major Championships" . Retrieved January 21, 2008 .
^ Davies, David (May 22, 2007). "Norman Von Nida" . The Guardian. Retrieved November 17, 2007 .
^ "Idylwild golf club" . Retrieved November 17, 2007 .