Henry Ransom Explained

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 De Vicenzo)
• 1955 Rubber City Open

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

• 1945 Long Island Open
• 1948 Illinois PGA Championship

Results in major championships

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

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

Note: Ransom never played in The Open Championship.
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

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2
	0	0	0	1	1	4	12	7
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	0	0	0	2	4	8	12	12
Totals	0	0	0	3	5	14	29	21

• Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1941 U.S. Open – 1949 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

Notes and References

1. Book: Elliott . Len . Barbara . Kelly . Who's Who in Golf . 1976 . Arlington House . New Rochelle, New York . 0-87000-225-2 . 157–8 . registration .
2. Web site: Today in Golf History: February 25 . Golfonline . 2007-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011123758/http://www.golfonline.com/golfonline/features/history/article/0%2C17742%2C467957%2C00.html . 2007-10-11 . dead .
3. Web site: Golf Major Championships . 2008-01-21.
4. Web site: Norman Von Nida . Davies, David . The Guardian . May 22, 2007 . 2007-11-17.
5. Web site: Idylwild golf club . 2007-11-17.