Lloyd Mangrum

Lloyd Mangrum
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Lloyd Eugene Mangrum
Nickname	Mr. Icicle
Born	(1914-08-01)August 1, 1914 Trenton, Texas
Died	November 17, 1973(1973-11-17) (aged 59) Apple Valley, California
Nationality	United States
Career
College	None
Turned professional	1929
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	42
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	36
Best results in major championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	2nd/T2: 1940, 1949
U.S. Open	Won: 1946
The Open Championship	T24: 1953
PGA Championship	T3: 1941, 1949
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	1998 (member page)
PGA Tour leading money winner	1951
Vardon Trophy	1951, 1953

Lloyd Eugene Mangrum (August 1, 1914 – November 17, 1973) was an American professional golfer. He was known for his smooth swing and his relaxed demeanour on the course, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Icicle".^[1]

Mangrum was born in Trenton, Texas. He became a professional golfer at age fifteen, working as an assistant to his brother Ray, the head professional at Cliff-Dale Country Club in Dallas. He joined the PGA Tour in 1937 and went on to win 36 events on the Tour. He might have won more if his career had not been interrupted by service in World War II. While serving in the U.S. Army and training for the D-Day landings, Mangrum was offered the professional's job at the Fort Meade golf course in Maryland, which would have kept him out of combat, but he declined. He won two Purple Hearts and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. His best years on tour came after the war: he led the PGA Tour money list in 1951 and won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average on the tour in 1951 and 1953.

Mangrum's only major championship win came at the 1946 U.S. Open, though he was runner-up in four majors and third in five more. He lost two U.S. Open playoff, in 1940 and 1950. He finished in the top ten at the Masters Tournament ten consecutive years. In 1940 he shot a tournament record 64 in the opening round, a record that stood for 46 years, until Nick Price shot a 63 in third round in 1986.

Mangrum played on four Ryder Cup teams in 1947, 1949, 1951, and 1953. On the last occasion, he was a playing captain. He had a record of six wins, two losses, and no ties (.750), including three wins, one loss, and no ties (.750) in singles matches.

Mangrum died at age 59 in Apple Valley, California in 1973. The cause of death was a heart attack, the 12th he had suffered. Mangrum was called "the forgotten man of golf" by sportswriter Jim Murray. Even though only 11 men have won more PGA Tour events, his reputation has been overshadowed by the other stars of his era who lived long, extraordinary lives such as Sam Snead; and fellow Texans Ben Hogan, Jimmy Demaret, and Byron Nelson.^[2] At the 1996 Masters, Nelson conducted a test. "I asked three young pros if they ever heard of Lloyd Mangrum, and they never had." Nelson commented, "Lloyd's the best player who's been forgotten since I've been playing golf." A quarter century after his death, Mangrum was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1998.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (36)

1940 (1) Thomasville Open
1941 (1) Atlantic City Open
1942 (3) New Orleans Open, Seminole Victory Golf Tournament, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Lawson Little)
1946 (1) U.S. Open
1947 (2) National Capital Open, Albuquerque Open
1948 (7) Bing Crosby Pro-Am, Lower Rio Grande Open, Greater Greensboro Open, Zooligans' Open, All American Open, World Championship of Golf, Utah Open
1949 (4) Los Angeles Open, Tucson Open, Motor City Open (co-winner with Cary Middlecoff), All American Open
1950 (5) Fort Wayne Open, Motor City Open, Eastern Open, Kansas City Open, Palm Beach Round Robin
1951 (4) Los Angeles Open, Tucson Open, Wilmington Azalea Open, St. Paul Open
1952 (2) Phoenix Open, Western Open
1953 (4) Los Angeles Open, Bing Crosby Pro-Am Invitational, Phoenix Open, All American Open
1954 (1) Western Open
1956 (1) Los Angeles Open

Major championship is shown in bold.

Source:^[3]

Other wins (6)

1938 Pennsylvania Open Championship
1946 Argentine Open
1952 California State Open, Philippine Open
Adelaide (Australia), Ampol (Australia)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1946	U.S. Open	1 shot deficit	−4 (74-70-68-72=284)	Playoff ¹	Vic Ghezzi, Byron Nelson

¹ Defeated Gezzi and Nelson in a playoff. All three shot 72 (E) in first 18-hole playoff. Second 18-hole playoff: Mangum 72=144 (E), Ghezzi 73=145 (+1), Nelson 73=145 (+1).

Results timeline

Tournament	1937	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T56
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	2	T9	DNP	NT	NT	NT	T16	T8	T4	T2
U.S. Open	T5	T10	NT	NT	NT	NT	1	T23	T21	T14
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	SF	R16	NT	DNP	DNP	R64	QF	R32	SF

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	6	T3	6	3	T4	7	T4	T28	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	2	T4	T10	3	T3	DNP	DNP	CUT	T37	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T24	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	QF	R16	R32	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962
Masters Tournament	43	CUT	T33
U.S. Open	T23	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
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
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	2	2	7	12	13	19	16
U.S. Open	1	1	2	6	8	12	16	14
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
PGA Championship	0	0	2	4	6	8	9	9
Totals	1	3	6	17	26	34	45	40

Most consecutive cuts made – 36 (1939 U.S. Open – 1957 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 8 (1950 Masters – 1952 U.S. Open)

References

↑ Glick, Shav (June 18, 1998). "Cool Customer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
↑ Kelley, Brent. "Lloyd Mangrum". About.com.
↑ Barkow, Al (1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Doubleday. p. 264. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.

External links

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

Lloyd Mangrum in the Ryder Cup

United States Ryder Cup captains

United States Ryder Cup team – 1947

Herman Barron Jimmy Demaret E. J. Harrison Herman Keiser Lloyd Mangrum Byron Nelson Ed Oliver Sam Snead Lew Worsham Ben Hogan (playing captain)

Won: 11 – 1

United States Ryder Cup team – 1949

Skip Alexander Jimmy Demaret Bob Hamilton Chick Harbert E. J. Harrison Clayton Heafner Lloyd Mangrum Johnny Palmer Sam Snead Ben Hogan (non-playing captain)

Won: 7 – 5

United States Ryder Cup team – 1951

Skip Alexander Jack Burke, Jr. Jimmy Demaret E. J. Harrison Clayton Heafner Ben Hogan Ed Oliver Lloyd Mangrum Henry Ransom Sam Snead (playing captain)

Won: 9.5 – 2.5

United States Ryder Cup team – 1953

Jack Burke, Jr. Walter Burkemo Dave Douglas Fred Haas Ted Kroll Cary Middlecoff Ed Oliver Sam Snead Jim Turnesa Lloyd Mangrum (playing captain)

Won: 6.5 – 5.5

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