Information about Gene Sarazen

Gene Sarazen
Personal Information
BirthFebruary 27, 1902
Harrison, New York, U.S.
DeathMay 13, 1999 (age 97)
Marco Island, Florida, U.S.
Nationality United States
CollegeNone
Career
Professional wins41 (PGA Tour: 39, PGA Seniors Tour: 2)
Major Championship Wins (7)
MastersWon (1) 1935
U.S. OpenWon (2) 1922, 1932
British OpenWon (1) 1932
PGA ChampionshipWon (3) 1922, 1923, 1933
Awards
World Golf Hall of Fame1974
Associated Press
Male Athlete of the Year
1932
Bob Jones Award1992
PGA Tour Lifetime
Achievement Award
1996


Gene Sarazen (born Eugenio Saraceni) (February 27, 1902May 13, 1999) is one of only five golfers (along with Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and Tiger Woods) to win all the major championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam: U.S. Open in 1922, 1932, PGA Championship in 1922, 1923, 1933, British Open in 1932, and The Masters in 1935.

He was born in Harrison, New York and died on Marco Island, Florida.

The winner of 39 PGA Tournaments, Gene Sarazen was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. He was the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year in 1932, a charter member of the World Golf Hall of Fame (1974), and won the PGA Tour's first Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.

He played on six U.S. Ryder Cup teams: 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, and 1937.

Sarazen invented the modern sand wedge and debuted the club at the British Open at Prince's Golf Club in 1932 (which he won). He called it the sand iron and his original club is still on display at Prince's.

Sarazen hit "The shot heard 'round the world" in the 1935 Masters Tournament. It was a final round 235-yard 4-wood on the par-5 15th hole that went in, giving him a very rare albatross 2 on the hole. It led to his later winning the tournament in a playoff over Craig Wood. At the time of his second shot a check for $1500, the winning prize, had already been written to Craig Wood.

For many years after his retirement, Sarazen was a familiar figure as an honorary starter at the Masters. From 1981-1999, he joined Byron Nelson and Sam Snead in hitting a ceremonial tee shot before each Masters tournament. He also popularized the sport with his role as a commentator on the Wonderful World of Golf television show.

At the age of 71, Sarazan made a hole-in-one at the 1973 Open Championship.

In 1992, he was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.

Asked how to say his name, he told the Literary Digest "Veteran Gene Sarazen/ Aims to play par again": (IPA pronunciation: ['sɑrəzɛn]). (Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936.)

PGA Tour wins (39)

  • 1922 (3) Southern (Spring) Open, U.S. Open, PGA Championship
  • 1923 (1) PGA Championship
  • 1925 (1) Metropolitan Open
  • 1926 (1) Miami Open
  • 1927 (3) Long Island Open, Miami Open, Metropolitan PGA
  • 1928 (4) Miami Beach Open, Miami Open, Nassau Bahamas Open, Metropolitan PGA
  • 1929 (2) Miami Open, Miami Beach Open
  • 1930 (8) Miami Open, Agua Caliente Open, Florida West Coast Open, Concord Country Club Open, United States Pro Invitational, Western Open, Lannin Memorial Tournament, Middle Atlantic Open
  • 1931 (3) Florida West Coast Open, La Gorce Open, Lannin Memorial Tournament
  • 1932 (4) True Temper Open, Coral Gables Open Invitational, U.S. Open, British Open
  • 1933 (1) PGA Championship
  • 1935 (3) The Masters, Massachusetts Open, Long Island Open
  • 1937 (2) Florida West Coast Open, Chicago Open
  • 1938 (1) Lake Placid Open
  • 1941 (1) Miami Biltmore International Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)
(missing one win)

Major championships are shown in bold.

Source:

Senior wins

Major Championships

Wins (7)

'''Year'''Championship'''54 Holes'''Winning Score'''Margin'''Runners Up
1922U.S. Open4 shot deficit+8 (72-73-75-68=288)1 strokeBobby Jones
1922PGA ChampionshipN/A4 & 34 strokesEmmet French
1923PGA Championship (2)N/A38th hole1 strokeWalter Hagen
1932U.S. Open (2)1 shot deficit+6 (74-76-70-66=286)3 strokesBobby Cruickshank, Phil Perkins
1932The Open Championship4 shot lead(70-69-70-74=283)5 strokesMacdonald Smith
1933PGA Championship (3)N/A5 & 45 strokesWillie Goggin
1935The Masters3 shot deficit-6 (68-71-73-70=282)Playoff 1Craig Wood
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
1 Defeated Craig Wood in 36-hole playoff - Sarazen (144), Wood (149)

Results timeline

Tournament 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
The MastersNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYF
U.S. OpenT30171T16T17T5T33T6T3
The Open ChampionshipDNPDNPDNPDNPF?DNPDNPDNP29
PGA ChampionshipDNPQF11R16R32R16QFSFQF


Tournament 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
The MastersNYFNYFNYFNYFDNP13T24T135
U.S. OpenT28T41T262T6T28T1010T47
The Open ChampionshipDNPT31T3T19DNPT5CUTDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipFSFDNP1R16R32R64R32QFR64


Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
The MastersT21T19T29NTNTNTDNPT26T23T39
U.S. Open2T7NTNTNTNTCUTT39CUTCUT
The Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNTDNPDNPDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipQFSFDNPNTDNPR64DNPR16R16R32


Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The MastersT10T12WDT36T53WDT49CUTCUTCUT
U.S. OpenT38T35T33CUTWDDNPDNPCUTCUTDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNPDNPT17DNPT17DNPWDDNPT16DNP
PGA ChampionshipDNPR64DNPDNPDNPR64QFDNPCUTCUT


Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The MastersCUTCUTWD49WDCUTCUTWDDNPCUT
U.S. OpenDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
The Open ChampionshipWDDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP


Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
The MastersCUTCUTCUTCUTDNPDNPDNP
U.S. OpenDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUTDNPDNPCUTDNPDNPWD
PGA ChampionshipDNPCUTWDDNPDNPDNPDNP


NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
F? = Finish unknown
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = 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.

See also

References

Barkow, Al (1989), The History of the PGA TOUR, Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-26145-4

External links

Preceded by
Pepper Martin
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
1932
Succeeded by
Carl Hubbell


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