Lewis Elmer Worsham, Jr. (October 5, 1917 – October 19, 1990) was an American

United States

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 professional golf

Golf

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er.

Worsham was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Pittsylvania County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 61,745 people, 24,684 households, and 18,216 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile . There were 28,011 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...

. In 1947, he won the U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...

 by defeating Sam Snead

Sam Snead

Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S...

 in an 18-hole playoff at the St. Louis Country Club in Clayton, Missouri

Clayton, Missouri

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 after the two men had finished tied at 282 in regulation. This was the first U.S. Open to be televised locally and the winner's prize was $2,000. In July 1947, he appeared on the cover of Golfing magazine. In 1953, he topped the PGA Tour

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 money list with winnings of US$34,002. That same year he won the first golf tournament to be broadcast nationally in the United States and golf's first $100,000 tournament, the Tam O'Shanter World Championship of Golf

World Championship of Golf

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, in spectacular fashion. He holed out a wedge from 104 yards for an eagle-2 to win over Chandler Harper

Chandler Harper

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 by one shot. The event was televised by ABC

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.

Worsham made his only Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

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 appearance in 1947, winning both of his matches. Like most golfers of his generation, he earned his living primarily as a club professional. His employer was the Oakmont Country Club

Oakmont Country Club

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 outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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. He died in Poquoson, Virginia

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 at age 73.

PGA Tour wins

• 1946 Atlanta Invitational
• 1947 U.S. Open
  U.S. Open (golf)
  The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
  
  , Denver Open
• 1951 Phoenix Open
• 1953 Jacksonville Open, World Championship of Golf
  World Championship of Golf
  The World Championship of Golf was a championship played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s that, in its latter years, boasted a purse that dwarfed every other event on the tour, including even the U.S. Open. It was played in August of each year at the Tam O'Shanter Country Club, in Niles,...
  
  

Major championship

Men's major golf championships

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 is shown in bold.

Other wins

• 1945 Maryland Open
  Maryland Open
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• 1952 Miami Beach International Four-Ball (with Ted Kroll)

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
1947	U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	1 shot lead	-2 (70-70-71-71=282)	Playoff 1	Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S...

¹ Defeated Snead in an 18-hole playoff - Worsham 69 (-2), Snead 70 (-1).

Results timeline

Tournament	1938	1939
The Masters	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	WD	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	DNP	T34	T30	6
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	CUT	CUT	NT	NT	NT	NT	T22	1	6	T27
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	R32	QF	R16	R16

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	T42	T3	T7	T44	T12	T49	T34	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	CUT	T14	T7	CUT	T23	CUT	CUT	T38	T45	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	R32	R32	R32	R64	DNP	QF	R16	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963
The Masters	44	T22	T29	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	T37	CUT	CUT

Note: Worsham never played in The Open Championship

The Open Championship

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NT = No tournament

DNP = Did not play

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

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10