Henry Ransom

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.

Henry Ransom
Ransom in 1951
Personal information
Full name	Henry B. Ransom
Born	(1911-02-25)February 25, 1911 Houston, Texas
Died	December 21, 1987(1987-12-21) (aged 76)
Height	5 ft 10.25 in (1.78 m)[1]
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)[1]
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1933
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T21: 1957
PGA Championship	T5: 1953, 1956
U.S. Open	T5: 1950
The Open Championship	DNP

Early life

In 1911, Ransom was born in Houston, Texas.^[1]

Professional career

In 1933, Ransom turned professional.^[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 (4)

• 1946 St. Paul Open
• 1949 Wilmington Open
• 1950 World Championship of Golf
• 1955 Rubber City Open

Source: ^[6]

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

• 1945 Long Island Open
• 1948 Illinois PGA Championship
• 1951 Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Roberto De Vicenzo)

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	T29	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.

  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

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2
U.S. Open	0	0	0	1	1	4	13	8
The Open Championship	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	30	22

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