Full name | John Byron Nelson Jr. |
Nickname | Lord Byron |
Born | February 4, 1912, Waxahachie, Texas, U.S. |
Died | September 26, 2006, Roanoke, Texas, U.S. |
Spouse | Louise Shofner Nelson, (1913–1985), (m. 1934–1985), Peggy Simmons Nelson, (b. 1944), (m. 1986–2006) |
Turned professional | 1932 |
Retired | 1946 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 64 |
PGA Tour | 52 (6th all time) |
Other | 12 |
Masters Tournament | Won: 1937, 1942 |
U.S. Open | Won: 1939 |
The Open Championship | 5th: 1937 |
PGA Championship | Won: 1940, 1945 |
World Golf Hall of Fame | 1974 (member page) |
Vardon Trophy | 1939 |
PGA Tour, leading money winner | 1944, 1945 |
Associated Press, Male Athlete of the Year | 1944, 1945 |
Bob Jones Award | 1974 |
PGA Tour Lifetime, Achievement Award | 1997 |
Payne Stewart Award | 2000 |
Congressional Gold Medal | 2006 |
About Byron Nelson
Golfer Byron Nelson was born on February 4, 1912 in Waxahachie, Texas, United States (He dies at the age of 94, on September 26, 2006).
In 1945, he won 11 straight tournaments on the PGA Tour and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He won five major titles and other trophies during his career. In 1997, he received the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Byron Nelson before becoming famous
Byron Nelson was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1912 is also the year of Rat (鼠) in the Chinese Zodiac.
At the age of 11, he came close to dying from a life-threatening case of typhoid disease.
Achievement of Byron Nelson
The first PGA event to be named for a former PGA golfer was the Golfer Byron Nelson Championship.
Byron Nelson's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
On June 24, 1934, he married Louise Shofner, and on November 15, 1986, he married Peggy Simmons.
Byron Nelson Collabed with
He was born the same year as another renowned golfer, Golfer Ben Hogan, to whom he is frequently compared.
Byron Nelson Income & Net worth
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