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Lloyd Eugene Mangrum (August 1, 1914 – Novem=
ber
17, 1973) was an American professional golfer. He was known for his smo=
oth
swing and his relaxed demeanor on the course, which earned him the nick=
name
"Mr. Icicle".
Mangrum was born in Trenton, Texas
and became a professional golfer at age 15. He worked as an assistant to
his brother Ray, the head professional at Cliff-Dale Country Club in Dallas.
Lloy=
d joined
the PGA Tour in 1937 and went on to win 36 events on the Tour and may h=
ave
won more if his career had not been interrupted by service in World War=
II.
While training for the D-Day landings, Mangrum was offered the
professional's job at the army's Fort
Meade golf cour=
se,
which would have kept him out of combat, but he declined. He won two Pu=
rple
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 mor=
e.
He lost in playoffs at the 1940 and 1950 U.S. Opens. 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 of The Masters, a record that
stood for decades until Nick Price shot a 63 in 1986.
Mangrum played for the United States in the Ryde=
r Cup
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, including
three wins, one loss, and no ties in singles matches.
Mangrum died in Apple
Valley, California
in 1973 of a heart attack. It was 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 eve=
nts,
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.
At the 1996 Masters, Nelson conducted a test. &quo=
t;I
asked three young pros if they ever heard of Lloyd Mangrum, and they ne=
ver
had." Nelson commented, "Lloyd's the best player who's been
forgotten since I've been playing golf."
Courtesy of Wikipedia.
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