Ky Laffoon

Ky Laffoon was an American professional golfer.

Career

In 1908, Laffoon was born in Zinc, Arkansas
He won nine times on the PGA Tour, with four of the victories coming in 1934. He played on the 1935 Ryder Cup team.
In 1939, his wife Irene threatened to leave him if he could not control his temper on golf course. Next tournament after two rounds he came to 15th hole and his ball was buried in honeysuckle. After missing three shots, he starting shouting cuss words that all the spectators could hear. His wife was one of the spectators and headed for the clubhouse after the outburst. Ky ran after her and pleaded that he wasn't cussing at his golf game, he just hates honeysuckle.
In 1984, he died in Springfield, Missouri.

In popular culture

The song by Honky Tonk artist Dan Whitaker and written by Pete Covitz entitled "Ky Laffoon's Last Stand" documents his life.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (9)

1933 Nebraska Open
1934 Atlanta Open, Hershey Open, Glens Falls Open, Eastern Open Championship
1935 Phoenix Open
1936 Inverness Invitational Four-Ball
1938 Cleveland Open
1946 Montgomery Invitational

Source:

Other wins

this list is probably incomplete

1933 Utah Open
1938 Miami International Four-Ball
1950 Illinois PGA Championship
Results in major championships

Note: Laffoon never played in The Open Championship.

NYF = tournament not yet founded

NT = no tournament

WD = withdrew

DQ = disqualified

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

Most consecutive cuts made – 14
Longest streak of top-10s – 3