Vic Ghezzi

Victor J. Ghezzi was an American professional golfer.

Career

In 1910, Ghezzi was born in Rumson, New Jersey.
Ghezzi won ten times on the PGA Tour, including one major title, which was the 1941 PGA Championship, where he defeated Byron Nelson in 38 holes in the finals. He was selected for three Ryder Cup teams: in 1939, 1941, and 1943. However, each selection was canceled due to World War II. During the war, Ghezzi enlisted in the U.S. Army and began his training in early 1942.
At the 1946 U.S. Open, he was in an 18-hole Sunday morning playoff with Lloyd Mangrum and Nelson. It ended in a three-way tie, forcing another 18 holes. Mangrum won that afternoon round by a single stroke over both Ghezzi and Nelson.

Personal life

In 1976, Ghezzi died of cancer at the age of 65 in the Miami Heart Institute in Miami Beach, Florida.

Awards and honors

In 1965, Ghezzi was elected to the PGA of America's Hall of Fame.

Professional wins (17)

PGA Tour wins (10)

1935 Los Angeles Open, Calvert Open
1936 Hollywood Open
1937 Lake Placid Open
1938 North and South Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball, Hershey Four-Ball
1941 PGA Championship
1947 Greater Greensboro Open
1948 Dapper Dan-Alcoma Tournament

Major championship win is shown in bold.
Source:

Other wins (7)

this list may be incomplete

1935 Maryland Open
1936 New Jersey PGA Championship
1937 New Jersey State Open
1939 New Jersey PGA Championship
1943 New Jersey State Open
1944 New Jersey State Open
1949 New Jersey PGA Championship
Major championships

Wins (1)

''Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958''

Results timeline

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	T39	T6		NT	NT	NT	T12	21	T18	T35
U.S. Open	15	19	NT	NT	NT	NT	T2	T6	T14	T37
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT		T18
PGA Championship	R32	1	R32	NT		QF	R32	SF	R64

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	T14	WD	T30	WD	T29	T53	T29	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open				CUT	CUT			CUT		T38
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	R64	R16	R16	R64		R32	R128	R64	T56

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open			CUT	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	T57	CUT	WD	T49	WD

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	WD			WD

NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, 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 – 36
Longest streak of top-10s – 3