Ray_Mangrum

Ray Mangrum

Ray Mangrum

American golfer

Ray B. Mangrum (June 17, 1910 – April 2, 1975) was an American professional golfer and the older brother of a more famous golfer, Lloyd Mangrum.

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Mangrum began his golf career in the 1920s as a club professional in Dallas, Texas,[1] eventually becoming the head professional at Cliff-Dale Country Club.[2] He and Lloyd moved from Texas to Los Angeles in the 1930s hoping that the move would raise their visibility and enhance their careers.[1] In Los Angeles in the 1940s, Mangrum mentored Ted Rhodes, a trailblazing African-American golfer.[3]

Mangrum won five[4] PGA Tour events in the 1930s and 1940s. His best finishes in major championships were T4 at the 1935 U.S. Open and T6 at the Masters.[5]

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (5)

Other wins

References

  1. [1]
    "Lloyd Mangrum". About.com: Golf. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  2. [2]
    "Lloyd Mangrum". Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  3. [3]
    Glenn, Rhonda (February 6, 2007). "Paving the Rhodes For Other African-American Golfers". USGA. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  4. [4]
    Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Doubleday. p. 253. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
  5. [5]
    "Golf Major Championships".


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