Mangrum, Lloyd E.
Golf
b. Aug. 1, 1914, Trenton, TX
d. Nov. 17, 1973
Although Mangrum became a professional golfer at fifteen, he didn't play in his first PGA tournament until he was nineteen and he didn't win his first tournament until 1938, when he was twenty-four. He served in the Army during World War II and was wounded at the Battle of the Bulge.
His most successful years came after the war. He tied with Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzi in the 1946 U. S. Open and won the thirty-six-hole playoff. In 1950, he and Ben Hogan tied in the Open, but Hogan won that playoff.
During his career, Mangrum won thirty-four PGA tournaments. His best year was 1948, when he won eight tournaments and $45,898, second to Hogan.