Ray Gafford

Ray Gafford
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Raymond Gafford
Born (1914-01-22)January 22, 1914
Coleman, Texas
Died February 20, 1990(1990-02-20) (aged 76)
Fort Worth, Texas
Nationality  United States
Career
Status Professional
Professional wins 4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T44: 1951
U.S. Open T19: 1951
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T5: 1950

Raymond Gafford (January 22, 1914 – February 20, 1990) was an American professional golfer.

Gafford was born in Coleman, Texas.[1] He worked as a club professional at Ridglea Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas from 1937 to 1950 and again from 1954 until his retirement. He worked at Northwood Club in Dallas from 1950 to 1954.[1]

Gafford won the 1946 Oklahoma Open,[2] was a quarterfinalist at the 1950 PGA Championship,[3] and was the first round leader at the 1952 Masters Tournament.[4]

Gafford was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 1983.[1]

Professional wins

this list may be incomplete

Results in major championships

Tournament 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP NT NT NT DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open WD CUT 51 NT NT NT NT T33 CUT CUT T42
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP NT DNP DNP R64 DNP DNP R64
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament DNP T44 T49 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT T19 T28 T33 T40 DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
PGA Championship QF R32 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Note: Gafford never played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
Yellow background for top-10.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Raymond Gafford – Class of 1983". Texas Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Oklahoma Open Winners". The Oklahoman. September 15, 1991. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ Kelley, Brent (April 27, 2016). "1950 PGA Championship: A Surprise Champion". about.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ Slappey, Sterling (April 4, 1952). "Johnny Palmer And Ray Gafford Lead Masters Golf". The Free Lance-Star. p. 9.
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