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Felice Torza

United States · born , Naples, Italy · died

1runner-up finish

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1953 PGA Championship

Near misses

  1. 1953 PGA Championship Birmingham Country Club · runner-up to Walter Burkemo · lost the final 2 & 1

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Walter Burkemo's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1953 PGA Championship

    Runner-up to Walter Burkemo.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1953.

    Career line, 1953–1953

    PGA Championship
    1953 PGA Championship: runner-up to Walter Burkemo
    19531954

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    • Runner-up

    Felice Torza was born on March 15, 1920, in Naples, Italy. Torza's best major finish was second, at the 1953 PGA Championship.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1953 PGA Championship Birmingham Country Club · runner-up to Walter Burkemo · lost the final 2 & 1

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 5 won, 1 lost, including 0 of 1 finals.

    1. 1953 Round of 64 beat Gene Sarazen 2 & 1
    2. 1953 Round of 32 beat Jim Turnesa 4 & 3
    3. 1953 Round of 16 beat Wally Ulrich won on 38th hole
    4. 1953 Quarterfinal beat Jimmy Clark 1 up
    5. 1953 Semifinal beat Jack Isaacs won on 39th hole
    6. 1953 Final lost to Walter Burkemo 2 & 1

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Status

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1946 Connecticut Open won
    • 1947 Rhode Island Open won
    • 1950 Illinois Open Championship won
    • 1958 Illinois Open Championship won
    • 1965 Illinois Match Play Championship won

    Source: Wikipedia: Felice Torza

    Known for

    • Felice Joseph Torza was an American professional golfer. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikidata: Q16010530
    2. Wikipedia: Felice Torza
    3. Golf Compendium 1953
    4. Michigan Daily, 4 July 1953 (AP)
    5. PGA of America winners & venues