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George Fazio

born , Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA · died

1runner-up finish

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1950 U.S. Open

Near misses

  1. 1950 U.S. Open Merion G.C. · runner-up to Ben Hogan · playoff: 18 holes

Rivals

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Results by championship

    Best day

    1950 U.S. Open

    Runner-up to Ben Hogan.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1950.

    Career line, 1950–1950

    U.S. Open
    1950 U.S. Open: runner-up to Ben Hogan
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    • Runner-up

    George Fazio was born on November 12, 1912, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. Fazio's best major finish was second, at the 1950 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1950 U.S. Open Merion G.C. · runner-up to Ben Hogan · playoff: 18 holes

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 3 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 7 won, 9 lost.

    1. 1940 Round of 64 lost to Ray Mangrum 3 & 2
    2. 1941 Round of 64 beat Charles Malloy 1 up
    3. 1941 Round of 32 lost to Bruce Coltart won on 19th hole
    4. 1946 Round of 64 beat Armand Farina 4 & 3
    5. 1946 Round of 32 lost to Frank Moore 2 & 1
    6. 1948 Round of 64 beat Edmond Onoretta 6 & 5
    7. 1948 Round of 32 beat Henry Williams Jr. 7 & 6
    8. 1948 Round of 16 beat Ed Oliver 1 up
    9. 1948 Quarterfinal lost to Jimmy Demaret 5 & 4
    10. 1949 Round of 64 beat Errie Ball 1 up
    11. 1949 Round of 32 lost to Jimmy Demaret 3 & 1
    12. 1950 Round of 64 beat Frank Staszowski 4 & 3
    13. 1950 Round of 32 lost to Bob Toski 1 up
    14. 1951 Round of 64 lost to Toney Penna 4 & 2
    15. 1953 Round of 64 lost to Broyles Plemmons won on 22nd hole
    16. 1955 Round of 64 lost to Doug Ford 2 & 1

    Sources

    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. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 91
    2. Golf Compendium 1948
    3. Golf Compendium 1953