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Lew Worsham

United States · born , Virginia, USA · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1947 U.S. Open
  • Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 2-0-0 · 2 points (100.0%)

Wins

  1. 1947 U.S. Open St. Louis C.C. · 282 (-2) · won a playoff against Sam Snead

Ryder Cup

1 Cups, 2 matches: 2 won, 0 lost, 0 halved, 2 points. Foursomes 1-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-0-0.

  1. 1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 2-0-0, 2 points · automatic (major or match-play champion berth)

Rivals

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Sam Snead's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1947 Ryder Cup The USA swept the foursomes 4-0, with Ed Oliver and Lew Worsham beating Henry Cotton and Arthur Lees 10 & 9.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1947 U.S. Open

    St. Louis C.C., Clayton, MO · 282 (-2) · won a playoff against Sam Snead (18 holes, 69–70)

    Chosen by rule: his most recent major win. Year page: 1947.

    Career line, 1947–1947

    U.S. Open
    1947 U.S. Open: won
    Ryder Cup
    1947 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-0
    19471948

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    • Major win
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Lew Worsham was born on October 5, 1917, in Virginia, USA. Worsham won one major championship: the 1947 U.S. Open. Worsham played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1947), winning 2, losing 0 and halving 0 of 2 matches for 2 points.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1947 U.S. Open St. Louis C.C., Clayton, MO · 282 (-2) · won a playoff against Sam Snead (18 holes, 69–70)

    Near misses

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

      Ryder Cup

      Worsham played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 2 matches, 2 won, 0 lost, 0 halved, 2 points (100.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

      1. 1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 2-0-0, 2 points · automatic (major or match-play champion berth)

      Partners, with matches played together: Ed Oliver (1).

      PGA Championship match play

      Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 14 won, 10 lost.

      1. 1946 Round of 64 beat Jimmy Hines 3 & 1
      2. 1946 Round of 32 lost to Harry Bassler 1 up
      3. 1947 Round of 64 beat John Morris 4 & 3
      4. 1947 Round of 32 beat Clarence Doser 5 & 4
      5. 1947 Round of 16 beat Reggie Myles 7 & 6
      6. 1947 Quarterfinal lost to Vic Ghezzi 3 & 2
      7. 1948 Round of 64 beat Al Watrous 1 up
      8. 1948 Round of 32 beat Errie Ball 7 & 6
      9. 1948 Round of 16 lost to Jimmy Demaret 3 & 2
      10. 1949 Round of 64 beat Stan Staszowski 6 & 5
      11. 1949 Round of 32 beat George Schneiter 5 & 4
      12. 1949 Round of 16 lost to Johnny Palmer 2 & 1
      13. 1950 Round of 64 beat Jerry Gianferante 2 & 1
      14. 1950 Round of 32 lost to Johnny Palmer 4 & 2
      15. 1951 Round of 64 beat Harold Williams 4 & 3
      16. 1951 Round of 32 lost to Al Brosch 5 & 4
      17. 1952 Round of 64 beat Sam Snead won on 19th hole
      18. 1952 Round of 32 lost to Fred Haas Jr. 1 up
      19. 1953 Round of 64 lost to Dave Douglas won on 20th hole
      20. 1955 Round of 64 beat Dick Lundahl 2 & 1
      21. 1955 Round of 32 beat Ray Hill 2 & 1
      22. 1955 Round of 16 beat Johnny Palmer 6 & 5
      23. 1955 Quarterfinal lost to Tommy Bolt 8 & 7
      24. 1956 Round of 16 lost to Henry Ransom 2 up

      Sources

      Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

      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. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
      2. WP: Lew Worsham
      3. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
      4. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 86
      5. Golf Compendium 1947
      6. Golf Compendium 1948
      7. Golf Compendium 1949
      8. Golf Compendium 1952
      9. Golf Compendium 1953
      10. Golf Compendium 1955
      11. Golf Compendium 1956
      12. GC: 1947 ryder cup
      13. Wikipedia: 1947 Ryder Cup