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Lloyd Mangrum

United States · born , Trenton, Texas, USA · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1946 U.S. Open
  • Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 6-2-0 · 6 points (75.0%)
  • Ryder Cup captain 1953
  • Runner-up in majors 3 times

Wins

  1. 1946 U.S. Open Canterbury G.C. · 284 (-4) · won a playoff against Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson

Near misses

  1. 1940 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jimmy Demaret · 284
  2. 1949 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Sam Snead · 285
  3. 1950 U.S. Open Merion G.C. · runner-up to Ben Hogan · playoff: 18 holes

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 8 matches: 6 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 6 points. Foursomes 3-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 3-1-0.

  1. 1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 2-0-0, 2 points
  2. 1949 Ganton Golf Club USA · USA won 7–5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
  3. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 USA · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points
  4. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) USA · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
  5. 1953 Captain USA · won 6.5–5.5

Rivals

Beat him

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Jimmy Demaret's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1946 U.S. Open

    Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, OH · 284 (-4) · won a playoff against Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson (36 holes)

    Chosen by rule: his most recent major win. Year page: 1946.

    Career line, 1940–1953

    Masters
    1940 Masters: runner-up to Jimmy Demaret1949 Masters: runner-up to Sam Snead
    U.S. Open
    1946 U.S. Open: won1950 U.S. Open: runner-up to Ben Hogan
    Ryder Cup
    1947 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-01949 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-1-01951 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-01953 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-1-0
    194019451950

    8 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Lloyd Mangrum was born on August 1, 1914, in Trenton, Texas, USA. Mangrum won one major championship: the 1946 U.S. Open. Mangrum played in 4 Ryder Cups for USA (1947, 1949, 1951, 1953), winning 6, losing 2 and halving 0 of 8 matches for 6 points, and captained the side in 1953.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1946 U.S. Open Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, OH · 284 (-4) · won a playoff against Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson (36 holes)

    Near misses

    1. 1940 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jimmy Demaret · 284
    2. 1949 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Sam Snead · 285
    3. 1950 U.S. Open Merion G.C. · runner-up to Ben Hogan · playoff: 18 holes

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 8 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Mangrum played 4 Ryder Cups for USA: 8 matches, 6 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 6 points (75.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 3-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 2-0-0, 2 points
    2. 1949 Ganton Golf Club USA · USA won 7–5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
    3. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 USA · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points
    4. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) USA · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
    5. 1953 Captain USA · won 6.5–5.5

    Partners, with matches played together: Sam Snead (4).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 19 won, 9 lost.

    1. 1941 Round of 64 beat Floyd Farley 5 & 4
    2. 1941 Round of 32 beat Charles Sheppard 3 & 1
    3. 1941 Round of 16 beat Mark Fry 1 up
    4. 1941 Quarterfinal beat Sam Snead 6 & 4
    5. 1941 Semifinal lost to Vic Ghezzi 1 up
    6. 1942 Round of 32 beat Dick Metz 6 & 5
    7. 1942 Round of 16 lost to Harry Cooper 1 up
    8. 1946 Round of 64 lost to Harry Bassler 1 up
    9. 1947 Round of 64 beat Harold McSpaden 2 up
    10. 1947 Round of 32 beat Ed Dudley 4 & 3
    11. 1947 Round of 16 beat Mike Turnesa 1 up
    12. 1947 Quarterfinal lost to Jim Ferrier 4 & 3
    13. 1948 Round of 64 beat George Schneiter 1 up
    14. 1948 Round of 32 lost to Henry Ransom 3 & 2
    15. 1949 Round of 64 beat Denny Shute 6 & 5
    16. 1949 Round of 32 beat Bob Hamilton 3 & 2
    17. 1949 Round of 16 beat Herman Barron 4 & 3
    18. 1949 Quarterfinal beat Ray Hill 7 & 6
    19. 1949 Semifinal lost to Johnny Palmer 6 & 5
    20. 1950 Round of 64 beat Pete Cooper 4 & 3
    21. 1950 Round of 32 beat Skip Alexander 1 up
    22. 1950 Round of 16 beat Chick Harbert 6 & 5
    23. 1950 Quarterfinal lost to Chandler Harper 1 up
    24. 1951 Round of 64 beat Henry Ransom 4 & 3
    25. 1951 Round of 32 beat Buck White 2 & 1
    26. 1951 Round of 16 lost to Sam Snead 3 & 2
    27. 1952 Round of 64 beat Frank Newell 4 & 3
    28. 1952 Round of 32 lost to Ted Kroll 2 up

    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. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    2. rydercup.com — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://rydercup.com/news-media/usa/ryder-cup-team-usa-past-captains
    3. Golf Compendium
    4. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
    5. PGA of America 2013 media guide, p. 90
    6. Golf Compendium 1941
    7. Golf Compendium 1942
    8. Golf Compendium 1947
    9. Golf Compendium 1949
    10. Golf Compendium 1950
    11. Golf Compendium 1951
    12. GC: 1947 ryder cup
    13. Wikipedia: 1947 Ryder Cup
    14. GC: 1949 ryder cup
    15. Wikipedia: 1949 Ryder Cup
    16. GC: 1951 ryder cup
    17. Wikipedia: 1951 Ryder Cup
    18. GC: 1953 ryder cup
    19. Wikipedia: 1953 Ryder Cup