Lou Graham
Summary
- First major 1975 U.S. Open
- Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 5-3-1 · 5.5 points (61.1%)
- Runner-up in majors 1 time
Wins
- 1975 U.S. Open Medinah C.C. · 287 (+3) · won a playoff against John Mahaffey
Near misses
- 1977 U.S. Open Southern Hills C.C. · runner-up to Hubert Green
Ryder Cup
3 Cups, 9 matches: 5 won, 3 lost, 1 halved, 5.5 points. Foursomes 1-2-1, four-ball 3-0-0, singles 1-1-0.
Rivals
Beat him
Beaten in finals and playoffs
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Hubert Green's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1975 U.S. Open
Medinah C.C., Medinah, IL · 287 (+3) · won a playoff against John Mahaffey (18 holes, 71–73)
Chosen by rule: his most recent major win. Year page: 1975.
Career line, 1973–1977
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- Major win
- Runner-up
- Ryder Cup, USA
Lou Graham was born on January 7, 1938, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Graham won one major championship: the 1975 U.S. Open. Graham played in 3 Ryder Cups for USA (1973, 1975, 1977), winning 5, losing 3 and halving 1 of 9 matches for 5.5 points.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
- 1975 U.S. Open Medinah C.C., Medinah, IL · 287 (+3) · won a playoff against John Mahaffey (18 holes, 71–73)
Near misses
- 1977 U.S. Open Southern Hills C.C. · runner-up to Hubert Green
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 3 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
Ryder Cup
Graham played 3 Ryder Cups for USA: 9 matches, 5 won, 3 lost, 1 halved, 5.5 points (61.1% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-2-1, four-ball 3-0-0, singles 1-1-0 (won-lost-halved).
- 1973 Muirfield USA · USA won 19–13 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points
- 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club USA · USA won 21–11 · 3-1-0, 3 points
- 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club USA · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points
Partners, with matches played together: Chi-Chi Rodríguez (2), Tom Weiskopf (1), Gene Littler (1), Al Geiberger (1), Raymond Floyd (1), Hale Irwin (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.