Sam Urzetta
Summary
- Titles 1950 U.S. Amateur
Wins
- 1950 U.S. Amateur Minneapolis Golf Club · 39 holes
Results by championship
Best day
1950 U.S. Amateur
Minneapolis Golf Club · won 39 holes
Sam Urzetta outlasted Frank Stranahan on the 39th hole at Minneapolis Golf Club, the longest final in championship history.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1950.
Career line, 1950–1950
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- Other win
Sam Urzetta was born on March 19, 1926, in Rochester, New York, U.S. Urzetta won the 1950 U.S. Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1950 U.S. Amateur Minneapolis Golf Club · 39 holes
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- Samuel Urzetta Wikipedia
Status
- professional, turned professional in 1954 Wikipedia
College or club
- St. Bonaventure University Wikipedia
Died in
- East Rochester, New York, U.S. Wikidata
Beyond our rooms
- 1951 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1953 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1952 Americas Cup team (winners)
- 1948 Monroe Invitational won
- 1948 New York State Amateur won
- 1949 Monroe Invitational won
- 1950 Monroe Invitational won
Source: Wikipedia: Sam Urzetta
Known for
- Samuel Urzetta was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1950 U.S. Amateur. 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.