Willie Turnesa
Summary
Wins
- 1938 U.S. Amateur Oakmont Country Club · 8 & 7
- 1947 The Amateur Championship Carnoustie Golf Links · 3 & 2
- 1948 U.S. Amateur Memphis Country Club · 2 & 1
Near misses
- 1949 The Amateur Championship Portmarnock Golf Club · runner-up to Max McCready · 2 & 1
Results by championship
Best day
1938 U.S. Amateur
Oakmont Country Club · won 8 & 7
Willie Turnesa beat Pat Abbott 8 & 7 at Oakmont, the first of his two U.S. Amateur titles.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1938.
Career line, 1938–1949
4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
- Runner-up
Willie Turnesa was born on January 20, 1914, in Elmsford, New York, U.S. Turnesa won the 1938 U.S. Amateur, the 1947 The Amateur and the 1948 U.S. Amateur. Turnesa was runner-up at the 1949 The Amateur.
See Willie Turnesa in our rooms: Greatest Golfer by State, Every Ground, U.S. Amateur and The Amateur Championship.
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The record
Amateur titles (3)
- 1938 U.S. Amateur Oakmont Country Club · 8 & 7
- 1947 The Amateur Championship Carnoustie Golf Links · 3 & 2
- 1948 U.S. Amateur Memphis Country Club · 2 & 1
Near misses
- 1949 The Amateur Championship Portmarnock Golf Club · runner-up to Max McCready · 2 & 1
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- William P. Turnesa Wikipedia
Status
- amateur Wikipedia
College or club
- College of the Holy Cross Wikipedia
Died in
- Sleepy Hollow, New York, U.S. Wikidata
Beyond our rooms
- 1947 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1949 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1951 Walker Cup team (winners, playing captain)
- 1933 Westchester Amateur won
- 1936 Westchester Amateur won
- 1937 Metropolitan Amateur won
- 1937 Westchester Amateur won
- 1938 Westchester Amateur won
- 1938 New York State Amateur won
- 1943 Florida Open won
Source: Wikipedia: Willie Turnesa
Known for
- William P. Turnesa was an American amateur golfer, best known for winning two U.S. Amateur titles and the British 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.