ESPN.com - GOLF - Golf legend Byron Nelson dies at 94
Filed Under General Sports | Posted on September 26, 2006
ESPN.com - GOLF - Golf legend Byron Nelson dies at 94
IRVING, Texas — Byron Nelson, golf’s elegant “Lord Byron” whose 11 straight tournament victories in 1945 stand as one of sport’s most enduring records, died Tuesday. He was 94.
Nelson’s Numbers
• Won 52 PGA Tour events.
• Won 11 tournaments in a row in 1945 (an all-time record).
• Won 18 total tournaments that year
• Won five total majors (1937 and ‘42 Masters, 1939 U.S. Open, 1940 and ‘45 PGA Championship)
• Made 113 consecutive cuts at one point, second all-time to Tiger Woods’ 142
• Played on Ryder Cup teams in 1937 and 1947 and was a non-playing captain of the 1965 team.
• Finished in the Top 10 in 65 consecutive tournaments from 1942 to 1946.
• The EDS Byron Nelson Championship is the only PGA Tour stop named after a professional golfer.
• First win was 1935 New Jersey State Open
