Golf legend Byron Nelson dies at 94

**Joey Slugs** · 09-26-2006, 08:39 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2603645

RIP "Lord Byron"
1912 - 2006

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
• Last win was 1951 Bing Crosby Pro-Am

09-26-2006, 08:39 PM	#1
Joey Slugs Second City Saint Posts: 5,806	Golf legend Byron Nelson dies at 94 http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2603645 RIP "Lord Byron" 1912 - 2006 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 • Last win was 1951 Bing Crosby Pro-Am - 2010 Stanley Cup Champions -