Ray Mangrum

Ray Mangrum (June 17, 1910 – April 2, 1975) was an American professional golfer and the older brother of a more famous golfer, Lloyd Mangrum.

Mangrum began his golf career in the 1920s as a club professional in Dallascite web | title=Lloyd Mangrum | publisher=About.com: Golf | url=http://golf.about.com/od/golfersmen/p/lloyd_mangrum.htm | accessdate=21 October | accessyear=2007] , eventually becoming the head professional at Cliff-Dale Country Club. [cite web | title=Lloyd Mangrum | url=http://www.golfcoursesguide.org/learn/golfers/291.asp | accessdate=21 October | accessyear=2007] He and Lloyd moved from Texas to Los Angeles in the 1930s hoping that the move would raise their visibility and enhance their careers. In Los Angeles in the 1940s, Mangrum mentored Ted Rhodes, a trailblazing African-American golfer. [cite web | title=Paving the Rhodes For Other African-American Golfers | author=Glenn, Rhonda | date= February 6, 2007 | url=http://www.usga.org/news/2007/february/rhodes.html | accessdate=21 October | accessyear=2007]

Mangrum won five [cite book
last = Barkow
first = Al
title = The History of the PGA TOUR
publisher = Doubleday
origyear = 1989
origmonth = Nov
isbn = 0-385-26145-4
pages = p. 253 ] PGA Tour events in the 1930s and 1940s. His best finish in a major was a T-6 at the 1936 Masters Tournament.

PGA Tour wins (5)

*1936 (2) Wildwood Open, Oregon Open
*1937 (1) Miami Open (Jan.)
*1945 (1) Tucson Open
*1946 (1) Pensacola Open

Other wins

*1935 Pennsylvania Open Championship
*1939 Pennsylvania Open Championship

ee also

*Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References