May 16 2009
Byron Nelson died, a golf legend
He was 94 years and is the sixth winningest player in the history of the PGA. In his short career won 54 titles including five Grand Slam. For his exemplary conduct and elegant swing, I said Lord.
Lord Nelson told him, although he was born in the United States, and there are titles of nobility. He was 94 and had won 54 PGA titles, including five grand. All of them had exhibited, in addition to his enormous talent to play golf, an exemplary conduct and exquisite swing, worthy of a gentleman. Hence the nickname. Byron Nelson, not just one of the best golfers of all time, but also a legend of world sport, died today, according to medical sources confirmed Tarrant County.
Hall of Fame since 1953 and the PGA Hall of Fame World Golf since 1974, Nelson had a short and brilliant career as a professional sport. He won 31 of 54 golf tournaments between 1944 and 1945. Only in 1945, won 18 times, 11 of them consecutively, which is still a record. In 1946, when he was only 34 years, decided to retire.
Despite his premature retirement, the accumulated titles in his career enabled him to register as the sixth top winner in history, behind Tiger Woods, who beat him this year, “Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. He won the Masters in 1937 and 1942, the U.S. Open in 1938 and the PGA Championship in 1940 and 1945. Continue Reading »