Full name Raymond Gafford Status Professional U.S. Open T19: 1951 Professional wins 4 | Nationality United States Masters Tournament T44: 1951 The Open Championship DNP | |
Born January 22, 1914Coleman, Texas ( 1914-01-22 ) Died 20 February 1990, Fort Worth, Texas, United States | ||
Raymond Gafford (January 22, 1914 – February 20, 1990) was an American professional golfer.
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Gafford was born in Coleman, Texas. He worked as a club professional at Ridglea Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas from 1937 to 1950 and again from 1954 until his retirement. He worked at Northwood Club in Dallas from 1950 to 1954.
Gafford won the 1946 Oklahoma Open, was a quarterfinalist at the 1950 PGA Championship, and was the first round leader at the 1952 Masters Tournament.
Gafford was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 1983.
Professional wins
this list may be incomplete
Results in major championships
Note: Gafford never played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
Yellow background for top-10.