GOLFING LEGEND BYRON NELSON DIES PGA STAR WON RECORD 11 STRAIGHT TOURNAMENTS.Byline: JILL PAINTER Staff Writer Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson, Jr. (February 4 1912 – September 26 2006) was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946. He and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within 6 months of each other in 1912. , who won a record 11 consecutive PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. Tournament titles in 1945, died Tuesday. He was 94. Nelson, nicknamed ``Lord Byron,'' is one of the greatest golfers in history and best remembered for his miraculous season in 1945, in which he won 18 tournaments. His consecutive win streak is one of sport's most incredible feats. Nelson also finished second in seven tournaments in 1945 and averaged 68.33 shots per round with a final round average of 67.68. Nelson, Sam Snead and Ben Hogan Noun 1. Ben Hogan - United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997) Hogan, William Benjamin Hogan -- who were all born in 1912 -- dominated the game. Nelson made 113 consecutive cuts, a record that stood until Tiger Woods  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. broke it with 142. He won 54 PGA Tour The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR". events and five majors. ``I don't think that anyone will ever exceed the things that Byron did by winning 11 tournaments in a row in one year,'' Arnold Palmer said. ``But, I suppose that is not the most admirable thing that he did, although it was certainly tremendous. He was a fantastic person whom I admired from the time I was a boy.'' Nelson wasn't ruled by his golf accomplishments and retired after the 1946 season at the age of 34. He bought a ranch in Roanoke, Texas Roanoke is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,450 at the 2005 census. The main east-west road through town, State Highway 114 Business, is named "Byron Nelson Boulevard" in honor of the legendary golfer who resided in the community. . He long said that he was more proud of his accomplishments off the course than on it. Nelson is in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In 1974, he received the Bob Jones Award for distinguished sportsmanship in golf. He played on Ryder Cup teams in 1937 and 1947 and captained the team in 1965. In 1968, the Dallas Open was renamed after Nelson. Brett Wetterich won the event in May. Woods' streak of 142 consecutive cuts made ended at the Byron Nelson in 2005. ``The golf world suffered a devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. loss with the passing of a true gentleman, Byron Nelson,'' Tim Finchem, the PGA Tour commissioner, said in a statement. ``He was a legend who transcended generations and was loved and respected by everyone who knew him.'' The Associated Press contributed to this report. jill.painter@dailynews.com (818) 713-3615 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) NELSON |
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