Sam Urzetta
| Sam Urzetta | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Samuel Urzetta |
| Born | March 19, 1926 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 8, 2011 (aged 85)[1] East Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | St. Bonaventure University |
| Turned professional | 1954 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T12: 1956 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968 |
| U.S. Open | T29: 1951 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Samuel Urzetta (March 19, 1926 – April 8, 2011) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1950 U.S. Amateur.[2][3]
Urzetta attended St. Bonaventure University where he captained the basketball team and led the nation in free-throw shooting percentage as a junior.[4] He was inducted into the St. Bonaventure Athletics Hall of Fame in 1969.[2][4]
In 1950, Urzetta won the U.S. Amateur[5] over Frank Stranahan. The match went a record 39 holes (scheduled for 36), a record that still stands (although tied in 2000).[3] He played on the U.S. Walker Cup team in 1951[6] and 1953.[7]
Urzetta turned professional in 1954[3] and played on the PGA Tour[2] and then became the head professional at the Country Club of Rochester from 1956 to 1993. He was elected to the Hall of Fame of the Western New York Section of the PGA of America in 1986.[8]
Amateur wins
[edit]this list may be incomplete
- 1948 Monroe Invitational, New York State Amateur
- 1949 Monroe Invitational
- 1950 Monroe Invitational, U.S. Amateur
Professional wins
[edit]- Western New York PGA (three times)[8]
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1951 (winners), 1953 (winners)
- Americas Cup: 1952 (winners)
References
[edit]- ^ "Sam Urzetta Obituary". Democrat and Chronicle. April 9, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ a b c "Urzetta, 85, remembered as 'humble' champion". Golfweek. April 9, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c "1950 U.S. Amateur Champion Urzetta Dies". USGA. April 9, 2011. Archived from the original on April 13, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ a b St. Bonaventure Mourns Passing of Sam Urzetta '50
- ^ 1950 U.S. Amateur
- ^ 1951 Walker Cup Match
- ^ 1953 Walker Cup Match
- ^ a b "Hall of Fame – Sam Urzetta". PGA - Western New York Section.