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Golfers Who Have
Served America
With
Memorial
Day
approaching at the end of
the month, we wanted to
recognize some golfers that
have served our country.
World War II affected the
world of golf and caused
cancellation
of
most
golf events. The Masters,
U.S. Open, the Open
Championship and PGA
Championship were all
postponed during the war
years. Augusta National Golf
Club, the home of theMasters,
was even turned into a cattle
farm to produce needed beef.
Bobby Jones won his final
major championship in 1930,
but he served as a Captain in
the U.S. Army during WW
II and landed on Normandy
Beach on the second day of
the invasion.
Ben Hogan and Sam Snead
both served in the armed
forces during World War II.
Hogan became a training
pilot for the Army Air Corps
in Texas, while Snead joined
the Navy and served most of
his enlistment in San Diego.
Lloyd Mangrum collected
two top-10 finishes in both
the Masters and the U.S.
Open, plus won five titles on
the PGA Tour, prior to being
wounded and earning two
purple hearts in the Battle
of the Bulge. After recovery,
he won the 1946 U.S. Open
and finished top-10 in the
Masters ten consecutive
years from 1947-1956, as
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