Sam Urzetta

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Sam Urzetta
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Urzetta
Born	(1926-03-19)March 19, 1926 Rochester, New York
Died	April 8, 2011(2011-04-08) (aged 85) East Rochester, New York
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
U.S. Open	T29: 1951
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968

Samuel Urzetta (March 19, 1926 – April 8, 2011) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1950 U.S. Amateur.^[1]^[2]

Urzetta attended St. Bonaventure University where he captained the basketball team and led the nation in free-throw shooting percentage as a junior.^[3] He was inducted into the St. Bonaventure Athletics Hall of Fame in 1969.^[1]^[3]

In 1950, Urzetta won the U.S. Amateur^[4] over Frank Stranahan. The match went a record 39 holes (scheduled for 36), a record that still stands (although tied in 2000).^[2] He played on the U.S. Walker Cup team in 1951^[5] and 1953.^[6]

Urzetta turned professional in 1954^[2] and played on the PGA Tour^[1] 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.^[7]^[8]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

1948 Monroe Invitational, New York State Amateur
1949 Monroe Invitational
1950 Monroe Invitational, U.S. Amateur

Professional wins

Western New York PGA (three times)^[8]

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1951 (winners), 1953 (winners)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Urzetta, 85, remembered as 'humble' champion". Golfweek. April 9, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "1950 U.S. Amateur Champion Urzetta Dies". USGA. April 9, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
↑ 3.0 3.1 St. Bonaventure Mourns Passing of Sam Urzetta '50
↑ 1950 U.S. Amateur
↑ 1951 Walker Cup Match
↑ 1953 Walker Cup Match
↑ PGA - Western New York Section - Hall of Fame
↑ 8.0 8.1 Western New York Section Hall of Fame profile

v t e U.S. Amateur champions

1895 Charles B. Macdonald 1896 H. J. Whigham 1897 H. J. Whigham 1898 Findlay S. Douglas 1899 Herbert M. Harriman 1900 Walter Travis 1901 Walter Travis 1902 Louis N. James 1903 Walter Travis 1904 Chandler Egan 1905 Chandler Egan 1906 Eben Byers 1907 Jerome Travers 1908 Jerome Travers 1909 Robert A. Gardner 1910 William C. Fownes Jr. 1911 Harold Hilton† 1912 Jerome Travers 1913 Jerome Travers 1914 Francis Ouimet 1915 Robert A. Gardner 1916 Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 S. Davidson Herron 1920 Chick Evans 1921 Jesse P. Guilford 1922 Jess Sweetser 1923 Max R. Marston† 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 George Von Elm 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones 1929 Harrison R. Johnston 1930 Bobby Jones 1931 Francis Ouimet 1932 Ross Somerville 1933 George Dunlap 1934 Lawson Little 1935 Lawson Little 1936 John Fischer† 1937 Johnny Goodman 1938 Willie Turnesa 1939 Bud Ward 1940 Dick Chapman 1941 Bud Ward 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Ted Bishop† 1947 Skee Riegel 1948 Willie Turnesa 1949 Charles Coe 1950 Sam Urzetta† 1951 Billy Maxwell 1952 Jack Westland 1953 Gene Littler 1954 Arnold Palmer 1955 Harvie Ward 1956 Harvie Ward 1957 Hillman Robbins 1958 Charles Coe 1959 Jack Nicklaus 1960 Deane Beman 1961 Jack Nicklaus 1962 Labron Harris, Jr. 1963 Deane Beman 1964 William C. Campbell 1965 Bob Murphy 1966 Gary Cowan† 1967 Bob Dickson 1968 Bruce Fleisher 1969 Steve Melnyk 1970 Lanny Wadkins 1971 Gary Cowan 1972 Vinny Giles 1973 Craig Stadler 1974 Jerry Pate 1975 Fred Ridley 1976 Bill Sander 1977 John Fought 1978 John Cook 1979 Mark O'Meara 1980 Hal Sutton 1981 Nathaniel Crosby 1982 Jay Sigel 1983 Jay Sigel 1984 Scott Verplank 1985 Sam Randolph 1986 Buddy Alexander 1987 Billy Mayfair 1988 Eric Meeks 1989 Chris Patton 1990 Phil Mickelson 1991 Mitch Voges 1992 Justin Leonard 1993 John Harris 1994 Tiger Woods 1995 Tiger Woods 1996 Tiger Woods† 1997 Matt Kuchar 1998 Hank Kuehne 1999 David Gossett 2000 Jeff Quinney† 2001 Bubba Dickerson 2002 Ricky Barnes 2003 Nick Flanagan† 2004 Ryan Moore 2005 Edoardo Molinari 2006 Richie Ramsay 2007 Colt Knost 2008 Danny Lee 2009 An Byeong-hun 2010 Peter Uihlein 2011 Kelly Kraft 2012 Steven Fox† 2013 Matthew Fitzpatrick

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Persondata
Name	Urzetta, Sam
Alternative names	Urzetta, Samuel
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	March 19, 1926
Place of birth	Rochester, New York
Date of death	April 8, 2011
Place of death	East Rochester, New York

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