# Vic Ghezzi

Victor J. Ghezzi (October 19, 1910 – May 30, 1976) was an American professional golfer.

## Early life

Ghezzi was born in Rumson, New Jersey.

## Professional career

Ghezzi won 11 times on the PGA Tour, including one major title, which was the 1941 PGA Championship, where he defeated Byron Nelson in 38 holes in the finals. He was selected for three Ryder Cup teams in 1939, 1941, and 1943, but each selection was canceled due to World War II. During the war, Ghezzi enlisted in the U.S. Army and began his training in early 1942.
At the U.S. Open in 1946, he was in an 18-hole Sunday morning playoff with Lloyd Mangrum and Nelson. It ended in a three-way tie, forcing another 18 holes. Mangrum won that afternoon round by a single stroke over both Ghezzi and Nelson.
Ghezzi was elected to the PGA of America's hall of fame in 1965. He died of cancer at the age of 65 in the Miami Heart Institute in Miami Beach, Florida.

## Professional wins (17)
### PGA Tour wins (11)

* 1935 (2) Los Angeles Open, Calvert Open
* 1936 (2) Hollywood Open, New Jersey PGA Championship
* 1937 (1) Lake Placid Open
* 1938 (3) North and South Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Sam Snead), Hershey Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)
* 1941 (1) PGA Championship
* 1947 (1) Greater Greensboro Open
* 1948 (1) Dapper Dan-Alcoma Tournament
Major championship is shown in bold.

### Other wins (6)

this list may be incomplete
* 1935 Maryland Open
* 1937 New Jersey State Open
* 1939 New Jersey PGA Championship
* 1943 New Jersey State Open
* 1944 New Jersey State Open
* 1949 New Jersey PGA Championship

## Major championships
### Wins (1)

| Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
| 1941 | PGA Championship | 38 holes | Byron Nelson |
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

### Results timeline

| Tournament | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | T25 | 8 | T15 | T8 | T10 | T12 |
| U.S. Open | T45 | | CUT | 20 | T18 | T20 | T11 | T29 |
| The Open Championship | | | | | | | | |
| PGA Championship | R32 | R32 | R16 | R32 | R16 | R16 | | R32 |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
| Masters Tournament | T39 | T6 | | NT | NT | NT | T12 | 21 | T18 | T35 |
| U.S. Open | 15 | 19 | NT | NT | NT | NT | T2 | T6 | T14 | T37 |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | | T18 | | |
| PGA Championship | R32 | 1 | R32 | NT | | QF | R32 | SF | R64 | |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| Masters Tournament | T14 | WD | T30 | WD | T29 | T53 | T29 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | | | | CUT | CUT | | | CUT | | T38 |
| The Open Championship | | | | | | | | | | |
| PGA Championship | R64 | R16 | R16 | R64 | | R32 | R128 | R64 | T56 | |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 |
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | CUT | | | | |
| U.S. Open | | | CUT | CUT | | | |
| The Open Championship | | | | | | | |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T57 | CUT | WD | T49 | WD |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1973 |
| Masters Tournament | | |
| U.S. Open | | |
| The Open Championship | | |
| PGA Championship | WD | WD |
NYF = tournament not yet founded NT = no tournament WD = withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 17 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 13 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 24 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 76 | 55 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 36 (1934 PGA – 1950 PGA)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1936 PGA – 1937 PGA)