fullname pga usopen death_date death_place extour birth_place status pgawins prowins birth_date masters open article_title name
ray b. mangrum t9 : 1938 t4 : 1935 2 april 1975 california pga tour texas professional 5 7 17 june 1910 t6 : 1936 t4 : 1935 ray mangrum
 ray mangrum
ray mangrum

ray b. mangrum -lrb- june 17 , 1910 -- april 2 , 1975 -rrb- was an american professional golfer and the older brother of a more famous golfer , lloyd mangrum .
mangrum began his golf career in the 1920s as a club professional in dallas , texas , eventually becoming the head professional at cliff-dale country club .
he and lloyd moved from texas to los angeles in the 1930s hoping that the move would raise their visibility and enhance their careers .
in los angeles in the 1940s , mangrum mentored ted rhodes , a trailblazing african-american golfer .
mangrum won five pga tour events in the 1930s and 1940s .
his best finishes in major championships were t4 at the 1935 u.s. open and t6 at the masters .
