1947 Open Winner Worsham Dies
Lew Worsham, winner of the 1947 United States Open golf championship, died Friday after a long illness. He was 73.
Worsham retired as a pro golfer in 1982 and was involved with the game for 55 years.
Worsham’s most notable victory was his triumph over Sam Snead in an 18-hole playoff for the U.S. Open in 1947. He shot a 69 to edge Snead by a single shot at the St. Louis Country Club in Clayton, Mo., after the two had tied with 72-hole scores of 282.
He won the Tam O’ Shanter World Championship in 1953 in Chicago, golf’s first $100,000 tournament, with an eagle two on the 18th hole.
Worsham played on the PGA Tour from 1946 to 1955 and in the Masters for 16 years. His best finish was a tie for third in 1953.
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