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{{short description|American professional golfer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Lloyd Mangrum
| image             = Lloyd Mangrum 1951.jpg
| imagesize         = 220px
| caption           = Mangrum, circa 1951
| fullname          = Lloyd Eugene Mangrum
| nickname          = Mr. Icicle
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1914|8|1}}
| birth_place       = [[Trenton, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{nowrap|{{Death date and age|1973|11|17|1914|8|1}}}}
| death_place       = [[Apple Valley, California]], U.S.
| height            = <!-- {{height|ft=|in=}} -->
| weight            = <!-- {{convert| |lb|kg st|abbr=on}} -->
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| spouse            = 
| partner           = 
| children          = 
| college           = None
| yearpro           = 1929
| retired           = <!-- Year retired -->
| extour            = [[PGA Tour]]
| prowins           = 45
| pgawins           = 36
| otherwins         = 9
| majorwins         = 1
| masters           = 2nd/T2: [[1940 Masters Tournament|1940]], [[1949 Masters Tournament|1949]]
| usopen            = '''Won''': [[1946 U.S. Open (golf)|1946]]
| open              = T24: 1953
| pga               = T3: [[1941 PGA Championship|1941]], [[1949 PGA Championship|1949]]
| wghofid           = lloyd-mangrum
| wghofyear         = 1998
| award1            = [[PGA Tour#Money winners and most wins leaders|PGA Tour<br>leading money winner]] 
| year1             = 1951
| award2            = [[Vardon Trophy]] 
| year2             = 1951, 1953
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
{{Infobox military person
|allegiance    = {{USA}}
|branch        = [[File:United States Department of the Army Seal.svg|20px|United States Army seal]] [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]
|rank          = [[File:Army-USA-OR-06.svg|15px]] [[Staff sergeant#U.S. Army|Staff sergeant]]
|unit          = [[90th Infantry Division (United States)|90th Infantry Division]]
|serviceyears  = <!--194x–1945-->
|battles       = [[World War II]]
*[[Normandy Campaign]]
*[[Western Allied invasion of Germany]]
|awards        = [[File:Bronze Star Medal ribbon.svg|25px]] [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] (2)<br>[[File:Purple Heart ribbon.svg|25px]] [[Purple Heart]] (2)
}}
'''Lloyd Eugene Mangrum''' (August 1, 1914 – November 17, 1973) was an American [[professional golfer]].<ref name=nyt71>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/07/11/archives/after-10-heart-attacks-mangrum-looks-healthy-and-wealthy-at-56.html |work=New York Times |agency=Associated Press |title=After 10 heart attacks Mangrum looks healthy and wealthy at 56 |date=July 11, 1971 |page=5}}</ref><ref name=nytobt>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/11/18/archives/lloyd-mangrum-golfer-dead-46-us-open-winner-was-59-hurt-in-jeep.html |work=New York Times |agency=UPI |title=Lloyd Mangrum, golfer, dead; '46 U.S. Open winner was 59 |date=November 18, 1973 |page=77}}</ref> He was known for his smooth swing and his relaxed demeanour on the course, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Icicle."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-18-ss-61297-story.html |title=Cool Customer |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Shav |last=Glick |date=June 18, 1998 |access-date=April 6, 2010}}</ref>

==Early life and family==
Mangrum was born on August 1, 1914, in [[Trenton, Texas]], he became a professional golfer at age fifteen, working as an assistant to his brother [[Ray Mangrum|Ray]], the head professional at Cliff-Dale Country Club in [[Dallas]].

==Career and military service==
Mangrum joined the [[PGA Tour]] in 1937 and went on to win 36 events on the Tour. He might have won more if his career had not been interrupted by service in [[World War II]].

While serving in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] and training for deployment in the European Theater, Mangrum was offered the professional's job at the [[Fort Meade, Maryland|Fort Meade]] golf course in [[Maryland]], which would have kept him out of combat, but he declined. He was assigned to the 90th Infantry Division Reconnaissance Troop and was injured in a jeep accident near Falaise on August 21, 1944. He recuperated for six months in England and returned to his unit in February 1945. He was awarded a [[Purple Heart]] after being wounded by shrapnel in Germany. He returned to competitive golf winning a U.S. Army European Theater Golf Tournament at St. Cloud, France in July 1945. He later played at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland in the Daily Mail 1500 Guineas Tournament and was victorious in the U.S. Army Inter-Theater Tournament in Biarritz, France in October 1945. He was discharged from the Army as a corporal in January 1946.

Mangrum's best years on tour came after the war: he led the PGA Tour money list in 1951 and won the [[Vardon Trophy]] for the lowest scoring average on the tour in both 1951 and 1953.

Mangrum's only [[Men's major golf championships|major]] title came at the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in [[1946 U.S. Open (golf)|1946]],<ref name=mj46usord6>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yiwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8SQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2636%2C1183649|work=Milwaukee Journal|title=Mangrum wins 'Open' title in play-off in heavy storm|last=Sixty|first=Billy|date=June 17, 1946|page=4-L}}</ref><ref name=yf46usord6>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B4hIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZYMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6028%2C684295|work=Youngstown Vindicator|location=(Ohio)|agency=Associated Press|last=Cavagnaro|first=Bob|title=Lloyd Mangrum captures national open; beats Nelson, Ghezzi in 36-hole playoff|date=June 17, 1946|page=10}}</ref> though he was runner-up in three majors and third in six more (including twice losing in the semi-finals in the PGA Championship when it was a match-play event). He lost a playoff for the [[1950 U.S. Open (golf)|1950 U.S. Open]] at Merion to Ben Hogan and his famous one-iron.  Mangrum finished in the top ten at the [[Masters Tournament]] ten consecutive years. He shot 64 in the opening round in [[1940 Masters Tournament|1940]], a Masters record that stood for 46 years, until [[Nick Price]]'s 63 in the third round in [[1986 Masters Tournament|1986]].

Mangrum played on four [[Ryder Cup]] teams in [[1947 Ryder Cup|1947]], [[1949 Ryder Cup|1949]], [[1951 Ryder Cup|1951]], and [[1953 Ryder Cup|1953]]. On the last occasion, he was a playing captain.<ref name=nytobt/> He had a record of six wins, two losses, and no ties ({{winning percentage|6|2|0}}), including three wins, one loss, and no ties ({{winning percentage|3|1|0}}) in singles matches.

==Later life==
Mangrum died at age 59 in [[Apple Valley, California]] in 1973.<ref name=nytobt/> The cause of death was a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]], the 12th he had suffered.<ref name=nyt71/> Mangrum was called "the forgotten man of golf" by sportswriter [[Jim Murray (sportswriter)|Jim Murray]]. Even though only 12 men have won more PGA Tour events, his reputation has been overshadowed by the other stars of his era who lived long, extraordinary lives such as [[Sam Snead]] and fellow Texans [[Ben Hogan]], [[Jimmy Demaret]] and [[Byron Nelson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lloyd Mangrum |publisher=About.com |first=Brent |last=Kelley |url=http://golf.about.com/od/golfersmen/p/lloyd_mangrum.htm}}</ref> At the 1996 Masters, Nelson conducted a test. "I asked three young pros if they ever heard of Lloyd Mangrum, and they never had." Nelson commented, "Lloyd's the best player who's been forgotten since I've been playing golf." A quarter century after his death, he was inducted into the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in 1998.

==Professional wins==
===PGA Tour wins (36)===
*1940 (1) [[Thomasville Open (PGA Tour)|Thomasville Open]] 
*1941 (1) Atlantic City Open
*1942 (3) [[New Orleans Open (PGA Tour)|New Orleans Open]], Seminole Victory Golf Tournament, [[Inverness Invitational Four-Ball]] (with [[Lawson Little]])
*1946 (1) '''[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''
*1947 (2) [[National Capital Open]], Albuquerque Open
*1948 (7) [[Bing Crosby Pro-Am]], [[Lower Rio Grande Open]], [[Greater Greensboro Open]], [[Columbus Invitational]], [[All American Open]], [[World Championship of Golf]], [[Utah Open]]
*1949 (4) [[Los Angeles Open]], [[Tucson Open]], [[Motor City Open]] (co-winner with [[Cary Middlecoff]]), [[All American Open]]
*1950 (5) [[Fort Wayne Open (PGA Tour event)|Fort Wayne Open]], [[Motor City Open]], [[Eastern Open]], [[Kansas City Open]], [[Palm Beach Round Robin]]
*1951 (4) [[Los Angeles Open]], [[Tucson Open]], [[Wilmington Azalea Open]], [[St. Paul Open]]
*1952 (2) [[Phoenix Open]], [[Western Open]]
*1953 (4) [[Los Angeles Open]], [[Bing Crosby Pro-Am Invitational]], [[Phoenix Open]], [[All American Open]]
*1954 (1) [[Western Open]]
*1956 (1) [[Los Angeles Open]]

[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] is shown in '''bold'''.

Source:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barkow |first=Al |author-link=Al Barkow |title=The History of the PGA TOUR |publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |year=1989 |isbn=0-385-26145-4 |page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/264 264] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/264 }}</ref>

===Other wins (9)===
*1938 [[Pennsylvania Open Championship]]
*1939 Central New York Open, Santa Anita Open 
*1940 Santa Anita Open
*1946 [[Argentine Open]]
*1952 [[California State Open]], [[Philippine Open (golf)|Philippine Open]], [[Adelaide Advertiser Special Tournament]] (Australia), [[Ampol Tournament]] (Nov)

Source:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barrett |first=David |author-link=David Barrett (writer) |title=Miracle at Merion: The Inspiring Story of Ben Hogan's Amazing Comeback and Victory at the 1950 U.S. Open |publisher=[[Skyhorse Publishing (publisher)|Doubleday]] |year=2010 |isbn=9781616080822 |page=23 }}</ref>

==Major championships==
===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runners-up
|- style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| [[1946 U.S. Open (golf)|1946]] || [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 1 shot deficit || −4 (74-70-68-72=284) || Playoff <sup>1</sup> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vic Ghezzi]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Byron Nelson]]
|}
<sup>1</sup> Defeated Ghezzi and Nelson in a playoff. All three shot 72 (E) in first 18-hole playoff. Second 18-hole playoff: Mangum 72=144 (E), Ghezzi 73=145 (+1), Nelson 73=145 (+1).

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1937
!1938
!1939
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T56
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1940
!1941
!1942
!1943
!1944
!1945
!1946
!1947
!1948
!1949
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|T16
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T23
|T21
|T14
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R64
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|R32
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1950
!1951
!1952
!1953
!1954
!1955
!1956
!1957
!1958
!1959
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:yellow;"|6
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|style="background:yellow;"|6
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|style="background:yellow;"|7
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|T28
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T37
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T24
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1960
!1961
!1962
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|43
|CUT
|T33
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T23
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
NT = no tournament<br/>
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br/>
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br/>
"T" indicates a tie for a place

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 2 || 2 ||  7 || 12 || 13 || 20 || 16
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 1 || 1 || 2 ||  6 ||  8 || 12 || 16 || 14
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  1 ||  1 ||  1
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 0 || 0 || 2 ||  4 ||  6 ||  8 ||  9 ||  9
|-
!Totals                                    !! 1 !! 3 !! 6 !! 17 !! 26 !! 34 !! 46 !! 40
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 30 (1942 PGA Championship – 1957 Masters)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 8 (1950 Masters – 1952 U.S. Open)<!-- 1949 order MPUO -->

==U.S. national team appearances==
*[[Ryder Cup]]: [[1947 Ryder Cup|1947]] (winners), [[1949 Ryder Cup|1949]] (winners), [[1951 Ryder Cup|1951]] (winners), [[1953 Ryder Cup|1953]] (winners)
*[[Lakes International Cup]]: 1952 (winners)
*[[Hopkins Trophy]]: 1955 (winners)

==See also==
*[[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{World Golf Hall of Fame|lloyd-mangrum}}
*[https://www.thoughtco.com/lloyd-mangrum-golfs-forgotten-man-and-war-hero-1563745 ThoughtCo.com – Lloyd Mangrum]
*{{Find a Grave|8666}}

{{U.S. Open champions}}
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{{1947 United States Ryder Cup team}}
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{{1953 United States Ryder Cup team}}
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