John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time.

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Jan 31, 2025 · Byron Nelson, American professional golfer who dominated the sport in the late 1930s and ’40s. Known for his fluid swing, he won a record 11 consecutive professional …

May 4, 2020 · Nelson was nicknamed “The Father of the Modern Golf Swing” because of his trailblazing role in the transition from hickory shafts.

May 14, 2021 · Byron Nelson in 1994. It’s cool that the players, most of them far too young to have known the man, call the Dallas stop the Byron Nelson. Here we cite officialdom: It’s the …

Mar 3, 2019 · Byron Nelson was one of the best golfers of the 1930s and 1940s who retired early, but remained involved with golf into the 21st Century through the PGA Tour tournament …

Jun 18, 2021 · John Byron Nelson, Jr., professional golfer, was born on his parents’ cotton farm in Long Branch, Texas, near Waxahachie, on February 4, 1912. He was the son of John Byron …

Byron Nelson’s golf achievements are well documented — 52 professional victories, five major championships, and an impressive year of 18 victories in 1945, highlighted by an …

Byron Nelson’s strength was his consistent, powerful playing ability, which often caused him to be described as a mechanical golfer. Although his career was brief, he won forty-nine PGA …

The eldest of golf's great triumvirate born in 1912 including Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, Byron Nelson’s first exposure to golf was a caddie job at the old Glen Garden course in Fort Worth. …