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The Top Ranked Golfers of
the 1950s
Notes:
Ranking Explanations
|
Rnk |
Athlete |
|
1 |
Ben Hogan |
|
2 |
Peter Thomson |
|
3 |
Sam Snead |
|
4 |
Bobby Locke |
|
5 |
Cary Middlecoff |
|
6 |
Jack Burke Jr. |
|
7 |
Doug Ford |
|
8 |
Walter Burkemo |
|
9 |
Julius Boros |
|
10 |
Bob Rosburg |
|
11 |
Chick Harbert |
|
12 |
Gary Player |
|
13 |
Dow Finsterwald |
|
14 |
Billy Casper |
|
15 |
Tommy Bolt |
|
16 |
Jimmy Demaret |
|
17 |
Arnold Palmer |
|
18 |
Dick Mayer |
|
19 |
Ed Furgol |
|
20 |
Art Wall |
|
21 |
Jim Turnesa |
|
22 |
Max Faulkner |
|
23 |
Chandler Harper |
|
24 |
Lionel Hebert |
|
25 |
Jack Fleck |
|
26 |
Dai Rees |
|
27 |
Flory Van Donck |
|
28 |
Antonio Cerda |
|
29 |
Ed Oliver |
|
30 |
Lloyd Mangrum |
|
31 |
Jim Ferrier |
|
32 |
Ted Kroll |
|
33 |
Roberto De Vicenzo |
|
34 |
Ken Venturi |
|
35 |
Fred Hawkins |
|
36 |
Jerry Barber |
|
37 |
Gene Littler |
|
38 |
Skee Riegel |
|
39 |
Syd Scott |
|
40 |
Dave Thomas |
|
41 |
Henry Williams |
|
42 |
Clayton Heafner |
|
43 |
Fred Bullock |
|
44 |
Frank Stranahan |
|
45 |
Felice Torza |
|
46 |
Doug Sanders |
|
47 |
John Fallon |
|
48 |
Claude Harmon |
|
49 |
Fred Daly |
|
50 |
Eric Brown |
|
51 |
Mike Souchak |
|
52 |
Lew Worsham |
|
53 |
George Fazio |
|
54 |
Bob Hamilton |
|
55 |
Billy Joe Patton |
|
56 |
Al Besselink |
|
57 |
Shelley Mayfield |
|
58 |
Christy O'Connor Sr. |
|
59 |
Charles Bassler |
|
60 |
Jack Isaacs |
|
61 |
Henry Picard |
|
62 |
Don Whitt |
|
63 |
Ellsworth Vines |
|
64 |
Charlie Ward |
|
65 |
Frank Jowle |
|
66 |
William Johnston |
|
67 |
Stan Leonard |
|
68 |
Dutch Harrison |
|
69 |
Byron Nelson |
|
70 |
Harvie Ward |
|
71 |
Johnny Bulla |
|
72 |
Jimmy Adams |
|
73 |
Henry Cotton |
|
74 |
Pete Cooper |
|
75 |
Angel Miguel |
|
76 |
Dave Douglas |
|
77 |
Henry Ransom |
|
78 |
Jay Hebert |
|
79 |
Sam King |
|
80 |
Johnny Palmer |
|
81 |
John Panton |
|
82 |
Fred Haas |
|
83 |
Harry Weetman |
|
84 |
Vic Ghezzi |
|
85 |
Al Brosch |
|
86 |
Bill Nary |
|
87 |
Leopoldo Ruiz |
|
88 |
Clarence Doser |
|
89 |
Joe Kirkwood Jr. |
|
90 |
Ernie Vossler |
|
91 |
Ray Gafford |
|
92 |
Bernard Hunt |
|
93 |
Ken Bousfield |
|
94 |
Jimmy Clark |
|
95 |
Tom Haliburton |
|
96 |
Eric Moore |
|
97 |
Bob Goalby |
|
98 |
Terl Johnson |
|
99 |
Robert Reid Jack |
|
100 |
Charles Sheppard |
|
101 |
Frank Champ |
|
102 |
W.D. Smith |
|
103 |
Billy Maxwell |
|
104 |
Lawson Little |
|
105 |
Dick Metz |
|
106 |
Marty Furgol |
|
107 |
Bob Toski |
|
108 |
Charles Coe |
|
109 |
Al Mengert |
|
110 |
Buck White |
|
111 |
Denny Shute |
|
112 |
Earl Stewart |
|
113 |
Norman Sutton |
|
114 |
Wes Ellis |
|
115 |
Jim Browning |
|
116 |
Smiley Quick |
|
117 |
Labron Harris |
|
118 |
Don January |
|
119 |
Paul Runyan |
|
120 |
Bill Shankland |
|
121 |
Dick Shoemaker |
|
122 |
Bud Holscher |
|
123 |
George Bolesta |
|
124 |
Enrique Bertolino |
|
125 |
Bo Wininger |
|
126 |
Eric Monti |
|
127 |
Babe Lichardus |
|
128 |
Tony Holguin |
|
129 |
Skip Alexander |
|
130 |
Al Balding |
|
131 |
Mike Fetchick |
|
132 |
Johnny Weitzel |
|
133 |
Gardner Dickinson |
|
134 |
Bud Ward |
|
135 |
Paul Harney |
|
136 |
George Bayer |
|
137 |
Mickey Homa |
|
138 |
Herman Keiser |
|
139 |
Emery Thomas |
|
140 |
Zell Eaton |
|
141 |
Art Doering |
|
142 |
Lou Barbarzo |
|
143 |
Bill Johnston |
|
144 |
Tommy Jacobs |
|
145 |
Otto Greiner |
|
146 |
Bruce Cudd |
|
147 |
Chuck Klein |
|
148 |
Johnny O'Donnell |
|
149 |
Jimmy Gauntt |
|
150 |
Wally Ulrich |
|
151 |
John Thoren |
|
152 |
Bill Collins |
|
153 |
Dave Ragan |
|
154 |
Jim Ferree |
|
155 |
Stan Mosel |
|
156 |
John O'Donnell |
|
157 |
Herman Barron |
|
158 |
Bob Crowley |
|
159 |
Joe Greer |
|
160 |
Chester Sanok |
|
161 |
Don Hoenig |
|
162 |
Howard Everitt |
|
163 |
Manuel De La Torre |
|
164 |
Howie Johnson |
|
165 |
Bob Duden |
|
166 |
Jack Nicklaus |
|
167 |
Billy Burke |
|
168 |
Fred Wampler |
|
169 |
Dick Lundahl |
|
170 |
Art Bell |
|
171 |
George Griffin Jr. |
|
172 |
George Schneiter |
|
173 |
Fred Baker |
|
174 |
Fred Annon |
|
175 |
Steve Doctor |
|
176 |
Ed Meister |
|
177 |
Harold West |
|
178 |
Harry Nettelbladt |
|
179 |
Tom Veech |
|
180 |
Tom Nieporte |
|
181 |
George Kinsman |
|
182 |
Charles Sifford |
|
183 |
Pat Fletcher |
|
184 |
Walter Romans |
|
185 |
John McMullin |
|
186 |
Ralph Blomquist |
|
187 |
Don Bisplinghoff |
|
188 |
Ted Lenczyk |
|
189 |
Frank Gelhot |
|
190 |
James McCoy |
|
191 |
Billy Milward |
|
192 |
Bud Lewis |
|
193 |
Charles Seaver |
|
194 |
Ed Griffiths |
|
195 |
Ellis Taylor |
|
196 |
Everett Stuart |
|
197 |
F.A. Winchenbach |
|
198 |
Gene Mason |
|
199 |
George Stuhler |
|
200 |
Harry Cooper |
|
201 |
Jerry Pisano |
|
202 |
Joe Curtin |
|
203 |
John Galeski |
|
204 |
John Langford Jr. |
|
205 |
Les Brownlee |
|
206 |
Lloyd Wadkins |
|
207 |
Mason Rudolph |
|
208 |
Olin Cerrochi |
|
209 |
Oscar Eliason |
|
210 |
Ralph Hutchison |
|
211 |
Tom Robins |
|
212 |
Tom Strange |
|
213 |
Walter Porterfield |
|
214 |
Arthur Lees |
|
215 |
Peter Alliss |
|
216 |
Eric Lester |
|
217 |
Buster Cupit |
|
218 |
Gene Sarazen |
|
219 |
Jackson Bradley |
|
220 |
Milon Marusic |
|
221 |
Al Smith |
|
222 |
Johnny Revolta |
|
223 |
Horton Smith |
|
224 |
Harry Bradshaw |
|
225 |
Toby Lyons |
|
226 |
Don Fairfield |
|
227 |
Norman Von Nida |
|
228 |
Mike Pavella |
|
229 |
Willie Goggin |
|
230 |
Eddie Burke |
|
231 |
Elroy Marti |
|
232 |
Brien Charter |
|
233 |
Gene Kunes |
|
234 |
Elmer Reed |
|
235 |
Charles Harper |
|
236 |
Robert Kay |
|
237 |
Jack Harden |
|
238 |
Reggie Myles |
|
239 |
Frank Souchak |
|
240 |
Ray Honsberger |
|
241 |
Jack Burke Sr. |
|
242 |
Dick Knight |
|
243 |
Romualdo Barbieri |
|
244 |
Dick Chapman |
|
245 |
Jimmy Hitchcock |
|
246 |
Arnold Stickley |
|
247 |
Donald Swaelens |
|
248 |
Michael Bonallack |
|
249 |
John Jacobs |
|
250 |
Sam Urzetta |
|
251 |
Bill Ogden |
|
252 |
Walter Smithers |
|
253 |
Alfonso Angelini |
|
254 |
Dick Burton |
|
255 |
Thomas Spence |
|
256 |
Bill Hyndman |
|
257 |
Bruce Crampton |
|
258 |
Harry Todd |
|
259 |
Bud Taylor |
|
260 |
Harold Henning |
|
261 |
Rudy Horvath |
|
262 |
Leland Gibson |
|
263 |
Chuck Kocsis |
|
264 |
Hector Thomson |
|
265 |
T.H.T. Fairbairn |
|
266 |
Jean Garaialde |
|
267 |
Walker Inman |
|
268 |
W.J. Henderson |
|
269 |
Norman Drew |
|
270 |
Robert Halsall |
|
271 |
Sebastian Miguel |
|
272 |
Dave Marr |
|
273 |
J.S. Anderson |
|
274 |
Peter Toogood |
|
275 |
John Barnum |
|
276 |
Bob Goetz |
|
277 |
Eric Cremin |
|
278 |
Guy Wolstenholme |
|
279 |
Al Watrous |
|
280 |
Max Evans |
|
281 |
Jack Hargreaves |
|
282 |
Reg Horne |
|
283 |
Mike Turnesa |
|
284 |
Sam Bernardi |
|
285 |
Hillman Robbins |
|
286 |
Eddie Whitcombe |
|
287 |
Jimmy Hines |
|
288 |
Toney Penna |
|
289 |
Ugo Grappasonni |
|
290 |
Mike Dietz |
|
291 |
Hassan Hassanein |
|
292 |
Ray Hill |
|
293 |
Bob Gajda |
|
294 |
C. Kane |
|
295 |
Rod Munday |
|
296 |
Leonard Wagner |
|
297 |
Charles Harter |
|
298 |
Iverson Martin |
|
299 |
Charles Farlow |
|
300 |
Bill Trombley |
|
301 |
Augie Nordone |
|
302 |
Mike Krak |
|
303 |
Ewing Pomeroy |
|
304 |
Eldon Briggs |
|
305 |
Leonard Schmutte |
|
306 |
Jack Jones |
|
307 |
D.F. Smalldon |
|
308 |
John McHale |
|
309 |
Charles Lepre |
|
310 |
Leonard Dodson |
|
311 |
Robert Gajda |
|
312 |
Jim Milward |
|
313 |
Ricardo Rossi |
|
314 |
Warren Smith |
|
315 |
Gus Salerno |
|
316 |
A. Soto |
|
317 |
Alan Waters |
|
318 |
Broyles Plemmons |
|
319 |
George Shafer |
|
320 |
Jack Grout |
|
321 |
Jerry Pittman |
|
322 |
John Trish |
|
323 |
Keppel Enderby |
|
324 |
Mel Carpenter |
|
325 |
Joe Conrad |
|
326 |
James Jackson |
|
327 |
Kel Nagle |
|
328 |
Johnny Pott |
|
329 |
Mac Hunter |
|
330 |
Christy Greene |
|
331 |
L. Topping |
|
332 |
Alf Padgham |
|
333 |
Tony Coop |
|
334 |
Joe Carr |
|
335 |
F.G. Allott |
|
336 |
Bob Harris |
|
337 |
Jack Westland |
|
338 |
Deane Beman |
|
339 |
Doug Bachli |
|
340 |
E. Noke |
|
341 |
Jerry Magee |
|
342 |
John Beharrell |
|
343 |
Neil Coles |
|
344 |
Bill Campbell |
|
345 |
Errie Ball |
|
346 |
Joe Campbell |
|
347 |
Dale Morey |
|
348 |
William Branch |
|
349 |
Gerry DeWit |
|
350 |
Alan Slater |
|
351 |
Alan Thirlwell |
|
352 |
Harold Ridgley |
|
353 |
Joe Gagliardi |
|
354 |
Leslie Taylor |
|
355 |
Phil Rodgers |
|
356 |
Robert Sweeny Jr. |
|
357 |
Tommy Aaron |
|
358 |
Reg Knight |
|
359 |
Peter Mills |
|
360 |
J.R. Moses |
|
361 |
Geoffrey Hunt |
|
362 |
Arnold Blum |
|
363 |
Trevor Wilkes |
|
364 |
G.M. White |
|
365 |
P. Traviani |
|
366 |
S.S. Field |
|
367 |
Trevor Allen |
|
368 |
Don Cherry |
|
369 |
Alan Poulton |
|
370 |
Laurie Ayton Jr. |
|
371 |
Bobby Cruickshank |
|
372 |
Lee Mackey |
|
373 |
Jimmy McHale |
|
374 |
Pete Burke |
|
375 |
Ernie Newnham |
|
376 |
Harry Schwab |
|
377 |
Mortie Dutra |
|
378 |
Herschel Spears |
|
379 |
Stan Dudas |
|
380 |
Sam Penecale |
|
381 |
Bert Williamson |
|
382 |
Jerry Kesselring |
|
383 |
Doug Higgins |
|
384 |
William Goodloe |
|
385 |
Charles Rotar |
|
386 |
Clare Emery |
|
387 |
J. McKenna |
|
388 |
Ken Adwick |
|
389 |
P. Patrick |
|
390 |
B. Shelton |
|
391 |
Peter Shanks |
|
392 |
R. Ferguson |
|
393 |
Leo Biagetti |
|
394 |
Jimmy Martin |
|
395 |
David Blair |
|
396 |
David Snell |
|
397 |
Marvin Ward |
|
398 |
Peter Butler |
|
399 |
C.H. Beamish |
|
400 |
G.N. Roffe |
|
401 |
James English |
|
402 |
T. Trevena |
|
403 |
Frank Commisso |
|
404 |
Pat Abbott |
|
405 |
Bill Heinlein |
|
406 |
Gene Webb |
|
407 |
Ed Joseph |
|
408 |
George Keyes |
|
409 |
Furman Hayes |
|
410 |
Jimmy Johnson |
|
411 |
Bob Kay |
|
412 |
Herman Scharlau |
|
413 |
Jerry Gianferante |
|
414 |
Joe Taylor |
|
415 |
Joe Zarhardt |
|
416 |
Phil Friel |
|
417 |
Robert Moore |
|
418 |
Robert Watson |
|
419 |
Roy Wallin |
|
420 |
Ted Neist |
|
421 |
Jack Wilkshire |
|
422 |
Sam Byrd |
|
423 |
Al Feminelli |
|
424 |
Fred Gronauer |
|
425 |
Guy Paulsen |
|
426 |
James Guinnup |
|
427 |
Jim Scott |
|
428 |
Joe Brown |
|
429 |
Tom Blaskovich |
|
430 |
Bud Williamson |
|
431 |
Jim Gantz |
|
432 |
Leonard Kennett |
|
433 |
M.R. Harbert |
|
434 |
Albert Feminelli |
|
435 |
Alberto Salas |
|
436 |
Alex Redl |
|
437 |
Alf Perry |
|
438 |
Andy Gaspar |
|
439 |
Bennie Adams |
|
440 |
Bob Carmen |
|
441 |
Bob Tucker |
|
442 |
Charles Prentice |
|
443 |
Ching-Po Chen |
|
444 |
D. Rawlinson |
|
445 |
Dale Andreason |
|
446 |
Darwin White |
|
447 |
Dean Adkisson |
|
448 |
Ernest Schneiter |
|
449 |
Frank Kiraly |
|
450 |
Frank Newell Jr. |
|
451 |
Frank Staszowski |
|
452 |
George Buck |
|
453 |
Gil Cavanaugh |
|
454 |
Gunnar Johnson |
|
455 |
Hap Malia |
|
456 |
Harold Oatman |
|
457 |
Harold Whittington |
|
458 |
Henry Lindner |
|
459 |
J. Carroll |
|
460 |
Jack Igoe |
|
461 |
Jack Ryan |
|
462 |
Jack Shields |
|
463 |
James Alcroft |
|
464 |
Jim Rupolph |
|
465 |
Jimmy Walkup |
|
466 |
Jock Hutchison |
|
467 |
Lester Moe |
|
468 |
Mario Gonzales |
|
469 |
Marshall Springer |
|
470 |
Matthew Barosek |
|
471 |
Orville White |
|
472 |
Pete Lamb |
|
473 |
Robert Zander |
|
474 |
Sherman Elworthy |
|
475 |
Tom Talkington |
|
476 |
Virgil Shreeve |
|
477 |
Walter Ambo |
|
478 |
Wilbur Brandenburg |
|
479 |
Rex Baxter |
|
480 |
Brian Wilkes |
|
481 |
Alex Kyle |
|
482 |
Hamish Ballingall |
|
483 |
Hugh Lewis |
|
484 |
Chuck Scally |
|
485 |
John Burton |
|
486 |
Dick Cline |
|
487 |
Dick Stranahan |
|
488 |
Henri De Lamaze |
|
489 |
J.C. Wilson |
|
490 |
John MacDonald |
|
491 |
Thomas Barnes |
|
492 |
W.C.A. Hancock |
|
493 |
Bob Sweeny |
|
494 |
Michio Ishii |
|
495 |
Carlos Potente |
|
496 |
George Johnson |
|
497 |
H.A.J. Young |
|
498 |
J.H. Hawkins |
|
499 |
Paul McGuire |
|
500 |
R.G. French |
|
501 |
Jean-Baptiste Ado |
|
502 |
Ralph Moffitt |
|
503 |
Aldo Casera |
|
504 |
D.L. Melville |
|
505 |
Cecil Denny |
|
506 |
Bill Large |
|
507 |
Keith MacDonald |
|
508 |
Gregor McIntosh |
|
509 |
Henry Castillo |
|
510 |
Arthur Lacey |
|
511 |
Carlos Celles |
|
512 |
George Low III |
|
513 |
Jack Sharkey |
|
514 |
Ken Beckett |
|
515 |
Paul O'Leary |
|
516 |
Ted Gwin |
|
517 |
Torakichi Nakamura |
|
518 |
George Knight |
|
519 |
Bobby Knowles |
|
520 |
Harry Haverstick |
|
521 |
John Dawson |
|
522 |
Robin Galloway |
|
523 |
Frank Harned |
|
524 |
Frank Miller |
|
525 |
Joe Thacker |
|
526 |
George Farmer |
|
527 |
Scudday Horner |
|
528 |
George Howard |
|
529 |
Dennis Lavender |
|
530 |
F. Morrell |
|
531 |
Johnny Morris |
|
532 |
K.G. Geddes |
|
533 |
Loddie Kempa |
|
534 |
Alfred Smith |
|
535 |
Darrell Hickok |
|
536 |
Gene Dahlbender |
|
537 |
J.J. Querelos |
|
538 |
Robert Batdorff |
|
539 |
Craig Wood |
|
540 |
J.S. More |
|
541 |
Joe Jimenez |
|
542 |
Ralph Evans |
|
543 |
Ronnie Mandeville |
|
544 |
Ray Hayden |
|
545 |
Robert Roos Jr. |
|
546 |
Harold Paddock |
|
547 |
A.M.M. Bucher |
|
548 |
Dan Herring |
|
549 |
Mac Main |
|
550 |
P.J. Boatwright |
|
551 |
Bill Shield |
|
552 |
E. Fred Brown |
|
553 |
George Von Elm |
|
554 |
John Bass |
|
555 |
Juan Segura |
|
556 |
Tony Lema |
|
557 |
Sam Parks |
|
558 |
Herman Coelho |
|
559 |
John Garrett |
|
560 |
Pat Schwab |
|
561 |
Al Zimmerman |
|
562 |
Bobby Nichols |
|
563 |
Gene Coulter |
|
564 |
John Garrison |
|
565 |
George Puetz |
|
566 |
James Funston |
|
567 |
Jimmy Ukauka |
|
568 |
Thorne Wood |
|
569 |
Ted Bishop |
|
570 |
Bill Esinicki |
|
571 |
Wayne Otis |
|
572 |
Larry Bartosek |
|
573 |
Denny Champagne |
|
574 |
Edward Garfield |
|
575 |
Albert Maus |
|
576 |
Alex Hackney |
|
577 |
Ansel Snow |
|
578 |
Babe Orff |
|
579 |
Bill Mawhinney |
|
580 |
Bob Schechte |
|
581 |
Bob Veylupek |
|
582 |
Buddy Viar |
|
583 |
Buford Widener |
|
584 |
Clyde Usina |
|
585 |
Cobby Ware |
|
586 |
Ed Wysowski |
|
587 |
Edward Hopkins |
|
588 |
Fred Blanchard |
|
589 |
Howard Kluth |
|
590 |
Jack Weitzel |
|
591 |
Leon Pounders |
|
592 |
Richard Hendrickson |
|
593 |
Robert Hayes |
|
594 |
Roger Peacock |
|
595 |
Ron La Parl |
|
596 |
Sam Speer |
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