Bo Wininger
| Bo Wininger | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Francis G. Wininger |
| Nickname | Bo |
| Born | November 16, 1922 Oklahoma A&M |
| Turned professional | 1952 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 6 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | 8th: 1963 |
| PGA Championship | 4th: 1965 |
| U.S. Open | T17: 1962 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Francis G. "Bo" Wininger (November 16, 1922 – December 7, 1967) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.
Wininger played on the same
Oklahoma State University
.
Wininger served in the
Carling Open Invitational
in 1962.
Wininger had several runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour in addition to his six wins; these include a 2nd or T-2 finish at the 1957 and 1959
San Diego Open Invitational. He was the first back-to-back winner in the modern history of the New Orleans tournament. His best finish in a major was 4th place at the 1965 PGA Championship.[2]
He died in
paralyzed
on his right side.
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 7, 1955 | Baton Rouge Open |
−10 (70-70-67-71=278) | Playoff |  Jimmy Clark, Billy Maxwell
|
| 2 | May 15, 1955 | Hot Springs Open |
−18 (67-67-68-68=270) | 5 strokes | Doug Ford, Cary Middlecoff
|
| 3 | May 20, 1956 | Kansas City Open |
−15 (64-69-70-70=273) | 1 stroke | Fred Hawkins, Bob Rosburg
|
| 4 | Feb 25, 1962 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational |
−7 (69-71-73-68=281) | 2 strokes | Bob Rosburg
|
| 5 | Nov 25, 1962 | Carling Open Invitational |
−10 (71-71-65-67=274) | 1 stroke | Bert Weaver
|
| 6 | Mar 4, 1963 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational (2) |
–9 (68-70-72-69=279) | 3 strokes | Tony Lema, Bob Rosburg
|
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1955 | Baton Rouge Open
|
Jimmy Clark, Billy Maxwell
|
Won 18-hole playoff; Wininger: −6 (66), Clark: −2 (70), Maxwell: −1 (71) |
| 2 | 1960 | Dallas Open Invitational
|
Ted Kroll, Johnny Pott
|
Pott won with birdie on third extra hole Wininger eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (1)
See also
Esoterica
Wininger appeared as himself in an episode of The Lucy Show titled "Lucy Takes Up Golf." Fellow golf pro Jimmy Demaret also appeared in the same episode. It first aired on January 27, 1964.
References
- ^ Povich, Shirley (June 19, 1995). "Mantle's Critics Swing, Miss". The Washington Post. p. C01.
- ^ "Golf Major Championships".