Gene Sarazen | |||||||||
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![]() Sarazen in 1922 | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Full name | Eugenio Saraceni | ||||||||
Nickname | The Squire | ||||||||
Born | Harrison, New York, U.S. | February 27, 1902||||||||
Died | May 13, 1999 Naples, Florida | (aged 97)||||||||
Height | 5 ft5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) | ||||||||
Weight | 162 lb (73 kg; 11.6 st) | ||||||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||||||
Residence | Brookfield, Connecticut | ||||||||
Spouse | Mary Sarazen (m. 1924–86, her death) | ||||||||
Children | Mary Ann, Gene Jr. | ||||||||
Career | |||||||||
Turned professional | 1920 | ||||||||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||||||
Professional wins | 48 | ||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
PGA Tour | 38 | ||||||||
Other | 10 | ||||||||
Best results in major championships (wins: 7) | |||||||||
Masters Tournament | Won: 1935 | ||||||||
PGA Championship | Won: 1922, 1923, 1933 | ||||||||
U.S. Open | Won: 1922, 1932 | ||||||||
The Open Championship | Won: 1932 | ||||||||
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