Tony Manero (golfer)
Tony Manero | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Anthony T. Manero |
Born |
April 4, 1905 New York, New York, U.S. |
Died | October 22, 1989 (aged 84) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1929 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 14 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 8 |
Other | 6 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | T13: 1937 |
PGA Championship | T3: 1937 |
U.S. Open | Won: 1936 |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1931, 1937 |
Anthony T. Manero (April 4, 1905 – October 22, 1989) was an American professional golfer.
Professional career
Manero won eight times on the PGA Tour including one major championship, the 1936 U.S. Open. He played on the 1937 Ryder Cup team.
Shortly thereafter, Manero became the club pro at Salem Country Club. He split the position over the course of ten years with Joe Stein.
Personal life
Manero was born in New York City and died at age 84 in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Honors and awards
- In 1964, Manero was inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame.
Professional wins (14)
PGA Tour wins (8)
- 1929 (1) Catalina Open
- 1930 (3) Glens Falls Open, Catalina Open, Pasadena Open
- 1932 (1) Westchester Open
- 1935 (1) General Brock Hotel Open
- 1936 (1) U.S. Open
- 1938 (1) Glens Falls Open
Major championship is shown in bold.
Other wins
(this list may be incomplete)
- 1934 Carolinas Open
- 1937 Carolinas Open, New Hampshire Open
- 1939 New Hampshire Open (tie with John Thoren)
- 1941 New Hampshire Open
- 1948 Westchester Open
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1936 | U.S. Open | 4 shot deficit | 6 (73-69-73-67=282) | 2 strokes | Harry Cooper |
Results timeline
Tournament | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
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U.S. Open | T41 | CUT | |
The Open Championship | |||
PGA Championship | R16 | R32 | QF |
Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | WD | T45 | T13 | T27 | T26 | |
U.S. Open | T19 | T45 | T29 | CUT | T40 | 1 | T40 | 48 | T56 | |
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | ||||||||
PGA Championship | R16 | QF | SF | R32 | R32 |
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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Masters Tournament | T29 | T44 | NT | NT | NT | |||||
U.S. Open | T36 | CUT | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | WD | CUT | CUT |
The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | ||||
PGA Championship | NT | R16 | R64 |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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Masters Tournament | WD | WD | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
The Open Championship | ||||||||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | WD |
U.S. Open | |||
The Open Championship | |||
PGA Championship |
Win
Top 10
Did not play
NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF =round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
U.S. Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 26 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (1938 Masters – 1941 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1935 PGA – 1936 PGA)