Craig Wood (golfer)
| Craig Wood | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Craig Ralph Wood |
| Born |
November 18, 1901 Lake Placid, New York |
| Died | May 7, 1968 (aged 66) Palm Beach, Florida |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Spouse | Jacqueline (1907–1967) |
| Career | |
| College | None |
| Turned professional | 1920 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 27 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 21 |
| Other | 6 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) |
|
| Masters Tournament | Won: 1941 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 1941 |
| The Open Championship | 2nd: 1933 |
| PGA Championship | 2nd: 1934 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2008 (member page) |
Craig Ralph Wood (November 18, 1901 – May 7, 1968) was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams (1931, 1933, 1935).
Wood was the first player to lose all four major championships in extra holes. His major wins came late in his career at age 39, winning the first two of 1941, the Masters and U.S. Open.
Born in Lake Placid, New York, Wood turned professional in 1920 at age 18. Despite his two major championships, he is probably most well known as the victim of Gene Sarazen's famous double eagle in the 1935 Augusta National Invitational (now known as the Masters Tournament). The shot left the two players tied at the end of regulation and Sarazen went on to victory in a 36-hole playoff.
This was the fourth runner-up and third playoff loss for Wood in a major in just two years. In the 1933 British Open at St Andrews, Denny Shute had defeated Wood in another 36-hole playoff. In the spring of 1934, Wood was the runner up by a single shot to Horton Smith at the first Masters and later that year he was defeated on the 38th hole by Paul Runyan in the PGA Championship, then a match play event. At the 1939 U.S. Open he birdied the 72nd hole and was again in a playoff, but this time Byron Nelson was the winner, making Wood the first player to lose all four major championships in extra holes. Greg Norman is the only other player to suffer this fate.
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