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Samuel Urzetta (March 19, 1926 – April 8, 2011) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1950 U.S. Amateur. Urzetta attended St. Bonaventure University where he captained the basketball team and led the nation in free-throw shooting percentage as a junior.〔(St. Bonaventure Mourns Passing of Sam Urzetta '50 )〕 He was inducted into the St. Bonaventure Athletics Hall of Fame in 1969.〔〔 In 1950, Urzetta won the U.S. Amateur〔(1950 U.S. Amateur )〕 over Frank Stranahan. The match went a record 39 holes (scheduled for 36), a record that still stands (although tied in 2000).〔 He played on the U.S. Walker Cup team in 1951〔(1951 Walker Cup Match )〕 and 1953.〔(1953 Walker Cup Match )〕 Urzetta turned professional in 1954〔 and played on the PGA Tour〔 and then became the head professional at the Country Club of Rochester from 1956 to 1993. He was elected to the Hall of Fame of the Western New York Section of the PGA of America in 1986.〔(PGA - Western New York Section - Hall of Fame )〕〔(Western New York Section Hall of Fame profile )〕 ==Amateur wins== ''this list may be incomplete'' *1948 Monroe Invitational, New York State Amateur *1949 Monroe Invitational *1950 Monroe Invitational, U.S. Amateur 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sam Urzetta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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