Byron Nelson

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human professional golfer sports legend

Byron Nelson was an American professional golfer renowned for his dominant 1945 season, during which he won 18 tournaments including 11 consecutively, and is considered one of the sport’s all-time greats.

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instanceOf human →
professional golfer →
sports legend →
bestFinishInTheOpenChampionship tied for 2nd →
causeOfDeath natural causes →
consecutiveWinsInSeason 11 (1945) →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1912-02-04 →
dateOfDeath 2006-09-26 →
eponymousTournament AT&T Byron Nelson →
familyName Nelson →
fullName John Byron Nelson Jr. →
givenName John →
inductedInto World Golf Hall of Fame →
knownFor dominant 1945 PGA Tour season →
one of golf’s all-time greats →
majorChampionshipWins 5 →
mastersTitles 2 →
memberOf World Golf Hall of Fame →
middleName Byron →
nickName Lord Byron →
notableSeason 1945 PGA Tour season →
occupation professional golfer →
pgaChampionshipTitles 2 →
pgaTourPlayerOfTheYear 1944 →
1945 →
placeOfBirth Ellis County, Texas →
surface form: "Waxahachie, Texas, United States"
placeOfDeath Roanoke, Texas, United States →
religion Methodism →
residence Roanoke, Texas, United States →
retiredFromFullTimeCompetition 1946 →
sexOrGender male →
sport golf →
totalPgaTourWins 52 →
tournamentNamedInHonorOf AT&T Byron Nelson →
tournamentWinsInSeason 18 (1945) →
turnedProfessional 1932 →
vardonTrophyWinner 1939 →
1940 →
1945 →
wonTournament Masters Tournament →
PGA Championship →
U.S. Open →
wonYear Masters Tournament →
surface form: "1937 Masters Tournament"

U.S. Open →
surface form: "1939 U.S. Open"

PGA Championship →
surface form: "1940 PGA Championship"

Masters Tournament →
surface form: "1942 Masters Tournament"

PGA Championship →
surface form: "1945 PGA Championship"
yearOfBestOpenFinish 1937 →
yearOfHallOfFameInduction 1974 →

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John → alsoKnownAs → Byron Nelson →
subject surface form: "John Byron Nelson Jr."
Nelson → hasNotableBearer → Byron Nelson →
AT&T Byron Nelson → honors → Byron Nelson →
AT&T Byron Nelson → namedAfter → Byron Nelson →
AT&T Byron Nelson → namedForRole → Byron Nelson →
this entity surface form: "Byron Nelson was a World Golf Hall of Fame member"