Ky Laffoon was an American golf

Golf

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er. (Birthdate also stated as December 24, 1907.) He won 10 times on the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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, with four of the victories coming in 1934. He played on the 1935 Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...

 team. In 1939 his wife Irene Laffoon threatened to leave him if he could not control his temper on golf course. Next tournament after two rounds he came to 15th hole and his ball was buried in honeysuckle. After missing three shots he starting shouting cuss words that all the spectators could hear. His wife Irene Laffoon was one of the spectators and headed for the clubhouse after the outburst. Ky ran after her and pleaded that he wasn't cussing at his golf game, he just hates honeysuckle. He was born in Zinc, Arkansas

Zinc, Arkansas

Zinc is a town in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. The population was only 76 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Zinc is located at ....

 and died in Springfield, Missouri

Springfield, Missouri

Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...

.

PGA Tour wins (10)

• 1933 (1) Nebraska Open
• 1934 (4) Atlanta Open, Hershey Open
  Hershey Open
  The Hershey Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1933 to 1941. It was played at the Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Pennsylvania on what is now called the West Course. It was played as a 72-hole stroke play event every year except 1938. That year, it was played as an 126-hole...
  
  , Glens Falls Open
  Glens Falls Open
  The Glens Falls Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1929 to 1939. It was played at the Glens Falls Country Club in Glens Falls, New York.-Winners:*1939 Denny Shute*1938 Tony Manero*1937 Jimmy Hines*1936 Jimmy Hines*1935 Willie Macfarlane...
  
  , Eastern Open Championship
• 1935 (1) Phoenix Open
• 1936 (1) Inverness Invitational Four-Ball
  Inverness Invitational Four-Ball
  The Inverness Invitational Four-Ball was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1935 to 1953. It was played at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.-Format:...
  
   (with Walter Hagen
  Walter Hagen
  Walter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods . He won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, which he went on...
  
  )
• 1938 (2) Cleveland Open, Miami International Four-Ball
  Miami International Four-Ball
  The Miami International Four-Ball was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1954. It was played primarily at what is now the Miami Springs Golf and Country Club in Miami, Florida...
  
   (with Dick Metz
  Dick Metz
  Richard C. Metz was an American professional golfer.Metz won 10 times on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and 1940s. He had continued success as a senior golfer winning the Senior PGA Championship and World Seniors Championship in 1960.Metz married actress Jean Chatburn on November 2, 1939. He was also a...
  
  )
• 1946 (1) Montgomery Invitational

Other wins

this list is probably incomplete

• 1933 Utah Open
  Utah Open
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• 1950 Illinois PGA Championship
  Illinois PGA Championship
  The Illinois PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is conducted by the Illinois PGA . The 54-hole, stroke play Championship conducted over three days is the premier member event on the Illinois PGA calendar...
  
  

Results in major championships

Tournament	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters , is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year...	NYF	NYF	T18	T28	T6	5	T27	T22
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	CUT	T26	T23	T28	T5	T20	CUT	T9
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	R16	R16	R32	SF	R32	R32

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948
The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters , is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year...	WD	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	T4	T34	T35
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DQ	DNP	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	R64	DNP	R16	NT	DNP	QF	DNP	QF	R16

NYF = Tournament not yet founded

NT = No tournament

DNP = Did not play

WD = Withdrew

DQ = Disqualified

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

Yellow background for top-10

External links

• Ky Laffoon at Ozarks Fairways Bio of Ky Laffoon