“I’m better under pressure than most,” says Golfer Lloyd Mangrum, “because I’m a ham at heart. I’m also a gambler at heart, and I’ll take a chance rather than play it safe.

In 1946, the original trophy was destroyed in a fire at Lloyd Mangrum’s home club, Tam O’Shanter, just outside Chicago. The USGA wanted to preserve the look of the original prize by creating a ...

Jimmy Demaret won the first of three Masters titles with an 8-under 280, four strokes ahead of Lloyd Mangrum. He earned $1,500 for the victory. This article originally appeared on Golfweek ...

The original two-handled trophy was lost in a fire in September 1946. Lloyd Mangrum, the winner of the 1946 US Open, took the original home after winning the tournament and displayed it in the ...

Incredibly, neither Nicklaus nor Woods has won the tournament. • Lloyd Mangrum, a Texan nicknamed “Mr. Icicle,” and Scotland’s Macdonald Smith share the tournament record for wins with four victories ...