Ky Laffoon (December 23, 1908 – March 17, 1984) was an American golfer. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) (Birthdate also stated as December 24, 1907. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year ) He won 10 times on the PGA Tour, with four of the victories coming in 1934. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. He played on the 1935 Ryder Cup team. The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from He was born in Zinc, Arkansas and died in Springfield, Missouri. Zinc is a town in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. The population was only 76 at the 2000 census. Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U
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| Tournament | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | T18 | T28 | T6 | 5 | T27 | T22 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T26 | T23 | T28 | T5 | T20 | CUT | T9 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T9 | T9 | T17 | T3 | T17 | T17 |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | WD | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | T4 | T34 | T35 |
| U.S. Open | DQ | DNP | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T33 | DNP | T9 | NT | DNP | T5 | DNP | T5 | T9 |
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10