Frank Stranahan | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Frank Richard Stranahan |
Born | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | August 5, 1922
Died | June 23, 2013 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | (aged 90)
Sporting nationality | United States |
Spouse | Ann |
Children | 3 |
Career | |
College | University of Miami Harvard University University of Pennsylvania |
Turned professional | 1954 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 9 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 6[1] |
Other | 3 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |
Masters Tournament | T2: 1947 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | T10: 1958 |
The Open Championship | T2: 1947, 1953 |
U.S. Amateur | 2nd: 1950 |
British Amateur | Won: 1948, 1950 |
Frank Richard Stranahan (August 5, 1922 – June 23, 2013) was an American sportsman. He had significant success in both amateur and professional golf. He was ranked number one in his weight class in powerlifting, from 1945 to 1954, and he became known on the golf course and off as the "Toledo strongman" long before the modern game of golf and fitness. After he retired from tournament golf in the early 1960s, he became a prolific long-distance runner, competing in 102 marathons.