Sam Urzetta

Who was Sam Urzetta?

Samuel Urzetta was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1950 U.S. Amateur.

Urzetta attended St. Bonaventure University where he captained the basketball team and led the nation in free-throw shooting percentage as a junior. He was inducted into the St. Bonaventure Athletics Hall of Fame in 1969.

In 1950, Urzetta won the U.S. Amateur over Frank Stranahan. The match went a record 39 holes, a record that still stands. He played on the U.S. Walker Cup team in 1951 and 1953.

Urzetta turned professional in 1954 and played on the PGA Tour and then became the head professional at the Country Club of Rochester from 1956 to 1993. He was elected to the Hall of Fame of the Western New York Section of the PGA of America in 1986.