Obit Lou Graham Golf

FILE - Lou Graham is flanked by his daughter, Louanne, left, and his wife, Patsy, as he carries the trophy after defeating John Mahaffey, Jr., in a playoff at the U.S. Open golf tournament, June 23, 1975, at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill.

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Lou Graham, who won the US Open in 1975 and five other PGA Tour events, dies at 88

Lou Graham, who won the US Open in 1975 and five other PGA Tour events, dies at 88

Lou Graham, who won the U.S. Open in 1975 and five other PGA Tour events, has died at the age of 88. The PGA Tour and USGA said Graham died Monday. Friend Joe Taggert, a golf pro at Richland Country Club where Graham was a member, told The Tennessean that he had been in hospice care. Graham won the U.S. Open by beating John Mahaffey by two strokes at Medinah Country Club in Illinois. His other PGA tour wins were the Minnesota Golf Classic in 1967 and the Liggett and Myers Open in 1972. He also won the Valero Texas Open, the IVB Philadelphia Golf Classic and the CVS Charity Classic all in 1979. Graham finished second at the 1977 U.S. Open.