Art Wall, Jr.
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Art Wall, Jr. (November 25, 1923 – October 31, 2001) was an American golfer. He was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He attended Duke University, graduating in 1949 with a business degree.
Wall won fourteen titles on the PGA Tour, including four in 1959. That year he was chosen as the PGA Player of the Year, and he also won the money title and Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average. His most notable achievement was his victory in 1959 at the Masters Tournament. In the final round, he birdied five of his last six holes to shoot a 66 and overtake Cary Middlecoff and defending champion Arnold Palmer.
Wall was a member of three United States Ryder Cup teams: 1957, 1959, and 1961. He died in Scranton, Pennsylvania of respiratory failure at the age of 77.
[edit] PGA Tour wins (14)
- 1953 (1) Fort Wayne Open
- 1954 (1) Tournament of Champions
- 1956 (1) Fort Wayne Open
- 1957 (1) Pensacola Open Invitational
- 1958 (2) Rubber City Open Invitational, Eastern Open Invitational
- 1959 (4) Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Azalea Open Invitational, The Masters, Buick Open Invitational
- 1960 (1) Canadian Open
- 1964 (1) San Diego Open Invitational
- 1966 (1) Insurance City Open Invitational
- 1975 (1) Greater Milwaukee Open
Major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 38 | CUT | T6 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | 47 | T26 | CUT | T16 | CUT | CUT | DNP | WD |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 | T33 | T11 | T25 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | CUT | T21 | CUT | T45 | CUT | T49 | T22 | T40 |
| U.S. Open | T43 | DNP | T11 | T40 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 | T50 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T39 | T5 | T23 | T8 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | T27 | CUT | T37 | T37 | T15 | T28 | T35 | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT | DNP | T45 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T24 | DNP | DNP | T50 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 51 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
