Dick Mayer
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Alvin Richard "Dick" Mayer (August 28, 1924 – June 2, 1989) was an American professional golfer.
His career year was 1957, when he finished the regulation 72 holes of the U.S. Open at Inverness Club tied with defending champion Cary Middlecoff. He won the eighteen hole playoff 72 to 79 and his prize was $7,200. He later won $50,000 at the World Championship of Golf, topped the PGA Tour money list with winnings of $65,835 and won the PGA Player of the Year. He also played on the 1957 Ryder Cup team.
Mayer almost won the 1954 U.S. Open, but a triple-bogey on the final hole left him tied for third, two shots back.
He was born in Stamford, Connecticut and died in Palm Springs, California.
[edit] PGA Tour wins (7)
- 1953 (1) Eastern Open
- 1954 (1) Miami Beach International Four-Ball (with Tommy Bolt)
- 1955 (1) Kansas City Open
- 1956 (1) Philadelphia Daily News Open
- 1957 (2) U.S. Open, World Championship of Golf
- 1965 (1) Greater New Orleans Open Invitational
Major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T41 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | T25 | DNP | T15 | T29 | T10 | T43 | T35 | CUT | T4 |
| U.S. Open | T12 | CUT | T28 | T54 | T3 | CUT | T41 | 1 | T23 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | T19 | CUT | T15 | DNP | CUT | CUT | DQ |
| U.S. Open | DNP | T42 | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
[edit] See also
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