Rik Massengale
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Rik Massengale (born February 6, 1947) is a former American professional golfer who played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1970–1982.
Massengale was born and raised in Jacksboro, Texas. He developed an interest in golf as a result of his older brother, Don, being a professional golfer. He attended the University of Texas in Austin and was a member of the golf team. Massengale was known as a "wild man" at fraternity parties in college; however, he changed his ways and became a born-again Christian in 1975.[1] He turned pro in 1969 and joined the PGA Tour in 1970.
Massengale won three events on the PGA Tour during in the mid-1970s. His first win was at the 1975 Tallahassee Open. His second came a year later at the Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open. The biggest win of his career came in 1977 at the Bob Hope Desert Classic; he established a new tournament record (337) breaking Arnold Palmer's 17-year-old record by one stroke. Massengale shot a blistering 64 on the first day and led this event wire-to-wire. His career year was 1977 when he had seven top-10 finishes, $126,736 in earnings, and finished 13th on the money list.[2] His best finish in a major was a T-3 at the 1977 Masters.
A back injury led Massengale to retire from the PGA Tour in 1983. After turning 50 in 1997, he played in a limited number of tournaments on the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour). His best finish in this venue was a T-6 at the 1997 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic.
Today Massengale is in the business of selling commercial real estate [1] in the Dallas metroplex with his wife, Cindy. They have four grown children named John, Jake, Jessica and Ashlee and several grandchildren. They live in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas.
[edit] PGA Tour wins
[edit] Other wins
- 1964 Texas-Oklahoma Junior Golf Tournament
- 1967 Cotton States Invitational
- 1968 Western Amateur, Southwest Conference Championship (individual medalist)
