Art Wall, Jr.

Art Wall, Jr.
Personal information
Full name Arthur Jonathan Wall, Jr.
Born November 25, 1923(1923-11-25)
Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Died October 31, 2001(2001-10-31) (aged 77)
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Nationality  United States
Career
College Duke University
Status Professional
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 24
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 14
Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament Won: 1959
U.S. Open T9: 1967
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T5: 1961
Achievements and awards
PGA Player of the Year 1959
PGA Tour
leading money winner		 1959
Vardon Trophy 1959

Arthur Jonathan Wall, Jr. (November 25, 1923 – October 31, 2001) was an American golfer.

Wall was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He attended Duke University,[1] 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 also won the money title and Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average.[2] His most notable career 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.[1] He was a member of three United States Ryder Cup teams: 1957, 1959, and 1961. Wall is also notable for sinking 45 holes-in-one in his playing career (including casual rounds), a world record for many years.[3][2]

Wall died in Scranton, Pennsylvania of respiratory failure after a lengthy illness.[1]

Contents

Professional wins (24)

PGA Tour wins (14)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 17, 1953 Fort Wayne Open -23(66-66-68-65=265) Playoff Cary Middlecoff
2 Apr 25, 1954 Tournament of Champions -17 (69-66-70-73=278) 6 strokes Lloyd Mangrum, Cary Middlecoff,
Sam Snead
3 Sep 16, 1956 Fort Wayne Open -19 (70-64-70-65=269) Playoff Gardner Dickinson, Bill Trombley
4 Mar 10, 1957 Pensacola Open Invitational -15 (70-68-69-66=273) 2 strokes Peter Thomson
5 Jul 6, 1958 Rubber City Open Invitational -11 (65-67-68-69=269) Playoff Dow Finsterwald
6 Jul 27, 1958 Eastern Open Invitational -12 (69-69-71-67=276) Playoff Jack Burke, Jr., Bob Rosburg
7 Jan 18, 1959 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am -9 (69-65-70-75=279) 2 strokes Jimmy Demaret, Gene Littler
8 Mar 30, 1959 Azalea Open Invitational -4 (72-66-71-63=282) 3 strokes Mike Souchak
9 Apr 5, 1959 Masters Tournament -4 (73-74-71-66=284) 1 stroke Cary Middlecoff
10 Jul 5, 1959 Buick Open Invitational -6 (71-67-72-72=282) Playoff Dow Finsterwald
11 Jul 9, 1960 Canadian Open -19 (66-67-67-69=269) 6 strokes Bob Goalby, Jay Hebert
12 Jan 12, 1964 San Diego Open Invitational -14 (71-65-68-70=274) 2 strokes Tony Lema, Bob Rosburg
13 Aug 21, 1966 Insurance City Open Invitational -18 (65-64-69-68=266) 2 strokes Wes Ellis
14 Jul 5, 1975 Greater Milwaukee Open -17 (67-67-67-70=271) 1 stroke Gary McCord

PGA Tour playoff record (5-5)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1953 Greater Greensboro Open Doug Ford, Sam Snead, Earl Stewart Stewart won on second extra hole
Ford and Wall eliminated in 18-hole playoff
2 1953 Fort Wayne Open Cary Middlecoff Won 18-hole playoff (Wall:70, Middlecoff:72)
3 1956 Fort Wayne Open Gardner Dickinson, Bill Trombley Wall won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1958 Rubber City Open Invitational Dow Finsterwald Won with birdie on second extra hole
5 1958 Eastern Open Invitational Jack Burke, Jr., Bob Rosburg Wall won with birdie on first extra hole
6 1959 Buick Open Invitational Dow Finsterwald Won 18-hole playoff (Wall:71, Finsterwald:73)
7 1960 Western Open Stan Leonard Lost to birdie on first extra hole
8 1962 Insurance City Open Invitational Bob Goalby Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole
9 1967 Canadian Open Billy Casper Lost 18-hole playoff (Casper:65, Wall, Jr.:69)
10 1971 Canadian Open Lee Trevino Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins (8)

Other senior wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner-up
1959 Masters Tournament 6 shot deficit -4 (73-74-71-66=284) 1 stroke Cary Middlecoff

Results timeline

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 R32 R64 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
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

References

  1. ^ a b c "Art Wall Jr. — Golfer, 77". The New York Times. November 1, 2001. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/01/sports/art-wall-jr-golfer-77.html. Retrieved March 8, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Art Wall Jr.". Autograph Magazine. http://autographmagazine.com/2009/05/masters-of-golf-art-wall/. Retrieved March 8, 2011. 
  3. ^ Kindred, Dave. "Do you believe her?". Golf Digest. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3054244. 

See also

1934 Horton Smith • 1935 Gene Sarazen† • 1936 Horton Smith • 1937 Byron Nelson • 1938 Henry Picard • 1939 Ralph Guldahl • 1940 Jimmy Demaret • 1941‡ Craig Wood • 1942 Byron Nelson† • 1943-45 Cancelled due to World War II • 1946 Herman Keiser • 1947 Jimmy Demaret • 1948 Claude Harmon • 1949 Sam Snead • 1950 Jimmy Demaret • 1951 Ben Hogan • 1952 Sam Snead • 1953 Ben Hogan • 1954 Sam Snead† • 1955 Cary Middlecoff • 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. • 1957 Doug Ford • 1958 Arnold Palmer • 1959 Art Wall, Jr. • 1960‡ Arnold Palmer • 1961 Gary Player • 1962 Arnold Palmer† • 1963 Jack Nicklaus • 1964 Arnold Palmer • 1965 Jack Nicklaus • 1966 Jack Nicklaus† • 1967 Gay Brewer • 1968 Bob Goalby • 1969 George Archer • 1970 Billy Casper† • 1971 Charles Coody • 1972‡ Jack Nicklaus • 1973 Tommy Aaron • 1974 Gary Player • 1975 Jack Nicklaus • 1976‡ Raymond Floyd • 1977 Tom Watson • 1978 Gary Player • 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller† • 1980 Seve Ballesteros • 1981 Tom Watson • 1982 Craig Stadler† • 1983 Seve Ballesteros • 1984 Ben Crenshaw • 1985 Bernhard Langer • 1986 Jack Nicklaus • 1987 Larry Mize† • 1988 Sandy Lyle • 1989 Nick Faldo† • 1990 Nick Faldo† • 1991 Ian Woosnam • 1992 Fred Couples • 1993 Bernhard Langer • 1994 José María Olazábal • 1995 Ben Crenshaw • 1996 Nick Faldo • 1997 Tiger Woods • 1998 Mark O'Meara • 1999 José María Olazábal • 2000 Vijay Singh • 2001 Tiger Woods • 2002 Tiger Woods • 2003 Mike Weir† • 2004 Phil Mickelson • 2005 Tiger Woods† • 2006 Phil Mickelson • 2007 Zach Johnson • 2008 Trevor Immelman • 2009 Ángel Cabrera† • 2010 Phil Mickelson • 2011 Charl Schwartzel
† indicates the event was won in a playoff ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

PGA Players of the Year
1948 Ben Hogan‡ · 1949 Sam Snead‡ · 1950 Ben Hogan† · 1951 Ben Hogan‡ · 1952 Julius Boros · 1953 Ben Hogan#∞ · 1954 Ed Furgol† · 1955 Doug Ford† · 1956 Jack Burke, Jr.‡ · 1957 Dick Mayer† · 1958 Dow Finsterwald† · 1959 Art Wall, Jr.† · 1960 Arnold Palmer‡ · 1961 Jerry Barber† · 1962 Arnold Palmer‡ · 1963 Julius Boros† · 1964 Ken Venturi† · 1965 Dave Marr †· 1966 Billy Casper† · 1967 Jack Nicklaus† · 1968 No award · 1969 Orville Moody† · 1970 Billy Casper† · 1971 Lee Trevino ‡· 1972 Jack Nicklaus‡∞∞ · 1973 Jack Nicklaus† · 1974 Johnny Miller† · 1975 Jack Nicklaus‡ · 1976 Jack Nicklaus · 1977 Tom Watson‡ · 1978 Tom Watson · 1979 Tom Watson · 1980 Tom Watson† · 1981 Bill Rogers† · 1982 Tom Watson‡ · 1983 Hal Sutton† · 1984 Tom Watson · 1985 Lanny Wadkins · 1986 Bob Tway† · 1987 Paul Azinger · 1988 Curtis Strange† · 1989 Tom Kite · 1990 Nick Faldo‡ · 1991 Corey Pavin · 1992 Fred Couples† · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price‡ · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman† · 1997 Tiger Woods† · 1998 Mark O'Meara‡ · 1999 Tiger Woods† · 2000 Tiger Woods#∞ · 2001 Tiger Woods† · 2002 Tiger Woods‡ · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh† · 2005 Tiger Woods‡∞∞ · 2006 Tiger Woods‡ · 2007 Tiger Woods† · 2008 Pádraig Harrington‡ · 2009 Tiger Woods · 2010 Jim Furyk · 2011 Luke Donald

PGA Tour Players of the Year
1990 Wayne Levi · 1991 Fred Couples · 1992 Fred Couples† · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price‡ · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman† · 1997 Tiger Woods† · 1998 Mark O'Meara‡ · 1999 Tiger Woods† · 2000 Tiger Woods#∞ · 2001 Tiger Woods† · 2002 Tiger Woods‡ · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh† · 2005 Tiger Woods‡∞∞ · 2006 Tiger Woods‡ · 2007 Tiger Woods† · 2008 Pádraig Harrington‡ · 2009 Tiger Woods · 2010 Jim Furyk · 2011 Luke Donald
† One major ‡ Two majors # Three majors ∞ One career grand slam ∞∞ Two career grand slams
All of these are in the year of the award