Dick Mayer

Dick Mayer
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Alvin Richard Mayer
Born (1924-08-28)August 28, 1924
Stamford, Connecticut
Died June 2, 1989(1989-06-02) (aged 64)
Palm Springs, California
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
Turned professional 1949
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 7
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T4: 1959
U.S. Open Won: 1957
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship 5th: 1957
Achievements and awards
PGA Player of the Year 1957
PGA Tour
leading money winner
1957

Alvin Richard Mayer (August 28, 1924 – June 2, 1989) was an American professional golfer.

Mayer was born in Stamford, Connecticut. He apprenticed with renowned player and teacher Claude Harmon at the Winged Foot Golf Club in suburban New York City.[1]

Mayer won seven times on the PGA Tour, between 1953 and 1965. Mayer almost won the 1954 U.S. Open, but a triple bogey on the final hole left him tied for third, two shots back, as Ed Furgol won.

Mayer's 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 18-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 award. He also played on the 1957 Ryder Cup team.

Mayer battled alcoholism, which kept him from winning more often on the Tour.[2] Mayer died at age 64 in Palm Springs, California.

PGA Tour wins (7)

Major championship is shown in bold.

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1957 U.S. Open 1 shot deficit +2 (70-68-74-70=282) Playoff 1 United States Cary Middlecoff

1 Defeated Middlecoff in an 18-hole playoff: Mayer 72 (+2), Middlecoff 79 (+9).

Results timeline

Tournament 1948 1949
Masters Tournament DNP DNP
U.S. Open T41 DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament DNP T25 DNP T15 T29 T10 T43 T35 CUT T4
U.S. Open T12 CUT T28 T54 T3 CUT T41 1 T23 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP R64 5 T14 CUT
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Masters Tournament DNP T19 CUT T15 DNP CUT CUT DQ
U.S. Open DNP T42 DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP

Note: Mayer never played in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
DQ = Disqualified
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

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 1 2 6 14 9
U.S. Open 1 0 1 2 2 4 13 9
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 3
Totals 1 0 1 4 5 12 32 21

See also

References

  1. Harmon, Butch; Eubanks, Steve (2006). The Pro: Lessons About Golf and Life from My Father, Claude Harmon, Sr. Crown. ISBN 978-0307338037.
  2. Sommers, Robert (1995). The U.S. Open: Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament (second ed.).
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