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)

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.

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1957	U.S. Open	1 shot deficit	+2 (70-68-74-70=282)	Playoff ¹	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	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	1	2	6	14	9
U.S. Open	1	1	2	2	4	13	9
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	0	0	1	1	2	5	3
Totals	1	1	4	5	12	32	21

Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (twice)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1957 U.S. Open – 1957 PGA)

References

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

External links

Dick Mayer at the PGA Tour official site

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year

PGA Players of the Year

PGA Tour Players of the Year

United States Ryder Cup team – 1957

Tommy Bolt Dow Finsterwald Doug Ford Ed Furgol Fred Hawkins Lionel Hebert Ted Kroll Dick Mayer Art Wall, Jr. Jack Burke, Jr. (playing captain)

Lost: 4.5 – 7.5

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