Dick Metz

Dick Metz
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Richard C. Metz
Born (1908-05-29)May 29, 1908
Arkansas City, Kansas
Died May 5, 1993(1993-05-05) (aged 84)
Arkansas City, Kansas
Nationality  United States
Career
Turned professional 1927
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 14
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 10
Other 4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T8: 1938, 1947
U.S. Open 2nd: 1938
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T3: 1939

Richard C. Metz (May 29, 1908 – May 5, 1993) was an American professional golfer.

Metz won 10 times on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and 1940s. He had continued success as a senior golfer winning the Senior PGA Championship and World Seniors Championship in 1960.

Metz married actress Jean Chatburn on November 2, 1939. He was also a cattle rancher from the 1950s until his death. He was born and died in Arkansas City, Kansas.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (10)

Other wins

Senior wins

Results in major championships

Tournament 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Masters Tournament NYF WD T31 27 DNP T8 T31
U.S. Open DNP CUT T10 T28 DNP 2 T7
PGA Championship R32 QF R32 R32 DNP R16 SF
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Masters Tournament T21 T19 DNP NT NT NT T32 T8 T10 T30
U.S. Open 9 T10 NT NT NT NT T8 T13 CUT CUT
PGA Championship T9 R64 R32 NT DNP DNP R32 R16 DNP DNP
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP T23 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
U.S. Open T20 DNP 6 T7 T29 DNP DNP DNP T7 CUT
PGA Championship R32 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Note: Metz never played in The Open Championship.
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 3 6 13 11
U.S. Open 0 1 0 1 9 11 17 13
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PGA Championship 0 0 1 2 5 11 12 12
Totals 0 1 1 3 17 28 42 36

See also

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