Dick Mayer

Dick Mayer
Personal information
Full name	Alvin Richard Mayer
Born	August 28, 1924(1924-08-28) 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	T14: 1958
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	[phone]=282)	Playoff 1	Cary Middlecoff

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

Results timeline

Tournament	1948	1949
The Masters	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T41	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	DNP	T25	DNP	T15	T29	T10	T43	T35	CUT	T4
U.S. Open	T12	CUT	T28	T54	T3	CUT	T41	1	T23	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	R64	5	T14	CUT

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967
The Masters	DNP	T19	CUT	T15	DNP	CUT	CUT	DQ
U.S. Open	DNP	T42	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP

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

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

1. ^ The Pro, by Butch Harmon, 2006
2. ^ The U.S. Open: Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament, second edition, by Robert Sommers, 1995

External links

• Dick Mayer at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Mayer, Dick
Alternative names	Mayer, Alvin Richard
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	August 28, 1924
Place of birth	Stamford, Connecticut
Date of death	June 2, 1989
Place of death	Palm Springs, California