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Don Massengale Personal information Full name Donald Ray Massengale, Sr. Born April 23, 1937
Jacksboro, TexasDied January 2, 2007 (aged 69)
Conroe, TexasHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) Nationality United States
Career College Texas Christian University Turned professional 1960 Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions TourProfessional wins 7 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 2 Champions Tour 2 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament T45: 1968 U.S. Open T15: 1972 The Open Championship DNP PGA Championship 2nd: 1967 Donald Ray Massengale, Sr. (April 23, 1937 – January 2, 2007) was an American professional golfer who won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
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Career
Massengale was born in Jacksboro, Texas. He won the 1958 Texas Amateur Championship. He played collegiately at Texas Christian University and turned pro in 1960.
Massengale's two wins on the PGA Tour came in 1966 and he finished that year 26th on the money list. He finished among the top-60 money winners on the PGA Tour in 1962, 1966 and 1967. His best finish in a major was a 2nd at the 1967 PGA Championship where he lost to Don January in an 18-hole playoff (69-71).[1]
Massengale worked as a club pro in the Houston area in his 40s – between his PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour careers. He won twice on the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour), the 1990 Greater Grand Rapids Open and the 1992 Royal Caribbean Classic.
Massengale and wife Judy had two sons, Donnie and Mark, both of whom are golf teaching professionals. He also had a younger brother, Rik, who played 13 years on the PGA Tour.
Massengale died of a heart attack in Conroe, Texas.
Amateur wins
- 1958 Texas Amateur Championship
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner-up 1 Jan 23, 1966 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am -5 (70-67-76-70=283) 1 stroke Arnold Palmer
2 Oct 2, 1966 Canadian Open -4 (70-70-70-70=280) 3 strokes Chi Chi Rodriguez
Other wins (3)
- 1972 PGA Club Professional Championship, Westchester Open, Metropolitan Open
Senior PGA Tour wins (2)
Results in major championships
Tournament 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 The Masters DNP DNP T49 T45 DNP U.S. Open CUT T36 DNP DNP CUT British Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP T28 2 CUT DNP Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 The Masters DNP DNP DNP 55 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open DNP DNP T15 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP British Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP CUT T24 CUT T22 DNP DNP DNP Tournament 1980 1981 1982 The Masters DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP British Open DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP CUT DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10References
External links
- Don Massengale at the PGA Tour official site
- Obituary at PGA Tour.com
Categories:- American golfers
- TCU Horned Frogs men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Champions Tour golfers
- People from Houston, Texas
- Deaths from myocardial infarction
- 1937 births
- 2007 deaths
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