- Rik Massengale
Rik Massengale (born
February 6 ,1947 ) is a former Americanprofessional golfer who played full-time on thePGA Tour from 1970–1982.Massengale was born and raised in
Jacksboro, Texas . He developed an interest ingolf as a result of his older brother, Don, being a professional golfer. He attended theUniversity of Texas in Austin and was a member of the golf team. Massengale was known as a "wild man" at fraternity parties in college; however, he changed his ways and became a born-againChristian in 1975. [ [http://www.linksplayers.com/rik_massengale.html Rik Massengale "Leaving the Past Behind"] ] He turned pro in 1969 and joined the PGA Tour in 1970.Massengale won three events on the
PGA Tour during in the mid-1970s. His first win was at the 1975 Tallahassee Open. His second came a year later at theSammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open . The biggest win of his career came in 1977 at theBob Hope Desert Classic ; he established a new tournament record (337) breakingArnold Palmer 's 17-year-old record by one stroke. Massengale shot a blistering 64 on the first day and led this event wire-to-wire. His career year was 1977 when he had seven top-10 finishes, $126,736 in earnings, and finished 13th on the money list. [ [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/17/53/ Bio on the PGA Tour's official site] ] His best finish in a major was a T-3 at the 1977 Masters.A back injury led Massengale to retire from the PGA Tour in 1983. After turning 50 in 1997, he played in a limited number of tournaments on the
Senior PGA Tour (now known as theChampions Tour ). His best finish in this venue was a T-6 at the 1997 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic.Today Massengale is in the business of selling commercial
real estate [http://www.themassengalegroup.com] in the Dallas metroplex with his wife, Cindy. They have four grown children named John, Jake, Jessica and Ashlee and several grandchildren. They live in the Dallas suburb ofFrisco, Texas .PGA Tour wins
*1975
Tallahassee Open
*1976Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
*1977Bob Hope Desert Classic Other wins
*1964 Texas-Oklahoma Junior Golf Tournament
*1967 Cotton States Invitational
*1968Western Amateur , Southwest Conference Championship (individual medalist)References
External links
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/17/53/ Profile on PGA Tour's official site]
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