Billy Mayfair
Billy Mayfair | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | William Fred Mayfair | ||
Born | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | August 6, 1966||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | ||
Career | |||
College | Arizona State University | ||
Turned professional | 1988 | ||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||
Professional wins | 5 | ||
Highest ranking | 25 (June 30, 1996)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 5 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | T12: 1991 | ||
PGA Championship | T5: 1990 | ||
U.S. Open | T5: 2002 | ||
The Open Championship | T3: 2001 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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William Fred Mayfair (born August 6, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he won five times, including at the 1995 Tour Championship.
Early years and amateur career
Mayfair was born in
U.S. Amateur,[3] defeating University of Tennessee graduate Eric Rebmann 4&3. He won the 1987 Haskins Award for the nation's top collegiate golfer.[3]
Professional career
Mayfair turned professional in 1988Nissan Open).[3]
Mayfair was the medalist at the 2010 PGA Tour's
Web.com Tour, playing mostly on the Web.com Tour in 2014. During his PGA Tour career, Mayfair made 761 starts and earned over $20.3 million. In 2016, he joined PGA Tour Champions
.
Personal life
Mayfair lives in
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in November 2019.[5]
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1986 U.S. Amateur Public Links
- 1987 U.S. Amateur
- 1988 Pacific Coast Amateur
Professional wins (5)
PGA Tour wins (5)
Legend |
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Tour Championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour (4) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Sep 5, 1993 | Greater Milwaukee Open | −18 (67-66-69-68=270) | Playoff | Mark Calcavecchia, Ted Schulz |
2 | Jul 9, 1995 | Motorola Western Open
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−9 (73-70-69-67=279) | 1 stroke | Jay Haas, Justin Leonard, Jeff Maggert, Scott Simpson |
3 | Oct 29, 1995 | The Tour Championship
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E (68-70-69-73=280) | 3 strokes | Steve Elkington, Corey Pavin |
4 | Mar 1, 1998 | Nissan Open
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−12 (65-71-69-67=272) | Playoff | Tiger Woods |
5 | Aug 9, 1998 | Buick Open | −17 (70-69-65-67=271) | 2 strokes | Scott Verplank |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–5)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1990 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Ed Dougherty, Jim Gallagher Jr. | Gallagher won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 1990 | Nabisco Championship
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Jodie Mudd | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 1993 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Mark Calcavecchia, Ted Schulz | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Schulz eliminated by par on first hole |
4 | 1995 | Phoenix Open | Vijay Singh | Lost to par on first extra hole |
5 | 1995 | NEC World Series of Golf | Greg Norman, Nick Price | Norman won with birdie on first extra hole |
6 | 1998 | Nissan Open
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Tiger Woods | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
7 | 2001 | WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf
|
José Cóceres | Lost to par on fifth extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |
U.S. Open | T25LA | T33 |
The Open Championship | ||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | T12 | T42 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T37 | T23 | CUT | T32 | T10 | ||||
The Open Championship | T45 | T52 | CUT | |||||||
PGA Championship | T5 | CUT | CUT | T28 | T39 | T23 | T52 | T53 | T7 | T34 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | T32 | T37 | T14 | 59 | CUT | |||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T5 | T10 | 66 | CUT | T40 | ||||
The Open Championship | T3 | CUT | T52 | |||||||
PGA Championship | T74 | CUT | CUT | T61 | CUT | T37 | T60 | T47 |
Top 10
Did not play
LA = Low Amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 33 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (three times)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six times)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T73 | T67 | T52 | CUT | T18 | CUT | CUT | T42 | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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The Players Championship | T17 | T5 | CUT | CUT | T58 | CUT | CUT | 72 | T32 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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The Players Championship | CUT |
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Match Play
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R64 | R32 | R64 | ||||||||
Championship
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NT1 | T25 | T77 | ||||||||
Invitational
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Champions |
1Cancelled due to
9/11
Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1987 (winners)
Professional
See also
References
- OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ a b "PGA Tour Profile – Billy Mayfair". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "PGA Tour Media Guide – Billy Mayfair". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "Mayfair undergoes surgery for testicular cancer". ESPN. Associated Press. August 5, 2006.
- ^ Apstein, Stephanie (April 21, 2021). "Billy Mayfair Reveals Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Billy Mayfair.
- Billy Mayfair at the PGA Tour official site
- Billy Mayfair at the Official World Golf Ranking official site