Billy Mayfair

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Billy Mayfair
Billy Mayfair 2009 Honda Classic.jpg
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Fred Mayfair
Born (1966-08-06) August 6, 1966 (age 58)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Career
College Arizona State University
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking 25 (June 30, 1996) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour5
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
Haskins Award 1987

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.

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Early years and amateur career

Mayfair was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Before his fifteenth birthday, he won numerous junior golf tournaments. In 1981, he was on the cover of Boys' Life magazine as "golf's junior hotshot". He attended Arizona State University and was a member of the golf team. [2] He won the 1986 U.S. Amateur Public Links and the 1987 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 1988 [2] and has won five events on the PGA Tour, including the 1995 Tour Championship. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings, going as high as 26th in 1996. He holds the distinction of being the only player to ever beat Tiger Woods in a playoff on the PGA Tour (1998 Nissan Open). [3]

Mayfair was the medalist at the 2010 PGA Tour's Qualifying School. He finished 142nd on the Tour money list that year, which granted him conditional status for 2011. He finished the 2011 season 109th on the money list and retained his tour card for 2012. In 2013 and 2014 Mayfair split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the 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 Scottsdale, Arizona, where he plays out of Estrella Mountain Ranch Golf Club. On July 31, 2006, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He had surgery on August 3 of that year and it has been reported that the cancer was contained. [3] [4] In April 2021 he announced that he had been diagnosed as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in November 2019. [5]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Sep 5, 1993 Greater Milwaukee Open −18 (67-66-69-68=270)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia, Flag of the United States.svg Ted Schulz
2Jul 9, 1995 Motorola Western Open −9 (73-70-69-67=279)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas, Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard,
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Simpson
3Oct 29, 1995 The Tour Championship E (68-70-69-73=280)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington, Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin
4Mar 1, 1998 Nissan Open −12 (65-71-69-67=272)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
5Aug 9, 1998 Buick Open −17 (70-69-65-67=271)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Verplank

PGA Tour playoff record (2–5)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1990 Greater Milwaukee Open Flag of the United States.svg Ed Dougherty, Flag of the United States.svg Jim Gallagher Jr. Gallagher won with par on first extra hole
21990 Nabisco Championship Flag of the United States.svg Jodie Mudd Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 1993 Greater Milwaukee Open Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia, Flag of the United States.svg Ted Schulz Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Schulz eliminated by par on first hole
4 1995 Phoenix Open Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh Lost to par on first extra hole
51995 NEC World Series of Golf Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman, Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price Norman won with birdie on first extra hole
6 1998 Nissan Open Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods Won with birdie on first extra hole
7 2001 WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf Flag of Argentina.svg José Cóceres Lost to par on fifth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19881989
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T25LAT33
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament T12T42CUTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. Open CUTT37T23CUTT32T10
The Open Championship T45T52CUT
PGA Championship T5CUTCUTT28T39T23T52T53T7T34
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament T32T37T1459CUT
U.S. Open CUTT5T1066CUTT40
The Open Championship T3CUTT52
PGA Championship T74CUTCUTT61CUTT37T60T47
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low Amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 000002126
U.S. Open 0001351410
The Open Championship 00111164
PGA Championship 0001231813
Totals00136115033

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players Championship CUTCUTT73T67T52CUTT18CUTCUTT42CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Players Championship T17T5CUTCUTT58CUTCUT72T32
Tournament201020112012
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

Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Match Play R64R32R64
Championship NT1T25T77
Invitational
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

Professional

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 26 1996 Ending 30 Jun 1996" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "PGA Tour Profile – Billy Mayfair". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "PGA Tour Media Guide – Billy Mayfair". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Mayfair undergoes surgery for testicular cancer". ESPN. Associated Press. August 5, 2006.
  5. ↑ Apstein, Stephanie (April 21, 2021). "Billy Mayfair Reveals Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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