Shelley Mayfield (June 19, 1924 – March 22, 2010) was an American golf course architect and professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s.
| Shelley Mayfield | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 19, 1924 Liberty Hill, Texas |
| Died | March 22, 2010 (aged 85) San Antonio, Texas |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1948 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T8: 1956 |
| PGA Championship | T3: 1955 |
| U.S. Open | T6: 1954 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Early life edit
Mayfield was born in Liberty Hill, Texas[1] near Austin and grew up in Seguin near San Antonio. He was a star athlete in several sports at Seguin High School including golf, which he began playing at age 14. His team won several state championships under coach W.A. "Lefty" Stackhouse.
Professional career edit
Mayfield became a golf professional at the age of 24. Like most professional golfers of his generation, he earned his living primarily as a club pro. His first job was as an assistant for Claude Harmon at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, a position he held for two years. The two later worked together at Seminole Golf Club in Florida for one year. He served as the head professional at Rockaway Hunting Club in Cedarhurst, New York from 1950 to 1952. In 1955, Mayfield went to work at the exclusive Meadowbrook Golf and Polo Club on Long Island, where he stayed until 1963. He then became the head club pro at Brook Hollow Country Club in Dallas until 1982 when he retired.[2]
Mayfield won three PGA Tour events during his career. He had two top-10 finishes in major championships, T-6 at the 1954 U.S.Open and T-8 at the 1956 Masters Tournament.[3][4] He also reached the semi-final of the 1955 PGA Championship, having reached the quarter-final the previous year.
Courses that Mayfield helped design, most as a partner with famed course architect Dick Wilson, included the Doral Country Club and Pine Tree Golf Club in Florida and California's Bay Hill Golf Club and La Costa Country Club.[2] Giving back to the town where he learned to play the game, he designed the back-nine added to the course at Max Starcke Park in Seguin, Texas.
In 1992 Mayfield was elected to the Texas Golf Hall of Fame.[5]
Personal life edit
Mayfield retired to his ranch in Carrizo Springs, Texas.[2] He died in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 85.[1]
Professional wins (5) edit
PGA Tour wins (3) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 19, 1953 | St. Paul Open | −19 (69-67-68-65=269) | 2 strokes |  Dutch Harrison
|
| 2 | Jan 31, 1955 | Thunderbird Invitational | −18 (63-70-68-69=270) | Playoff | Fred Haas, Mike Souchak
|
| 3 | Mar 4, 1956 | Baton Rouge Open | −11 (67-71-70-69=277) | 3 strokes | Walter Burkemo, Jimmy Demaret, Doug Ford, Fred Haas, Fred Hawkins
|
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1953 | Houston Open |  Jim Ferrier, Cary Middlecoff, Bill Nary, Earl Stewart
|
Middlecoff won 18-hole playoff; Middlecoff: −3 (69), Ferrier: −1 (71), Mayfield: −1 (71), Stewart: E (72), Nary: +3 (75) |
| 2 | 1955 | Thunderbird Invitational | Fred Haas, Mike Souchak
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Mayfield: −3 (69), Souchak: −3 (69), Haas: −2 (70) |
Other wins (2) edit
this list is probably incomplete
- 1954 San Francisco Open
- 1957 Long Island Open
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T36 | T8 | CUT | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T33 | T6 | T12 | T29 | CUT | T35 | CUT | CUT | WD | ||||
| PGA Championship | QF | SF | R32 | R64 | T32 | T22 | T30 | T53 |
Note: Mayfield never played in The Open Championship.
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
References edit
- ^ a b "Mayfield Dies At 85". USGA. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010.
- ^ a b c Chiapek, Jason (May 29, 2007). "Mayfield, Stackhouse receive recognition". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. Archived from the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2007.
- ^ "Tournament Results: 1956". Masters Tournament. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "Shelley Mayfield". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "Shelley Mayfield". Texas Golf Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.