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Billy Mayfair

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 fiv...

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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 life

In 1966, 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."

Amateur career

Mayfair 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

In 1988, Mayfair turned professional.[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 being autistic in November 2019.[5]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (5)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–5)

Results in major championships

  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (three times)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six times)

Results in The Players Championship

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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

References

  1. ↑"Week 26 1996 Ending 30 Jun 1996"(pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. 12"PGA Tour Profile – Billy Mayfair". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  3. 1234"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.