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.
Early life In 1924, Mayfield was born in Liberty Hill, Texas near Austin. He grew up in Seguin near San Antonio.
Mayfield 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 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.
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. 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. 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.
Personal life Mayfield retired to his ranch in Carrizo Springs, Texas. He died in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 85.
Awards and honors In 1992, Mayfield was elected to the Texas Golf Hall of Fame.
Professional wins (5) PGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jul 19, 1953St. Paul Open−19 (69-67-68-65=269)2 strokes Dutch Harrison2Jan 31, 1955Thunderbird Invitational−18 (63-70-68-69=270)Playoff Fred Haas, Mike Souchak3Mar 4, 1956Baton 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.YearTournamentOpponentsResult11953Houston Open Jim Ferrier, Cary Middlecoff, Bill Nary, Earl StewartMiddlecoff won 18-hole playoff;Middlecoff: −3 (69),Ferrier: −1 (71),Mayfield: −1 (71),Stewart: E (72),Nary: +3 (75)21955Thunderbird Invitational Fred Haas, Mike SouchakWon with birdie on second extra hole after 18-hole playoff;Mayfield: −3 (69),Souchak: −3 (69),Haas: −2 (70)
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Other wins (2) this list is probably incomplete 1954 San Francisco Open 1957 Long Island Open
Results in major championships Tournament1953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965Masters TournamentT36T8CUTU.S. OpenT33T6T12T29CUTT35CUTCUTWDPGA ChampionshipQFSFR32R64T32T22T30T53 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
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