Richard C. Metz (May 29, 1908 – May 5, 1993) was an American professional golfer.
Career Metz won 10 times on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and 1940s. He had continued success as a senior golfer winning the Senior PGA Championship and World Seniors Championship in 1960.
Metz married actress Jean Chatburn on November 2, 1939. He was also a cattle rancher from the 1950s until his death. He was born and died in Arkansas City, Kansas.
Professional wins (14) PGA Tour wins (8) 1937 (2) Thomasville Open, Hollywood Open 1939 (4) Oakland Open, Asheville Open, St. Paul Open, San Francisco National Match Play Open 1940 (1) Chicago Open 1949 (1) Cedar Rapids Open
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Other wins (6) 1933 Pennsylvania Open Championship 1935 Mid-South Pro-Pro Bestball (with Gene Kunes) 1938 Miami International Four-Ball (with Ky Laffoon) 1939 Illinois PGA Championship
Senior wins (2) 1960 PGA Seniors' Championship, World Senior Championship
Results in major championships Tournament1933193419351936193719381939Masters TournamentNYFWDT3127T8T31U.S. OpenCUTT10T282T7PGA ChampionshipR32QFR32R32R16SF
Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949Masters TournamentT21T19NTNTNTT32T8T10T30U.S. Open9T10NTNTNTNTT8T13CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipR16R64R32NTR32R16
Tournament1950195119521953195419551956195719581959Masters TournamentT23CUTU.S. OpenT206T7T29T7CUTPGA ChampionshipR32 Note: Metz never played in The Open Championship.
NYF = tournament not yet founded NT = no tournament 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
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 3 6 13 11U.S. Open 0 1 0 1 9 11 17 13The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PGA Championship 0 0 1 2 5 11 12 12Totals 0 1 1 3 17 28 42 36 Most consecutive cuts made – 27 (1934 PGA – 1948 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1938 Masters – 1938 PGA)
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