Rik Massengale
| Rik Massengale | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Rik Massengale |
| Born |
February 6, 1947 Jacksboro, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Texas |
| Turned professional | 1969 |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T3: 1977 |
| U.S. Open | T14: 1975 |
| The Open Championship | T26: 1977 |
| PGA Championship | T30: 1976 |
Rik Massengale (born February 6, 1947) is a former American professional golfer who played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1970–1982.
Massengale was born and raised in Jacksboro, Texas. He developed an interest in golf as a result of his older brother, Don, being a professional golfer. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was a member of the golf team. Massengale was known as a "wild man" at fraternity parties in college; however, he changed his ways and became a born-again Christian in 1975.[1] He turned pro in 1969 and joined the PGA Tour in 1970.
Massengale won three events on the PGA Tour during in the mid-1970s. His first win was at the 1975 Tallahassee Open. His second came a year later at the Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open. The biggest win of his career came in 1977 at the Bob Hope Desert Classic; he established a new tournament record (337) breaking Arnold Palmer's 17-year-old record by one stroke. Massengale shot a blistering 64 on the first day and led this event wire-to-wire. His career year was 1977 when he had seven top-10 finishes, $126,736 in earnings, and finished 13th on the money list.[2] His best finish in a major was a T-3 at the 1977 Masters.[3]
A back injury led Massengale to retire from the PGA Tour in 1983. After turning 50 in 1997, he played in a limited number of tournaments on the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour). His best finish in this venue was a T-6 at the 1997 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic.
Today Massengale is in the business of selling residential and commercial real estate[4] in the Dallas metroplex with his wife, Cindy. They have four grown children named John, Jake, Jessica and Ashlee and several grandchildren. They live in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas.
Amateur wins
- 1964 Texas-Oklahoma Junior Golf Tournament
- 1967 Cotton States Invitational
- 1968 Western Amateur, Southwest Conference Championship (individual medalist)
PGA Tour wins
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 27, 1975 | Tallahassee Open | −14 (67-67-68-72=274) | 2 strokes | Spike Kelley, Bert Yancey |
| 2 | Aug 22, 1976 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | −18 (65-65-70-66=266) | 2 strokes | Al Geiberger, J.C. Snead |
| 3 | Feb 13, 1977 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | −23 (64-66-70-70-67=337) | 6 strokes | Bruce Lietzke |
PGA Tour playoff record (0-1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975 | Sahara Invitational | Dave Hill |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 | T3 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | T30 | T14 | T33 | T39 | CUT | CUT | DNP | T26 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T30 | T36 | CUT | DNP | WD | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
References
External links
- Rik Massengale at the PGA Tour official site
- The Massengale Group Website