Billy Maxwell

Billy Maxwell
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Billy Joe Maxwell
Born	(1929-07-23) July 23, 1929 Abilene, Texas
Height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Jacksonville, Florida
Career
College	North Texas State College
Turned professional	1954
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T5: 1962
U.S. Open	T5: 1963
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T5: 1963
U.S. Amateur	Won: 1951
British Amateur	T9: 1952

Billy Joe Maxwell (born July 23, 1929) is an American professional golfer.

Maxwell was born in Abilene, Texas. He played college golf at North Texas State College and helped them win four consecutive NCAA Division I team championships (1949–1952). Maxwell also won the U.S. Amateur title in 1951. After an impressive amateur career, he served in the Army and turned pro in 1954.

Maxwell won seven times on the PGA Tour. He also played on the 1963 Ryder Cup team and was elected to the Texas Golf Hall of Fame. He has a twin brother, Bobby, who was also a golfer. He resides in Jacksonville, Florida where, along with former PGA touring pro, Chris Blocker, he owns and operates Hyde Park Golf Club, a Donald Ross designed course.

Amateur wins

this list is probably incomplete

1951 U.S. Amateur
1953 Mexican Amateur

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 3, 1955	Azalea Open Invitational	−18 (65-68-68-69=270)	1 stroke	Mike Souchak
2	Apr 22, 1956	Arlington Hotel Open	−16 (64-69-70-69=272)	1 stroke	George Bayer, Ernie Vossler
3	Oct 27, 1957	Hesperia Open Invitational	−13 (67-67-67-74=275)	2 strokes	Dow Finsterwald
4	May 18, 1958	Memphis Open	−13 (69-65-68-65=267)	1 stroke	Cary Middlecoff
5	Feb 5, 1961	Palm Springs Golf Classic	−14 (68-70-68-68-71=345)	2 strokes	Doug Sanders
6	Aug 13, 1961	Insurance City Open Invitational	−13 (69-68-68-66=271)	Playoff	Ted Kroll
7	Sep 3, 1962	Dallas Open Invitational	−3 (68-70-68-71=277)	4 strokes	Johnny Pott

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1955	Baton Rouge Open	Jimmy Clark, Bo Wininger	Wininger won 18-hole playoff (Wininger:66, Clark:70, Maxwell:71)
2	1957	Western Open	George Bayer, Doug Ford, Gene Littler	Ford won with par on third extra hole Littler and Maxwell eliminated with par on first hole
3	1961	Insurance City Open Invitational	Ted Kroll	Won with birdie on seventh extra hole

Other wins

this list is probably incomplete

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1951	U.S. Amateur	4 & 3	Joseph F. Gagliardi

Results timeline

Amateur

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	T49	DNP
U.S. Amateur	R16	1	R256	DNP
The Amateur Championship	DNP	DNP	R16	DNP

Professional

Tournament	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971
Masters Tournament	T43	T18	T34	WD	T9	T8	T25	DNP	T5	T15	T18	T26	T39	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	27	12	T8	T27	T26	DNP	T22	T8	T5	DNP	14	T36	DNP	T52	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T25	T11	T24	T27	WD	T5	T13	T43	DNP	DNP	DNP	T63	T10	T40

Note: Maxwell never played in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Sources: Masters,^[1] U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,^[2] PGA Championship,^[3] 1952 British Amateur^[4]

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	1	3	7	13	12
U.S. Open	1	3	6	11	11
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	1	2	6	11	10
Totals	3	8	19	35	33

Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1963 Masters – 1971 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times)

References

↑ "Past Winners & Results". Masters Tournament. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
↑ USGA Championship Database Archived December 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ "Player Stats for Billy Maxwell". PGA of America. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
↑ "Scot Beats Two Of Best Americans". The Glasgow Herald. May 30, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved October 31, 2013.

External links

Billy Maxwell at the PGA Tour official site

United States Ryder Cup team – 1963

Julius Boros Billy Casper Dow Finsterwald Bob Goalby Tony Lema Gene Littler Billy Maxwell Johnny Pott Dave Ragan Arnold Palmer (playing captain)

Won: 23 – 9

U.S. Amateur champions

1895 Charles B. Macdonald 1896 H. J. Whigham 1897 H. J. Whigham 1898 Findlay S. Douglas 1899 Herbert M. Harriman 1900 Walter Travis 1901 Walter Travis 1902 Louis N. James 1903 Walter Travis 1904 Chandler Egan 1905 Chandler Egan 1906 Eben Byers 1907 Jerome Travers 1908 Jerome Travers 1909 Robert A. Gardner 1910 William C. Fownes Jr. 1911 Harold Hilton† 1912 Jerome Travers 1913 Jerome Travers 1914 Francis Ouimet 1915 Robert A. Gardner 1916 Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 S. Davidson Herron 1920 Chick Evans 1921 Jesse P. Guilford 1922 Jess Sweetser 1923 Max R. Marston† 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 George Von Elm 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones 1929 Harrison R. Johnston 1930 Bobby Jones 1931 Francis Ouimet 1932 Ross Somerville 1933 George Dunlap 1934 Lawson Little 1935 Lawson Little 1936 John Fischer† 1937 Johnny Goodman 1938 Willie Turnesa 1939 Bud Ward 1940 Dick Chapman 1941 Bud Ward 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Ted Bishop† 1947 Skee Riegel 1948 Willie Turnesa 1949 Charles Coe 1950 Sam Urzetta† 1951 Billy Maxwell 1952 Jack Westland 1953 Gene Littler 1954 Arnold Palmer 1955 Harvie Ward 1956 Harvie Ward 1957 Hillman Robbins 1958 Charles Coe 1959 Jack Nicklaus 1960 Deane Beman 1961 Jack Nicklaus 1962 Labron Harris Jr. 1963 Deane Beman 1964 William C. Campbell 1965 Bob Murphy 1966 Gary Cowan† 1967 Bob Dickson 1968 Bruce Fleisher 1969 Steve Melnyk 1970 Lanny Wadkins 1971 Gary Cowan 1972 Vinny Giles 1973 Craig Stadler 1974 Jerry Pate 1975 Fred Ridley 1976 Bill Sander 1977 John Fought 1978 John Cook 1979 Mark O'Meara 1980 Hal Sutton 1981 Nathaniel Crosby 1982 Jay Sigel 1983 Jay Sigel 1984 Scott Verplank 1985 Sam Randolph 1986 Buddy Alexander 1987 Billy Mayfair 1988 Eric Meeks 1989 Chris Patton 1990 Phil Mickelson 1991 Mitch Voges 1992 Justin Leonard 1993 John Harris 1994 Tiger Woods 1995 Tiger Woods 1996 Tiger Woods† 1997 Matt Kuchar 1998 Hank Kuehne 1999 David Gossett 2000 Jeff Quinney† 2001 Bubba Dickerson 2002 Ricky Barnes 2003 Nick Flanagan† 2004 Ryan Moore 2005 Edoardo Molinari 2006 Richie Ramsay 2007 Colt Knost 2008 Danny Lee 2009 An Byeong-hun 2010 Peter Uihlein 2011 Kelly Kraft 2012 Steven Fox† 2013 Matthew Fitzpatrick 2014 Gunn Yang 2015 Bryson DeChambeau 2016 Curtis Luck

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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