William Fred Mayfair (born August 6, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour .
Early years and amateur career
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". He attended Arizona State University and was a member of the golf team. He won the 1986 U.S. Amateur Public Links and the 1987 U.S. Amateur, defeating University of Tennessee graduate Eric Rebmann 4&3. He won the 1987 Haskins Award for the nation's top collegiate golfer.
Professional career
Mayfair turned professional in 1988 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).
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.
Personal
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.
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1986 U.S. Amateur Public Links
- 1987 Pacific Coast Amateur, U.S. Amateur
- 1988 Pacific Coast Amateur
Professional wins
PGA Tour wins (5)
PGA Tour playoff record (2â€"5)
Results in major championships
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
- Most consecutive cuts made â€" 4 (three times)
- Longest streak of top-10s â€" 1 (six times)
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1987 (winners)
Professional
- Four Tours World Championship: 1991
See also
- 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
References
External links
- Billy Mayfair at the PGA Tour official site
- Billy Mayfair at the Official World Golf Ranking official site