Billy Maxwell
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| Billy Maxwell | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Billy Joe Maxwell |
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Abilene, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
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| Residence | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | North Texas State College |
| Turned professional | 1954 |
| Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Highest ranking | Template:Infobox golfer/highest ranking |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 7 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T5: 1962 |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1963 |
| U.S. Open | T5: 1963 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Amateur | Won: 1951 |
| British Amateur | T9: 1952 |
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Billy Joe Maxwell (July 23, 1929 – September 20, 2021)[1] was an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Maxwell was born in Abilene, Texas. He has a twin brother, Bobby, who was also a golfer.
Maxwell 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.
Professional career
In 1954, Maxwell turned pro. 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.
Maxwell resided in Jacksonville, Florida where, along with former PGA touring pro, Chris Blocker, he owned and operated 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 (10)
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 | Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak |
| 2 | Apr 22, 1956 | Arlington Hotel Open | −16 (64-69-70-69=272) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon George Bayer, Template:Flagicon Ernie Vossler |
| 3 | Oct 27, 1957 | Hesperia Open Invitational | −13 (67-67-67-74=275) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald |
| 4 | May 18, 1958 | Memphis Open | −13 (69-65-68-65=267) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff |
| 5 | Feb 5, 1961 | Palm Springs Golf Classic | −14 (68-70-68-68-71=345) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders |
| 6 | Aug 13, 1961 | Insurance City Open Invitational | −13 (69-68-68-66=271) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Ted Kroll |
| 7 | Sep 3, 1962 | Dallas Open Invitational | −3 (68-70-68-71=277) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Johnny Pott |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1955 | Baton Rouge Open[2] | Template:Flagicon Jimmy Clark, Template:Flagicon Bo Wininger | Wininger won 18-hole playoff; Wininger: −6 (66), Clark: −2 (70), Maxwell: −1 (71) |
| 2 | 1957 | Western Open | Template:Flagicon George Bayer, Template:Flagicon Doug Ford, Template:Flagicon Gene Littler |
Ford won with par on third extra hole Littler and Maxwell eliminated by par on first hole |
| 3 | 1961 | Insurance City Open Invitational | Template:Flagicon Ted Kroll | Won with birdie on seventh extra hole |
Source:[3]
Other wins (3)
this list is probably incomplete
- 1956 Mexican Open
- 1961 Puerto Rico Open
- 1973 Florida Open
Major championships
Amateur wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | U.S. Amateur | 4 & 3 | Template:Flagicon Joe Gagliardi |
Results timeline
Amateur
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T49 | |||
| U.S. Amateur | R16 | 1 | R256 | |
| The Amateur Championship | R16 |
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 | T5 | T15 | T18 | T26 | T39 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | 27 | 12 | T8 | T27 | T26 | T22 | T8 | T5 | 14 | T36 | T52 | |||||||
| PGA Championship | T25 | T11 | T24 | T27 | WD | T5 | T13 | T43 | T63 | T10 | T40 |
Note: Maxwell never played in The Open Championship.
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WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Sources: Masters,[4] U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[5] PGA Championship,[6] 1952 British Amateur[7]
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 33 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1963 Masters – 1971 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times)
U.S. national team appearances
Professional
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Seven-time Tour winner Billy Maxwell, a former Ryder Cup player, passes away". PGA Tour. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bo Wininger Heads Home With Top Cash In Baton Rouge Open". The Decatur Daily. Alabama. Associated Press. March 8, 1955. p. 5 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Billy Maxwell". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Past Winners & Results". Masters Tournament. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ^ USGA Championship Database Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Player Stats for Billy Maxwell". PGA of America. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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 siteTemplate:EditAtWikidata
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