Art Wall Jr.

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Arthur Jonathan Wall Jr. (November 25, 1923 – October 31, 2001) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the Masters Tournament in 1959.[1][2][3]

Early life and amateur career

Wall was born and raised in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He and his younger brother "Dewey" caddied for their parents, starting around age ten, and began playing shortly after.[4][5] The brothers served in the military during World War II. Art served in the Army Air Forces[6] and Dewey in the Navy. Dewey was killed at the age of 20 in October 1944 when his submarine USS Shark was sunk in the Pacific Ocean near Taiwan.[7]

Wall won the Pennsylvania Amateur in 1947 and 1949.[8] He attended Duke University[9] and graduated in 1949 with a business degree.

Professional career

Wall won 14 titles on the PGA Tour, including four in 1959. That year he was chosen as the PGA Player of the Year, and also won the money title and Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average.[10] His most notable career achievement was his victory at the Masters.[11][12] In the final round in 1959, he birdied five of his last six holes to shoot a 66 and overtake Cary Middlecoff and defending champion Arnold Palmer.[9][11][13]

He was a member of three United States Ryder Cup teams: 1957, 1959, and 1961. Wall is also notable for sinking 45 holes-in-one in his playing career (including casual rounds), a world record for many years.[2][10][14]

Final win

Wall's final tour win came as a grandfather at age 51 years 7 months at the Greater Milwaukee Open in 1975, which was his first tour win in nine years.[15][16][17]

Death

Wall died at the age of 77 from respiratory failure after a lengthy illness.[9] He is buried at Glen Dyberry Cemetery in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (31)

PGA Tour wins (14)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (13)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 17, 1953 Fort Wayne Open 66-66-68-65=265 −23 Playoff Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff
2 Apr 25, 1954 Tournament of Champions 69-66-70-73=278 −10 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Al Besselink, Template:Flagicon Lloyd Mangrum
3 Sep 16, 1956 Fort Wayne Open (2) 70-64-70-65=269 −19 Playoff Template:Flagicon Gardner Dickinson, Template:Flagicon Bill Trombley
4 Mar 10, 1957 Pensacola Open 70-68-69-66=273 −15 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson
5 Jul 6, 1958 Rubber City Open Invitational 65-67-68-69=269 −15 Playoff Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald
6 Jul 27, 1958 Eastern Open Invitational 69-69-71-67=276 −12 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jack Burke Jr., Template:Flagicon Bob Rosburg
7 Jan 18, 1959 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am 69-65-70-75=279 −9 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jimmy Demaret, Template:Flagicon Gene Littler
8 Mar 30, 1959 Azalea Open Invitational 72-66-71-73=282 −6 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak
9 Apr 5, 1959 Masters Tournament 73-74-71-66=284 −4 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff
10 Jul 6, 1959 Buick Open Invitational 71-67-72-72=282 −6 Playoff Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald
11 Jul 9, 1960 Canadian Open 66-67-67-69=269 −19 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby, Template:Flagicon Jay Hebert
12 Jan 12, 1964 San Diego Open Invitational 71-65-68-70=274 −6 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Tony Lema, Template:Flagicon Bob Rosburg
13 Aug 21, 1966 Insurance City Open Invitational 65-64-69-68=266 −18 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Wes Ellis
14 Jul 5, 1975 Greater Milwaukee Open 67-67-67-70=271 −17 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Gary McCord

PGA Tour playoff record (5–5)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1953 Greater Greensboro Open Template:Flagicon Doug Ford, Template:Flagicon Sam Snead,
Template:Flagicon Earl Stewart 		Stewart won with par on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff;
Stewart: −2 (68),
Snead: −2 (68),
Ford: E (70),
Wall: +2 (72)
2 1953 Fort Wayne Open Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff Won 18-hole playoff;
Wall: −2 (70),
Middlecoff: E (72)
3 1956 Fort Wayne Open Template:Flagicon Gardner Dickinson, Template:Flagicon Bill Trombley Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1958 Rubber City Open Invitational Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald Won with birdie on second extra hole
5 1958 Eastern Open Invitational Template:Flagicon Jack Burke Jr., Template:Flagicon Bob Rosburg Won with birdie on first extra hole
6 1959 Buick Open Invitational Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald Won 18-hole playoff;
Wall: −1 (71),
Finsterwald: +1 (73)
7 1960 Western Open Template:Flagicon Stan Leonard Lost to birdie on first extra hole
8 1962 Insurance City Open Invitational Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole
9 1967 Canadian Open Template:Flagicon Billy Casper Lost 18-hole playoff;
Casper: −6 (65),
Wall: −2 (69)
10 1971 Canadian Open Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Caribbean Tour wins (7)

Latin American wins (3)

Other wins (5)

Other senior wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
1959 Masters Tournament 6 shot deficit −4 (73-74-71-66=284) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff

Results timeline

Tournament 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament T34 CUT T6 1
U.S. Open 47 T26 CUT T16 CUT CUT WD
PGA Championship R32 R64 T11 T25
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament WD CUT T21 CUT T45 CUT T49 T22 T40
U.S. Open T43 T11 T40 T9 T50
PGA Championship T39 T5 T23 T8 58 CUT
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament CUT T27 CUT T37 T37 T15 T28 T35 CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT T45
PGA Championship T24 T50 CUT
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Masters Tournament 51 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Open
PGA Championship

Note: Wall never played in The Open Championship.

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  Top 10

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  Did not play

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WD = withdrew
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Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 1 0 0 1 2 5 31 15
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 9
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 2 7 13 11
Totals 1 0 0 2 5 15 58 35
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1972 PGA – 1976 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

References

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