| Al Mengert | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1929-04-07)April 7, 1929 Spokane, Washington |
| Died | April 6, 2021(2021-04-06) (aged 91) |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Spouse | Donna (Jacobson) Mengert[1] |
| Children | 4 |
| Career | |
| College | Stanford University (attended) |
| Turned professional | 1952 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | At least 17 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T9: 1958 |
| PGA Championship | T18: 1970 |
| U.S. Open | T13: 1954 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Alfred John Mengert (April 7, 1929 – April 6, 2021) was an American professional golfer.[2]
Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, he was the son of local businessman Otto Mengert and his wife Otelia Johnson, who was the sister of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Albert Johnson.[3]
Mengert played footballatGonzaga Prep, briefly attended Stanford University in the late 1940s, and served in the Washington Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force in the early 1950s.[4] Mengert was first reserve for the 1951 Walker Cup team.[5] He was runner-up in the 1952 U.S. AmateurtoJack Westland.[6][7]
Mengert turned professional in 1952 and worked mainly as a club pro while also playing on the PGA Tour. He won several non-PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major came at the 1958 Masters Tournament. After three rounds, he was tied for fourth, two shots off the lead,[8] and finished tied for ninth. Mengert was the first round leader at the U.S. Openin1966 at the Olympic ClubinSan Francisco.[9] He was tied for seventh after 54 holes, but a final round 81 resulted in a tie for 26th place.[10] He finished tied for third place in a rain-delayed Tucson Open in 1971.[11] Mengert played several tournaments on the Senior PGA Tour in the 1980s, and was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Association's Hall of Fame in 2001.[12]
After turning pro in 1952, Mengert's first job was as an assistant club pro under Masters champion Claude HarmonatWinged Foot, north of New York City. He was a head pro at clubs in New Jersey, St. Louis, and Sacramento.[2] Mengert returned to the Northwest as the head pro at Tacoma Country Club in the 1960s[9] then went to Oakland Hills in the suburbs north of Detroit, Michigan.[13]
Mengert died April 6, 2021.[14]
this list may be incomplete
| Tournament | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T34 | T23 | T38 | T32 | T24 | T21 | T9 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T21 | T13 | T16 | T45 | CUT | |||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T38 | T26 | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship | T29 | CUT | T33 | T49 | T20 | T32 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T54 | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | T18 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Mengert never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in the 1964 PGA Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
