For the American tennis player, see Dick Metz (tennis).
Dick Metz
Metz, circa 1947
Personal information
Full name
Richard C. Metz
Born
(1908-05-29)May 29, 1908 Arkansas City, Kansas
Died
May 5, 1993(1993-05-05) (aged 84) Arkansas City, Kansas
Sporting nationality
United States
Career
Turned professional
1927
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour
Professional wins
14
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
10
Other
4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament
T8: 1938, 1947
PGA Championship
T3: 1939
U.S. Open
2nd: 1938
The Open Championship
DNP
Richard C. Metz (May 29, 1908 – May 5, 1993) was an American professional golfer.
Metz won 10 times on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and 1940s. He had continued success as a senior golfer winning the Senior PGA Championship and World Seniors Championship in 1960.
Metz married actress Jean Chatburn on November 2, 1939. He was also a cattle rancher from the 1950s until his death. He was born and died in Arkansas City, Kansas.
Richard C. Metz (May 29, 1908 – May 5, 1993) was an American professional golfer. Metz won 10 times on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and 1940s. He had continued...
training in filmmaking and that probably worked to my advantage". In 1959, DickMetz's meeting with John Whitmore, on a Cape Town beach, and introduction to...
Four-Ball (2) (with Ralph Guldahl) +15 points 3 points Jimmy Demaret and DickMetz 19 Aug 19, 1940 Canadian Open (2) −3 (67-66-75-73=281) Playoff Jug McSpaden...
O'Shanter Country Club, Niles, Illinois from July 19 to 21 and was won by DickMetz with a score of 278. Amateur Jim Ferrier led after the first round with...
he had rounds of 69 and 65 on the final day to win by 8 strokes from DickMetz. Trenham, Peter C. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its...
Jug McSpaden Sam Snead 10,000 2,000 1939 Henry Picard 284 −4 5 strokes DickMetz 10,000 2,000 Crescent City Open 1938 Harry Cooper 285 −3 4 strokes Jug...
Dudley (17), Ed Furgol, Fred Haas, Chick Harbert (12), Dutch Harrison, DickMetz, Cary Middlecoff (10), Al Smith (10), Harry Todd Ben Hogan (2,6,10,12)...
Hines (10,12), Ben Hogan, Ky Laffoon, Ray Mangrum, Jug McSpaden (10), DickMetz (10), Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson, Frank Walsh, Al Watrous Wiffy Cox...
Masters Tournament Johnny Bulla, Fred Haas, Chandler Harper, Jug McSpaden, DickMetz (10), Johnny Palmer (10), Toney Penna, Ellsworth Vines 10. Top 24 players...
party, re-creations of the incident produced by George Gongora and John Metz of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times indicated that the actual shooting distance...
Ralph Guldahl. He shot an even-par 284, six strokes ahead of runner-up DickMetz. In 1960, Arnold Palmer won with 280 (–4), two strokes ahead of the runner-up...
best scoring average in the winter part of the 1938 PGA Tour Ben Hogan, DickMetz 14 Foreign invitations Stanley Horne, Ross Somerville (11,a) Saturday...
Macdonald Smith (3) 281 −3 4 strokes Leo Diegel Olin Dutra Joe Kirkwood Sr. DickMetz 7,500 2,000 1931 Ed Dudley 285 +1 2 strokes Al Espinosa Eddie Loos 10...
from six. Defending champion Paul Runyan lost in the quarterfinals to DickMetz. This PGA Championship was held during the 1939 New York World's Fair...
Picard 5 Feb 27, 1938 Thomasville Open −8 (66-73-71-70=280) 4 strokes DickMetz 6 Mar 11, 1938 Hollywood Open −9 (71-68-69-67=275) 1 stroke Frank Moore...
was 147 and 74 players qualified; 28 players on 148 were not included. DickMetz, who had won the World Senior Golf Championship at Gleneagles on 3 July...
Cruickshank, Jimmy Demaret, Jim Foulis, Dutch Harrison (12), Clayton Heafner, DickMetz (12), Ed Oliver, Wilford Wehrle (a) Olin Dutra (2,6), Matt Kowal and John...
Cup team that year included: Byron Nelson, Ralph Guldahl, Paul Runyan, DickMetz, Craig Wood, Horton Smith, Walter Hagen, Sam Snead, and honorary captain...
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