William Fred Mayfair (born August 6, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he won five times, including at the 1995 Tour Championship.
Early life
In 1966, 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."
Amateur career
Mayfair 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,
Professional career
In 1988, Mayfair turned professional.
In April 2021 he announced that he had been diagnosed as being autistic in November 2019.
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1982 Junior PGA Championship
- 1986 U.S. Amateur Public Links
- 1987 Pacific Coast Amateur, U.S. Amateur
- 1988 Pacific Coast Amateur
Professional wins (5)
PGA Tour wins (5)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:thistle;"
| Tour Championships (1)
|-
|Other PGA Tour (4)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Sep 5, 1993
|Greater Milwaukee Open
|−18 (67-66-69-68=270)
|Playoff
| Mark Calcavecchia, Ted Schulz
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Jul 9, 1995
|Motorola Western Open
|−9 (73-70-69-67=279)
|1 stroke
| Jay Haas, Justin Leonard,<br> Jeff Maggert, Scott Simpson
|- style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|3
|align=right|Oct 29, 1995
|The Tour Championship
|E (68-70-69-73=280)
|3 strokes
| Steve Elkington, Corey Pavin
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Mar 1, 1998
|Nissan Open
|−12 (65-71-69-67=272)
|Playoff
| Tiger Woods
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Aug 9, 1998
|Buick Open
|−17 (70-69-65-67=271)
|2 strokes
| Scott Verplank
|}
PGA Tour playoff record (2–5)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|1990
|Greater Milwaukee Open
| Ed Dougherty, Jim Gallagher Jr.
|Gallagher won with par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|1990
|Nabisco Championship
| Jodie Mudd
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|3
|1993
|Greater Milwaukee Open
| Mark Calcavecchia, Ted Schulz
|Won with birdie on fourth extra hole<br>Schulz eliminated by par on first hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|1995
|Phoenix Open
| Vijay Singh
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|5
|1995
|NEC World Series of Golf
| Greg Norman, Nick Price
|Norman won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|6
|1998
|Nissan Open
| Tiger Woods
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|7
|2001
|WorldCom Classic - The Heritage of Golf
| José Cóceres
|Lost to par on fifth extra hole
|}
Results in major championships
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1988
!1989
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|T25<span style="font-size:87%;">LA</span>
|T33
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T12
|T42
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|CUT
|T37
|T23
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T45
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T52
|CUT
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|CUT
|CUT
|T28
|T39
|T23
|T52
|T53
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T34
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T32
|T37
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T14
|59
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|66
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T40
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T52
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|T74
|CUT
|CUT
|T61
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T37
|T60
|T47
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
<span style="font-size:87%;">LA</span> = Low Amateur<br>
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" = tied
Summary
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 12 || 6
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || 14 || 10
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 4
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 18 || 13
|-
!Totals !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 3 !! 6 !! 11 !! 50 !! 33
|}
- Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (three times)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six times)
Results in The Players Championship
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1989
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
|-
|align=left|The Players Championship
|CUT
|CUT
|T73
|T67
|T52
|CUT
|T18
|CUT
|CUT
|T42
|CUT
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
|-
|align=left|The Players Championship
|T17
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|CUT
|CUT
|T58
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|72
|T32
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2010
!2011
!2012
|-
|align=left|The Players Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br/>
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009
|-
|align="left"|Match Play
|R64
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R64
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|NT<sup>1</sup>
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T25
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T77
|-
|align="left"|Invitational
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|Champions
|colspan=10 style="background:#D3D3D3;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
<sup>1</sup>Cancelled due to 9/11<br>
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br>
"T" = Tied<br>
NT = No tournament<br>
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1987 (winners)
Professional
- Four Tours World Championship: 1991
See also
- 1988 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates