Billy Maxwell
# Billy Maxwell

Billy Joe Maxwell (July 23, 1929 – September 20, 2021) was an American professional golfer.

Maxwell was born in Abilene, Texas. He 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 and turned pro in 1954.

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. He has a twin brother, Bobby, who was also a golfer. He 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 | Mike Souchak |
| 2 | Apr 22, 1956 | Arlington Hotel Open | −16 (64-69-70-69=272) | 1 stroke | George Bayer, Ernie Vossler |
| 3 | Oct 27, 1957 | Hesperia Open Invitational | −13 (67-67-67-74=275) | 2 strokes | Dow Finsterwald |
| 4 | May 18, 1958 | Memphis Open | −13 (69-65-68-65=267) | 1 stroke | Cary Middlecoff |
| 5 | Feb 5, 1961 | Palm Springs Golf Classic | −14 (68-70-68-68-71=345) | 2 strokes | Doug Sanders |
| 6 | Aug 13, 1961 | Insurance City Open Invitational | −13 (69-68-68-66=271) | Playoff | Ted Kroll |
| 7 | Sep 3, 1962 | Dallas Open Invitational | −3 (68-70-68-71=277) | 4 strokes | Johnny Pott |

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1955 | Baton Rouge Open | Jimmy Clark, Bo Wininger | Wininger won 18-hole playoff; Wininger: −6 (66), Clark: −2 (70), Maxwell: −1 (71) |
| 2 | 1957 | Western Open | George Bayer, Doug Ford, 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 | Ted Kroll | Won with birdie on seventh extra hole |

### 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 | Joe Gagliardi |

### Results timeline

Amateur

| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 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.

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, U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur, PGA Championship, 1952 British Amateur

### 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

* Ryder Cup: 1963 (winners)
