Billy Maxwell
Personal information
Full name	Billy Joe Maxwell
Born	(1929-07-23)July 23, 1929 Abilene, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 20, 2021(2021-09-20) (aged 92) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Career
College	North Texas State College
Turned professional	1954
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T5: 1962
PGA Championship	T5: 1963
U.S. Open	T5: 1963
The Open Championship	DNP
U.S. Amateur	Won: 1951
British Amateur	T9: 1952

Billy Joe Maxwell (July 23, 1929 – September 20, 2021)^[1] 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.

This list is probably incomplete

• 1951 U.S. Amateur
• 1953 Mexican Amateur

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

this list is probably incomplete

• 1956 Mexican Open
• 1961 Puerto Rico Open
• 1973 Florida Open

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1951	U.S. Amateur	4 & 3	Joe Gagliardi

Amateur

Professional

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,^[2] U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,^[3] PGA Championship,^[4] 1952 British Amateur^[5]

• Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1963 Masters – 1971 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times)

Professional

• Ryder Cup: 1963 (winners)

• Billy Maxwell at the PGA Tour official site

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