Rik Massengale


Rik Massengale is an American former professional golfer who played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1970–1982.

Early life and amateur career

Massengale was born and raised in Jacksboro, Texas. He developed an interest in golf as a result of his older brother, Don, being a professional golfer. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was a member of the golf team from 1965 to 1969. Massengale was known as a "wild man" at fraternity parties in college; however, he changed his ways and became a born-again Christian in 1975.

Professional career

In 1969, Massengale turned pro. He was successful at 1970 [PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates|1970 PGA Tour Qualifying School] joined the PGA Tour shortly thereafter.
Massengale won three events on the PGA Tour during the mid-1970s. His first win was at the 1975 Tallahassee Open. Massengale's second came a year later at the Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open. The biggest win of his career came in 1977 at the Bob Hope Desert Classic; he established a new tournament record breaking Arnold Palmer's 17-year-old record by one stroke. Massengale shot a blistering 64 on the first day and led this event wire-to-wire. He led wire to wire in all three of his PGA Tour victories. His best career year was 1977 when he had seven top-10 finishes, $126,736 in earnings, and finished 13th on the money list. His best finish in a major golf championships|major] was a T-3 at the 1977 Masters.
A back injury led Massengale to retire from the PGA Tour in 1983. He served as National Director for College Golf Fellowship for 15 years. After turning 50 in 1997, he played in a limited number of tournaments on the Senior PGA Tour. His best finish in this venue was a T-6 at the 1997 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic.
Massengale is a commercial real estate broker in the Dallas metroplex.

Personal life

He married Cindy, in 1969. They have four children. They live in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas.
He is chairman of the Board of Chin Community Ministry, a refugee ministry in the Dallas area and serves on the board of Search Ministries Collin County.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11975Sahara Invitational

Results in major championships

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place