Art Wall, Jr.

Arthur Jonathan Wall Jr. (November 25, 1923 – October 31, 2001) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the Masters Tournament in 1959.

Early life and amateur career Wall was born and raised in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He and his younger brother "Dewey" caddied for their parents, starting around age ten, and began playing shortly after. The brothers served in the military during World War II. Art served in the Army Air Forces and Dewey in the Navy. Dewey was killed at the age of 20 in October 1944 when his submarine USS Shark was sunk in the Pacific Ocean near Taiwan.

Wall won the Pennsylvania Amateur in 1947 and 1949. In the final round in 1959, he birdied five of his last six holes to shoot a 66 and overtake Cary Middlecoff and defending champion Arnold Palmer.

He was a member of three United States Ryder Cup teams: 1957, 1959, and 1961. Wall is also notable for sinking 45 holes-in-one in his playing career (including casual rounds), a world record for many years.

Final win Wall's final tour win came as a grandfather at age 51 years 7 months at the Greater Milwaukee Open in 1975, which was his first tour win in nine years.

Death Wall died at the age of 77 from respiratory failure after a lengthy illness. He is buried at Glen Dyberry Cemetery in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.

Amateur wins 1947 Pennsylvania Amateur 1949 Pennsylvania Amateur Puerto Rico Open, Los Lagartos Open 1965 Panama Open, Maracaibo Open Invitational 1966 Maracaibo Open Invitational

Latin American wins (3) 1964 Ciudad Barranquilla Open, Mexican Open 1966 Caracas Open

Other wins (5) 1956 Philadelphia PGA Championship 1962 Philadelphia PGA Championship 1963 Philadelphia PGA Championship 1965 Philadelphia PGA Championship 1971 Philadelphia PGA Championship

Other senior wins (2) 1980 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Tommy Bolt) 1996 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Doug Ford)

Major championships

Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1959 Masters Tournament 6 shot deficit −4 (73-74-71-66=284) 1 stroke Cary Middlecoff

Results timeline

Note: Wall never played in The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" = tied

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1972 PGA – 1976 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

U.S. national team appearances Professional Ryder Cup: 1957, 1959 (winners), 1961 (winners)