Background
Massengale was born and raised in Jacksboro, Texas.
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Rik Massengale
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He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was a member of the golf team
Career
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. He turned pro in 1969 and joined the Professional Golf Association Tour in 1970.
His second came a year later at the Sammy Davis Junior.-Greater Hartford Open.
Massengale shot a blistering 64 on the first day and led this event wire-to-wire. His 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 was a T-3 at the 1977 Masters. A back injury led Massengale to retire from the Professional Golf Association Tour in 1983.
After turning 50 in 1997, he played in a limited number of tournaments on the Senior Professional Golf Association Tour (now known as the Champions Tour).
His best finish in this venue was a T-6 at the 1997 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic. They live in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas. 1964 Texas-Oklahoma Junior Golf Tournament DNP = Did not play World Development = Withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10.
