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Al Mengert

United States · born in Spokane, Washington · died

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Summary

  • Amateur runner-up 1952 U.S. Amateur

Near misses

  1. 1952 U.S. Amateur Seattle Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Westland · 3 & 2

Results by championship

    Best day

    1952 U.S. Amateur

    Seattle Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Westland · 3 & 2

    Chosen by rule: the most recent near miss. Year page: 1952.

    Career line, 1952–1952

    19521953

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    • Runner-up

    Mengert was runner-up at the 1952 U.S. Amateur.

    See Al Mengert in our rooms: Every Ground and U.S. Amateur.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1952 U.S. Amateur Seattle Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Westland · 3 & 2

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Status

    • professional, turned professional in 1952 Wikipedia

    College or club

    • Stanford University
    • (attended)

    Source: Wikipedia: Al Mengert

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1946 International Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament won
    • 1947 International Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament won
    • 1949 Washington State Amateur won
    • 1950 Mexican Amateur won
    • 1950 Pacific Northwest Amateur won
    • 1950 Washington State Amateur won
    • 1952 Northwest Open (as an amateur) won
    • 1957 New Jersey State Open won
    • 1958 New Jersey State Open won
    • 1960 New Jersey State Open won
    • 1960 New Jersey PGA Championship won
    • 1960 Metropolitan Open won
    • 1960 Arizona Open won
    • 1963 Washington Open won

    Source: Wikipedia: Al Mengert

    Known for

    • Alfred John Mengert was an American professional golfer. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Al Mengert
    2. Wikidata: Q4704438
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    5. championships.usga.org: u s amateur records
    6. Wikipedia: Seattle Golf Club
    7. Wikipedia: Jack Westland