Dick Metz
Summary
- Best major finish runner-up, 1938 U.S. Open
Near misses
- 1938 U.S. Open Cherry Hills C.C. · runner-up to Ralph Guldahl
Rivals
Beat him
Next in the chain: Ralph Guldahl's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1938 U.S. Open
Runner-up to Ralph Guldahl.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1938.
Career line, 1938–1938
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- Runner-up
Dick Metz was born on May 29, 1908, in Arkansas City, Kansas, USA. Metz's best major finish was second, at the 1938 U.S. Open.
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The record
Near misses
- 1938 U.S. Open Cherry Hills C.C. · runner-up to Ralph Guldahl
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 9 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
PGA Championship match play
Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 16 won, 12 lost.
- 1933 Round of 32 lost to Tom Creavy 3 & 2
- 1934 Round of 32 beat Joe Paletti 6 & 5
- 1934 Round of 16 beat Tommy Armour 3 & 2
- 1934 Quarterfinal lost to Paul Runyan 1 up
- 1935 Round of 64 beat Ralph Stonehouse 5 & 3
- 1935 Round of 32 lost to Ed Dudley 3 & 1
- 1936 Round of 64 beat Les Bolstad 2 up
- 1936 Round of 32 lost to Bill Mehlhorn won on 23rd hole
- 1938 Round of 64 beat Dick Renagan 4 & 3
- 1938 Round of 32 beat Ralph Guldahl 1 up
- 1938 Round of 16 lost to Henry Picard 4 & 3
- 1939 Round of 64 beat Pat Circelli 7 & 6
- 1939 Round of 32 beat Al Brosch 1 up
- 1939 Round of 16 beat Billy Burke 6 & 4
- 1939 Quarterfinal beat Paul Runyan 2 & 1
- 1939 Semifinal lost to Henry Picard 1 up
- 1940 Round of 64 beat John Thoren 3 & 2
- 1940 Round of 32 beat Ky Laffoon 3 & 2
- 1940 Round of 16 lost to Byron Nelson 2 & 1
- 1941 Round of 64 lost to Augie Nordone 4 & 2
- 1942 Round of 32 lost to Lloyd Mangrum 6 & 5
- 1946 Round of 64 beat Al Zimmerman 2 up
- 1946 Round of 32 lost to Ed Oliver 3 & 1
- 1947 Round of 64 beat Henry Kaiser 4 & 3
- 1947 Round of 32 beat Henry Ransom 1 up
- 1947 Round of 16 lost to Art Bell won on 37th hole
- 1950 Round of 64 beat Vic Ghezzi 2 & 1
- 1950 Round of 32 lost to Chandler Harper 1 up
Sources
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.