Garey Mark Hayden (September 9, 1944 – February 5, 2015) was an American professional bridge player and instructor from Tucson, Arizona.
Hayden attended the University of Arizona, where he first learned to play bridge in 1966, and was a champion wrestler.
[3] His last major win was at the 41st World Bridge Championships in Bali, Indonesia in 2013 for the American team.
The American team had lodged a complaint during the final that one of the German pairs were illegally passing information by coughing.
At his death in Tucson at age 70, Hayden placed 8th on the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) all-time lifetime Masterpoints achievement rankings with 46,934.78 points.