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Hale Irwin

Hale S. Irwin (born June 3, 1945) is an American professional golfer. He was one of the world's leading golfers from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He is one of the few players in history to win three U.S. Opens, becoming the oldest ever U.S. Open champion in 1990 at the age of 45. As a senior golfer, Irwin ranks second all-time in PGA Tour Champions victories. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Champions Tour history. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect.

Hale Irwin
Irwin in 1986
Personal information
Full nameHale S. Irwin
Born (1945-06-03) June 3, 1945 (age 79)
Joplin, Missouri, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sporting nationality United States
SpouseSally Irwin
Children2
Career
CollegeUniversity of Colorado
Turned professional1968
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins83
Highest ranking7 (May 19, 1991)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour20
European Tour3
Japan Golf Tour1
Sunshine Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
PGA Tour Champions45 (2nd all-time)
Other8 (regular)
7 (senior)
Best results in major championships
(wins: 3)
Masters TournamentT4: 1974, 1975
PGA ChampionshipT5: 1975
U.S. OpenWon: 1974, 1979, 1990
The Open ChampionshipT2: 1983
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame1992 (member page)
Senior PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year		1995
Senior PGA Tour
Byron Nelson Award		1996, 1997, 1998,
2002
Senior PGA Tour
money list winner		1997, 1998, 2002
Senior PGA Tour
Player of the Year		1997, 1998, 2002
Champions Tour
Charles Schwab Cup winner		2002, 2004
Payne Stewart Award2019

Early life

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Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, and raised in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and Boulder, Colorado. His father introduced him to the game of golf when he was four years old; he broke 70 for the first time at age fourteen.[2] Irwin was a star athlete in football, baseball, and golf at Boulder High School[3] and graduated in 1963.

Amateur career

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Irwin then attended the University of Colorado in Boulder, played football for the Buffaloes under head coach Eddie Crowder,[4] was a two-time All-Big Eight defensive back (1965, 1966),[5] and academic All-American. He won the individual NCAA championship in golf in his senior year in 1967.

Professional career

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In 1968, Irwin turned professional. Irwin's first PGA Tour victory was at the 1971 Sea Pines Heritage Classic.

Irwin's first U.S. Open triumph came at Winged Foot in 1974 at the age of 29. In what became known as "The Massacre at Winged Foot", Irwin won with a score of 7-over par, the second-highest winning score in relation to par of any U.S. Open since 1945. The course conditions at Winged Foot in 1974 were described as "brutal".[6] Johnny Miller and several other players suggested that the USGA had intentionally made the Winged Foot course setup particularly treacherous in response to Miller's record-breaking round of 63 at Oakmont the year before.[7] Irwin, however, said in 1974: "I've always enjoyed playing tough courses. It's much more of a challenge to me."[8] Irwin earned $35,000 for his victory at Winged Foot and said that he had a vivid dream three weeks earlier that he won the U.S. Open, which he only told his wife about.[9]

Irwin won the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship at Wentworth Club in 1974 and 1975. He missed out on a record-breaking third straight victory when he was beaten in the 1976 final by Australian David Graham on the second sudden-death playoff hole.[10]

Between January 1975 to the end of the 1978 season, Irwin made the cut in 86 consecutive PGA Tour events. To date, this is the fourth-longest streak of consecutive cuts made on the PGA Tour.[11]

In 1977, Irwin's three wins on the PGA Tour included a five-shot victory in the Colgate Hall of Fame Classic at Pinehurst Resort. Irwin shot a second round of 62 at Pinehurst for a 15-under par opening 36-hole total of 127, which was the best in any PGA Tour event for over a decade.[12]

Irwin's tournament victories kept him ranked high among his peers - he was ranked among the top five in McCormack's World Golf Rankings in every year from 1975 to 1979, inclusive. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for a few weeks in 1991.[13]

Irwin added a second U.S. Open title in 1979 at Inverness Club. With its narrow fairways and heavy rough,[14] the Inverness course was a stern test for the players. Irwin's final round of 75 tied the post-World War II tournament record for the highest final round score by a U.S. Open champion.[15] The next month in The Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Irwin came to the final round with a two-shot lead. He was bidding to become one of the few golfers in golf history to win the U.S. Open and British Open in the same year.[16] Irwin said in 1979: "I would dearly love to win the British Open. It is special."[17] However, he was thwarted in his attempt at an historic double by the incredible recovery play of Seve Ballesteros.

In 1983, Irwin had another close tilt at The Open Championship, but lost by a shot to Tom Watson at Royal Birkdale, after whiffing on a tiny putt of about an inch, during his third round of play. Irwin said that his mistake, which cost him the chance of a playoff with Watson, was "a mental lapse" and that he learned a lesson from it, later being very careful on short putts.[18]

Irwin later said that the greatest disappointment of his career was not at the British Open, but at the 1984 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club. Irwin had led the tournament after the first three rounds but shot a final round of 79 to finish 6th. Reflecting on his final round collapse, Irwin said: "A number of factors were in play and it was very emotional. I thought it would be great to win 10 years later at the same venue and, more than anything else, my father was dying of cancer then and I thought it would be wonderful to give him a victory. I destroyed myself with the pressures I'd built up."[19]

After his victory in the 1985 Memorial Tournament, Irwin had occasional top-10 finishes in tournaments for the remainder of the decade but he did not have a further official PGA Tour win until an incredible year in 1990, which was capped by his third U.S. Open victory. In a remarkable tournament, Irwin holed an improbable 45-foot (14 m) birdie putt on the 72nd hole to join a playoff against fellow American Mike Donald. In the 18-hole Monday playoff, Donald was two shots ahead of Irwin with three holes to play. Donald missed a 15-foot par putt on the 18th which would have given him victory. Both men shot rounds of 74 in the playoff and Irwin won the title with a birdie on the first sudden-death playoff hole. After becoming the oldest ever U.S. Open champion at the age of 45, winning his first PGA Tour event for five years, Irwin was gracious in victory. He said of his playoff opponent Mike Donald: "God bless him. I almost wish he had won."[20] The following week, Irwin won the Buick Classic.[21]

During his career, Irwin won professional tournaments on all six continents on which golf is played: Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Irwin played on five Ryder Cup teams: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, and 1991. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1992.

Irwin's final PGA Tour win was at the 1994 MCI Heritage Golf Classic. This win at the age of nearly 49 made him one of the oldest winners in Tour history. Overall, he won prize money of just under six million dollars in his career.

Former U.S. Open champion and television analyst Ken Venturi said of Irwin: "Aesthetically and technically, Hale stands at the ball as well as any player I've ever seen."[22]

Senior career

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Irwin qualified to play on the over-50 Senior PGA Tour in 1995, and enjoyed even greater success at this level than he did on the PGA Tour. Through the 2021 season, he is the career leader in wins and earnings with 45 victories and over $26 million.[23][24] Irwin won three consecutive PGA Seniors' Championships between 1996 and 1998, including a 12-stroke victory in the 1997 tournament, which was the largest ever margin of victory in a 72-hole Champions Tour event until Bernhard Langer's 13-stroke victory in the 2014 Senior Open Championship.[25] Irwin's nine victories in 1997 tied the Senior Tour record set by Peter Thomson in 1985.[19]

Irwin won the U.S. Senior Open in 1998 and 2000 for a career total of five USGA titles. He narrowly missed out on a third U.S. Senior Open title in 2004 when he finished one stroke behind Peter Jacobsen.[26]

Irwin is the oldest player to finish in the top five in a senior major, with a third-place finish at the 2012 Senior PGA Championship at the age of 66.[27] In the 2012 3M Championship, Irwin shot a score under his age for the first time in his career. His round of 65 included an eagle on the 9th hole and six consecutive birdies on the back nine.[28] Irwin has since gone on to shoot his age 44 times in official PGA Tour Champions events (as of August 11, 2020), well ahead of Gary Player's second-place 30. While he has continued to play PGA Tour Champions well into his seventies, he has significantly cut back his tournament schedule, competing in no more than eight tour events in any season since 2015.[29]

In 2000, Irwin was ranked as the 19th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest magazine.[30]

Personal life

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Irwin is married to wife Sally and has two children.[31] Irwin's son Steve qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open. Steve Irwin said of his father: "I'm very proud of him. The U.S. Open is what truly defined his career. It's been my ultimate goal in golf to play in the U.S. Open since I began competing."[32]

For 25 years, Hale Irwin helped to raise money for the St. Louis Children's Hospital, which named a wing in his honor. Irwin also enjoys hunting and fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. He is the uncle of former CU lineman Heath Irwin.[33]

In 2019, in acknowledgement of his character, sportsmanship and commitment to charity, Irwin received the PGA Tour's Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company.[34]

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (83)

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PGA Tour wins (20)

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Legend
Major championships (3)
Other PGA Tour (17)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Nov 28, 1971 Sea Pines Heritage Classic 68-73-68-70=279 −5 1 stroke   Bob Lunn
2 Sep 16, 1973 Sea Pines Heritage Classic (2) 69-66-65-72=272 −12 5 strokes   Jerry Heard,   Grier Jones
3 Jun 16, 1974 U.S. Open 73-70-71-73=287 +7 2 strokes   Forrest Fezler
4 Jun 1, 1975 Atlanta Classic 66-69-68-68=271 −17 4 strokes   Tom Watson
5 Jun 30, 1975 Western Open 71-68-71-73=283 −1 1 stroke   Bobby Cole
6 Feb 22, 1976 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open 69-69-66-68=272 −12 2 strokes   Tom Watson
7 Mar 7, 1976 Florida Citrus Open 74-66-64-66=270 −18 Playoff   Kermit Zarley
8 May 29, 1977 Atlanta Classic (2) 70-70-66-67=273 −15 1 stroke   Steve Veriato
9 Aug 28, 1977 Colgate Hall of Fame Golf Classic 65-62-69-68=264 −20 5 strokes   Leonard Thompson
10 Oct 16, 1977 San Antonio Texas Open 68-67-64-67=266 −14 2 strokes   Miller Barber
11 Jun 17, 1979 U.S. Open (2) 74-68-67-75=284 E 2 strokes   Jerry Pate,   Gary Player
12 Feb 14, 1981 Hawaiian Open 68-66-62-69=265 −23 6 strokes   Don January
13 Aug 23, 1981 Buick Open 65-73-67-72=277 −11 Playoff   Bobby Clampett,   Peter Jacobsen,
  Gil Morgan
14 Mar 14, 1982 Honda Inverrary Classic 65-71-67-66=269 −19 1 stroke   George Burns,   Tom Kite
15 May 29, 1983 Memorial Tournament 71-71-70-69=281 −7 1 stroke   Ben Crenshaw,   David Graham
16 Feb 5, 1984 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am 69-69-68-72=278 −10 Playoff   Jim Nelford
17 May 26, 1985 Memorial Tournament (2) 68-68-73-72=281 −7 1 stroke   Lanny Wadkins
18 Jun 18, 1990 U.S. Open (3) 69-70-74-67=280 −8 Playoff   Mike Donald
19 Jun 24, 1990 Buick Classic 66-69-68-66=269 −15 2 strokes   Paul Azinger
20 Apr 17, 1994 MCI Heritage Golf Classic (3) 68-65-65-68=266 −18 2 strokes   Greg Norman

PGA Tour playoff record (4–5)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1970 Los Angeles Open   Billy Casper Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 1972 Liggett & Myers Open   David Graham,   Lou Graham,
  Larry Ziegler 		L. Graham won with birdie on third extra hole
D. Graham and Ziegler eliminated by par on first hole
3 1976 Florida Citrus Open   Kermit Zarley Won with par on sixth extra hole
4 1976 Memorial Tournament   Roger Maltbie Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
5 1981 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am   John Cook,   Bobby Clampett,
  Ben Crenshaw,   Barney Thompson 		Cook won with par on third extra hole
Clampett, Crenshaw and Thompson eliminated by birdie on first hole
6 1981 Buick Open   Bobby Clampett,   Peter Jacobsen,
  Gil Morgan 		Won with birdie on second extra hole
7 1984 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am   Jim Nelford Won with birdie on second extra hole
8 1990 U.S. Open   Mike Donald Won with birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff;
Irwin: +2 (74),
Donald: +2 (74)
9 1991 Memorial Tournament   Kenny Perry Lost to birdie on first extra hole

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Oct 25, 1981 Bridgestone Tournament 70-65-72-68=275 −13 8 strokes   Bill Rogers

Southern Africa Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Dec 2, 1978 Lexington PGA Championship 70-69-67-69=275 −9 1 stroke   Hugh Baiocchi,   Mark McNulty,
  Robbie Stewart

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Nov 12, 1978 Mayne Nickless Australian PGA Championship 64-75-70-69=278 −6 8 strokes   Graham Marsh

South American Golf Circuit wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Nov 21, 1982 Brazil Open 67-67-66-65=265 −7 2 strokes   Manuel Calero,   Curtis Strange

Other wins (7)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Oct 12, 1974 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship 3 and 1   Gary Player
2 Oct 11, 1975 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship (2) 4 and 2   Al Geiberger
3 Nov 11, 1979 World Cup
(with   John Mahaffey) 		141-141-152-141=575 −1 5 strokes   Scotland − Ken Brown and Sandy Lyle
4 Nov 11, 1979 World Cup Individual Trophy 74-70-72-69=285 −3 2 strokes   Bernhard Langer,   Sandy Lyle
5 Jan 5, 1986 Bahamas Classic 70-68-64-67=269 −19 6 strokes   Donnie Hammond
6 Jan 4, 1987 Fila Invitational 69-68-70=207 −9 5 strokes   Calvin Peete,   Scott Verplank
7 Dec 7, 2003 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge
(with son Steve Irwin) 		62-61=123 −21 1 stroke   Jack Nicklaus and son Jack Nicklaus Jr.

Other playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2002 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge
(with son Steve Irwin) 		  Craig Stadler and son Kevin Stadler Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Champions Tour wins (45)

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Legend
Champions Tour major championships (7)
Tour Championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (37)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 30, 1995 Ameritech Senior Open −22 (66-63-66=195) 8 strokes   Kermit Zarley
2 Oct 1, 1995 Vantage Championship −17 (66-68-65=199) 4 strokes   Dave Stockton
3 Feb 25, 1996 American Express Invitational −19 (66-67-64=197) 5 strokes   Bob Murphy
4 Apr 21, 1996 PGA Seniors' Championship −8 (66-74-69-71=280) 2 strokes   Isao Aoki
5 Jan 19, 1997 MasterCard Championship −9 (71-67-69=207) 2 strokes   Gil Morgan
6 Feb 9, 1997 LG Championship −15 (70-66-65=201) 1 stroke   Bob Murphy
7 Apr 20, 1997 PGA Seniors' Championship (2) −14 (69-65-72-68=274) 12 strokes   Dale Douglass,   Jack Nicklaus
8 Apr 27, 1997 Las Vegas Senior Classic −6 (70-65-72=207) 1 stroke   Isao Aoki
9 Jul 20, 1997 Burnet Senior Classic −17 (65-68-66=199) 2 strokes   Lee Trevino
10 Aug 3, 1997 BankBoston Classic −13 (70-65-65=200) 2 strokes   Jerry McGee,   Bob Wynn
11 Sep 14, 1997 Boone Valley Classic −16 (70-65-65=200) 2 strokes   Gil Morgan
12 Oct 5, 1997 Vantage Championship (2) −18 (64-62-69=195) 1 stroke   Dave Eichelberger
13 Oct 19 1997 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic −13 (67-63-70=200) 3 strokes   Mike Hill,   Bruce Summerhays
14 Mar 15, 1998 Toshiba Senior Classic −13 (70-68-62=200) 1 stroke   Hubert Green
15 Apr 19, 1998 PGA Seniors' Championship (3) −13 (68-68-69-70=275) 6 strokes   Larry Nelson
16 Apr 26, 1998 Las Vegas Senior Classic (2) −7 (69-67-70-75=281) 1 stroke   Vicente Fernández
17 Jul 19, 1998 Ameritech Senior Open (2) −15 (62-66-73=201) 3 strokes   Larry Nelson
18 Jul 26, 1998 U.S. Senior Open +1 (77-68-71-69=285) 1 stroke   Vicente Fernández
19 Aug 30, 1998 BankBoston Classic (2) −15 (69-64-68=201) 2 strokes   Jay Sigel
20 Nov 8, 1998 Energizer Senior Tour Championship −14 (66-73-70-65=274) 5 strokes   Gil Morgan
21 May 9, 1999 Nationwide Championship −10 (69-68-69=206) 1 stroke   Bob Murphy
22 May 30, 1999 Boone Valley Classic (2) −13 (68-69-66=203) 2 strokes   Al Geiberger
23 Jun 27, 1999 Ford Senior Players Championship −21 (67-71-64-65=267) 7 strokes   Graham Marsh
24 Jul 18, 1999 Ameritech Senior Open (3) −10 (73-66-67=206) 1 stroke   Bruce Fleisher,   Raymond Floyd,
  Gary McCord
25 Jul 25, 1999 Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic (2) −15 (64-68-69=201) 2 strokes   Jim Dent,   Dale Douglass
26 May 14, 2000 Nationwide Championship (2) −9 (71-67-69=207) 1 stroke   Vicente Fernández
27 Jun 4, 2000 BellSouth Senior Classic −18 (68-65-65=198) 1 stroke   Gil Morgan
28 Jul 2, 2000 U.S. Senior Open (2) −17 (66-71-65-65=267) 3 strokes   Bruce Fleisher
29 Oct 22, 2000 EMC Kaanapali Classic (2) −18 (71-62-65=198) 4 strokes   Joe Inman
30 Mar 18, 2001 Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley −10 (71-70-65=206) 5 strokes   Allen Doyle,   Tom Watson
31 Apr 28, 2001 Bruno's Memorial Classic −21 (65-65-65=195) 4 strokes   Stewart Ginn
32 Oct 7, 2001 Turtle Bay Championship (3) −11 (69-68-68=205) 3 strokes   John Jacobs
33 Feb 10, 2002 ACE Group Classic (2) −16 (68-64-68=200) 1 stroke   Tom Watson
34 Mar 10, 2002 Toshiba Senior Classic (2) −17 (67-64-65=196) 5 strokes   Allen Doyle
35 Aug 11, 2002 3M Championship (3) −12 (66-70-68=204) 3 strokes   Hubert Green
36 Oct 6, 2002 Turtle Bay Championship (4) −8 (69-69-70=208) Playoff   Gary McCord
37 May 19, 2003 Kinko's Classic of Austin −8 (69-66-73=208) Playoff   Tom Watson
38 Oct 12, 2003 Turtle Bay Championship (5) −8 (68-73-67=208) 2 strokes   Tom Kite
39 Apr 25, 2004 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf −11 (66-68-71=205) 1 stroke   Gary Koch,   Gil Morgan
40 May 30, 2004 Senior PGA Championship (4) −8 (67-69-69-71=276) 1 stroke   Jay Haas
41 Jan 30, 2005 Turtle Bay Championship (6) −16 (67-66-67=200) 5 strokes   Dana Quigley
42 Feb 27, 2005 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am −8 (72-69-68-67=276) 1 stroke   Morris Hatalsky,   Mark McNulty
43 Sep 4, 2005 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach −13 (66-69-68=203) 1 stroke   Morris Hatalsky,   Gil Morgan,
  Craig Stadler
44 Oct 2, 2005 SAS Championship −13 (69-68-66=203) 2 strokes   Bob Gilder,   Tom Jenkins
45 Jan 21, 2007 MasterCard Championship (2) −23 (66-62-65=193) 5 strokes   Tom Kite

Champions Tour playoff record (2–6)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1996 Boone Valley Classic   Gibby Gilbert Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1999 BankBoston Classic   Tom McGinnis Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3 1999 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship   Jim Ahern Lost to par on second extra hole
4 2002 SBC Senior Open   Bob Gilder Lost to par on first extra hole
5 2002 Lightpath Long Island Classic   Hubert Green Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole
6 2002 Turtle Bay Championship   Gary McCord Won with birdie on first extra hole
7 2003 Kinko's Classic of Austin   Tom Watson Won with birdie on second extra hole
8 2004 Administaff Small Business Classic   Larry Nelson Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (7)

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Major championships

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Wins (3)

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Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up
1974 U.S. Open 1 shot deficit +7 (73-70-71-73=287) 2 strokes   Forrest Fezler
1979 U.S. Open (2) 3 shot lead E (74-68-67-75=284) 2 strokes   Jerry Pate,   Gary Player
1990 U.S. Open (3) 4 shot deficit −8 (69-70-74-67=280) Playoff1   Mike Donald

1Defeated Mike Donald with a birdie on the 19th hole after they were tied at 74 (+2) in an 18-hole playoff.

Results timeline

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Tournament 1966 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T61
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament T13 CUT T4 T4 T5 5 8 T23
U.S. Open T19 T36 T20 1 T3 T26 T41 T4 1
The Open Championship T24 9 T32 T46 T24 6
PGA Championship T31 T22 T11 T9 T5 T34 T44 T12 CUT
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT T25 CUT T6 T21 T36 CUT
U.S. Open T8 T58 T39 T39 6 14 CUT CUT T17 T54
The Open Championship T2 T14
PGA Championship T30 T16 T42 T14 T25 T32 T26 T38
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament T10 47 T27 T18 T14 T29
U.S. Open 1 T11 T51 T62 T18 CUT T50 T52 CUT WD
The Open Championship T53 T57 T19
PGA Championship T12 T73 T66 T6 T39 T54 T29 T41
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T27 T52 CUT WD
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 4 7 13 21 17
U.S. Open 3 0 1 5 7 13 34 27
The Open Championship 0 1 0 1 3 7 11 11
PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 3 10 26 24
Totals 3 1 1 11 20 43 92 79
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 26 (1972 U.S. Open – 1979 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 5 (1975 Masters – 1976 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
The Players Championship T34 7 T17 T3 T42 CUT T14 T51 T19 T49 T15 T5 CUT T24 CUT CUT T5 T27 CUT CUT 4 T55 T46
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Senior major championships

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Wins (7)

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Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up
1996 PGA Seniors' Championship −8 (66-74-69-71=280) 2 strokes   Isao Aoki
1997 PGA Seniors' Championship (2) −14 (69-65-72-68=274) 12 strokes   Dale Douglass,   Jack Nicklaus
1998 PGA Seniors' Championship (3) −13 (68-68-69-70=275) 7 strokes   Larry Nelson
1998 U.S. Senior Open +1 (77-68-71-69=285) 1 stroke   Vicente Fernández
1999 Ford Senior Players Championship −21 (67-71-64-65=267) 7 strokes   Graham Marsh
2000 U.S. Senior Open (2) −17 (66-71-65-65=267) 3 strokes   Bruce Fleisher
2004 Senior PGA Championship (4) −8 (67-69-69-71=276) 1 stroke   Jay Haas

Results timeline

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Results not in chronological order before 2017.

Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
The Tradition – 2 T13 4 T20 T37 3 6
Senior PGA Championship – 1 1 1 T11 T2 T5 T2
U.S. Senior Open T5 2 T5 1 T3 1 T11 T11
Senior Players Championship T10 2 T19 2 1 T4 3 T6
Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
The Tradition T10 13 T42 T32 T52 T41 T38 T50 T45 T53 T54 T72 80
Senior PGA Championship T15 1 T46 T23 T42 CUT T59 T65 4 3 T56 T67 CUT CUT
U.S. Senior Open 2 25 T32 CUT T40 T32 CUT T4 CUT T56 CUT 70 CUT CUT CUT
Senior Players Championship T12 T9 2 T7 T27 T15 T41 T45 T30 T68 T75 T57 T68
Senior Open Championship T13 CUT

The Senior Open Championship was not a senior major until 2003.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

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This list may be incomplete.
Professional

See also

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References

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