Don Pooley


 

  EXEMPT STATUS: 3rd at 2001 SENIOR PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournament
FULL NAME: Sheldon George Pooley, Jr.
HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 195
BIRTHDATE: August 27, 1951
BIRTHPLACE: Phoenix, AZ
RESIDENCE: Tucson, AZ
FAMILY: Wife, Margaret; Lynn (1/19/80), Kerri (5/19/82)
EDUCATION: University of Arizona (1973, Business Admin.)
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, reading
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1973
 PGA TOUR Victories
(2) 1980 B.C. Open. 1987 Memorial Tournament.
 Current Year Charles Schwab Cup Points and Positions
119 (41st)
 Current Year SENIOR PGA TOUR Money and Positions
$269,288 (38)
 Current Year BUY.COM Money and Positions
$36,295 (99)
 Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Finishes
9--NFL Golf Classic, The Countrywide Tradition; T10--Toshiba Senior Classic
 Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Round
65 at Round 2, Toshiba Senior Classic
 Best SENIOR TOUR Finishes
T4--2001 Kroger Senior Classic, Gold Rush Classic.
 Best BUY.COM Finishes
T5--2001 BUY.COM Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs.
 2001 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--3; in money--0; Top-10 finishes--0
 Best 2001 SENIOR TOUR Finishes
T4--Kroger Senior Classic, Gold Rush Classic; T8--The Transamerica; T10--Allianz Championship
 2001 Season SENIOR TOUR
Tournaments Entered--7; in money--7; Top-10 finishes--4
 Best 2001 BUY.COM Finishes
T5--BUY.COM Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs; T9--BUY.COM Knoxville Open
 2001 Season BUY.COM
Tournaments Entered--7; in money--6; Top-10 finishes--2
 2001 Season Highlights
Made his SENIOR TOUR debut at the Kroger Senior Classic in early September shortly after turning 50 and enjoyed a successful debut, T4 at the rain-shortened event near Cincinnati...Carded rounds of 68-66 and earned $69,000 in his debut...Continued to have success in four of his next five starts with three more top-10s and a T11...Was T10 the following week at the Allianz Championship, T4 at the Gold Rush Classic and T8 at The Transamerica...Of his 20 rounds on the SENIOR TOUR in 2001, 14 were in the 60s...Prepped for the SENIOR TOUR by playing in three PGA TOUR and seven BUY.COM TOUR events. Best finish on the BUY.COM TOUR was a T5 at the BUY.COM Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs near Greenville, South Carolina and T9 at the BUY.COM Knoxville Open...Earned a full exemption for the 2002 season by virtue of his sixth-place finish at the National Qualifying Tournament in the fall.
 2001 Season Highlights
Made his SENIOR TOUR debut at the Kroger Senior Classic in early September shortly after turning 50 and enjoyed a successful debut, T4 at the rain-shortened event near Cincinnati...Carded rounds of 68-66 and earned $69,000 in his debut...Continued to have success in four of his next five starts with three more top-10s and a T11...Was T10 the following week at the Allianz Championship, T4 at the Gold Rush Classic and T8 at The Transamerica...Of his 20 rounds on the SENIOR TOUR in 2001, 14 were in the 60s...Prepped for the SENIOR TOUR by playing in three PGA TOUR and seven BUY.COM TOUR events. Best finish on the BUY.COM TOUR was a T5 at the BUY.COM Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs near Greenville, South Carolina and T9 at the BUY.COM Knoxville Open...Earned a full exemption for the 2002 season by virtue of his sixth-place finish at the National Qualifying Tournament in the fall.
 Personal
Has been involved in the PGA TOUR Bible study throughout his career and has been involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes...Helped coach his daughter's basketball teams at one point. Daughter, Kerri, plays point guard at Biola University near Los Angeles...Biggest thrill in golf was winning 1985 Vardon Trophy as the PGA TOUR's scoring leader...Favorite golf course is Pebble Beach...Likes Mexican food and his favorite movies are The Thin Man and Die Hard...Among his other interests are all kinds of shooting (trap, skeet and sporting clay) and watching his daughter play basketball...Favorite book is The Bible and favorite entertainer is Danny Gans.


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