| SENIOR TOUR Victories |
| (2) 1999 Toshiba Senior Classic, Ingersoll-Rand SENIOR
TOUR Championship. |
| BUY.COM Victories |
| (1) 1991 Ben Hogan Gateway Open. |
| Other Victories |
| 1991 Ben Hogan Gateway Open. |
| Current Year Charles Schwab Cup
Points and Positions |
| 289 (12th) |
| Current Year SENIOR PGA TOUR Money
and Positions |
| $318,920 (13) |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Finishes |
| T2--Audi Senior Classic; 5--Liberty Mutual Legends of
Golf; T6--SBC Senior Classic |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Round |
| 66 at Round 2, Audi Senior Classic, at Round 3, Toshiba
Senior Classic |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Highlights |
| Had a solid debut, finishing T2 at the Audi Senior Classic
in his first tournament action since the SENIOR TOUR Championship
at Gaillardia four months earlier. Battled Bruce Lietzke
down the stretch in Mexico City before falling one stroke
short...Finished T6 following week at SBC Senior Classic. |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 2--1975 Greater Milwaukee Open, T2--1977 Greater Milwaukee
Open. |
| Best 2001 SENIOR TOUR Finishes |
| T2--SAS Championship, SBC Championship; T3--SBC Senior
Classic; T5--MasterCard Championship; T6--Emerald Coast
Classic; T7--SBC Senior Open, Allianz Championship; 8--Gold
Rush Classic, Kroger Senior Classic |
| 2001 Season SENIOR TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered--20; in money--20; Top-10 finishes--9 |
| 2001 Season Highlights |
| Again balanced a hectic schedule that combined 20 appearances
on the SENIOR TOUR with his job as a analyst for CBS golf
telecasts...Strong play late in the season helped him
regain a spot among the SENIOR TOUR's top 31 money-winners.
Had six top 10s in his last eight events, including a
streak of four top 10s in a row after switching putters.
Started the run at the rain-shortened Kroger Senior Classic
(T8) and had nine of 11 rounds in the 60s during the month
of September. Highlight during this period was a T2 at
the inaugural SAS Championship in Raleigh, three strokes
back of winner Bruce Lietzke. Along with Allen Doyle and
Lietzke, was the only other player to record three consecutive
rounds in the 60s at Prestonwood. His $128,000 payday
jumped him into 28th place on the money list and secured
a spot in the season-ending SENIOR TOUR Championship at
Gaillardia..Seemed to play well in the three SBC-sponsored
events. After finishing T7 at the SBC Senior Open in Chicago,
was T2 at the SBC Championship in San Antonio thanks to
a SENIOR TOUR career-low 9-under 63 in the opening round
at The Dominion. Was in contention with Larry Nelson and
Bob Gilder on the back nine before finishing two strokes
back of Nelson...Had T3 early in the season at the SBC
Senior Classic near Los Angeles. Rebounded from a 73 in
the first round to shoot 65-68 on the weekend. Had been
in a T38 after Friday, but ended up just two strokes short
of winner Jim Colbert. |
| Career Highlights |
| 2000: Fell just short in his late-season push for a
spot in the top 31, placing 33rd on the final money list
with $584,477 in 22 events...Best overall performance
came in his second start of the year, losing in a three-man
playoff at the LiquidGolf.com Invitational in Sarasota
with J.C. Snead and eventual winner Tom Wargo. 1999: Played
in only 17 tournaments due to his commitment to CBS golf
telecasts, but won his first and last events of the year...Became
the third of a record 11 first-time winners when he triumphed
at the Toshiba Senior Classic. Received a sponsor's exemption
into the event and eventually won the tournament in a
four-way playoff. Made a four-foot birdie putt on the
fifth extra hole to beat good friend John Jacobs after
Al Geiberger and Allen Doyle had been eliminated earlier
in the overtime session. Triumph at Newport Beach Country
Club allowed him to join Doyle as the only other player
to claim both a BUY.COM and a SENIOR TOUR title...Capped
his season with a thrilling victory at the Ingersoll-Rand
SENIOR TOUR Championship and earned the largest paycheck
of his career, $347,000. Moved into contention with a
sizzling 64 at The Dunes Club on Saturday, and then fired
a final-round 67 on Sunday to overtake Bruce Fleisher
and Larry Nelson by one stroke. Victory at The Dunes came
26 years after he had earned PGA TOUR playing privileges
there in the National Q-School. Voted SENIOR TOUR's Player
of the Month in March and November. 1998: Earned a conditional
exemption for 1999 by finishing 16th at the SENIOR TOUR
National Qualifying Tournament in the fall...Debuted on
the SENIOR TOUR at the U.S. Senior Open and T33 at Riviera
CC near Los Angeles...Played five other events on sponsor
exemptions. |
| Personal |
| Best known as a color analyst on CBS golf telecasts...Also
writes for America Online and Golf Digest...Another of
his efforts were three books: Golf for Dummies, Golf For
Dummies II and Just a Range Ball in a Box Full of Titleists...Operates
the Kostis-McCord Teaching Center in Scottsdale, AZ with
Peter Kostis...Served as technical consultant for and
appeared in the Kevin Costner movie "Tin Cup"...Also involved
with an upcoming motion picture about the life of noted
gambling golfer Titanic Thompson...Was backed by the late
Lawrence Welk early in his pro career and once appeared
on the musical conductor's variety show...Currently working
on a television sitcom with a golf theme. |
| SENIOR TOUR Playoff Record |
| 1-1 |
