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Tom Purtzer  |
EXEMPT STATUS: Top 31 on 2002 Champions Tour Money List FULL NAME: Tom Purtzer HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 210 BIRTHDATE: December 5, 1951 BIRTHPLACE: Des Moines, IA RESIDENCE: Green Valley, AZ FAMILY: Wife, Lori; Laura (7/3/80); Ashley (12/5/83), Eric (11/5/85), Liza Jane (2/10/96), twins Jay Warren and Jennifer Ann (5/7/98), twins Robin and Juli (8/25/02) EDUCATION: Arizona State University (1973, Business) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, music, auto racing, muscle cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1973 JOINED TOUR: 2001 |
| PGA TOUR Victories |
| (5) 1977 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open. 1984 Phoenix Open. 1988 Gatlin Southwest. 1991 Southwestern Bell Colonial, NEC World Series of Golf. |
| Champions Tour Victories |
| (1) 2003 SBC Classic. |
| Other Victories |
| 1991 Shark Shootout (with Lanny Wadkins). 1993 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Steve Elkington). 1996 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (with Juli Inkster) |
| Current Year Charles Schwab Cup Points and Positions |
| 530 (17) |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Positions |
| $535,227 (15) |
| Current Year Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| 1--SBC Classic, T4--ACE Group Classic, T5--Emerald Coast Classic, T6--Royal Caribbean Golf Classic |
| Current Year Champions Tour Best Round |
| 66 at Round 1, Emerald Coast Classic, at Round 2, Emerald Coast Classic |
| Current Year Champions Tour Highlights |
| Earned his first Champions Tour victory when he drained an eagle putt of 58 feet, 3 inches to edge Gil Morgan at the SBC Classic by one stroke. Came to the final hole trailing Morgan by two strokes but became the first player to make an eagle on the final hole and win an event since Sammy Rachels did so at the 2001 Transamerica. Had a hole-in-one in the opening round, the first player to do so and win the event since Bob Gilder at the 2002 Kroger Senior Classic...Posted rounds of 67-69 on the weekend to T4 at The ACE Group Classic a week after starting year with a T6 at the Royal Caribbean Classic...Reeled off nine straight sub-70 rounds from the final day of the Verizon Classic through the last round of the Emerald Coast Classic. Was a cumulative 31-under during this streak, a 2003 best. |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 1--1977 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open. 1984 Phoenix Open. 1988 Gatlin Southwest. 1991 Southwestern Bell Colonial, NEC World Series of Golf. |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| 1--2003 SBC Classic. |
| Best 2002 Champions Tour Finishes |
| T3--SBC Senior Classic, 5--SAS Championship, T5--Napa Valley Championship presented by Beringer Vineyards, SENIOR TOUR Championship at Gaillardia, 6--Lightpath Long Island Classic, T6--TD Waterhouse Championship, T7--Royal Caribbean Classic, The Countrywide Tradition, |
| 2002 Season Champions Tour |
| Tournaments Entered--23; in money--22; Top 10 finishes--8 |
| 2002 Season Highlights |
| Had his finest financial year in professional golf in his rookie season on the Champions Tour. Official earnings of $760,056 topped his best year on the PGA TOUR (1991: $750,568)...Balanced eight top-10 finishes among 23 starts...Debuted on the Champions Tour at the Royal Caribbean Classic and T7. It was his first top 10 since finishing T4 at the 1998 Walt Disney World Classic on the PGA TOUR. Was in contention early in the final round, but faded after playing the back nine on Sunday in 1-over par. Was the early leader in the event on Friday before steady rains washed out the round. Rebounded with a 67 in the opening round at Crandon Park on Saturday...Best performance of the season was a T3 at the SBC Senior Classic near Los Angeles in early March. Was the first-round leader at Valencia CC and one of just two players to break par, after carding a 2-under 70 in cool windy conditions on Friday...Vaulted into the top 31 for good when he T5 at the Napa Valley Championship and earned a $50,700-paycheck...Closed the year with another T5 at the SENIOR TOUR Championship at Gaillardia, where he T5. |
| Personal |
| Has been described as having "sweetest" swing on TOUR...Brother Paul played PGA TOUR in 1970s and early 1980s...Close friend of former Milwaukee Brewers great Robin Yount and country singer Vince Gill...Lists the births of his kids as his biggest thrill outside of golf...Favorite golf course is Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles...Enjoys Mexican food. |
| PGA TOUR Playoff Record |
| 2-0 |