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BRUCE SUMMERHAYS
Birth Date: February 14, 1944
Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo.
Age: 60 Ht.: 5'9" Wt.: 175
Home: Farmington, Utah
College: Utah

Turned Professional: 1966

Joined Senior PGA Tour: 1994

Senior PGA Tour Playoff Record: 1-1

Champions Tour Victories: 2 - 1997 Saint Luke's Classic, 1998 State Farm Senior Classic

Other Victories: 1976 Northern California Open, 1966, '91 & '93 Provo Open, 1975 & '77 Northern California Match Play, 1974 & '77 Northern California Medal Play, 1979, '81 & '86 Wasatch Open, 1981 & '82 Rocky Mountain Section Championship, 1991 Utah Section Champion, 1992 Dixie Open & 1992 Wendover Open.

Player Notes: Spent most of his career as a PGA instructor, golf course designer and consultant. Was the golf coach at Stanford University before finishing fourth in the Champions Tour Qualifying School in 1994.

1994 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 4; top-10 finishes - 0; money - $20,711 (ranked 96th); best finish, T-16th, The Transamerica.

1995 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 36; top-10 finishes - 14; scoring average 70.57 (ranked 9th); money - $729,021 (ranked 13th); best finish, 2nd, The Transamerica, T-2nd Nationwide Championship and Franklin Quest Championship.

1996 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 38; top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average 71.76 (ranked 30th); money - $449,659 (ranked 29th); best finish, 4th, BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland. Was the busiest man on the Senior Tour missing just one official event.

1997 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 35; top-10 finishes - 8; scoring average 71.18 (ranked 17th); money - $776,804 (ranked 14th); winner at Saint Luke's Classic.

1998 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 37; top-10 finishes - 12; scoring average 71.17 (ranked T17th); money - $1,098,942 (ranked 8th); Winner at State Farm Senior Classic.

1999 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 36; top-10 finishes - 13; scoring average 70.57 (ranked 14th); money - $1,118,377 (ranked 8th); best finish, 2nd, Bank One Championship and T2nd Pacific Bell Senior Classic.

2000 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 38; top-10 finishes - 10; scoring average 70.67 (ranked 19th); money - $914,554 (ranked 19th); best finish, 3rd SBC Senior Open.

2001 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 34; top-10 finishes - 10; scoring average 70.93 (ranked 20th); money - $904,617 (ranked 20th); best finish, T4th, Kroger Senior Classic and Allianz Championship.

2002 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 33; top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average 71.78 (ranked 46th); money - $530,760 (ranked 37th); best finish, T-3rd The Countrywide Tradition.

2003 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -28; top 10 finishes -4; stroke average 71.68 (ranked 50th); money - $509,194 (ranked 36th); Best finish, 3rd Senior British Open & Turtle Bay Championship.