TOM WARGO
Birth Date: September 16, 1942
Birthplace: Marlette, Mich.
Age: 61 Ht.: 6'0" Wt.: 205
Home: Centralia, Ill.
Turned Professional: 1976
Joined Senior PGA Tour: 1993
Senior PGA Tour Playoff Record: 2-2
PGA Senior Tour Victories: 4 - 1993 PGA Seniors' Championship, 1994 Doug Sanders Celebrity Classic, 1995 Dallas Reunion Pro-Am, 2000 LiquidGolf.com Invitational
Also Won 1994 British Senior Open
Player Notes: Part-owner of the Greenview Golf Club in Centralia, Ill. Before his Champions Tour fame, he was head professional of the course. . . Has won 10 PGA Club Professional Tournament Series events, 1988 Illinois PGA Section Champion, Gateway PGA Section Shootout in 1990 and the Irvin Cobb Championship in 1990. . . 1992 PGA Club Professional-of-the-Year. . . 1991 and '92 Player of the Year in the Gateway PGA Section. . . Member 1988 and '92 PGA Cup Team. . . Has played in four PGA Championships (1987, '88, '91 and '92), best finish, T-28th in 1992. . . T-23rd in 1992 PGA Club Professional Championship. . . Best finish in seven PGA Club Professional Championships, T-3rd in 1986. . . Tenth in the 1992 Senior Tour Qualifying tournament.
1993 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 32; top-10 finishes - 15; scoring average 70.60 (ranked 11th); money - $557,270 (ranked 16th); winner PGA Seniors' Championship.
1994 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 36; top-10 finishes - 25; scoring average 69.88 (ranked 5th); money - $1,005,344 (ranked 6th); Winner Doug Sanders Celebrity Classic.
1995 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 33; top-10 finishes - 14; scoring average 70.78 (ranked 14th); money - $844,687 (ranked 9th); winner, Dallas Reunion Pro-Am.
1996 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 34; top-10 finishes - 10; scoring average 71.48 (ranked 24th); money - $695,705 (ranked 15th); best finish, T-2nd, PaineWebber Invitational, Bell Atlantic Classic and Bank of Boston Senior Classic.
1997 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 33; top-10 finishes - 8; scoring average 71.29 (ranked T-22nd); money - $567,419 (ranked 24th); best finish, T-3rd at U.S. Senior Open.
1998 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 33; top-10 finishes - 7; scoring average 71.55 (ranked 31st); money - $679,579 (ranked 22nd); best finish, 2nd, The Tradition.
1999 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 32; top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average 71.44 (ranked 36th); money - $498,621 (ranked 40th); best finish, 4th, American Express Invitational and T4th Las Vegas Senior Classic.
2000 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 32; top-10 finishes - 7; scoring average 71.51 (ranked 45th); money - $777,838 (ranked 22nd); Winner LiquidGolf.Com Invitational.
2001 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 23; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 72.12 (ranked 47th); money - $314,188 (ranked 54th); best finish, T6th, Emerald Coast Classic. Suffered back pains, which limited his playing schedule.
2002 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 23; top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average 71.60 (ranked 40th); money - $515,440 (ranked 38th); best finish, T-3rd TD Waterhouse Championship.
2003 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -23; top 10 finishes -1; stroke average 71.60 (ranked 47th); money - $277,301 (ranked 53rd); Best finish, T-9th SBC Senior Classic.
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