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TOM WATSON
Birth Date: September 4, 1949
Birthplace: Kansas City, Mo.
Age: 54 Ht.: 5'9" Wt.: 160
Home: Stilwell, Kan.
College: Stanford

Turned Professional: 1971

Joined PGA Tour: 1971

PGA Tour Playoff Record: 8-4

Joined Senior PGA Tour: 1999

Senior PGA Tour Playoff Record: 1-7

PGA Tour Victories: 39 - 1974 Western Open, 1975 Byron Nelson Classic, British Open 1977 Bing Crosby Pro-Am, San Diego Open, Masters, Western Open, British Open, 1978 Tucson Open, Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Byron Nelson Classic, Hall of Fame Classic, Anheuser-Busch Classic, 1979 Sea Pines Heritage Classic, Tournament of Champions, Byron Nelson Classic, Memorial Tournament, Hall of Fame Classic, 1980 San Diego Open, Los Angeles Open, Tournament of Champions, New Orleans Open, Byron Nelson Classic, British Open, World Series of Golf, 1981 Masters, USF&G Classic, Atlanta Classic, 1982 Los Angeles Open, Sea Pine Heritage Classic, U.S. Open, British Open, 1983 British Open, 1984 Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship, Tournament of Champions, Western Open, 1987 Nabisco Championship, 1996 Memorial, 1998 MasterCard Colonial

Champion Tour Victories: 6 - 1999 Bank One Championship, 2000 IR Senior Tour Championship, 2001 Senior PGA Championship,2002 Senior Tour Championship At Gaillardia, 2003 Senior British Open, JELD-WEN Tradition.

Other victories: 1980 Dunlop Phoenix (Jap), 1992 Hong Kong Open, 1994 Skins Game

Player Notes: Five-time British Open winner (1975, '77, '80, '82 and '83). . .Winner 1977, '78 and '79 Vardon Trophy. . . Leading money winner on the PGA Tour in (1977, '78, '79, '80 and '84). . . Six-time PGA Player of the Year (1977, '78, '79, '80, '82 and '84). . . Member of four Ryder Cup Teams (1977, '81, '83 and '89) and victorious Captain in 1993 at The Belfry.

1990 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 17; in money - 13; top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average 70.33 (ranked 21st); money - $213,989 (ranked 68th); best finish, T7th, Masters and GTE Byron Nelson Classic and 7th Centel Western Open

1991 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 6; scoring average 69.96 (ranked 5th); money - $354,877 (ranked 45th); best finish, Phoenix, Open.

1992 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 15; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average 70.33; money - $299,818 (ranked 50th); best finish,T2nd Players Championship.

1993 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 14; top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average 70.19 (ranked 15th); money - $342,023 (ranked 46th); best finish, 5th, PGA Championship and T5th U.S. Open.

1994 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 15; in money - 14; top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average 69.85 (ranked T11th); money - $380,378 (ranked 43rd); best finish, T2nd, &T Pebble Beach.

1995 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 14; top-10 finishes - 3; scoring average 70.35 (ranked T29th); money - $320,785 (ranked 58th); best finish, T5th, Memorial Tournament.

1996 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 15; in money - 14; top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average 69.73 (ranked 4th); money - $761,238 (ranked 25th); winner at Memorial

1997 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average 70.14 (ranked 23rd); money - $479,146 (ranked 45th); best finish, T3rd, GTE Byron Nelson Classic.

1998 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 15; in money - 10; top-10 finishes - 4; money - $976,585 (ranked 29th); winner at MasterCard Colonial.

1999 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 13; in money - 7; top-10 finishes - 0; money - $141,410 (ranked 174th); best finish, T16th, Sony Open in Hawaii.

Became a member of the Champions Tour, played twice winning the Bank One Championship.

2000 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 13; top-10 finishes - 10; scoring average 69.23 (ranked 5th); money - $1,146,361 (ranked 13th); best finish, 53rd Vintage Invitational.

2000 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 4; rounds played - 14; in money - 3; top-10 finishes - 1; money - $158,408 (ranked 174th); best finish, T9th at the PGA Championship

2000 Stats: scoring - 70.73/(n/a); driving distance - 266.5/(n/a); driving accuracy -75.7%/(n/a); GIR - 58.9%/(n/a); putting - 1.774/(n/a); birdie average - 3.36 per rd/(n/a)/total birdies - 47; sand saves - 41.7%/(n/a); scrambling - 52.7%/(n/a); all-around rank - /(n/a).

2001 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 13; top-10 finishes - 8; scoring average 71.65 (ranked 38th); money - $986,547 (ranked 17th); Winner Senior PGA Championship.

2001 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 4; rounds played - 10; in money - 1; top-10 finishes - 0; money - $9,950 (ranked 240th); best finish, T-66th at the PGA Championship.

2002 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; top-10 finishes - 10; scoring average 69.57 (ranked 2nd); money - $1,522,437 (ranked 8th); Winner Senior Tour Championship at Gaillardia.

2002 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 4; in money - 3; top-10 finishes - 1; money - $180,130 (ranked 177th); best finish, 7th at the MasterCard Colonial.

2003 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; top-10 finishes - 10; scoring average 68.81 (ranked 1st); money - $1,853,108 (ranked 1st); Winner Senior British Open, JELD-WEN Tradition.

2003 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 4; rounds played - 12; in money - 2; top -10 finishes - 0; money - $108,017/rank (204th); best finish, T-18th at the British Open

2003 Notes: Shared the first round lead at the U.S. Open, went on to finish T28th.