ROBERT GAONA

Birthdate: January 21, 1939

Birthplace: Oracle, Ariz.

Age: 66 Ht: 6'0" Wt: 190

Home: Tucson, Ariz.

College: Univ. of Arizona

Turned Professional: 1973

PGA Tour Playoff record: 0

Joined Champions Tour: 1989

Champions Tour Playoff record: 0

Senior Tour Wins: 0

Player Notes: Won the 2000 & '01 New Mexico Senior Open and 1999 & 2000 Arizona Senior Opens. Played on the Senior PGA Tour for a number of years in the early 1990s.

1991 Senior Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 31; top 10 finishes - 2; stroke average 72.21 (ranked 40th); money $185,444 (ranked 35th)... Earned the 14th position after a four-way playoff at the 1991 Senior Tour Qualifying Tournament.

1991 Senior Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 20; top 10 finishes - 1; stroke average 72.65 (ranked 49th); money $86,130 (ranked 58th); best finish, T-9th, Vantage Championship.

1992 Senior Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 17; stroke average 73.04; money $42,269 (ranked 79th); best finish, T-11th, Raley's Senior Gold Rush.

1993 Senior Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 7; money $24,204 (ranked 93rd); best finish, T-13th, Bank One Classic.

1994 Senior Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 18; stroke average 72.25; money $74,873 (ranked 68th); best finish, T-14th, GTE West Classic.

1995 Senior Tour Summary: tournaments entered - 27; top-ten finishes - 0; stroke average 73.65 (ranked 82nd); money $59,480 (ranked 73rd); best finish, T30th, Ford Senior Players Championship.

Since then has only played five events, T31st 1996 Instinet Classic, T42nd 1996 3M Championship, T24th 1996 Novell Utah Showdown, T63rd 1998 SBC Senior Classic and Cut at U.S. Senior Open.

Also plays in some senior tour mini-tour events, including the Heartland Tour.