Tom Watson

Born: Sept. 4, 1949

Birthplace: Kansas City, Mo.

Age: 58

Residence: Stilwell, Kan.

College: Stanford

Turned pro: 1971

Player notes:Since joining the Champions Tour in 1999, has won 12 times, including five majors…Has captured three Senior British Open crowns (2003, 2005 and 2007) to go along with the five British Open titles he won while playing the PGA Tour…Also won the 2003 Jeld-Wen Tradition and 2001 Senior PGA Championship…Three-time runner-up at the U.S. Senior Open, including a playoff loss to Don Pooley at Caves Valley in 2002…Has the 36- and 54-hole lead in 2007 at Whistling Straits only to falter on the second nine to shoot a final-round 78 and finish fourth, seven shots behind winner Brad Bryant…Two Champions Tour wins in 2008 came at Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am and Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf with two-time U.S. Open champion Andy North…During Hall of Fame PGA Tour career, won 39 times, including a memorable 1982 U.S. Open, where he chipped in from greenside rough at the 71st hole to edge Jack Nicklaus by two strokes at Pebble Beach…Also won two Masters titles (1977 and ’81)…First British Open title in 1975 at Carnoustie came in a playoff of Australian Jack Newton…Also won the British Open in 1977, ’80, ’82 and ’83…Good friend of current USGA President Jim Vernon while the two were students at Stanford…In 1999 made honorary member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews…Six-time PGA of America Player of the Year and winner of three consecutive Vardon Trophies (1977-79)…Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1988…Played on four U.S. Ryder Cup teams and captained 1993 squad to victory at The Belfry…Inducted into Bay Area Hall of Fame in 2001 during the week of the Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley…Father got him started in the game at age 6…Continues fund-raising efforts for ALS, which inflicted and eventually took the life of his long-time caddie/friend Bruce Edwards.