Tom Kite

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Tom Kite

| image = TomKite.jpg

| caption = Kite in 2008

| fullname = Thomas Oliver Kite Jr.

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|12|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = McKinney, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 5 ft 9 in

| weight = {{convert|170|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Austin, Texas, U.S.

| spouse =

| partner =

| children =

| college = University of Texas

| yearpro = 1972

| retired =

| tour = PGA Tour Champions

| extour = PGA Tour

| prowins = 37

| pgawins = 19

| eurowins = 3

| auswins = 1

| champwins = 10

| otherwins = 5

| majorwins = 1

| masters = 2nd/T2: 1983, 1986, 1997

| usopen = Won: 1992

| open = T2: 1978

| pga = T4: 1981, 1988

| wghofid = tom-kite

| wghofyear = 2004

| award1 = Bob Jones Award

| year1 = 1979

| award2 = PGA Tour
money list winner

| year2 = 1981, 1989

| award3 = Byron Nelson Award

| year3 = 1981, 1982

| award4 = Vardon Trophy

| year4 = 1981, 1982

| award5 = PGA Player of the Year

| year5 = 1989

| award6 = GWAA Male
Player of the Year

| year6 = 1989

| awardssection =

}}

Thomas Oliver Kite Jr. (born December 9, 1949) is an American professional golfer and golf course architect. He won the U.S. Open in 1992 and spent 175 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1989 and 1994.{{cite web |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf |title=69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |access-date=December 23, 2013 |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017160152/http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007 |url-status=dead }}

Early life and amateur career

Kite was born in McKinney, Texas. He began playing golf at age six, and won his first tournament at age 11. Kite attended the University of Texas on a golf scholarship and was coached by Harvey Penick.

At Texas, Kite was a first-team All-American in 1972 when he also shared the individual NCAA championship with team mate Ben Crenshaw. He helped the Longhorns win two NCAA Team Championships in 1971 an 1972 and Southwest Conference Championships in 1970 and 1972. He was a second-team All-American in 1970 and 1971 and won nine collegiate tournaments during his four years. In 1984 he was inducted into the Longhorns Hall of Honor.{{cite web |title=Tom Kite |url=https://texaslonghorns.com/sports/general/roster/tom-kite/1537 |access-date=3 September 2024}}

Professional career

In 1972, Kite turned professional and was a consistent money winner until his retirement. Known for his innovation, he was the first to add a third wedge to his bag, one of the first players to use a sports psychologist, and one of the first to emphasize physical fitness for game improvement. He also underwent laser eye surgery, due to his partial blindness,{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/health-and-beauty/laser-eye-surgery-in-ireland/surgery-has-opened-up-a-whole-new-world-to-kite/ |newspaper=The Irish Times |title=Surgery has opened up a whole new world to Kite |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010210653/http://www.irishtimes.com/health-and-beauty/laser-eye-surgery-in-ireland/surgery-has-opened-up-a-whole-new-world-to-kite/ |archive-date=October 10, 2011}} in a bid to improve his game late in his career.

He has 19 PGA Tour victories, including the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. He competed on seven Ryder Cup squads (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993) and served as the 1997 captain. Kite holds a unique record of making the cut for the first four U.S. Opens held at Pebble Beach: 1972, 1982, 1992, and 2000. Kite also shares the distinction (with Gene Littler) of playing in the most Masters Tournaments without a win.{{cite web |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30021145/ |title=Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Master's |work=MSNBC |agency=Associated Press |date=April 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011144302/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30021145/ |archive-date=October 11, 2012}}

Kite was the first in Tour history to reach $6 million, $7 million, $8 million, and $9 million in career earnings. He was the Tour's leading money-winner in 1981 and 1989. In his prime, Kite had few peers with the short irons. In 1993, Johnny Miller referred to Kite as "the greatest short-iron player the game has seen."{{cite news |title=Short-iron specialist Kite surges past the $8m mark |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/short-iron-specialist-kite-surges-past-the-8m-mark-1.770310 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |newspaper=The Herald |date=March 1, 1993}}

In 2005 he led the PGA Tour's Booz Allen Classic by one shot going into the final round at the age of 55. If he had been able to stay ahead he would have beaten Sam Snead's record as the oldest winner on the PGA Tour by three years, but he fell away to finish tied 13th, seven shots behind Sergio García.

Kite played the Champions Tour until 2020, claiming ten victories including one senior major, The Countrywide Tradition. At the 2012 U.S. Senior Open, Kite shot a front nine 28 (seven under par) in the first round. This was the lowest nine-hole score ever recorded in any USGA championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/champions/news/2012/07/12/Kupelian-Rd1-kite.html |title=Kite rewrites USGA record books with front-nine 28 |first=Vartan |last=Kupelian |publisher=PGA Tour |date=July 12, 2012 |access-date=December 23, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.usga.org/uploadedFiles/USGAHome/press_room/media_guide/Superlatives.pdf |title=2012 USGA Media Guide: USGA Superlatives |publisher=USGA |access-date=July 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521122521/http://www.usga.org/uploadedFiles/USGAHome/press_room/media_guide/Superlatives.pdf |archive-date=May 21, 2013 }} He finished the tournament tied for 12th.

On May 18, 1991, Kite was impersonated by Kevin Nealon as part of the "Carsenio" sketch on Saturday Night Live featuring Dana Carvey impersonating Johnny Carson and Phil Hartman impersonating Ed McMahon. https://snltranscripts.jt.org/90/90tcarsenio.phtml

In 1996, Kite had a cameo in The Simpsons episode "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield", in which he gave Homer Simpson golf tips.{{cite news |last1=Sens |first1=Josh |title=Get in the … D'oh! The 7 best golf scenes from The Simpsons |url=https://golf.com/news/get-in-the-doh-the-7-best-golf-scenes-from-the-simpsons/ |access-date=February 24, 2021 |publisher=Golf.com |date=May 1, 2018}}

Awards and honors

In 1973, Kite was noted as the Golf Digest Rookie of the Year.
In 1979, Kite was awarded the Bob Jones Award.
in 1981, Kite was awarded the Golf Writers Association Player of the Year.
Kite was the Vardon Trophy winner in 1981 and 1982.
In 1989, he was named PGA of America Player of the Year.
In 2004, Kite was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.{{cite news |date=April 18, 2007 |title=Which players will reach the HOF? |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2841352}}

Amateur wins

1972 NCAA Championship (individual; tie with Ben Crenshaw)

Professional wins (37)

=PGA Tour wins (19)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! Legend

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Major championships (1)

style="background:#f2ecce;"

| Players Championships (1)

style="background:thistle;"

| Tour Championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (16)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Jun 6, 1976

|IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic

|−7 (71-70-70-66=277)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Terry Diehl

align=center|2

|align=right|Sep 4, 1978

|B.C. Open

|−17 (66-65-68-68=267)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Hayes

align=center|3

|align=right|Mar 8, 1981

|American Motors Inverrary Classic

|−14 (69-68-68-69=274)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus

align=center|4

|align=right|Mar 7, 1982

|Bay Hill Classic

|−6 (69-70-70-69=278)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus, {{flagicon|ZWE}} Denis Watson

align=center|5

|align=right|Feb 6, 1983

|Bing Crosby National Pro-Am

|−12 (69-72-62-73=276)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Rex Caldwell, {{flagicon|USA}} Calvin Peete

align=center|6

|align=right|Mar 11, 1984

|Doral-Eastern Open

|−16 (68-69-70-65=272)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus

align=center|7

|align=right|Jun 24, 1984

|Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic

|−19 (69-67-66-67=269)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Don Pooley

align=center|8

|align=right|May 5, 1985

|MONY Tournament of Champions

|−13 (64-72-70-69=275)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark McCumber

align=center|9

|align=right|Aug 3, 1986

|Western Open

|−2 (70-75-73-68=286)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples, {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} David Frost,
{{flagicon|ZWE}} Nick Price

align=center|10

|align=right|Jun 7, 1987

|Kemper Open

|−14 (64-69-68-69=270)

|7 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Perry, {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Twitty

align=center|11

|align=right|Mar 12, 1989

|Nestle Invitational (2)

|−6 (68-72-67-71=278)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III

style="background:#f2ecce;"

|align=center|12

|align=right|Mar 19, 1989

|The Players Championship

|−9 (69-70-69-71=279)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chip Beck

style="background:thistle;"

|align=center|13

|align=right|Oct 29, 1989

|Nabisco Championship

|−8 (69-65-74-68=276)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart

align=center|14

|align=right|Aug 5, 1990

|Federal Express St. Jude Classic

|−15 (72-68-62-67=269)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Cook

align=center|15

|align=right|Jan 6, 1991

|Infiniti Tournament of Champions (2)

|−16 (68-67-68-69=272)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lanny Wadkins

align=center|16

|align=right|May 10, 1992

|BellSouth Classic (2)

|−16 (70-65-72-65=272)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jay Don Blake

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|17

|align=right|Jun 21, 1992

|U.S. Open

|−3 (71-72-70-72=285)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Sluman

align=center|18

|align=right|Feb 14, 1993

|Bob Hope Chrysler Classic

|−35 (67-67-64-65-62=325)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Fehr

align=center|19

|align=right|Feb 28, 1993

|Nissan Los Angeles Open

|−7 (73-66-67=206)*

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Dave Barr, {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples,
{{flagicon|USA}} Donnie Hammond, {{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart

*Note: The 1993 Nissan Los Angeles Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

PGA Tour playoff record (6–4)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1976

|IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Terry Diehl

|Won with par on fifth extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|2

|1982

|Bob Hope Desert Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Fiori

|Lost to birdie on second extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|3

|1982

|Bay Hill Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus, {{flagicon|ZWE}} Denis Watson

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|4

|1986

|Western Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples, {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} David Frost,
{{flagicon|ZWE}} Nick Price

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|5

|1988

|Kemper Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Morris Hatalsky

|Lost to par on second extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|6

|1988

|Nabisco Championship

|{{flagicon|USA}} Curtis Strange

|Lost to birdie on second extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|7

|1989

|Nestle Invitational

|{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III

|Won with par on second extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|8

|1989

|Nabisco Championship

|{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart

|Won with par on second extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|9

|1990

|Federal Express St. Jude Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Cook

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|10

|1992

|Bob Hope Chrysler Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Cook, {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Fehr,
{{flagicon|USA}} Mark O'Meara, {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Sauers

|Cook won with eagle on fourth extra hole
Fehr eliminated by birdie on second hole
Kite and O'Meara eliminated by birdie on first hole

=European Tour wins (3)=

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! Legend

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Major championships (1)

Other European Tour (2)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Sep 7, 1980

|European Open Championship

|−8 (71-67-71-75=284)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lon Hinkle, {{flagicon|USA}} Leonard Thompson

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|2

|align=right|Jun 21, 1992

|U.S. Open

|−3 (71-72-70-72=285)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Sluman

align=center|3

|align=right|Oct 13, 1996

|Oki Pro-Am

|−15 (71-68-64-70=273)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ángel Cabrera

=New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Nov 17, 1974

|City of Auckland Classic

|−16 (66-67-68-67=268)

|7 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Stewart Ginn

=Other wins (5)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Dec 6, 1981

|JCPenney Mixed Team Classic
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Beth Daniel)

|−18 (69-67-64-70=270)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Vance Heafner and {{flagicon|USA}} Cathy Morse

align=center|2

|align=right|Nov 8, 1987

|Kirin Cup Individual Trophy

|−16 (68-69-66-69=272)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart

align=center|3

|align=right|Aug 25, 1992

|Fred Meyer Challenge
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Andrade)

|−16 (64-64=128)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Pate and {{flagicon|USA}} Corey Pavin

align=center|4

|align=right|Nov 22, 1992

|Franklin Funds Shark Shootout
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III)

|−25 (65-69-59=191)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Ray Brown and {{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Price,
{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples and {{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd,
{{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin and {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Lietzke

align=center|5

|align=right|Nov 17, 1996

|Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (2)
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Haas)

|−29 (67-60-60=187)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin and {{flagicon|USA}} Lee Janzen,
{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadler and {{flagicon|USA}} Lanny Wadkins

Other playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|1992

|PGA Grand Slam of Golf

|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Price

|Lost to par on first extra hole

=Champions Tour wins (10)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! Legend

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|Champions Tour major championships (1)

Other Champions Tour (9)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|1

|align=right|Apr 2, 2000

| The Countrywide Tradition

|−8 (68-70-71-71=280)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Nelson, {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

align=center|2

|align=right|Jun 11, 2000

|SBC Senior Open

|−9 (71-68-68=207)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Fleisher

align=center|3

|align=right|Sep 30, 2001

|Gold Rush Classic

|−22 (65-62-67=194)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Allen Doyle

align=center|4

|align=right|Jan 20, 2002

|MasterCard Championship

|−17 (63-69-67=199)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Jacobs

align=center|5

|align=right|Mar 3, 2002

|SBC Senior Classic

|−4 (74-69-69=212)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

align=center|6

|align=right|Oct 13, 2002

|Napa Valley Championship

|−12 (66-66-72=204)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Fleisher, {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Gibson

align=center|7

|align=right|Aug 8, 2004

|3M Championship

|−13 (65-69-69=203)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadler

align=center|8

|align=right|Mar 12, 2006

|AT&T Classic

|−12 (70-64-70=204)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gil Morgan

align=center|9

|align=right|Aug 20, 2006

|Boeing Greater Seattle Classic

|−15 (71-64-66=201)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Keith Fergus

align=center|10

|align=right|Aug 24, 2008

|Boeing Classic (2)

|−14 (69-67-66=202)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Simpson

Champions Tour playoff record (3–2)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|2000

|The Countrywide Tradition

|{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Nelson, {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

|Won with birdie on sixth extra hole
Nelson eliminated by par on second hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|2

2002

|SBC Senior Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

|Won with par on second extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|3

|2006

|Boeing Greater Seattle Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Keith Fergus

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|4

|2007

|Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jay Haas

|Lost to par on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|5

|2008

|ACE Group Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Bryant, {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Hoch,
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Jenkins

|Hoch won with birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

=Wins (1)=

class="wikitable"

!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

style="background:#FBCEB1;"

| 1992

U.S. Open

1 shot deficit

−3 (71-72-70-72=285)

2 strokes

{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Sluman

=Results timeline=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1970

!1971

!1972

!1973

!1974

!1975

!1976

!1977

!1978

!1979

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T42

|T27

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|style="background:yellow;"|T3

|T18

|style="background:yellow;"|5

align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T19

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|CUT

|T27

|T20

|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|T30

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T39

|T33

|T13

|CUT

|T35

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|T24

|44

|T18

align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

|T20

|29

|T20

|CUT

|13

|T35

|T46

|T36

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

align=left|The Open Championship

|T27

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|T29

|T22

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|CUT

|T72

|T20

|T19

align=left|PGA Championship

|T20

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T67

|T34

|T12

|T26

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T34

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T14

|56

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|4

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|2

|38

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|T56

|T37

|style="background:lime;"|1

|CUT

|T33

|T67

|T82

|T68

|T43

|T60

align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

|T44

|T19

|T14

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|T58

|T27

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T38

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|T40

|T52

|T21

|T56

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T54

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|5

|CUT

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|T32

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|CUT

|T57

align=left|The Open Championship

|T70

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|T19

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1982 Open Championship)

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

=Summary=

Totals	1	4	1	16	27	47	109	87
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	3	1	9	12	16	26	21
align=left\|U.S. Open	1	0	0	2	4	9	33	24
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	1	0	2	5	10	22	19
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	3	6	12	28	23

Most consecutive cuts made – 15 (1986 PGA – 1990 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (four times)

The Players Championship

=Wins (1)=

class="wikitable"

!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

style="background:#f2ecce;"

| 1989

The Players Championship

1 shot deficit

−9 (69-70-69-71=279)

1 stroke

{{flagicon|USA}} Chip Beck

=Results timeline=

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!Tournament

!1974

!1975

!1976

!1977

!1978

!1979

align=left|The Players Championship

|T19

|T40

|T17

|CUT

|T28

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

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!Tournament

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|The Players Championship

|T31

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T27

|T51

|T64

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T11

|style="background:lime;"|1

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!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|The Players Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|CUT

|T35

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T43

|CUT

|T25

|T77

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!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

align=left|The Players Championship

|T66

|T44

|T36

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Senior major championships

=Wins (1)=

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!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runners-up

style="background:#d0f0c0;"

| 2000

The Countrywide Tradition

−8 (66-71-71-72=280)

Playoff

{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Nelson, {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

=Results timeline=

Results not in chronological order before 2021.

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!Tournament !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009

align=left|The Tradition

|style="background:lime;"|1

|T24

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T36

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T18

|T11

align=left|Senior PGA Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|T23

|T15

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T121

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T40

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T13

|T14

align=left|U.S. Senior Open

|style="background:yellow;"|3

|15

|style="background:yellow;"|3

|T12

|style="background:yellow;"|T3

|T37

|T55

|T22

|T12

|CUT

align=left|Senior Players Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|6

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T39

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T25

|T21

|T47

align=left|Senior British Open Championship

|–

|style="background:yellow;"|4

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T16

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

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!Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019

align=left|The Tradition

|T54

|15

|T47

|T60

|T59

|72

|T69

|T68

|72

|WD

align=left|Senior PGA Championship

|T29

|CUT

|T28

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Senior Open

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|T29

|T12

|T44

|T14

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|WD

align=left|Senior Players Championship

|T16

|T17

|52

|T27

|79

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|WD

|74

|76

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|Senior British Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T49

|T24

|T14

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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!Tournament !! 2020!!2021

align=left|The Tradition

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|78

align=left|Senior PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|CUT

align=left|Senior Players Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Senior Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|Senior British Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Note: The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy: 1970 (winners)
Walker Cup: 1971

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1979 (winners), 1981 (winners), 1983 (winners), 1985, 1987, 1989 (tie), 1993 (winners), 1997 (captain)
World Cup: 1984, 1985
Four Tours World Championship: 1987 (winners), 1989 (winners)
Dunhill Cup: 1989 (winners), 1990, 1992, 1994
Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Champions Tour): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
UBS Cup: 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners)

References

External links

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