Tom Wargo
{{short description|American professional golfer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| birth_place = Marlette, Michigan
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| yearpro = 1976
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| tour = Champions Tour
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Amos Tom Wargo (born September 16, 1942) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1993 PGA Seniors' Championship–one of the major championships on the men's Senior PGA Tour and the 1994 Senior British Open, later also recognized as a senior major championship.
Early life
Wargo was born in Marlette in the heart of "The Thumb" of Michigan, and grew up on a nearby dairy farm. He attended Mayville High School. He did not play golf until he taught himself to play at age 25. Prior to his career as a professional golfer, he had worked as an iron worker, assembly-line autoworker, bartender and fisherman in Alaska.
Professional career
Wargo turned pro in 1976. He spent most of his regular PGA career years as the head club pro at the Greenview GC that he owned until 2009 in Centralia, Illinois. In 1992, he received the PGA Club Professional-of-the-Year award. Wargo played in only a handful of PGA Tour events. His best finish in a PGA Tour event, which was a major championship, was a T-28 at the 1992 PGA Championship.
After reaching the age of 50, Wargo joined the Senior PGA Tour in 1993. He has four victories including two senior major championships and over 100 top-10 finishes in this venue. He lives in Centralia, Illinois.
Professional wins (10)
=Other wins (5)=
- 1988 Illinois PGA Section Championship
- 1990 Gateway PGA Sectional Championship, Irvin Cobb Championship
- 1991 PGA Club Professional Winter Stroke Play Championship, Gateway PGA Sectional Championship
=Senior PGA Tour wins (5)=
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! Legend |
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|Senior major championships (2) |
| Other Senior PGA Tour (3) |
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner(s)-up |
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|align=center|1 |align=right|Apr 18, 1993 |−13 (69-69-67-70=275) |Playoff |{{flagicon|AUS}} Bruce Crampton |
| align=center|2
|align=right|Mar 27, 1994 |Doug Sanders Celebrity Classic |−7 (71-66-72=209) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Murphy |
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|align=center|3 |align=right|Jul 23, 1994 |−8 (73-68-68-71=280) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles, {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Dalziel |
| align=center|4
|align=right|Jun 22, 1995 |−13 (64-64-69=197) |7 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Eichelberger, {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Stockton |
| align=center|5
|align=right|Feb 27, 2000 |−14 (65-69-68=202) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Gary McCord, {{flagicon|USA}} J. C. Snead |
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–2)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |1993 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Bruce Crampton |Won with par on second extra hole |
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|align=center|2 |1995 |{{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd |Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
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|align=center|3 |1996 |{{flagicon|USA}} Dale Douglass, {{flagicon|USA}} John Schroeder |Douglass won with birdie on third extra hole |
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|align=center|4 |2000 |{{flagicon|USA}} Gary McCord, {{flagicon|USA}} J. C. Snead |Won with birdie on third extra hole |
Results in major championships
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!Tournament !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T28 |T31 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
Note: Wargo only played in The Open Championship and the PGA Championship.
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Senior major championships
=Wins (2)=
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!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up | ||||
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| 1993 | PGA Seniors' Championship | −13 (69-69-67-70=275) | Playoff1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Bruce Crampton |
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| 1994 | Senior British Open | −8 (73-68-68-71=280) | 2 strokes | {{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles, {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Dalziel |
1Defeated Crampton with par on second extra hole.
U.S. national team appearances
- PGA Cup: 1988 (winners), 1992 (winners)
External links
- {{PGATour player|06725}}
- {{EuroTour player|799}}
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Category:American male golfers
Category:PGA Tour Champions golfers
Category:Winners of senior major golf championships
Category:Golfers from Michigan
Category:People from Sanilac County, Michigan