Tom Watson (golfer) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Tom Watson Personal information Full name Thomas Sturges Watson Born September 4, 1949 (1949-09-04) (age 59) Kansas City, Missouri Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 175 lb (79 kg) Nationality United States Residence Stilwell, Kansas Career College Stanford University Turned professional 1971 Current tour(s) PGA Tour (joined 1972) Champions Tour (joined 1999) Professional wins 64 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 39 Champions Tour 12 Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 8) The Masters Won: 1977, 1981 U.S. Open Won: 1982 Open Championship Won: 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 PGA Championship 2nd: 1978 Achievements and awards World Golf Hall of Fame 1988 (member page) PGA Tour leading money winner 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984 PGA Player of the Year 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984 Vardon Trophy 1977, 1978, 1979 Bob Jones Award 1987 Old Tom Morris Award 1992 Payne Stewart Award 2003 Thomas Sturges "Tom" Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American golfer on the Champions Tour, who still occasionally competes in PGA Tour events. In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading players in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times. He was the number one player in the world, according to McCormack's World Golf Rankings, from 1978 through 1982, and in both 1983 and 1984 was second in those rankings behind Seve Ballesteros by only the barest of margins. He spent 32 weeks in the top 10 of the successor Sony Rankings in their debut in 1986.[1] Several of his major victories during this period came at the expense of Jack Nicklaus, the man he replaced as number one, but their continuing rivalry and friendship served to increase golf's popularity during the time. Watson is generally regarded as one of the greatest links players of all time, a claim backed up by his 5 Open Championship victories. Contents [hide] 1 Career outline 1.1 Champions Tour 2 Playing style 3 Distinctions and honors 4 Professional wins (64) 4.1 PGA Tour wins (39) 4.2 Other wins (5) 4.3 Champions Tour wins (12) 4.4 Other senior wins (8) 5 Major Championships 5.1 Wins (8) 5.2 Results timeline 5.3 Summary of major championship performances 6 Golf courses designed 7 See also 8 References 9 External links [edit] Career outline He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. A lifelong golfer, he was introduced to the game by his father Ray, a fine player. His early coach was Stan Thirsk at the Kansas City Country Club. He first gained local renown while on his high school team at The Pembroke-Country Day School in Kansas City. Watson won four straight Missouri State Amateur championships, from 1968-1971[2]. He began his professional golf career in 1971, the same year he graduated from Stanford University with a degree in psychology, and played on the golf team. Watson joined the PGA Tour in 1971 after a very good (but not standout) amateur career, and gradually improved. He got into contention in a major championship for the first time in the 1974 U.S. Open at the Winged Foot Golf Club, where he led after three rounds, but faded badly in the final round. Following this disappointment, Watson was approached by legendary player Byron Nelson, who offered assistance. With Nelson's guidance on swing mechanics and course management, Watson's game advanced quickly, and he won his first title shortly afterwards at the 1974 Western Open. He has won eight major championships on the PGA Tour—two Masters (1977 and 1981), one U.S. Open (1982), and five British Opens (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983). His 1977 British Open victory, at Turnberry in Scotland, was especially memorable, considered by many to be the finest tournament played in the last half of the 20th century. After two rounds, he and Jack Nicklaus were one shot out of the lead and paired for the third round. Both shot 65, ending the third round three shots clear of the field. Watson and Nicklaus were again paired for the final round. On the last day, the two were tied after 16 holes. Nicklaus missed a makeable birdie putt on 17, losing his share of the lead to Watson, who birdied 17. On the 18th, Nicklaus drove into the rough, while Watson drove into the fairway. Watson's approach landed three feet from the flag, while Nicklaus, after a drive into deep rough, managed to get his approach 50 feet away. Nicklaus sank his birdie putt to finish with a 66, but Watson followed suit with his own birdie, finishing with a second straight 65 and his second Open, with a record score of 268. The two players finished well ahead of the other challengers, literally changing the tournament into match play on the weekend. They shot the same score every day, except for Sunday. Watson's U.S. Open win, in 1982 at Pebble Beach, was equally memorable. Nicklaus, playing two groups ahead of Watson in the final round, charged into a share of the lead with five consecutive birdies. When Watson reached the par-3 17th hole the two were still tied, but with Nicklaus safely in the clubhouse at 4 under par 284. Watson hit his tee shot on 17 into the rough just off the green. He faced an extremely difficult chip shot downhill on a very fast green that sloped toward the Pacific Ocean. While being interviewed on national television and fully aware of Watson's terrible predicament, Nicklaus appeared confident he was on his way to an unprecedented fifth U.S. Open championship. Watson's chip shot, amazingly, hit the flag stick and landed in the cup, giving him a miraculous birdie and setting the stage for yet another win over Nicklaus. Watson went on to birdie the 18th as well, for a final margin of two shots. The 17th hole chip-in is regarded as one of the greatest shots in golf history. A memorable moment in Watson's career came at the 2003 U.S. Open, when, at age 53, he took the opening-round lead by shooting a 65 with his longtime caddy Bruce Edwards carrying his clubs. The latter would succumb to Lou Gehrig's disease on April 8, 2004 at the age of 49. Watson's stellar play on the PGA Tour faded in the late 1980s when he began to have problems with putting although his tee to green game seemed to actually improve. In 1994 when the British Open returned to Turnberry, the site of his 1977 victory, Watson commented, "Sometimes you lose your desire through the years. Any golfer goes through that. When you play golf for a living, like anything in your life, you are never going to be constant, at the top."[3] He finished tied for 11th at the British that year, but he had a revival in the late 1990s and the last of his 39 wins on the PGA Tour came at the 1998 MasterCard Colonial when he was forty eight years old. However, he demonstrated remarkable consistency by making at least one PGA Tour cut per year from 1971-2007, a streak of 37 years. Watson also missed a two foot putt on the 18th green at the 2007 Masters. He later learned that he missed the cut by only one stroke. [edit] Champions Tour Watson joined the Champions Tour in 1999, the same year he earned an honorary membership of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in Scotland. St. Andrews is one of the few Open venues where Watson did not claim victory. He has 12 wins on the Champions Tour, including five senior majors, while playing a relatively limited schedule of events. Watson was one of two players to play with Jack Nicklaus in the final two rounds of golf in Nicklaus' career, which ended at the 2005 The Open Championship on the Old Course at St Andrews. Englishman Luke Donald was the third member of the group. Having resided for many years in Mission Hills, Kansas, Watson currently resides in Stilwell, Kansas with his wife, two children, and three stepchildren. He also designed the National Golf Club of Kansas City golf course. [edit] Playing style During his prime, Watson may have been the most complete golfer ever to play the game. For a man of average size (5 ft 9 in, 160 pounds), he had abundant length coupled with sufficient accuracy, played aggressively, developed a superlative short game, and was a skilled and confident putter. Watson was renowned as the best bad-weather golfer of his era, and displayed much of this gritty talent in the difficult, changeable conditions of the British Open. [edit] Distinctions and honors Watson was named PGA Player of the Year 6 times, 1977-1980, 1982 and 1984, and trails only Tiger Woods who was named 9 times. He won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average three straight years: 1977, 1978, and 1979. He played on four Ryder Cup teams: 1977, 1981, 1983, and 1989 and captained the victorious 1993 team. In 1987, he was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. Watson was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1988. Member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame 1992 GCSAA Old Tom Morris Award In 1991, Watson resigned from the Kansas City Country Club in protest to its exclusion of people of Jewish ethnicity. He subsequently rejoined after the club's acceptance of Jewish and minority members.[4] He became involved with golf course design in the early 1990s. Watson is the author or co-author of a number of books, including Tom Watson's Strategic Golf. He has written a golf instruction column in Golf Digest magazine since the mid-1970s. Watson was ranked at the 10th greatest golfer of all time in the 2000 Golf Digest magazine list.[5] Watson is only the second Golf Professional Emeritus at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The only other golfer to hold that position was Sam Snead. [edit] Professional wins (64) [edit] PGA Tour wins (39) 1974 (1) Western Open 1975 (2) Byron Nelson Golf Classic, The Open Championship 1977 (5) Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, The Masters, Western Open, The Open Championship 1978 (5) Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open, Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Colgate Hall of Fame Classic, Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic 1979 (5) Sea Pines Heritage Classic, MONY Tournament of Champions, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Memorial Tournament, Colgate Hall of Fame Classic 1980 (7) Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open, MONY Tournament of Champions, Greater New Orleans Open, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, The Open Championship, World Series of Golf 1981 (3) The Masters, USF&G New Orleans Open, Atlanta Classic 1982 (4) Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open, Sea Pines Heritage, U.S. Open, The Open Championship 1983 (1) The Open Championship 1984 (3) Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship, MONY Tournament of Champions, Western Open 1987 (1) Nabisco Championship 1996 (1) Memorial Tournament 1998 (1) MasterCard Colonial Major championships are shown in bold. [edit] Other wins (5) 1980 Dunlop Phoenix (Japan Golf Tour) 1984 Australian Open 1992 Hong Kong Open 1994 Skins Game 1997 Dunlop Phoenix (Japan Golf Tour) [edit] Champions Tour wins (12) 1999 (1) Bank One Championship 2000 (1) IR Senior Tour Championship 2001 (1) Senior PGA Championship 2002 (1) Senior Tour Championship at Gaillardia 2003 (2) Senior British Open, JELD-WEN Tradition 2005 (2) Senior British Open, Charles Schwab Cup Championship 2007 (2) Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Senior British Open 2008 (2) Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Andy North) Senior majors are shown in bold. [edit] Other senior wins (8) 1999 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Hale Irwin and Jack Nicklaus) 1999 Diner's Club Matches (with Jack Nicklaus) 2000 Hyundai Team Matches (with Jack Nicklaus) 2004 Wendy's Champions Skins Game 2005 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Raphael Division (with Andy North) 2006 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Raphael Division (with Andy North) 2007 Wendy's Champions Skins Game (with Jack Nicklaus), Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Raphael Division (with Andy North) [edit] Major Championships [edit] Wins (8) Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up 1975 The Open Championship 3 shot deficit -9 (71-67-69-72=279) Playoff 1 Jack Newton 1977 The Masters Tied for lead -12 (70-69-70-67=276) 2 strokes Jack Nicklaus 1977 The Open Championship (2) Tied for lead -12 (68-70-65-65=268) 1 stroke Jack Nicklaus 1980 The Open Championship (3) 4 shot lead -13 (68-70-64-69=271) 4 strokes Lee Trevino 1981 The Masters (2) 1 shot lead -8 (71-68-70-71=280) 2 strokes Johnny Miller, Jack Nicklaus 1982 U.S. Open Tied for lead -6 (72-72-68-70=282) 2 strokes Jack Nicklaus 1982 The Open Championship (4) 3 shot deficit -4 (69-71-74-70=284) 1 stroke Peter Oosterhuis, Nick Price 1983 The Open Championship (5) 1 shot lead -9 (67-68-70-70=275) 1 stroke Andy Bean, Hale Irwin 1 Defeated Jack Newton in 18-hole playoff - Watson (71), Newton (72) [edit] Results timeline Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 The Masters CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP T8 T33 1 T2 T2 U.S. Open DNP DNP T29 CUT T5 T9 7 T7 T6 CUT The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1 CUT 1 T14 T26 PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP T12 T11 9 T15 T6 2 T12 Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The Masters T12 1 T5 T4 2 T10 T6 T7 T9 T14 U.S. Open T3 T23 1 2 T11 CUT T24 2 T36 T46 The Open Championship 1 T23 1 1 T2 T47 T35 7 T28 4 PGA Championship T10 CUT T9 T47 T39 T6 T16 T14 T31 T9 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 The Masters T7 T3 T48 T45 13 T14 CUT 4 CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT T16 CUT T5 T6 T56 T13 64 CUT T57 The Open Championship CUT T26 CUT CUT T11 T31 DNP T10 CUT CUT PGA Championship T19 CUT T62 5 T9 T58 T17 CUT CUT CUT Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 The Masters CUT CUT T40 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open T27 DNP DNP T28 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship T55 CUT CUT T18 DNP T41 T48 DNP CUT PGA Championship T9 T66 T48 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP = did not play CUT = missed the half way cut "T" indicates a tied for a place. Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. [edit] Summary of major championship performances Starts - 124 Wins - 8 2nd place finishes - 7 Top 3 finishes - 17 Top 5 finishes - 24 Top 10 finishes - 45 Longest streak of Top 10s in majors - 7 [edit] Golf courses designed Tom Watson Parkway at the National Golf Club in ParkvilleWatson has designed golf courses through his Tom Watson Design company in Kansas[6] Ballybunion Golf Club – County Kerry, Ireland (1995 redesign) Cassique Golf Course, Kiawah Island, South Carolina National Golf Club of Kansas City, Parkville, Missouri (Route 45 which passes the course is called the “Tom Watson Parkway”) Independence Course at Reunion Resort & Club, Orlando, Florida Phoenix Resort, Miyazaki, Japan The Links at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, California (with Sandy Tatum and Robert Trent Jones, Jr.) Shadow Glen the Golf Club, Olathe, Kansas (with Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf) [edit] See also Golf portal Golfers with most PGA Tour wins Golfers with most major championship wins Golfers with most Champions Tour wins Golfers with most Champions Tour major championship wins Most wins in one PGA Tour event Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame [edit] References ^ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking ^ Missouri Golf Association ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/1602390142/ The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations, ed. Jim Apfelbaum 2007 ^ Race & Ethnic Relations, 7th edition, Marger 2006 ^ Yocom, Guy (July 2000). "50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us". Golf Digest. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233. Retrieved on 2007-12-05. ^ gincompany.com press release [edit] External links Profile on PGA Tour's official site Tom Watson on About.com - profile and stats Tom Watson Profile at Golf Legends [show] Tom Watson in the major championships [show]v • d • eThe Masters champions 1934 Horton Smith • 1935 Gene Sarazen • 1936 Horton Smith • 1937 Byron Nelson • 1938 Henry Picard • 1939 Ralph Guldahl • 1940 Jimmy Demaret • 1941 Craig Wood • 1942 Byron Nelson • 1943-45 Cancelled due to World War II • 1946 Herman Keiser • 1947 Jimmy Demaret • 1948 Claude Harmon • 1949 Sam Snead • 1950 Jimmy Demaret • 1951 Ben Hogan • 1952 Sam Snead • 1953 Ben Hogan • 1954 Sam Snead • 1955 Cary Middlecoff • 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. • 1957 Doug Ford • 1958 Arnold Palmer • 1959 Art Wall, Jr. • 1960 Arnold Palmer • 1961 Gary Player • 1962 Arnold Palmer • 1963 Jack Nicklaus • 1964 Arnold Palmer • 1965 Jack Nicklaus • 1966 Jack Nicklaus • 1967 Gay Brewer • 1968 Bob Goalby • 1969 George Archer • 1970 Billy Casper • 1971 Charles Coody • 1972 Jack Nicklaus • 1973 Tommy Aaron • 1974 Gary Player • 1975 Jack Nicklaus • 1976 Raymond Floyd • 1977 Tom Watson • 1978 Gary Player • 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller • 1980 Severiano Ballesteros • 1981 Tom Watson • 1982 Craig Stadler • 1983 Severiano Ballesteros • 1984 Ben Crenshaw • 1985 Bernhard Langer • 1986 Jack Nicklaus • 1987 Larry Mize • 1988 Sandy Lyle • 1989 Nick Faldo • 1990 Nick Faldo • 1991 Ian Woosnam • 1992 Fred Couples • 1993 Bernhard Langer • 1994 José María Olazábal • 1995 Ben Crenshaw • 1996 Nick Faldo • 1997 Tiger Woods • 1998 Mark O'Meara • 1999 José María Olazábal • 2000 Vijay Singh • 2001 Tiger Woods • 2002 Tiger Woods • 2003 Mike Weir • 2004 Phil Mickelson • 2005 Tiger Woods • 2006 Phil Mickelson • 2007 Zach Johnson • 2008 Trevor Immelman [show]v • d • eU.S. Open champions 1895 Horace Rawlins · 1896 James Foulis · 1897 Joe Lloyd · 1898 Fred Herd · 1899 Willie Smith · 1900 Harry Vardon · 1901 Willie Anderson · 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie · 1903 Willie Anderson · 1904 Willie Anderson · 1905 Willie Anderson · 1906 Alex Smith · 1907 Alec Ross · 1908 Fred McLeod · 1909 George Sargent · 1910 Alex Smith · 1911 John McDermott · 1912 John McDermott · 1913 Francis Ouimet · 1914 Walter Hagen · 1915 Jerome Travers · 1916 Chick Evans · 1917-18 Cancelled due to World War I · 1919 Walter Hagen · 1920 Ted Ray · 1921 Jim Barnes · 1922 Gene Sarazen · 1923 Bobby Jones · 1924 Cyril Walker · 1925 Willie Macfarlane · 1926 Bobby Jones · 1927 Tommy Armour · 1928 Johnny Farrell · 1929 Bobby Jones · 1930 Bobby Jones · 1931 Billy Burke · 1932 Gene Sarazen · 1933 Johnny Goodman · 1934 Olin Dutra · 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. · 1936 Tony Manero · 1937 Ralph Guldahl · 1938 Ralph Guldahl · 1939 Byron Nelson · 1940 Lawson Little · 1941 Craig Wood · 1942-45 Cancelled due to World War II · 1946 Lloyd Mangrum · 1947 Lew Worsham · 1948 Ben Hogan · 1949 Cary Middlecoff · 1950 Ben Hogan · 1951 Ben Hogan · 1952 Julius Boros · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Ed Furgol · 1955 Jack Fleck · 1956 Cary Middlecoff · 1957 Dick Mayer · 1958 Tommy Bolt · 1959 Billy Casper · 1960 Arnold Palmer · 1961 Gene Littler · 1962 Jack Nicklaus · 1963 Julius Boros · 1964 Ken Venturi · 1965 Gary Player · 1966 Billy Casper · 1967 Jack Nicklaus · 1968 Lee Trevino · 1969 Orville Moody · 1970 Tony Jacklin · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Jack Nicklaus · 1973 Johnny Miller · 1974 Hale Irwin · 1975 Lou Graham · 1976 Jerry Pate · 1977 Hubert Green · 1978 Andy North · 1979 Hale Irwin · 1980 Jack Nicklaus · 1981 David Graham · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Larry Nelson · 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller · 1985 Andy North · 1986 Raymond Floyd · 1987 Scott Simpson · 1988 Curtis Strange · 1989 Curtis Strange · 1990 Hale Irwin · 1991 Payne Stewart · 1992 Tom Kite · 1993 Lee Janzen · 1994 Ernie Els · 1995 Corey Pavin · 1996 Steve Jones · 1997 Ernie Els · 1998 Lee Janzen · 1999 Payne Stewart · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Retief Goosen · 2002 Tiger Woods · 2003 Jim Furyk · 2004 Retief Goosen · 2005 Michael Campbell · 2006 Geoff Ogilvy · 2007 Ángel Cabrera · 2008 Tiger Woods [show]v • d • eThe Open champions 1860 Willie Park, Snr. · 1861 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1862 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1863 Willie Park, Snr. · 1864 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1865 Andrew Strath · 1866 Willie Park, Snr. · 1867 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1868 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1869 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1870 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1871 No championship · 1872 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1873 Tom Kidd · 1874 Mungo Park · 1875 Willie Park, Snr. · 1876 Bob Martin · 1877 Jamie Anderson · 1878 Jamie Anderson · 1879 Jamie Anderson · 1880 Bob Ferguson · 1881 Bob Ferguson · 1882 Bob Ferguson · 1883 Willie Fernie · 1884 Jack Simpson · 1885 Bob Martin · 1886 David Brown · 1887 Willie Park, Jnr. · 1888 Jack Burns · 1889 Willie Park, Jnr. · 1890 John Ball · 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy · 1892 Harold Hilton · 1893 William Auchterlonie · 1894 John Henry Taylor · 1895 John Henry Taylor · 1896 Harry Vardon · 1897 Harold Hilton · 1898 Harry Vardon · 1899 Harry Vardon · 1900 John Henry Taylor · 1901 James Braid · 1902 Sandy Herd · 1903 Harry Vardon · 1904 Jack White · 1905 James Braid · 1906 James Braid · 1907 Arnaud Massy · 1908 James Braid · 1909 John Henry Taylor · 1910 James Braid · 1911 Harry Vardon · 1912 Edward Ray · 1913 John Henry Taylor · 1914 Harry Vardon · 1915-19 No Championships due to World War I · 1920 George Duncan · 1921 Jock Hutchison · 1922 Walter Hagen · 1923 Arthur Havers · 1924 Walter Hagen · 1925 Jim Barnes · 1926 Bobby Jones · 1927 Bobby Jones · 1928 Walter Hagen · 1929 Walter Hagen · 1930 Bobby Jones· 1931 Tommy Armour · 1932 Gene Sarazen · 1933 Denny Shute · 1934 Henry Cotton · 1935 Alf Perry · 1936 Alf Padgham · 1937 Henry Cotton · 1938 Reg Whitcombe · 1939 Richard Burton · 1940-45 No Championships due to World War II · 1946 Sam Snead · 1947 Fred Daly · 1948 Henry Cotton · 1949 Bobby Locke · 1950 Bobby Locke · 1951 Max Faulkner · 1952 Bobby Locke · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Peter Thomson · 1955 Peter Thomson · 1956 Peter Thomson · 1957 Bobby Locke · 1958 Peter Thomson · 1959 Gary Player · 1960 Kel Nagle · 1961 Arnold Palmer · 1962 Arnold Palmer · 1963 Bob Charles · 1964 Tony Lema · 1965 Peter Thomson · 1966 Jack Nicklaus · 1967 Roberto DeVicenzo · 1968 Gary Player · 1969 Tony Jacklin · 1970 Jack Nicklaus · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Lee Trevino · 1973 Tom Weiskopf · 1974 Gary Player · 1975 Tom Watson · 1976 Johnny Miller · 1977 Tom Watson · 1978 Jack Nicklaus · 1979 Severiano Ballesteros · 1980 Tom Watson · 1981 Bill Rogers · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Tom Watson · 1984 Severiano Ballesteros · 1985 Sandy Lyle · 1986 Greg Norman · 1987 Nick Faldo · 1988 Severiano Ballesteros · 1989 Mark Calcavecchia · 1990 Nick Faldo · 1991 Ian Baker-Finch · 1992 Nick Faldo · 1993 Greg Norman · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 John Daly · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Justin Leonard · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Paul Lawrie · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 David Duval · 2002 Ernie Els · 2003 Ben Curtis · 2004 Todd Hamilton · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Pádraig Harrington · 2008 Pádraig Harrington [show]v • d • eMale golfers who have won 2 or more major championships in one year 1922 Gene Sarazen (2) · 1924 Walter Hagen (2) · 1926 Bobby Jones (2) · 1930 Bobby Jones (2) · 1932 Gene Sarazen (2) · 1949 Sam Snead (2) · 1951 Ben Hogan (2) · 1953 Ben Hogan (3) · 1960 Arnold Palmer (2) · 1962 Arnold Palmer (2) · 1963 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1966 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1971 Lee Trevino (2) · 1972 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1974 Gary Player (2) · 1975 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1977 Tom Watson (2) · 1980 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1982 Tom Watson (2) · 1990 Nick Faldo (2) · 1994 Nick Price (2) · 1998 Mark O'Meara (2) · 2000 Tiger Woods (3) · 2002 Tiger Woods (2) · 2005 Tiger Woods (2) · 2006 Tiger Woods (2) · 2008 Pádraig Harrington (2) [show]v • d • ePGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year PGA Players of the Year 1948 Ben Hogan · 1949 Sam Snead · 1950 Ben Hogan · 1951 Ben Hogan · 1952 Julius Boros · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Ed Furgol · 1955 Doug Ford · 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1957 Dick Mayer · 1958 Dow Finsterwald · 1959 Art Wall, Jr. · 1960 Arnold Palmer · 1961 Jerry Barber · 1962 Arnold Palmer · 1963 Julius Boros · 1964 Ken Venturi · 1965 Dave Marr · 1966 Billy Casper · 1967 Jack Nicklaus · 1968 No award · 1969 Orville Moody · 1970 Billy Casper · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Jack Nicklaus · 1973 Jack Nicklaus · 1974 Johnny Miller · 1975 Jack Nicklaus · 1976 Jack Nicklaus · 1977 Tom Watson · 1978 Tom Watson · 1979 Tom Watson · 1980 Tom Watson · 1981 Bill Rogers · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Hal Sutton · 1984 Tom Watson · 1985 Lanny Wadkins · 1986 Bob Tway · 1987 Paul Azinger · 1988 Curtis Strange · 1989 Tom Kite · 1990 Nick Faldo · 1991 Corey Pavin · 1992 Fred Couples · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Tiger Woods · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Tiger Woods · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Tiger Woods · 2002 Tiger Woods · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Tiger Woods · 2008 Pádraig Harrington PGA Tour Players of the Year 1990 Wayne Levi · 1991 Fred Couples · 1992 Fred Couples · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Tiger Woods · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Tiger Woods · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Tiger Woods · 2002 Tiger Woods · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Tiger Woods · 2008 Pádraig Harrington [show] Tom Watson in the Ryder Cup [show]v • d • eUnited States Ryder Cup captains 1927 Walter Hagen · 1929 Walter Hagen · 1931 Walter Hagen · 1933 Walter Hagen · 1935 Walter Hagen · 1937 Walter Hagen · 1947 Ben Hogan · 1949 Ben Hogan · 1951 Sam Snead · 1953 Lloyd Mangrum · 1955 Chick Harbert · 1957 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1959 Sam Snead · 1961 Jerry Barber · 1963 Arnold Palmer · 1965 Byron Nelson · 1967 Ben Hogan · 1969 Sam Snead · 1971 Jay Hebert · 1973 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1975 Arnold Palmer · 1977 Dow Finsterwald · 1979 Billy Casper · 1981 Dave Marr · 1983 Jack Nicklaus · 1985 Lee Trevino · 1987 Jack Nicklaus · 1989 Raymond Floyd · 1991 Dave Stockton · 1993 Tom Watson · 1995 Lanny Wadkins · 1997 Tom Kite · 1999 Ben Crenshaw · 2002 Curtis Strange · 2004 Hal Sutton · 2006 Tom Lehman · 2008 Paul Azinger · 2010 Corey Pavin [show]v • d • eUnited States Ryder Cup team – 1981 Ben Crenshaw · Raymond Floyd · Hale Irwin · Tom Kite · Bruce Lietzke · Johnny Miller · Larry Nelson · Jack Nicklaus · Jerry Pate · Bill Rogers · Lee Trevino · Tom Watson · Dave Marr (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eUnited States Ryder Cup team – 1983 Ben Crenshaw · Raymond Floyd · Bob Gilder · Jay Haas · Tom Kite · Gil Morgan · Calvin Peete · Craig Stadler · Curtis Strange · Lanny Wadkins · Tom Watson · Fuzzy Zoeller · Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eUnited States Ryder Cup team – 1989 Paul Azinger · Chip Beck · Mark Calcavecchia · Fred Couples · Ken Green · Tom Kite · Mark McCumber · Mark O'Meara · Payne Stewart · Curtis Strange · Lanny Wadkins · Tom Watson · Raymond Floyd (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eUnited States Ryder Cup team – 1993 Paul Azinger · Chip Beck · John Cook · Fred Couples · Raymond Floyd · Jim Gallagher, Jr. · Lee Janzen · Tom Kite · Davis Love III · Corey Pavin · Payne Stewart · Lanny Wadkins · Tom Watson (non-playing captain) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" Categories: American golfers | PGA Tour golfers | Champions Tour golfers | Winners of men's major golf championships | Winners of senior major golf championships | Members of the World Golf Hall of Fame | Stanford Cardinal men's golfers | Golf writers and broadcasters | People from Kansas City | 1949 births | Living people