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Fred Funk
Fred Funk

Fred Funk

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5  ft, 8  in
173 cm
Height
165 lbs
75 kg
Weight
65
AGE
1981
Turned Pro
University of Maryland (1980, Law Enforcement)
College
Takoma Park, Maryland
Birthplace
5  ft, 8  in
173 cm
Height
165 lbs
75 kg
Weight
65
AGE
1981
Turned Pro
University of Maryland (1980, Law Enforcement)
College
Takoma Park, Maryland
Birthplace
79
CHARLES SCHWAB Cup Rank
$32,210
CHARLES SCHWAB CUP Money
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Top 10 Finishes
73.61
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Fred Funk

Full Name

5  ft, 8  in

173 cm

Height

165 lbs

75 kg

Weight

June 14, 1956

Birthday

65

AGE

Takoma Park, Maryland

Birthplace

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Residence

Wife, Sharon; Eric (8/2/91), Taylor Christian (10/30/95), Perri Leigh (12/16/99)

Family

University of Maryland (1980, Law Enforcement)

College

1981

Turned Pro

$34,005,800

Career Earnings

Driftwood, TX, United States

City Plays From

http://www.fredfunkgolf.com

Website

Exempt status

  • PGA TOUR Champions: PGA TOUR Points List (10), PGA TOUR Champions Points List (12), All-Time Money List (10th)

JOINED TOUR

  • PGA TOUR: 1989
  • PGA TOUR Champions: 2006

PGA TOUR Victories (8)

1992 Season

  • Shell Houston Open

1995 Season

  • Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley
  • Buick Challenge

1996 Season

  • B.C. Open

1998 Season

  • Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic

2004 Season

  • Southern Farm Bureau Classic

2005 Season

  • THE PLAYERS Championship

2007 Season

  • Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun

PGA TOUR Champions Victories (9)

2006 Season

  • AT&T Championship

2007 Season

  • Turtle Bay Championship

2008 Season

  • MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
  • JELD-WEN Tradition

2009 Season

  • U.S. Senior Open Championship

2010 Season

  • JELD-WEN Tradition

2012 Season

  • Insperity Championship presented by United Healthcare
  • Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn

2014 Season

  • Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf presented by Bass Pro Shops

International Victories (2)

  • 1993 Mexican Open
  • 2008 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge [with Jay Haas and Nick Price]

Additional Victories (6)

  • 1983 Maryland Open
  • 1987 Maryland Open
  • 1993 Mexican Open
  • 2005 Merrill Lynch Skins Game.
  • 2005 CVS Charity Classic [with Chris DiMarco]
  • 2008 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge [with Jay Haas and Nick Price]

PLAYOFF RECORD

PGA TOUR (2-3)

  • 1996 Defeated Pete Jordan, B.C. Open
  • 1996 Lost to Michael Bradley, Davis Love III, John Maginnes, Len Mattiace, Buick Challenge
  • 1998 Lost to Steve Elkington, Buick Challenge
  • 1999 Lost to Brad Faxon, B.C. Open
  • 2007 Defeated José Coceres, Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS (0-3)

  • 2009 Lost to Nick Price, Mark McNulty, Principal Charity Classic
  • 2009 Lost to Mark McNulty, Loren Roberts, The Senior Open Championship
  • 2010 Lost to Russ Cochran, Posco E&C Songdo Championship Presented By Gale Int'l.

National Teams

  • 2003, 2005 The Presidents Cup
  • 2004 Ryder Cup

Personal

  • Golf coach at University of Maryland from 1982 through 1988.
  • Also worked as newspaper circulation supervisor before joining TOUR.
  • One of the first TOUR players to have LASIK surgery.
  • Named to the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007 as well as the state of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame.
  • Active in Jacksonville (Fla.) community, raising funds for J.T. Townsend, who suffered a spinal cord injury playing high school football in 2004 and died in 2013. Assisted in raising money for after-care expenses and building a wheelchair-accessible home for Townsend. The family moved into the home in 2006.
  • Made his first hole-in-one at the Mid-Atlantic Pro-Am at Evergreen CC in Virginia with a 6-iron from 165 yards.
  • Says the one thing being a professional golfer has allowed him to do is help others.
  • One course he says he could play for the rest of his life is Pebble Beach because of its beauty.
  • Son, Taylor, won the 2013 Florida 2A state championship in late-October, playing for Ponte Vedra High School and shooting a 3-under 141 to win by three shots at Howey-in-the-Hills' Mission Inn Resort's El Campeon and Las Colinas' Courses. The team also won the state 2A title. Taylor, who also occasionally serves as his dad's caddie, was second in the 2012 2A tournament and is a member of the golf team at the University of Texas. He reached the match-play round of the 2014 U.S. Amateur before losing his first match.

Special Interests

  • Water and snow skiing

Career Highlights

2019 Season

Began his 2019 season in April coming off surgery. Made 12 starts and marked a T22 finish at the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge. Finished No. 91 on the Charles Schwab Cup money list.

2018 Season

  • Boca Raton Championship: Funk finished third at the Boca Raton Championship, his fifth top-10 in his last seven starts at the tournament.

2017 Season

Played another full schedule with 25 starts and surpassed $12 million in PGA TOUR Champions career earnings. Led all players in driving accuracy at 82.42, the second time he had done so in his career.

  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Earned a berth in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship for the ninth time in his career, and at age 61, was the oldest competitor in the field.
  • PowerShares QQQ Championship: After opening with a 2-over-par 74, bounced back with consecutive rounds of 68 to garner a T5 finish at the PowerShares QQQ Championship.
  • Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship: In first start since being sidelined, was a T6 finisher at the Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship in his native Maryland. Helped his cause with a hole-in-one in the third round with a 7-iron on No. 17 at Caves Valley GC.
  • American Family Insurance Championship: Battled a rib injury early in the summer which forced him to withdraw after one round at the American Family Insurance Championship and kept him out of the U.S. Senior Open.
  • Regions Tradition: Was the 36 and 54-hole leader at May's Regions Tradition before a closing-round even-par 72 dropped him to T4 at the close of the event, which was his third top-10 finish in his last four starts. Suffered a disastrous triple bogey on No. 12 in the final round when his tee shot went out of bounds.
  • Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge: Partnered with Jeff Sluman to finish T2 at the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge in April. The pair opened the rain-shortened event with a then record 10-under-par 44 to establish a five-stroke advantage. However, after a slow start in Sunday's final round (one over on the front nine), they birdied Nos. 13-17 to climb within one stroke of the lead but were unable to convert birdie opportunities at No. 18, finishing T2, one stroke behind eventual champions Carlos Franco and Vijay Singh.
  • Mitsubishi Electric Classic: Rebounded from an opening-round even-par 72 with rounds of 68-66 on the weekend to finish T3 at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic. It was his best effort in an event since he was T3 two years earlier at the Allianz Championship.
  • Allianz Championship: Posted three straight rounds in the 60s at the Allianz Championship which led to a T6 finish.
  • Sony Open in Hawaii: Made the 36-hole cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii but did not make the second cut after Saturday's third round.

2016 Season

Once again was among the leaders in Driving Accuracy finishing second at 79.94%.

  • PNC Father Son Challenge: Finished T2 with his son, Taylor, at the PNC Father-Son Challenge in December.
  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Qualified for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship for the eighth time in his 10-year PGA TOUR Champions career after falling short a year earlier.
  • Dominion Charity Classic: Was a solo fifth-place finisher at November's Dominion Charity Classic in Richmond where he had rounds of 69-67 on the weekend.
  • Toshiba Classic: Finished T5 at the Toshiba Classic.
  • Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship: Was T10 at the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship, which included a closing-round 7-under-par 64, his low round of the year.
  • Boeing Classic: Posted rounds of 67-69 on the weekend at the Boeing Classic which led to a T6 finish near Seattle in August.
  • American Family Insurance Championship: Three straight rounds in the 60s led to a T8 finish at the inaugural American Family Insurance Championship in June.
  • Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai: Was T11 at the PGA TOUR Champions Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.
  • Sony Open in Hawaii: Got his year off to a good start with a nice two-week run in Hawaii. Made the cut at the PGA TOUR's Sony Open in Hawaii, finishing T42 at Waialae CC.

2015 Season

Failed to finish among the top 30 on the money list for just the second time in nine seasons on the Champions Tour when he ended the year 33rd overall. Battled an elbow issue during the year which forced him to miss some early-season events.

  • PNC Father Son Challenge: Teamed with his son, Taylor, to finish T2 at the PNC Father/Son Challenge in December. The pair was one of four teams in a playoff which was eventually won on the first extra hole by Lanny Wadkins and son, Travis.
  • Encompass Championship: Shared the first-round lead at the Encompass Championship after posting a 7-under 65 Friday at North Shore CC near Chicago. Rounds of 70-71 on the weekend dropped him back into an eventual T6.
  • Regions Tradition: Was third, four strokes off the pace, after 54 holes at the Regions Tradition in May. However, shot a closing-round 2-over-par 74 and slipped to T9.
  • Allianz Championship: His closing 66 at the Allianz Championship included an eagle on the last hole to vault him into a T3 in Boca Raton, his best finish in six appearances at the Old Course at Broken Sound.

2014 Season

On the PGA TOUR, made the cut in three events.

  • AT&T Championship: Was also T8 at the AT&T Championship, the last full-field event of the year.
  • Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach: Continued his good play in September into the next event when he played his last 25 holes at the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach without making a bogey and finished T6.
  • Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship: In September, nearly won a second when he battled Scott Dunlap and eventual winner Paul Goydos throughout the final round at the Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship before T2, one stroke back. Highlight of his final round was an ace at No. 16. Used a 4-hybrid on the 200-yard hole. It was his third hole-in-one on the Champions Tour and the first ace in tournament history. The ace also earned him a free, two-year lease on a BMW.
  • Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf presented by Bass Pro Shops: Turned in six of his eight top-10 performances on the season starting in early June when he teamed with Jeff Sluman to win a see-saw battle against Jay Haas-Peter Jacobsen in the Champions Division at the Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf. The pair birdied five of the final nine holes on the par-3 Top of the Rock Course for the victory.
  • Insperity Invitational: Did not register his first finish inside the top 10 until he was T9 at the Insperity Invitational near Houston in early May.
  • Valero Texas Open: Finished T69 at the Valero Texas Open.
  • Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com: Finished T65 at the Puerto Rico Open.
  • Waste Management Phoenix Open: Finished T67 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
  • OHL Classic at Mayakoba: Finished T9 at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba, in November, one of the early events on the PGA TOUR's 2014-15 season. It was his first top-10 finish in a TOUR event since a T10 at the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii.

2013 Season

Battled through a case of vertigo during the year and was among the top three three times over his 24 Champions Tour appearances. Missed the cut in his only PGA TOUR start, at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Would use his top-50 position on the PGA TOUR career money list exemption for the 2013-14 season.

  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Capped his year with a 7-under-par 64 at TPC Harding Park, his best round of the season that eventually led to a T9 at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
  • AT&T Championship: Late in the year, closed with 67 to T3 at the AT&T Championship in San Antonio.
  • U.S. Senior Open Championship: Was the only player to record four consecutive par-or-better scores at the U.S. Senior Open, but he still finished five strokes back of Kenny Perry at Omaha CC. It marked his second consecutive runner-up finish in the event and, along with his victory in 2009, he's finished second in the championship (2008) three times.
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf: He and teammate Mike Goodes finished T2 at the Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf in Savannah in April, thanks to a closing-round, 9-under-par 63 that helped them move from T17 Saturday to their runner-up finish.
  • Greater Gwinnett Championship: Also T7 at the inaugural Greater Gwinnett Championship.
  • Allianz Championship: Finished T6 at the Allianz Championship in his Champions Tour season debut.
  • Sony Open in Hawaii: Made a start at the PGA TOUR's Sony Open in Hawaii to kick off his season but missed the cut by one stroke.

2012 Season

Won multiple titles on the Champions Tour for the first time since the 2008 season. Finished fourth on the money list and claimed the fifth spot in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup race, along with its $100,000 annuity. Led all players in Driving Accuracy at 79.86 percent.

  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Added another T4 to his resume in November, at the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
  • Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open Presented by Planters: Also made one start on the Korn Ferry Tour, at the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open. Missed the cut a week after his Champions Tour win in North Carolina.
  • Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn: Outdueled Duffy Waldorf down the stretch to win the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn. Holed a clutch eight-foot par putt at No. 17 to stay tied with Waldorf and then hit a 43-yard pitch shot to inside three feet for an easy birdie at the par-5 18th that was the difference. Became the sixth multiple winner on the Champions Tour and claimed his eighth career title on the circuit, matching his total number of wins on the PGA TOUR. Joined Willie Wood as the second player on the Champions Tour this season to go bogey-free and win. Dating to the 2011 event at Rock Barn, has a streak of 84 straight holes on the Jones Course without a bogey. Also became the event's oldest winner at 56 years, 4 months.
  • SAS Championship: Shared the 36-hole lead at the SAS Championship with Steve Pate and was in the lead early on the back nine before bogeys on Nos. 11 and 12 proved his undoing. Eventually finished T4.
  • U.S. Senior Open Championship: Despite posting a 3-under 67 in three of his four rounds at Indianwood, finished T2 at the U.S. Senior Open, two strokes back of Roger Chapman.
  • Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship: Had a roller-coaster performance at the Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship in early summer. Opened with a 5-under-par 65 to trail by one stroke after the first round, but followed with rounds of 72-64-72 to eventually finish T9 near Pittsburgh.
  • Principal Charity Classic: Was T4 at The Principal Charity Classic in June, thanks to a pair of rounds in the 60s on the weekend in Iowa.
  • Insperity Championship presented by United Healthcare: Birdied four of the last five holes to overtake Tom Lehman and win the Insperity Championship, his first Champions Tour victory since the 2010 JELD-WEN Tradition, ending a drought of 1 year, 8 months, 13 days (29 Champions Tour tournaments). Was tied with Lehman playing the final hole of the event and rifled a 5-iron approach shot from 174 yards to 2 feet for the kick-in birdie that gave him the title. Was the 1992 Shell Houston Open champion and became the first player since Tom Watson, at the 2007 Senior Open Championship (at Muirfield, Scotland) to win a PGA TOUR and Champions Tour events at the same venue, the Tournament Course at The Woodlands CC.
  • Zurich Classic of New Orleans: On the PGA TOUR, made 18 birdies over four days at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and finished T30 at TPC Louisiana..

2011 Season

Managed just one cut in seven PGA TOUR starts, and had four top-10 finishes on the Champions Tour before being shelved. Had his season cut short by injuries, with his last start coming in late July at the U.S. Senior Open. Days later underwent the first of his two surgeries in early August. Dr. Tom Graham repaired a torn ligament in his left thumb at the Cleveland Clinic. Three days later he had surgery in Jacksonville, Fla., to repair scar tissue in his right knee. Originally injured his thumb at the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, swinging a stretch stick into a porch railing while warming up at his rental home near the course. Re-injured the thumb practicing in November and underwent a second surgery in which surgeons fused a joint in his thumb.

  • The Senior Open Championship: Shot the low Sunday round at The Senior Open Championship to move up into a T7 at Walton Heath. Final-round 66 included a run of five straight birdies.
  • U.S. Open: Qualified for his 22nd appearance in the U.S. Open but missed the cut at Congressional CC.
  • Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn: Posted his low round on the Champions Tour, a 10-under-par 62, in the final round of the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, but fell one stroke shy of earning a spot in the playoff with James Mason and eventual winner Mark Wiebe. This result came the week after successfully qualifying for the U.S. Open at Woodmont CC.
  • Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic: Was also T7 at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, thanks to consecutive weekend 68s at Fallen Oak.
  • The ACE Group Classic: Runner-up to Bernhard Langer at The ACE Group Classic in Naples. Started the final round four strokes back and cut the margin to two shots early on the back nine at The Quarry but could get no closer.
  • Sony Open in Hawaii: On the PGA TOUR, was T57 at the Sony Open in Hawaii after field was cut to low 60 for 36-hole Sunday.

2010 Season

Played six times on the PGA TOUR, focusing primarily on the Champions Tour. Once again finished among the leading money-winners on the Champions Tour, surpassing the $1-million mark for the third successive season. Totaled one Champions Tour victory and eight top-10s, and finished sixth in the final Charles Schwab Cup standings. Champions Tour Player of the Month for August.

  • Children's Miracle Network Classic: Made the cut in the final PGA TOUR event of the season, the Children's Miracle Network Classic. where he T45 with fellow Champions Tour player Mike Goodes serving as his caddie.
  • Ensure Classic at Rock Barn: Fashioned a final-round, 6-under-par 66 to finish T9 at the Ensure Classic at Rock Barn.
  • Posco E&C Songdo Championship Presented By Gale Int'l.: Came close to a win in the inaugural Posco C&E Songdo Championship in September, but lost in a one-hole playoff to Russ Cochran. Was the 36-hole leader after rounds of 69-67 and could have closed it on the 54th hole, but missed a 2-foot birdie putt, which sent the players to a playoff where Cochran prevailed with a birdie on the first extra hole.
  • Boeing Classic: Had a T8 finish at the Boeing Classic near Seattle.
  • JELD-WEN Tradition: Two years after winning the JELD-WEN Tradition in Oregon, added a second title at the event to his resume when he was a one-stroke winner over Michael Allen and Chien-Soon Lu. Made a 12-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and held off several players Sunday for his third major title. The victory also gave him at least one victory in five straight seasons. Failed to make a bogey on the back nine all week and hit an amazing 54 of 56 fairways on his way to the win. Victory at Tradition made him just the third multiple winner of the event and the first since Gil Morgan claimed back-to-back Traditions in 1997-98.
  • 3M Championship: Made his first hole-in-one on the Champions Tour in the final round of the 3M Championship. Used a 5-iron from 186-yard fourth hole at the TPC Twin Cities.
  • The Senior Open Championship: Turned in a solid performance at The Senior Open Championship at Carnoustie in July. Shot a 4-under-par 67 Saturday to get himself into contention, but a final-round, 1-over-par 72 left him one of four players T3.
  • Dick's Sporting Goods Open: For the second consecutive year, made a run at winning the Dick's Sporting Goods Open only to finish as a runner-up. Posted a final-round 7-under 65 at En-Joie GC and held a share of the lead late until Loren Roberts birdied the final hole to finish one stroke ahead.
  • U.S. Open Championship: Made the cut at the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, finishing T70. It's the 13th time in 21 U.S. Open starts he's played on the weekend.
  • THE PLAYERS Championship: Finished T39 at THE PLAYERS Championship, thanks, in part, to a third-round 66.
  • Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic: Recorded his first top-10 finish since his knee operation when he was T4 at the inaugural Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic.
  • Transitions Championship: Made initial start on the PGA TOUR at the Transitions Championship in March and finished T55.
  • The ACE Group Classic: In first start since undergoing right-knee-replacement surgery, finished T21 at The ACE Group Classic in Naples.

2009 Season

Divided his time between the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour and overcame multiple knee injuries. Made the cut in two of six starts on the PGA TOUR. Competed in 21 Champions Tour events, 11 of which yielded top-10 finishes. Was the only player to finish among the top 10 in all five majors. Lost two Champions Tour events in playoffs, at The Principal Charity Classic and The Senior Open Championship. Was third on the final Charles Schwab Cup points list, just two points back of runner-up John Cook. He was also fifth in official earnings, with more than $1.5 million despite not starting his season until The ACE Group Classic in Naples after suffering a staph infection in his right knee in late December 2008.

  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Placed third in the Charles Schwab Cup competition.
  • U.S. Senior Open Championship: In early August, blew away the field at the U.S. Senior Open at Crooked Stick in Indiana with a blistering final round. Led by just one stroke after 54 holes, but fired a bogey-free 7-under-par 65 on Sunday to win by six strokes, the largest victory margin in the championship since Gary Player bested Doug Sanders by six in 1987 at Brooklawn CC.
  • U.S. Open Championship: Best finish on PGA Tour was 60th at the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black where he made the field via a regional qualifier.

2008 Season

At age 51, continued to split time between the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour. Plagued by knee problems through much of the year and underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in mid-May before returning to action in early June at the PGA TOUR's Stanford St. Jude Championship. Injury kept him out of competition for less than a month. Made the cut in seven of 14 starts on the PGA TOUR. Managed to finish either first or second in all three senior major championships he played. Despite splitting time between the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour, still managed to win twice on the senior circuit and was third on the final Champions Tour money list, with over $1.7 million in official money.

  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Made a strong run for the Charles Schwab Cup title before finishing second, 12 points behind Jay Haas, the closest race in the history of the season-long points chase. Finished T25 in the year's final event and his performance outside the top 10 in Sonoma failed to move him past Haas on the final points list.
  • Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship: In early October, was in contention throughout the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship and final-round 66 left him one stroke short of D.A. Weibring. Had chances to tie Weibring but could not convert birdie putts on any of the three closing holes at Five Farms.
  • JELD-WEN Tradition: Was voted as the Champions Tour's August Player of the Month after he became a multiple winner for the first time since 1995, claiming his first major championship at the JELD-WEN Tradition. Final-round 69 allowed him to win by three strokes over Mike Goodes after he was leading by six shots early on the back nine on Sunday. Became just the second player, and first since Gil Morgan in 1997, to win the JELD-WEN Tradition with four straight rounds in the 60s. Win came two weeks after his runner-up performance at the U.S. Senior Open. It was his fourth Champions Tour victory in 23 career starts.
  • U.S. Senior Open Championship: Gave a runner-up performance at the U.S. Senior Open. In his first start on the Champions Tour since early May (FedEx Kinko's Classic), finished second to Eduardo Romero in Colorado Springs. Was the 18- and 36-hole leader at The Broadmoor and played with Romero in the final pairing Sunday. Final-round 75 included a triple-bogey-7 at the 13th hole that proved to be the turning point in the championship.
  • MasterCard Championship at Hualalai: Stayed in Hawaii after the Sony Open to start the Champions Tour season the following week at the MasterCard Championship, which he won following a second-round, 9-under-par 63 and with birdies on the final two holes to edge Allen Doyle by two strokes.
  • Sony Open in Hawaii: Season-best finish on the PGA Tour was a T10 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, which included a second-round, 6-under-par 64.

2007 Season

Captured events on both the PGA TOUR and the Champions Tour. Finished second in Driving Accuracy to Jose Coceres at 75.26 percent. Narrowly missed pocketing seven figures on both Tours. Made just nine starts prior to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship but parlayed those appearances into a 10th start by qualifying for the season-ending tournament for the Tour's top-30 money-winners.

  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Finished T2 in Sonoma and was tied for the lead at one point Sunday before eventual-winner Jim Thorpe pulled away from a crowded leaderboard with four straight birdies down the stretch.
  • Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun: At age 50 years, 8 months and 12 days, earned eighth PGA TOUR victory in fourth start of the season at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Fifth-oldest champion in PGA TOUR history and the oldest since Art Wall (51 years, 7 months, 10 day) at the 1975 Greater Milwaukee Open. Posted rounds of 62-69-64-71–266 and beat Jose Coceres with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, hitting a 4-iron on the par-3 10th to 6 feet. Joined Craig Stadler as the only players to win in the same season on the PGA TOUR and the Champions Tour.
  • Turtle Bay Championship: In his second Champions Tour appearance of the season, won by a record 11 strokes at the Turtle Bay Championship. Led wire-to-wire for the second time in his brief Champions Tour career and also played bogey-free golf over the three days. Fired rounds of 65-64-64–193.

2006 Season

Made three Champions Tour appearances after becoming eligible in June. Made 25 of 29 cuts (86.21 percent), the highest percentage of his career. Turned 50 halfway through the season and won his first Champions Tour title. Tied Brett Quigley for the TOUR lead in rounds in the 60s with 47.

  • AT&T Championship: Managed to win his first title in his last start on the circuit, claiming the AT&T Championship late in the season in San Antonio. Went wire-to-wire at Oak Hills, a first at the tournament since Jim Albus in 1994. Found himself two strokes back of Chip Beck with just four holes to play, but rallied with three consecutive birdies and a clutch up-and-down save for the clinching par from just left of the 18th green. Went ahead of Beck for good with a 12-foot birdie putt on No. 17. Victory at Oak Hills was the second of his career in Texas.
  • Ford Senior Players Championship: Finished T11 again a week later at the Ford Senior Players Championship in Dearborn, Mich.
  • U.S. Senior Open Championship: Debuted on the Champions Tour at the U.S. Senior Open in early July and T11 at Prairie Dunes in Kansas.
  • Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Played a full PGA TOUR schedule and T2 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Fired a final-round, 10-under-par 62, one stroke off the English Turn G&CC course record, yet ended up one stroke behind Chris Couch when Couch chipped in for par on the last hole.

2005 Season

Earned a career-best $2,830,046 and won in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 1995-96 seasons. Earned spot on his second Presidents Cup team (0-2-2).

  • THE PLAYERS Championship: Became the oldest winner of THE PLAYERS Championship at 48 years, 9 months, 14 days by defeating Tom Lehman, Scott Verplank and Luke Donald by a stroke. It was the tournament's third Monday finish in the last six years. Got up and down from the greenside bunker and made a 6-foot putt on 18 to get to 9-under 279, then sat and waited as Donald and Joe Durant, who were one stroke behind him with one hole to play, failed to make birdie to force a playoff. Third player in tournament history with local ties to win THE PLAYERS Championship (Mark McCumber in 1988 and David Duval in 1999). Led the tournament in Driving Accuracy (85.7 percent) and Greens in Regulation (80.6 percent). Earned five-year TOUR exemption.

2004 Season

  • Southern Farm Bureau Classic: Won for first time in over six years with victory at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, the site of his last victory in July 1998. The drought spanned 196 tournaments and included 10 runner-up finishes. Became second two-time winner of the tournament after making birdie on the final hole to defeat rookie Ryan Palmer by one stroke (Brian Henninger 1994, 1999). Led by one stroke through 54 holes. Tied 72-hole tournament record on current course with 22-under 266 total (Steve Lowery, Skip Kendall/2000).
  • Ryder Cup: Finished ninth on the 2004 Ryder Cup team points list to make his first Ryder Cup team at age 48, oldest player to finish in top 10 in U.S. Ryder Cup points.

2003 Season

Posted a career-high nine top-10s.

  • PGA Championship: On the strength of T7 finish at PGA Championship, was named as Captain's Pick by Jack Nicklaus to 2003 U.S. Presidents Cup team.
  • FBR Capital Open: T2 at the FBR Capital Open in Potomac, MD.

2002 Season

Topped $2 million in earnings for the first time and finished a then-highest 13th on the money list. Had four runner-up finishes, a career best. The last players to have that many runner-up finishes in a year without winning were Davis Love III and Tom Lehman in 1999.

  • World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational: T4 at PGA after taking halfway lead and then placed T2 the following week at the NEC Invitational in Seattle.

2001 Season

Finished in the top 20 10 times.

  • Southern Farm Bureau Classic: Finished third at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic.
  • Air Canada Championship: T3 at the Air Canada Championship.

2000 Season

Suffered a tear in right knee which required surgery in September, but rebounded by making his last six cuts of the year, including back-to-back top-10s to end the season.

  • Southern Farm Bureau Classic: T6 at Southern Farm Bureau Classic.
  • National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney: T4 at National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World Resort.

1999 Season

Finished second three times and posted eight top-10s.

  • B.C. Open: Finished runner-up at B.C. Open (losing Monday playoff to Brad Faxon).
  • Air Canada Championship: Finished runner-up at Air Canada Championship.
  • MasterCard Colonial: Was runner-up at MasterCard Colonial.

1998 Season

Collected his fifth TOUR victory and for the first time in his 10-year career eclipsed the $1-million mark in earnings. Made 25 of 32 cuts on his way to $1,121,988 season in which he was among top 10 eight times and top 25 17 times. Along with victory, also finished second and third.

  • Buick Challenge: Nearly became two-time winner for first time since 1995 at Buick Challenge, losing a playoff when Steve Elkington parred first extra hole.
  • Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic: Earned two-stroke win at Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. After rounds of 69-64, stood one off 36-hole lead. Third-round 69 produced share of the lead. Birdied four holes on Sunday back nine on way to 66.

1996 Season

  • Buick Challenge: Nearly won again when rain reduced Buick Challenge to 36 holes. Was part of five-man playoff won by Michael Bradley.
  • B.C. Open: 1996: Earned fourth victory in five-year stretch, at B.C. Open. Third-round 63 moved him into share of lead with Pete Jordan. After birdieing four of six holes on Sunday, round was canceled due to rain and tournament was reduced to 54 holes. Hit 7-iron approach on first extra hole to within 10 inches to secure victory.

1995 Season

  • Buick Challenge: Entered final round of Buick Challenge tied with Steve Stricker before closing 67 gave him one-stroke victory over John Morse and Loren Roberts.
  • Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley: Opened four-stroke lead through 54 holes of Ideon Classic. Won by one stroke over Jim McGovern after closing 73.

1992 Season

  • Shell Houston Open: First TOUR victory came at Shell Houston Open. Grabbed one-stroke lead with course-record 62 in third round, then shot closing 70 for two-stroke victory over Kirk Triplett. Shot 59 on TPC Scottsdale (Desert Course) during pro-am at Phoenix Open.

1989 Season

Rookie on the PGA TOUR.

1984 Season

  • Footjoy PGA Assistants' Championship: Won Foot-Joy National Assistant Pro Championship.

Amateur Highlights

  • Won the 2015 Southern Amateur.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

  • PGA TOUR: 1988
  • PGA TOUR: 1989