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JOINED CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong>: 1999<br />
CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (8): 1999<br />
Bank One Championship. 2000 IR SENIOR <strong>TOUR</strong><br />
Championship. 2001 Senior <strong>PGA</strong> Championship. 2002<br />
SENIOR <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship at Gaillardia. 2003 Senior<br />
British Open, JELD-WEN Tradition. 2005 Senior British<br />
Open, Charles Schwab Cup Championship.<br />
OTHER SENIOR VICTORIES (4): 1999 Wendy’s<br />
Three-Tour Challenge [with Jack Nicklaus and Hale<br />
Irwin]. 1999 Diner’s Club Matches [with Jack Nicklaus].<br />
2000 Hyundai Team Matches [with Jack Nicklaus]. 2004<br />
Wendy’s Champions Skins Game.<br />
2005 CHARLES SCHWAB CUP FINISH:<br />
1st - 2,980 points<br />
<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (39): 1974 Western Open.<br />
1975 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, British Open. 1977 Bing<br />
Crosby National Pro-Am, Andy Williams-San Diego Open<br />
Invitational, Masters Tournament, Western Open, British<br />
Open. 1978 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open, Bing Crosby<br />
National Pro-Am, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Colgate Hall<br />
of Fame Classic, Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. 1979 Sea<br />
Pines Heritage Classic, MONY Tournament of Champions,<br />
Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Memorial Tournament, Colgate<br />
Hall of Fame Classic. 1980 Andy Williams-San Diego<br />
Open Invitational, Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open,<br />
MONY Tournament of Champions, Greater New Orleans<br />
Open, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, British Open, World<br />
Series of Golf. 1981 Masters Tournament, USF&G New<br />
Orleans Open, Atlanta Classic. 1982 Glen Campbell-Los<br />
Angeles Open, Sea Pines Heritage, U.S. Open, British<br />
Open. 1983 British Open. 1984 Seiko-Tucson Match Play<br />
Championship, MONY Tournament of Champions,<br />
Western Open. 1987 Nabisco Championship. 1996<br />
Memorial Tournament. 1998 MasterCard Colonial.<br />
OTHER VICTORIES (5):<br />
1980 Dunlop Phoenix. 1984 Australian Open. 1992 Hong<br />
Kong Open. 1994 Skins Game. 1997 Dunlop Phoenix.<br />
<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER EARNINGS: $9,918,371<br />
BEST 2005 CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES:<br />
1—Senior British Open, Charles Schwab Cup<br />
Championship; 2—MasterCard Championship, Bayer<br />
Tom Watson<br />
WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 1988)<br />
EXEMPT STATUS: Top 30 on 2005 Champions Tour<br />
Money List<br />
FULL NAME: Thomas Sturges Watson<br />
HEIGHT: 5-9<br />
WEIGHT: 175<br />
BIRTHDATE: September 4, 1949<br />
BIRTHPLACE: Kansas City, MO<br />
RESIDENCE: Stilwell, KS<br />
CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-8<br />
Year Events Played 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank<br />
1999 2 1 1 2 $208,240 62<br />
2000 13 1 4 10 13 1,146,361 13<br />
2001 13 1 1 8 11 986,547 17<br />
2002 14 1 5 10 12 1,522,437 8<br />
2003 14 2 5 10 13 1,853,108 1<br />
2004 12 1 1 5 7 475,203 42<br />
2005 13 2 2 2 9 9 1,532,482 5<br />
Total 81 8 18 3 53 67 7,724,377<br />
COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $17,642,748<br />
Advantage Classic; T3—Turtle Bay Championship, Ford<br />
Senior Players Championship; T5—U.S. Senior Open,<br />
Constellation Energy Classic.<br />
BEST 2005 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISH: T41—British<br />
Open.<br />
2005 SEASON:<br />
Had a magical finish to his season. Roared back from a sixstroke<br />
deficit to Jay Haas with a final-round, 8-under-par<br />
64 to win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship as well<br />
as the season-long Charles Schwab Cup. His final round<br />
included 10 birdies and just two bogeys. Drained a 20-foot<br />
putt on the final hole to build a one-stroke margin over<br />
Haas and then watched as Haas' birdie putt fell short<br />
moments later to give him his third win in the event. His<br />
64 was the low finish ever by a winner of the tournament<br />
and his first-place check for $440,000 equaled the largest<br />
of his career. In the process, earned 1,320 points (based on<br />
triple points in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship)<br />
and jumped four players to win the Charles Schwab Cup<br />
and the $1-million annuity which goes to the winner. It<br />
was the second time in his career he had won the Schwab<br />
Cup…More than tripled his 2004 earnings and was in the<br />
top 10 in nine of 13 starts…Earlier in the year, ended<br />
almost a two-year official victory drought when he triumphed<br />
for the second time at the Senior British Open,<br />
this time at Royal Aberdeen, his sixth overall title in<br />
Scotland. Defeated Des Smyth with a par-3 on the third<br />
playoff hole after the duo had finished 72 holes on the<br />
Balgownie links in 4-under-par 280. Win was his fourth<br />
major championship and seventh overall title on the<br />
Champions Tour. Overcame a first-round, 4-over 75, the<br />
highest start by a winner since Bruce Lietzke won the 2002<br />
Audi Senior Classic after opening with the same<br />
score…Backed up his win in Scotland with a T5 at the<br />
U.S. Senior Open the next week. Co-leader at the halfway<br />
mark, thanks to a 6-under 65 in the second round, but<br />
played his final 36 holes in 2-over-par. Performance near<br />
Dayton sealed July Player of the Month honors…Came<br />
close to winning twice earlier in the year…Nearly won<br />
the season-opening MasterCard Championship in Hawaii.<br />
Posted consecutive rounds of 64 and held a three-stroke<br />
margin heading into the final round but eventually lost in<br />
a three-hole playoff to Dana Quigley at Hualalai. Bogeyed<br />
the third extra hole after hitting his tee shot into the lava,<br />
<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.com Champions Tour 2006 Guide<br />
FAMILY: Wife, Hilary; Meg (9/13/79), Michael<br />
Barrett (12/15/82), stepchildren Kyle<br />
(9/23/86), Paige (4/22/89), Ross (8/31/91)<br />
CLUB AFFILIATION: The Greenbrier (White<br />
Sulphur Springs, WV)<br />
EDUCATION: Stanford University (1971, Psychology)<br />
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Current affairs, hunting, fishing<br />
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1971<br />
JOINED <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>: 1971<br />
which forced him to take a one-stroke penalty and it<br />
proved to be his downfall…Also close to the winner's circle<br />
at the weather-shortened Bayer Advantage Classic<br />
near Kansas City, but lost in a playoff with Gil Morgan and<br />
Dana Quigley when Quigley birdied the first extra hole.<br />
Had a chance for the title on his final hole when his 25foot<br />
birdie attempt stopped on the lip, forcing him into<br />
overtime. Did not make a bogey over the 36 holes at the<br />
event…Also T3 at the Ford Senior Players Championship<br />
in July and T3 at the Turtle Bay Championship early in the<br />
year…Teamed with good friend Andy North to win the<br />
unofficial Raphael Division at the Liberty Mutual Legends<br />
of Golf by four strokes. Duo combined for a bogey-free,<br />
better-ball score of 16-under 128 over 36 holes…Made<br />
his 32nd Masters appearance but did not make the<br />
cut…Along with Luke Donald, played the first two rounds<br />
of the British Open at St. Andrews with Jack Nicklaus,<br />
who was making his last appearance in a major championship.<br />
Went on to make his second consecutive cut in the<br />
event and posted a 1-over 289 total to finish T41…Second<br />
in Birdie Average on the Champions Tour to Craig Stadler<br />
(4.54) at 4.44 and was also in the top 10 in four other stat<br />
categories…Had the distinction of having the highest<br />
start by a winner (75 at the Senior British Open) as well as<br />
the lowest finish by a winner in relation to par (64 at the<br />
Charles Schwab Cup Championship)…His back-to-back<br />
64s on the weekend at the MasterCard Championship<br />
were the best back-to-back rounds in relation to par (Jim<br />
Thorpe had a 127 on a par-70 course at Blue Angels<br />
Classic).<br />
CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:<br />
2004: Made just 12 official starts on the Champions Tour<br />
and was troubled by hip and shoulder problems throughout<br />
the season…Did not register an official victory for the<br />
first time in his Champions Tour career and also finished<br />
outside the top 30 money-winners for the first time…Won<br />
his first Wendy's Champions Skins Game early in the season<br />
when he two-putted for a par from 25 feet on the third<br />
extra playoff hole and then watched Lee Trevino three-putt<br />
from 25 feet for a bogey. Finished with eight birdies and an<br />
eagle to collect 10 skins and $400,000 at<br />
Wailea…Continued to be snakebit at The ACE Group<br />
Classic, losing in a three-way playoff with winner Craig<br />
Stadler and Gary Koch. Got himself into position with<br />
birdies on 16 and 17 Sunday and nearly earned the win at<br />
CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> MAJOR <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARY<br />
Year 00 01 02 03 04 05<br />
Senior <strong>PGA</strong> Championship T17 1 T18 T17 T4 T27<br />
Ford Senior Players T18 T8 T2 T3<br />
Senior British Open 1 T22 1<br />
U.S. Senior Open T10 T16 2 2 T25 T5<br />
JELD-WEN Tradition T2 5 1 T55 T9<br />
CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS (TOP 50 ON 2005 MONEY LIST)<br />
Scoring Average Putting Average Greens in Regulation Driving Distance Driving Accuracy<br />
1999 67.67 (N/A) 1.600 (N/A) 74.1 (N/A) 286.3 (N/A) 82.1 (N/A)<br />
2000 69.23 (5) 1.731 (2) 75.3 (T4) 272.8 (25) 72.6 (T20)<br />
2001 70.21 (10) 1.738 (4) 70.2 (T12) 272.0 (42) 74.3 (T16)<br />
2002 69.57 (2) 1.781 (T23) 74.9 (2) 268.8 (44) 75.3 (13)<br />
2003 68.81 (1) 1.736 (2) 72.2 (T7) 284.0 (8) 69.2 (41)<br />
2004 71.36 (N/A) 1.819 (N/A) 71.9 (N/A) 278.7 (N/A) 75.2 (N/A)<br />
2005 69.88 (6) 1.745 (T6) 72.5 (T9) 278.8 (30) 70.1 (T38)<br />
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