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EDWARDS, Danny
BIRTHDATE: June 14, 1951 BIRTHPLACE: Ketchikan, AK RESI-
DENCE: Scottsdale, AZ OTHER INFORMATION: Best finish on the
Champions Tour was a T4 at the 2002 Audi Senior Classic. Earned a
conditional exemption by finishing 10th at the 2005 National
Qualifying Tournament in Beaumont, CA. Found himself in a fiveway
T10 after the six-round event at the PGA of Southern California
GC, but secured the 10th spot with a birdie on the first extra hole.
Open-qualified at last year's SAS Championship and went on to finish
fifth, earning $91,200, the largest paycheck of his pro career. A five-time PGA TOUR winner,
whose last victory came at the 1985 Pensacola Open. Best season came in 1985 when
he made $206,891, which included his victory in Pensacola. Finished 25th on the money list
that year, his best showing on the PGA TOUR. Also has made 41 starts on the Nationwide
Tour, with earnings totaling $10,159. Two-time All-American at Oklahoma State (1972-73).
Member 1973 U.S. Walker Cup team. Low amateur at 1973 British Open. Founder and vice
chairman of Royal Precision, Inc. and also developed the GreenFix device. Brother, David,
played on the PGA TOUR and is eligible for the Champions Tour in 2006 through the Career
Victory category.
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (5): 1977 Greater Greensboro Open. 1980 Walt Disney World
National Team Championship [with David Edwards]. 1982 Greater Greensboro Open. 1983
Miller High Life QCO. 1985 Pensacola Open.
PGA TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $1,212,304
ALL-TIME CAREER EARNINGS: $1,872,597
BEST CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER FINISH: T4—2002 Audi Senior Classic.
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $650,134
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 66–2002 RJR Championship/2
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FERENZ, Jack (FUH-rends)
BIRTHDATE: September 30, 1955 BIRTHPLACE: Lakewood, OH
RESIDENCE: Vero Beach, FL OTHER INFORMATION: Earned a conditional
exemption after finishing eighth at the 2005 Champions Tour
National Qualifying Tournament in California. Tied with Chris
Starkjohann at 4-over-par but made par on first playoff hole to secure
eighth spot. Nearly missed qualifying for the event after earning alternate
status after the first stage, but was placed in the field following
a player withdrawal. Prepped for the Champions Tour by competing on
various mini-tours, including he Sunbelt Senior Tour, where he was one of the leading
money winners in 2005. Has played on the PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour earlier in his
career. Made 112 career starts on the PGA TOUR and played full time on the circuit from
1979-82 as well as in 1984 and 1990. Earned $86,602, with his best season coming in 1990
when he won $39,596, which included a second-place finish at the Deposit Guranty Golf
Classic. Made 53 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with total earnings of $46,655. Attended
six PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournaments in his career. Hobbies include bowling, fishing
and zoos. His father got him started in the game. Favorite courses are Pebble Beach GL
and Pinehurst. One course he would like to play is Augusta National. Enjoys "Seinfeld."
Favorite foods are steak and lobster. Has 12 career holes-in-one. Attended Florida State
University.
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—1990 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic.
PGA TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $86,602
ALL-TIME CAREER EARNINGS: $133,257
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GINN, Stewart (GHIN)
BIRTHDATE: June 2, 1949 BIRTHPLACE: Melbourne, Australia
RESIDENCE: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia OTHER INFORMATION:
Medalist at the European Seniors Tour Qualifying School and will be
fully exempt on that circuit in 2006. Teamed with Bob Charles to win
the Raphael Division at the 2004 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Best
overall year on Champions Tour came in 2002 when he finished 18th
on the money list, with $950,055. Along with Isao Aoki (The Instinet
Classic), was the only other international player to win an event in
2002. Broke through for his only official victory at the Ford Senior Players Championship, a
one-stroke triumph over Jim Thorpe, Mike McCullough and Hubert Green. Birdie on the 17th
hole proved to be the difference and earned him a career-best $375,000. Primarily played
on the PGA European Seniors Tour and the Japan Golf Tour prior to joining Champions Tour.
Earned a full exemption on the 2000 Champions Tour by finishing T2 at the National
Qualifying Tournament at the Omni Tucson National Resort & Spa. Was a mainstay on the
Australasian and Japan PGA Golf Tours for more than 20 years. Won 16 times around the
world as a professional, including the Tasmanian Open three times. Was a semifinalist in
the Australian Amateur in 1970 and was the Victorian Junior champion. Was talked out of
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attempting to play the PGA TOUR by his peers in the early 1970s and regretted his decision.
Has used up an estimated 20 passports to play golf throughout the world and has won tournaments
on three different Tours in his career. Came from a non-golf family, although they
lived behind the 12th green at famed Royal Melbourne GC. Began caddying at Royal
Melbourne at age 10 and fell in love with the game after watching the old Canada Cup competition
in 1959 from his backyard. Played Australian Rules Football as a youth, but chose
to pursue a career in golf on advice from his uncle and turned professional at age 20. Was
an assistant secretary manager at Royal Melbourne for a short time.
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 29—1980 World Series of Golf.
PGA TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $26,095
ALL-TIME CAREER EARNINGS: $3,266,078
CHAMPIONS TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 Ford Senior Players Championship.
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $3,239,983
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 65—5 times, most recent 2003 Music City
Championship at Gaylord Opryland/3
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HAYES, Mark
BIRTHDATE: July 12, 1949 BIRTHPLACE: Stillwater, OK RESI-
DENCE: Edmond, OK OTHER INFORMATION: Joined the
Champions Tour at the 1999 Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic via sponsor
exemption. Best career finish on the circuit came when he was
T10 at the 2001 Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley. Was the medalist at
the 1999 Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament in Tucson
and also finished among the top eight at the 2000 National Qualifying
Tournament at Walt Disney World. Was among the top 25 on the PGA
TOUR money list from 1976-79 and had his best year in 1976, with earnings of $151,699.
Finished 11th on the money list that year, with a pair of victories at the Byron Nelson Classic
and the Pensacola Open. Biggest victory of his career came at the 1977 Tournament Players
Championship at Sawgrass CC. Braved gale-force winds to defeat Mike McCullough by two
strokes and earn a 10-year TOUR exemption. Played on the 1979 U.S. Ryder Cup team. A
two-time collegiate All-American at Oklahoma State in 1970-71. Member of the 1972 World
Amateur Cup squad. Has had 13 competitive holes-in-one. Involved in the golf course design
business since 1990. Served a stint in the U.S. Army from 1971-73.
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1976 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Pensacola Open. 1977
Tournament Players Championship.
PGA TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $1,555,739
ALL-TIME CAREER EARNINGS: $2,096,146
BEST CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER FINISH: T10—2001 Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley.
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $538,297
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 65–2 times, most recent 2000 ACE Group
Classic/2
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JACKLIN, Tony
BIRTHDATE: July 7, 1944 BIRTHPLACE: Scunthorpe, England RES-
IDENCE: Bradenton, FL OTHER INFORMATION: Outlasted six players
for the 1995 Franklin Quest Championship title in Park City, UT, the
second of two Champions Tour titles. The other came in 1994, when
he triumphed at the rain-shortened First of America Classic in Grand
Rapids, MI, in only his fourth start on the Champions Tour. Widely recognized
as the man who helped re-establish European competitiveness
in the Ryder Cup matches. Captained the European team to its
first victory in the Ryder Cup in 28 years in 1985, and in 1987 again
led the Europeans to a surprise win at Muirfield Village, OH, their first
win in America. Owns 24 victories worldwide, including two major
championships. His win at the 1969 British Open at Royal Lytham
made him the first home-grown champion since Max Faulkner in
1951. Conquered high winds at Hazeltine GC to claim the U.S. Open
11 months later, a first by a Briton in 50 years. Also won Greater
Jacksonville Open titles in 1968 and 1972. Member of the European
Ryder Cup teams in 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 and captained the team in
1983, 1985, 1987 and 1989. Named to the British World Cup team in 1966, 1970, 1971 and
1972. Elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame and inducted in November 2002
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4): 1968 Jacksonville Open Invitational. 1969 British Open. 1970
U.S. Open. 1972 Greater Jacksonville Open.
PGA TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $336,530
ALL-TIME CAREER EARNINGS: $1,486,593
CHAMPIONS TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1994 First of America Classic. 1995 Franklin Quest
Championship.
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER EARNINGS: $1,150,063
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64—1996 Franklin Quest Championship/2
WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 2002)
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