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strokes back of winner Jim Thorpe…Also finished T8 at
the SBC Classic in March. After a pair of over-par rounds,
bounced back on Sunday to shoot a 4-under-par 68, and
moved up 20 spots into the top 10 for the first time in his
Champions Tour career…Also T8 at the Bruno's Memorial
Classic in May, making a nice comeback after an openinground
75. Improved his score by 11 strokes in the second
round with a season-best 64 and closed with a 69 Sunday
to complete his climb from T58 after Friday…Made one
start on the PGA TOUR, missing the cut at the Funai
Classic at Walt Disney World…Along with R.W. Eaks, hit
the longest measured drive on the Champions Tour with a
poke of 385 yards on the 15th hole in the opening round of
the JELD-WEN Tradition.
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2004: Earned fully-exempt status for 2005 after finishing
third at the Champions Tour National Qualifying
Tournament at the King and Bear at World Golf Village
near St. Augustine, FL, in November…Five of his six
rounds were in the 60s, and he finished 22-under-par for
the event.
OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Recorded lone PGA TOUR victory in his 18th season and
475th start when he won the rain-shortened 1995 Walt
Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. Held a share of the 36hole
lead following a career-best 63 at Lake Buena Vista
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Year Events Played 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank
2005 22 1 5 15 $727,438 25
Total 22 1 5 15 727,438
COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $4,299,099
JOINED CHAMPIONS TOUR: 1997
CHAMPIONS TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2001
Toshiba Senior Classic.
OTHER VICTORIES (13): 1972 Lancia D'Oro. 1980
Avis-Jersey Open, Bob Hope British Classic. 1981 Italian
Open. 1982 World Cup [with Manuel Pinero]. 1983 Bob
Hope British Classic. 1984 World Cup [indiv], World Cup
[with Jose Rivero], Kenya Open. 1988 Volvo Open. 1990
Brad Bryant (Continued)
and his final-round 68 at the Magnolia Course gave him a
one-stroke victory over Hal Sutton and Ted Tryba. Win
helped him to his best earnings year on the PGA TOUR
($723,834/25th)…The previous season saw him finish a
career-best 18th on the money list, with $687,803. Did not
win, but was second at the Doral-Ryder Open and the
Kmart Greater Greensboro Open…Held a one-stroke margin
entering the final round of the 1993 Canadian Open
before closing-round 74 left him third, three strokes
behind David Frost…Was part of a five-man playoff at the
Buick Southern Open later that year in an event won by
John Inman…Played full time on TOUR from 1979-1999
before he unofficially retired in 1999. Played a handful of
events from 2000-2004. Played the 1999 season under a
Special Medical Extension after missing almost all of the
previous year…Battled various injuries in his career,
including a degenerative disk in his lower back as well as
shoulder problems…Finished in the top 125 on the money
list for nine straight years from 1989-97. Led TOUR in
birdies in 1994 (397).
PERSONAL:
Nickname "Dr. Dirt" bestowed upon him by Gary McCord in
late 1970s. Younger brother Bart also played on the TOUR
and won the 2004 Valero Texas Open and also the
Memorial and TOUR Championship last year…Biggest
Jose Maria Canizares (CAN-ih-ZARE-us)
EXEMPT STATUS: Net-70 on All-Time Money List
FULL NAME: Jose Maria Canizares
HEIGHT: 5-11
WEIGHT: 165
BIRTHDATE: February 18, 1947
BIRTHPLACE: Madrid, Spain
Benson & Hedges Mixed Team [with Tania Abitbol]. 1992
Roma Masters. 1998 Dubai Desert Classic.
BEST 2005 CHAMPIONS TOUR FINISHES:
T12—Administaff Small Business Classic; T14—3M
Championship.
2005 SEASON:
Played in just 17 events on the Champions Tour and did not
start his season until mid-May after undergoing treatment
for cancer at his home in Spain…Returned to action at the
Blue Angels Classic, and his opening-round 66 at The
PGATOUR.com Champions Tour 2006 Guide
PLAYER STATISTICS
MISCELLANEOUS CHAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICS
2005 Low Round: 64–Bruno's Memorial Classic/2
Career Low Round: 64–2005 Bruno's Memorial Classic/2
Career Largest Paycheck: $105,600–2005 Boeing Greater
Seattle Classic/T3
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
2005 Low Round: 67–FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY
WORLD Resort/1
Career Low Round: 63–1995 Walt Disney
World/Oldsmobile Classic/2
Career Largest Paycheck: $216,000–1995 Walt Disney
World/Oldsmobile Classic/1
CHAMPIONS TOUR MAJOR TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Year 05
Senior PGA Championship 57
Ford Senior Players T16
U.S. Senior Open CUT
JELD-WEN Tradition T16
thrill in golf was watching Bart win the Valero Texas
Open…Lists Bart as his favorite athlete…Has worked
with David Leadbetter…His favorite course is Spyglass
Hill and his favorite movie is "Chariots of Fire"…Enjoyed
the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy…Favorite food is his mother's
country-fried steak.
SEE SECTION 6 FOR COMPLETE PGA TOUR SUMMARY
CHAMPIONS TOUR YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS (TOP 50 ON 2005 MONEY LIST)
Scoring Average Putting Average Greens in Regulation Driving Distance Driving Accuracy
2005 70.52 (14) 1.800 (T44) 73.1 (4) 288.8 (8) 72.7 (T29)
RESIDENCE: Malaga, Spain
FAMILY: Wife, Felicidad; Genoveva (6/21/73), Gabriel
(6/27/74), Jose Alejandro (1/9/83)
SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, reading, movies
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1967
Moors proved to be his best starting round of the
year…Had two top-20 finishes. His best effort came near
the end of 2005 when he put together back-to-back rounds
in the 60s (67-68) on the weekend for the only time during
the season to T12 at the Administaff Small Business
Classic near Houston…Also T14 in early August at the 3M
Championship in Minnesota.
CHAMPIONS TOUR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2004: Nearly claimed his first victory since 2001 in July
when he battled Mark James for the top spot down the
stretch at the Ford Senior Players Championship. Held a
SECTION 2 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES
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