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SECTION 2 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES
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playoff hole after both had finished 36 holes tied at 4under
140. 67 in the second round of the SAS event
matched his age. Made the fifth hole-in-one of his career
in the second round of the Georgia-Pacific Grand
Champions Championship in Sonoma, CA. 2002: T5 at the
Greater Baltimore Classic, just two strokes shy of J.C.
Snead. Would have shot his age on Saturday, but was
assessed a two-stroke penalty during his round and shot a
4-under-par 71. The two strokes also left him two strokes
shy of Snead's winning total of 13-under-par
203…Performance was his best in a Champions Tour
event since placing sixth at the 1999 Cadillac NFL Golf
Classic. 2001: Finished second on the final Georgia-Pacific
money list with $315,533…Bettered his age for the first
time when at age 65, he shot an 8-under 64 on the second
day of the stroke-play portion of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Match Play Championship and tied for medalist honors.
Won the Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions competition at
Boone Valley, defeating Mike Hill by five strokes.
Eventually lost to Ted Goin in the round of 16, with the
match going 23 holes…Claimed a second Georgia-Pacific
title at The Instinet Classic, holding off Mike Hill and
Rocky Thompson by two strokes…Recorded his 20th
career Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions title and third of
the 2001 campaign at the AT&T Canada Senior Open at
Mississaugua…Made 34th and final appearance in the
British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, but missed the
cut. 2000: Won his only over-60 event at the Bell Atlantic
Classic, besting Terry Dill by five strokes. 1998: Fell in a
two-hole playoff with Jim Dent at The Home Depot
Invitational and then was one of five players in a playoff
at the rain-shortened Kroger Senior Classic won by Hugh
Baiocchi…Enjoyed success in the Grand Champions
competition, finishing as the leading money-winner in the
60-and-over competition with $254,260…Posted Grand
Champions victories at The Home Depot Invitational and
Kroger Senior Classic…Fired a closing-round 66 to win
the Grand Champions Championship in Myrtle Beach.
1997: Finished third behind Hale Irwin and Gil Morgan in
the season-opening event in Hawaii, the MasterCard
Championship…Also T3 at the Toshiba Senior Classic,
one stroke out of a playoff…Also won $252,690 in
MasterCard Champions money and led the over-60
competition with eight wins…Claimed four consecutive
MasterCard titles at the start of the season, eight in a row
dating to 1996. 1996: Outdueled Hale Irwin to successfully
defend the Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic, his
third win in Hawaii and last of 23 official titles in his
illustrious Champions Tour career…Was an easy eightstroke
winner in the MasterCard Champions event the day
before, and become the third of just five players to
complete the ultimate "double dip"…Claimed the seasonending
MasterCard Champions Championship…Earned a
then-record $266,100 along the way, breaking Jim
Ferree's MasterCard Champions mark of $255,550 set in
1993. 1995: Won second Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali
Bob Charles (Continued)
Classic with a 10-foot birdie putt on third extra hole to
defeat Dave Stockton. 1993: Earned his third Byron Nelson
Trophy for lowest scoring average (69.59) and, at the time,
became quickest to reach $1 million in a single season (26
events)…Win at Quicksilver Classic produced largest
check of his career: $157,500…Second-place finish to
Dave Stockton on the money list tied Miller Barber's alltime
record, at the time, of eight consecutive years among
the top 10 in official earnings. 1992: Won back-to-back
events at Raley's Senior Gold Rush and Transamerica
Senior Golf Classic, the first to complete the northern
California double. 1991: Won the GTE Suncoast Classic for
the second time in three years and became the first
multiple champion in the event. 1990: Won twice,
including defense of his Digital Seniors Classic title, and
at the time, also surpassed Miller Barber for the top spot
on the Champions Tour career money list during the
season…Was only player to break par the final day at GTE
Kaanapali Classic and recorded a four-stroke win in
Hawaii. 1989: Claimed five titles and was leading moneywinner
for second consecutive year with record
$725,887…Won third straight Sunwest Bank Charley
Pride Senior Golf Classic, at the time, becoming only the
second player to claim the same tournament for three
consecutive years…Established a Champions Tour record
for lowest 54-hole numerical score at the NYNEX/Golf
Digest Commemorative (193, 17-under). 1988: Five wins
helped make him the leading money-winner…Posted
back-to-back victories at NYNEX/Golf Digest
Commemorative and Sunwest Bank/Charley Pride
Classic…Lost to Gary Player in 18-hole playoff at U.S.
Senior Open at Medinah CC. 1987: Won three times and
was third on money list.
OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
One of the most successful lefthanded golfers of all-time,
with 75 worldwide victories on five continents: North
America, Australia, Europe, Africa and Asia…Won at
least one event in nine of the 19 years on the Champions
Tour…Owns 23 Champions Tour titles, fourth all-time
behind Hale Irwin (44), Lee Trevino (29) and Miller Barber
(24)…Was the first lefthander to win on the PGA TOUR
when he captured the 1963 Houston Open by one stroke
over Fred Hawkins…Last of six PGA TOUR victories came
at the 1974 Greater Greensboro Open, by one stroke over
Raymond Floyd and Lee Trevino…Biggest thrill in golf
came when he defeated Phil Rodgers in a 36-hole playoff
for the 1963 British Open Championship at Royal Lytham &
St. Annes. Held the record for 40 years as the only lefthander
ever to have won one of golf's four major
championships until Canadian Mike Weir joined that
exclusive club by winning the 2003 Masters…Most
productive year on the PGA TOUR was 1967, when he
pocketed $72,468 for 11th place on the money list…Won
the 1954 New Zealand Open at age 18, the youngest
champion of that event…Played on the 1962, 1963, 1964,
Champions Tour 2006 Guide
1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971 and 1972 New Zealand
World Cup teams and was also a member of New
Zealand's team in the Alfred Dunhill Cup in 1985 and
1986…Has had five career holes-in-one in competition,
including three on the Champions Tour.
PERSONAL:
Does everything righthanded except games requiring two
hands…Designed two 18-hole resort courses (Millbrook)
and a nine-hole course (Matarangi) in New
Zealand…Received the prestigious Order of the British
Empire from the Queen of England in 1972 and was
honored as a Commander of the British Empire in
1992…Became Knight Companion of the New Zealand
Order of Merit in 1999…Was the fifth recipient of the
European Seniors Tour's Lladro Lifetime Achievement
Award in 2002…Worked in the banking industry for six
years (1954-60) before embarking on a golf career…Uses
alternative medicine and takes deer velvet as a
supplement to his diet…Son, David, is a tournament
director for the PGA of America…Biggest thrill outside of
golf was marrying his wife, Verity…Enjoys classical
music, opera and stage productions…Is an avid tennis
follower…Favorite athlete is Ben Hogan…Lists his
favorite golf course as St. Andrews and favorite movie is
"Out of Africa"…Favorite entertainer is Rowan Atkinson
and favorite food is venison.
PLAYER STATISTICS
2005 CHAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICS:
Scoring Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74.28 (N/A)
Driving Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249.6 (N/A)
Driving Accuracy Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74.7% (N/A)
Greens in Regulation Pct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60.8% (N/A)
Putting Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.826 (N/A)
MISCELLANEOUS CHAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICS
2005 Low Round: 69–Constellation Energy Classic/1
Career Low Round: 63–6 times, most recent 1992
Transamerica Senior Golf Championship/3
Career Largest Paycheck: $157,500–1993 Quicksilver
Classic/1
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Career Low Round: 63–1970 Danny Thomas Memphis
Classic/4
Career Largest Paycheck: $44,066–1974 Greater
Greensboro Open/1
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