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OTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:<br />
Won three times on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>, including the 1971<br />
Masters, where he birdied two of the last four holes to<br />
edge Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller…Among the top 60<br />
on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> money list for 13 consecutive<br />
seasons…Best year on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> came in 1971,<br />
when he won $94,947 for 16th on the money<br />
list…Qualified for the 1960 and 1961 U.S. Open as an<br />
amateur and advanced to the semifinals of the 1962 U.S.<br />
Amateur…1971 U.S. Ryder Cup Team member…Has<br />
made 19 holes-in-one in his career.<br />
PERSONAL:<br />
A member of the Texas Golf Hall of Fame…Inducted into<br />
the Texas Sports Hall of Fame during the 2000<br />
season…Named to the Class AA all-state basketball<br />
team in Texas in 1955…Had polio at age 13 and turned to<br />
golf for exercise after he was not allowed to play contact<br />
CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0<br />
Year Events Played 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank<br />
1987 15 3 5 8 $93,064 31<br />
1988 31 1 7 21 161,286 20<br />
1989 30 1 2 2 14 23 403,880 10<br />
1990 32 1 3 6 14 29 762,901 3<br />
1991 31 2 2 13 24 543,326 8<br />
1992 29 1 1 6 17 286,294 28<br />
1993 29 4 13 221,982 37<br />
1994 30 16 219,295 39<br />
1995 30 1 5 163,153 60<br />
1996 29 1 3 6 328,054 42<br />
1997 30 9 218,564 61<br />
1998 26 1 141,258 71<br />
1999 26 2 125,393 79<br />
2000 9 24,959 110<br />
2001 17 1 60,490 98<br />
2002 24 1 117,487 88<br />
2003 22 65,497 97<br />
2004 19 1 62,608 95<br />
2005 14 25,309 112<br />
Total 473 5 9 12 67 177 4,024,799<br />
COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $5,212,561<br />
JOINED CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong>: 2002<br />
BEST CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH:<br />
T4—2003 3M Championship.<br />
<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (19): 1973 San Antonio<br />
Texas Open. 1976 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Hawaiian<br />
Open, Ohio Kings Island Open. 1977 Colonial National<br />
Invitation. 1979 Phoenix Open, Walt Disney World<br />
National Team Championship [with George Burns]. 1980<br />
Charles Coody (Continued)<br />
sports…Received his first set of golf clubs as a gift from<br />
his father, Richard, shortly thereafter…Has marked his<br />
ball since 1969 with an English half-penny coin, a gift from<br />
his daughter Caryn…Owner of Diamondback GC in<br />
Abilene and has been involved in a charity event at the<br />
club that has raised over $250,000 for several worthwhile<br />
organizations…Lists Pinehurst No. 2 as his favorite golf<br />
course…Biggest thrill in golf was winning the 1971<br />
Masters, while his biggest thrills outside of golf were<br />
marrying his wife, Lynette, and the birth of their three<br />
children…Favorite movie is "Chariots of Fire" and his<br />
most-admired athlete is Jerry West.<br />
SEE SECTION 6 FOR COMPLETE <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> SUMMARY<br />
Ben Crenshaw<br />
WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 2002)<br />
EXEMPT STATUS: Top 30 on All-Time Money List<br />
FULL NAME: Ben Daniel Crenshaw<br />
HEIGHT: 5-9<br />
WEIGHT: 157<br />
BIRTHDATE: January 11, 1952<br />
BIRTHPLACE: Austin, TX<br />
RESIDENCE: Austin, TX<br />
<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.com Champions Tour 2006 Guide<br />
PLAYER STATISTICS<br />
CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> MAJOR <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARY<br />
Year 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00<br />
Senior <strong>PGA</strong> Championship T17 DQ T38 T56 T19 T61 T52<br />
Ford Senior Players T10 2 T3 T2 T18 T22 T42 T58 T49 T60 T50 T59<br />
U.S. Senior Open 18 T5 T6 T6 T16 T35 T36 T22 T63 T26 T32<br />
JELD-WEN Tradition T4 T3 T6 T9 T12 T36 T31 T21 62 T50 60<br />
Year 01 02 03 04 05<br />
Senior <strong>PGA</strong> Championship T45 CUT<br />
Senior British Open T54<br />
JELD-WEN Tradition T62 T78 76<br />
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. 1983 Byron Nelson Golf<br />
Classic. 1984 Masters Tournament. 1986 Buick Open,<br />
Vantage Championship. 1987 USF&G Classic. 1988 Doral-<br />
Ryder Open. 1990 Southwestern Bell Colonial. 1992 Centel<br />
Western Open. 1993 Nestle Invitational. 1994 Freeport-<br />
McMoRan Classic. 1995 Masters Tournament.<br />
OTHER VICTORIES (5): 1972 NCAA Championship<br />
[indiv, tie]. 1976 Irish Open. 1981 Mexican Open. 1985<br />
Shootout at Jeremy Ranch [with Miller Barber]. 1988<br />
World Cup [indiv], World Cup [with Mark McCumber].<br />
2005 CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICS:<br />
Scoring Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.21 (80)<br />
Driving Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257.0 (74)<br />
Driving Accuracy Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67.2% (58)<br />
Greens in Regulation Pct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58.6% (78)<br />
Putting Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.910 (80)<br />
MISCELLANEOUS CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICS<br />
2005 Low Round: 68–Blue Angels Classic/1<br />
Career Low Round: 62–1991 NYNEX Commemorative/2<br />
Career Largest Paycheck: $202,500–1990 Vantage<br />
Championship/1<br />
MISCELLANEOUS <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICS<br />
2005 Low Round: 83–Masters Tournament/2<br />
Career Low Round: 62–1971 Cleveland Open Invitational/3<br />
Career Largest Paycheck: $26,400–1980 Jackie<br />
Gleason–Inverrary Classic/T2<br />
FAMILY: Wife, Julie; Katherine Vail (10/6/87),<br />
Claire Susan (4/23/92), Anna Riley (2/12/98)<br />
CLUB AFFILIATION: Austin GC (Austin, TX)<br />
EDUCATION: University of Texas<br />
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, bird watching, collecting<br />
golf artifacts, golf course architecture, country music<br />
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1973<br />
JOINED <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>: 1973<br />
<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER EARNINGS: $7,091,166<br />
BEST 2005 CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES:<br />
T14—Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf; T15—Blue Angels<br />
Classic; T18—Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.<br />
2005 SEASON:<br />
Among the top 20 four times in 18 starts on the Champions<br />
Tour…Best effort in over a year came in Savannah when<br />
he was T14 at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in late<br />
SECTION 2 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES<br />
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