"debut in 1986. Watson is also notable for his longevity: at nearly sixty years of age, and 26 years after his last major championship victory, he led after the second and third rounds of The Open Championship in 2009, but lost in a four-hole playoff. With a chance to win the tournament with par on the 72nd hole, he missed an putt, then lost to Stewart Cink in the playoff. Several of Watson's major victories came at the expense of Jack Nicklaus, the man he replaced as number one, most notably the 1977 Masters, 1977 Open Championship, and the 1982"
"the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry. He contended for most of the week and had a share of the lead momentarily during the 3rd round. He finished the event in a tie for 5th, 2 strokes out of the playoff between Stewart Cink and Tom Watson. Goosen almost picked up his second PGA Tour win of the season at the RBC Canadian Open the following week. Goosen faced Nathan Green in a playoff after the two players shot −18 after four rounds of play. Goosen had a six-foot birdie putt to win the tournament on the first playoff hole but"
"Stewart Cink Stewart Ernest Cink (born May 21, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2009 Open Championship, famously defeating 59 year-old Tom Watson in a four-hole aggregate playoff. He spent over 40 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 2004 to 2009, reaching a career best ranking of 5th in 2008. Cink was born in Huntsville, Alabama, and grew up in nearby Florence, where he attended Bradshaw High School. After completing high school in 1991, he graduated from Georgia Tech in Atlanta in 1995 with a"
"that year with Bruce to raise money for research into finding a cure for motor neuron disease. Edwards died on April 8, 2004. Watson was one of two players to play with Jack Nicklaus in the final two rounds of golf in Nicklaus' career, which ended at the 2005 Open Championship on the Old Course at St Andrews. Englishman Luke Donald was the third member of the group. In the first round of the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry, Watson shot a 5-under 65, one stroke behind the leader Miguel Ángel Jiménez. In the second round, he tied for the"
"Cink (4-3-4-3=14), Watson (5-3-7-5=20) CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Cancelled due to September 11, 2001 attacks<br> QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" = tied<br> NT = No Tournament<br> Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. Professional Stewart Cink Stewart Ernest Cink (born May 21, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2009 Open Championship, famously defeating 59 year-old Tom Watson in a four-hole aggregate playoff. He spent over 40 weeks in the top 10"
"Tom Watson defeats Jack Nicklaus by one stroke in the British Open, at Turnberry. They were tied with each other after two rounds, and played together for the final 36 holes, during which they shot 65–65, and 65–66, respectively. Runner-up Nicklaus finished ten shots clear of third place. Chako Higuchi of Japan wins the LPGA Championship, making her the first Asian-born golfer to win a major championship. 1978 The Legends of Golf is inaugurated at Onion Creek C.C. in Austin, Texas. Its popularity leads to the formation of the Senior PGA Tour two years later. Gary Player, aged 43, wins"
"Heritage and at the WGC-NEC Invitational, which is one of the World Golf Championships events. On February 24, 2008, Cink was the runner-up in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship played in Marana, Arizona, falling 8 & 7 in the 36-hole final to top-ranked Tiger Woods. In June 2008, he reached his highest ever ranking, sixth, in the Official World Golf Rankings with his victory at the Travelers Championship in suburban Hartford. On July 19, 2009, Cink won his first major title at the 138th Open Championship at Turnberry, Scotland, defeating 59-year-old, five-time champion Tom Watson by six strokes in a"
"a bad lie in heavy rough, and he was unable to reach the fairway with his next shot. On the green in four, he three-putted for double bogey, while Cink hit the green in two and two-putted for birdie. With a four-stroke lead on the final hole, Cink hit his approach to and made birdie to triumph in the playoff by six strokes. ""Playoff"" ""Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par""<br> 2009 Open Championship The 2009 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 138th Open Championship, held from 16–19 July at the Ailsa Course of the Turnberry Resort,"
"(+9), Stanley (+13). ""Final round"" ""Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par"" 2009 U.S. Open (golf) The 2009 United States Open Championship was the 109th U.S. Open, held June 18–22 on the Black Course of Bethpage State Park on Long Island, in Farmingdale, New York. Lucas Glover won his only major title, two strokes ahead of runners-up Ricky Barnes, David Duval, and Phil Mickelson. This was the second U.S. Open at Bethpage Black; the first in 2002 was won by Tiger Woods, also the defending champion. The 2009 edition was hit heavily by continuous rain throughout the tournament, and resulted in"
"2009 U.S. Open (golf) The 2009 United States Open Championship was the 109th U.S. Open, held June 18–22 on the Black Course of Bethpage State Park on Long Island, in Farmingdale, New York. Lucas Glover won his only major title, two strokes ahead of runners-up Ricky Barnes, David Duval, and Phil Mickelson. This was the second U.S. Open at Bethpage Black; the first in 2002 was won by Tiger Woods, also the defending champion. The 2009 edition was hit heavily by continuous rain throughout the tournament, and resulted in multiple suspensions of play. Mickelson announced that this would be his"
"a career-best second-place finish in the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun in Mexico. In May 2009, Marino and Tim Clark lost to Steve Stricker in a two-hole playoff at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. Marino received international attention in 2009 when he was co-leader (with Tom Watson) at the halfway point of the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry in Scotland. However, Marino faltered over the weekend and finished the event tied 38th. He finished the 2009 season 35th on the PGA Tour money list. Marino finished tied for second at the 2011 Sony Open"
"bogey. 2003 Senior British Open The 2003 Senior British Open was a senior major golf championship and the 17th Senior British Open, held from 24–27 July at Turnberry in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the 5th Senior British Open played at the course and the first Senior British Open played as a senior major championship. Tom Watson defeated Carl Mason in a playoff to win his first Senior British Open title. The 2003 event was Watson's second senior major championship victory. The 2003 event was the 5th Senior British Open played at Turnberry. The field consisted of 144 competitors: 139"
"2003 Senior British Open The 2003 Senior British Open was a senior major golf championship and the 17th Senior British Open, held from 24–27 July at Turnberry in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the 5th Senior British Open played at the course and the first Senior British Open played as a senior major championship. Tom Watson defeated Carl Mason in a playoff to win his first Senior British Open title. The 2003 event was Watson's second senior major championship victory. The 2003 event was the 5th Senior British Open played at Turnberry. The field consisted of 144 competitors: 139 professionals"
"Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. ""*Through the 2018 season."" Amateur Professional Lucas Glover Lucas Hendley Glover (born November 12, 1979) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is best known for winning the 2009 U.S. Open. Glover was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the biological son of major-league baseball player Ron Musselman and Hershey Hendley (The daughter of former pro football player Dick Hendley). After Musselman and Hendley separated and divorced, Musselman fell behind on child support payments and went more than six months without seeing"
"in 1963, the Amateur Championship in 1961, 1983, 1996, and 2008, and the Senior Open Championship on seven occasions, 1987–90, 2003, 2006, and 2012. The Ailsa Course is featured in the 2004 golf video game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005. The other two courses at Turnberry are the Kintyre Course and the nine-hole Arran Course. The Kintyre Course, opened in 2001, is another championship standard course that has hosted final qualifying for The Open. It was designed by Donald Steel and built on the foundations of the old Arran layout, which had been rebuilt along with the Ailsa Course following"
"in 1976 Open Championship)<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place. Defeated Mason in a playoff with par at the second extra hole. ""Results not in chronological order before 2017."" ""Note: The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003.""<br> CUT = missed the halfway cut<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Professional Watson is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects and has designed golf courses through his Tom Watson Design company in Kansas. Tom Watson (golfer) Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American professional golfer on the PGA"
"Jim Furyk (5,15,19), Pádraig Harrington (3,4,5,6,13,19), David Howell, Anthony Kim (5,15,19), Greg Norman (3), Ian Poulter (5,6,19), Henrik Stenson (5,6,14,19), Steve Stricker (5,15,19), Chris Wood 2. Past Open Champions born between 17 July 1943 and 19 July 1948 3. Past Open Champions aged 60 or under on 19 July 2008 Mark Calcavecchia, John Daly, David Duval (4), Nick Faldo, Todd Hamilton (4), Paul Lawrie (4), Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard (5,15,19), Sandy Lyle, Mark O'Meara, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods (4,5,11,12,13) 4. The Open Champions for 1999-2008 5. The first 50 players on the Official World Golf Rankings for Week 21, 2009"
"2009 Players Championship The 2009 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 36th Players Championship. Henrik Stenson shot a bogey-free 66 in the final round to win at 276 (−12), four strokes ahead of Ian Poulter. Alex Čejka led by five strokes after the third round, but went out in 42 and finished in a tie for ninth. Stenson was the third European to win the title, after Sergio García the previous year and Sandy Lyle in 1987. Due to 83"
"Summerville, South Carolina. He is also an assistant coach for the boy's varsity golf team at Pinewood Preparatory School, the South Carolina 2006 Class AAA champions. Champions Tour playoff record (1–0) Tom McGinnis Thomas ""Tom or Tommy"" McGinnis (born November 27, 1947) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. McGinnis was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended the University of Tennessee and was a member of the golf team from 1967–1969. He turned professional in 1969. McGinnis had 49 starts in PGA Tour events during his regular career; he earned and lost"
"the Nationwide Tour from 1994–1995, 1997–1998, 2004–2007 and in 2009. He has one PGA Tour victory, the 2000 Kemper Insurance Open and three Nationwide Tour wins. CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> WD = withdrew from tournament<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Tom Scherrer Thomas Cregg Scherrer (born July 20, 1970) is an American professional golfer. Scherrer was born in Syracuse, New York and grew up in Skaneateles, New York. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He played for the American team in the 1991 Walker Cup. He lost to Justin Leonard in the finals of the"
"in a cumulative money list taken from all official PGA European Tour events from OWGR Week 19 up to and including the BMW International Open and including the U.S. Open Nick Dougherty, Johan Edfors 10. The leading player, not exempt having applied above, in the first 5 and ties of each of the 2009 Open de France ALSTOM and the 2009 Barclays Scottish Open. 11. The U.S. Open Champions for 2005-2009 Michael Campbell, Lucas Glover 12. The U.S. Masters Champions for 2005-2009 13. The U.S. PGA Champions for 2004-2008 14. The U.S. PGA Tour Players Champions for 2007-2009 15. Top"
"pulled clear with a bogey-free 66 for a four-stroke victory. ""Final round"" ""Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par"" 2009 Players Championship The 2009 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the 36th Players Championship. Henrik Stenson shot a bogey-free 66 in the final round to win at 276 (−12), four strokes ahead of Ian Poulter. Alex Čejka led by five strokes after the third round, but went out in 42 and finished in a tie for ninth. Stenson was the third European"
"owner-operator of Magnolia Greens Golf Course. PGA Tour playoff record (2–2) Amateur Professional CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1960 and 1964 PGA Championships)<br> R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Source for Masters, U.S. Open, Open Championship, British Amateur, PGA Championship Tommy Jacobs Keith Thomas Jacobs, Jr. (born February 13, 1935) is an American professional golfer and golf course owner/operator who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He is the older brother of John Jacobs who has also played on the"
"Tom Whitney Tom Whitney (born May 16, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Web.com Tour. Whitney was born in South Lake Tahoe, California and lives in Little Elm, Texas. He attended La Quinta High School in La Quinta, California. After high school, he attended the United States Air Force Academy. Whitney won four collegiate tournaments and set four low-scoring school records in his college career. Whitney also competed in the 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links and the 2009 U.S. Amateur. Whitney completed his college career as a two-time GCAA All-America Scholar and a finalist for the"
"successfully defended the title in 2009 with a one-stroke victory over Steve Stricker. In 2010, Stricker came back to win the Northern Trust Open and secure his ranking of the number two player in the world. In 2016, Bubba Watson won the tournament for a second time in three years, seeing off Adam Scott and Jason Kokrak to win by one shot with a 15-under-par total. In 2009, the tournament created an exemption for a player who represents the advancement of diversity in golf. The exemption is called the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption, in honor of pioneering black golfer and"
"Tom Peebles Tom Peebles ( – after 1910) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. Peebles had one top-10 finish in a golf major championship when he finished tied for seventh place in the 1909 U.S. Open. Peebles was born in Scotland, circa 1885. He emigrated to the United States to further his career as a professional golfer. The 1909 U.S. Open was the 15th U.S. Open, held June 24–25 at Englewood Golf Club in Englewood, New Jersey, north of downtown New York City (Manhattan). George Sargent established a new tournament scoring record to win"
"Lucas Glover Lucas Hendley Glover (born November 12, 1979) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is best known for winning the 2009 U.S. Open. Glover was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the biological son of major-league baseball player Ron Musselman and Hershey Hendley (The daughter of former pro football player Dick Hendley). After Musselman and Hendley separated and divorced, Musselman fell behind on child support payments and went more than six months without seeing his son. Musselman ultimately lost custody of his son and was barred from seeing him until his son turned"
"Roger Tambellini Roger Tambellini (born March 11, 1975) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour. Tambellini was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He played at the University of Southern California and turned professional in 1998. Tambellini has won three times on the Nationwide Tour. His first win came at the 2003 Albertsons Boise Open, his second came at the 2005 Price Cutter Charity Championship and the third came at the 2009 Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic. He has also won once on the NGA Hooters Tour in 1999. Tambellini played on the"
"1977 Open Championship The 1977 Open Championship was the 106th Open Championship, held 6–9 July on the Ailsa Course at Turnberry, Scotland. Tom Watson won the second of his five Open titles by one stroke over runner-up Jack Nicklaus. The two played together in the final two rounds and had separated themselves from the field under clear skies, leading this Open to be remembered as the ""Duel in the Sun."" This was the first Open ever held at Turnberry, which renamed its 18th hole after the duel. Three months earlier, Watson had held off Nicklaus to win his first green"
"official money list. He has no status on the PGA Tour or Nationwide Tour in 2010. Tom Johnson (golfer) Thomas Francis Johnson (born August 19, 1981) is an American professional golfer. Johnson was born in Sacramento, California. He turned professional in 2004 after graduating from Northwestern University with a degree in Communication Studies. Johnson enjoyed success right away, winning medalist honors at the 2004 Canadian Tour Fall Qualifying Tournament in Ashburn, Ontario (northeast of Toronto). Shortly after, he entered the 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament and was successful in advancing through the first and second stages. By getting to the"
"from the United Kingdom to win a major until Graeme McDowell won the 2010 U.S. Open. Lawrie is still the last player from Scotland to win a major. At the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry, Lawrie scored what is believed to be only the eighth albatross (double eagle) in the competition's 150-year history by holing his second shot at the par 5 seventh hole in the final round. On 27 March 2011, Lawrie won the Open de Andalucía de Golf by one stroke over Johan Edfors. Lawrie finished the championship at −12 and in doing so ended a nine-year period"
"in match play<br> ""T"" = Tied<br> Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. John Rollins (golfer) John Rollins (born June 25, 1975) is an American professional golfer. Rollins was born in Richmond, Virginia. He attended Virginia Commonwealth University, graduating in 1997. He turned professional after graduation. Rollins has won three times on the PGA Tour, in 2002, 2006 and 2009, and once on the Buy.com Tour (now Nationwide Tour) in 2001. Rollins has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking, peaking at 41st in 2007. PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)"
"1999 Open Championship, eventually finishing 6th, three strokes behind. In July 2008, despite not playing in a major for three years, Norman finished nine over par in a tie for third at The Open Championship after being the 54-hole leader by two strokes. At 53, he set the record in becoming the oldest 54-hole leader in a major championship; a record that would last for just one year, until 59-year-old Tom Watson led the 2009 Open Championship after three rounds. Norman turned 50 in February 2005, but has kept his distance from the senior golf circuit. This is due, in"