Isao Aoki
Encyclopedia
is one of Japan
's most successful golf
ers. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame
in 2004.
Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba
, Japan
. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 1964. He went on to win more than fifty events on the Japan Golf Tour
between 1972 and 1990, trailing only Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki on the golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
list. He won the Japan Golf Tour money list five times in six years: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981. He is eighth on the career money list (through 2009).
In 1983, Aoki won the Hawaiian Open on the U.S. based PGA Tour
and the Panasonic European Open on the European Tour. He also won the prestigious World Match Play Championship
in England
in 1978, which was not a European Tour event at that time, and picked up a win on the PGA Tour of Australasia
.
Aoki played 165 times on the PGA Tour between 1974 and 1999, primarily from 1981 to 1990. His best finish in a major championship
was a second place finish to Jack Nicklaus
(by two strokes) in the 1980 U.S. Open
. That finish, combined with his recent record in Japan and around the globe, meant that Aoki would finish 1980 ranked third in the unofficial McCormack's World Golf Rankings, a position he would hold at the end of 1981. After the Official World Golf Rankings
debuted in 1986, he was ranked in the top-10 for several weeks in 1987.
As a senior, Aoki has played mainly in the United States on the Champions Tour
, winning nine times between 1992 and 2003. He has eight senior victories outside the United States, including five victories in the Japan Senior Open where he shot his age, 65, during his most recent triumph in 2007.
The lists from the PGA Tour and World Golf Hall of Fame sites, contain 52 wins, the 1974 Kanto Open is missing from those. His profile on the Japan Golf Tour site says he has 51 wins from 1973 (the official start of the tour).
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Note: The Senior British Open Championship
did not become a major until 2003.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
's most successful golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
ers. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame
World Golf Hall of Fame
The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site serves both men and women. It is supported by a consortium of 26 golf organizations from all over the world.The Hall of...
in 2004.
Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba
Abiko, Chiba
is a city located in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the town had an estimated population of 134,154 and a population density of 3110 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. He turned professional in 1964. He went on to win more than fifty events on the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
between 1972 and 1990, trailing only Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki on the golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
Golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
This is a list of golfers who have won 10 or more events on the Japan Golf Tour since it was established in 1973. The official Japan Golf Tour website lists winners beginning with the 1985 season...
list. He won the Japan Golf Tour money list five times in six years: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981. He is eighth on the career money list (through 2009).
In 1983, Aoki won the Hawaiian Open on the U.S. based PGA Tour
PGA Tour
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and the Panasonic European Open on the European Tour. He also won the prestigious World Match Play Championship
HSBC World Match Play Championship
The Volvo World Match Play Championship is the current name of an annual match play men's professional golf tournament. From 2009 the event has been played at the Finca Cortesín Golf Club in Casares near Málaga, Spain, having previously been played at Wentworth Club near London...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1978, which was not a European Tour event at that time, and picked up a win on the PGA Tour of Australasia
PGA Tour of Australasia
The PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional golf tour for men. Official events on the tour count for World Golf Ranking points. The tour was formed in 1973 as the PGA Tour of Australia and adopted its current name in 1991....
.
Aoki played 165 times on the PGA Tour between 1974 and 1999, primarily from 1981 to 1990. His best finish in a major championship
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
was a second place finish to Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
(by two strokes) in the 1980 U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
. That finish, combined with his recent record in Japan and around the globe, meant that Aoki would finish 1980 ranked third in the unofficial McCormack's World Golf Rankings, a position he would hold at the end of 1981. After the Official World Golf Rankings
Official World Golf Rankings
The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers...
debuted in 1986, he was ranked in the top-10 for several weeks in 1987.
As a senior, Aoki has played mainly in the United States on the Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
, winning nine times between 1992 and 2003. He has eight senior victories outside the United States, including five victories in the Japan Senior Open where he shot his age, 65, during his most recent triumph in 2007.
Japan Golf Tour wins (51)
- 1973 (5) Chunichi Crowns, Pepsi-Wilson Tournament, Sapporo Tokyu OpenSapporo Tokyu OpenThe Sapporo Tokyu Open was a Japan Golf Tour event from 1973 to 1998. The tournament was played in June on the Sapporo Kokusai Country Club from 1975...
, KBC AugustaKBC AugustaThe is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The title sponsor is the Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Company. The tournament was first played in 1973 and is held in August. The event's venue is the Keya Golf Club in Itoshima, Fukuoka. The 2010 purse was ¥110,000,000, with ¥22,000,000 going...
, Japan PGA ChampionshipJapan PGA ChampionshipThe is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1926. It is played at a variety of courses throughout Japan. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner... - 1974 (4) Tozai Taiko (JPGA East-West Match), Kanto OpenKanto OpenThe Kanto Open is a golf tournament in Japan. It was played as early as 1955 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was played in September at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete*1999 Hisayuki Sasaki...
, Kanto Pro ChampionshipKanto Pro ChampionshipThe Kanto Pro Championship was a golf tournament in Japan It was first played in 1931 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1990. It was played in July at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete...
, Sanpo Classic - 1975 (2) Chunichi Crowns, Kanto OpenKanto OpenThe Kanto Open is a golf tournament in Japan. It was played as early as 1955 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was played in September at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete*1999 Hisayuki Sasaki...
- 1976 (1) Tokai Classic
- 1977 (3) Tohoku Classic, Jun ClassicJun ClassicThe Gene Sarazen Jun Classic has been a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1977 to 1999. It was played at the Jun Classic Country Club and the Rope Club in Tochigi prefecture .-Winners:Gene Sarazen Jun Classic*1999 Hajime Meshiai...
, ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches - 1978 (6) Chunichi Crowns, Japan PGA Match-Play ChampionshipJapan PGA Match-Play Championship-Winners:Japan PGA Match-Play Championship*2003 Todd HamiltonJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup*2002 Nobuhito Sato*2001 Dean Wilson*2000 Kaname Yokoo*1999 Mamo Osanai*1998 Katsunori Kuwabara*1997 Shigeki Maruyama*1996 Nobuo Serizawa...
, Sapporo Tokyu OpenSapporo Tokyu OpenThe Sapporo Tokyu Open was a Japan Golf Tour event from 1973 to 1998. The tournament was played in June on the Sapporo Kokusai Country Club from 1975...
, Kanto Pro ChampionshipKanto Pro ChampionshipThe Kanto Pro Championship was a golf tournament in Japan It was first played in 1931 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1990. It was played in July at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete...
, Nippon Series, ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches - 1979 (4) Chunichi Crowns, Japan PGA Match-Play ChampionshipJapan PGA Match-Play Championship-Winners:Japan PGA Match-Play Championship*2003 Todd HamiltonJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup*2002 Nobuhito Sato*2001 Dean Wilson*2000 Kaname Yokoo*1999 Mamo Osanai*1998 Katsunori Kuwabara*1997 Shigeki Maruyama*1996 Nobuo Serizawa...
, Kanto Pro ChampionshipKanto Pro ChampionshipThe Kanto Pro Championship was a golf tournament in Japan It was first played in 1931 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1990. It was played in July at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete...
, Nippon Series - 1980 (5) Chunichi Crowns, Yomiuri OpenYomiuri OpenThe Yomiuri Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from at least 1979 to 2006. In 2007 it merged with the Mizuno Open to form the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic...
, KBC AugustaKBC AugustaThe is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The title sponsor is the Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Company. The tournament was first played in 1973 and is held in August. The event's venue is the Keya Golf Club in Itoshima, Fukuoka. The 2010 purse was ¥110,000,000, with ¥22,000,000 going...
, Kanto OpenKanto OpenThe Kanto Open is a golf tournament in Japan. It was played as early as 1955 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was played in September at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete*1999 Hisayuki Sasaki...
, Jun ClassicJun ClassicThe Gene Sarazen Jun Classic has been a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1977 to 1999. It was played at the Jun Classic Country Club and the Rope Club in Tochigi prefecture .-Winners:Gene Sarazen Jun Classic*1999 Hajime Meshiai... - 1981 (3) Shizuoka OpenShizuoka OpenThe Shizuoka Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 2002. It was played in March at Shizuoka Country Club in Shizuoka.-Winners:this list may be incompleteDydo Drinco Shizuoka Open*2002 Kiyoshi Murota...
, Japan PGA Match-Play ChampionshipJapan PGA Match-Play Championship-Winners:Japan PGA Match-Play Championship*2003 Todd HamiltonJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup*2002 Nobuhito Sato*2001 Dean Wilson*2000 Kaname Yokoo*1999 Mamo Osanai*1998 Katsunori Kuwabara*1997 Shigeki Maruyama*1996 Nobuo Serizawa...
, Japan PGA ChampionshipJapan PGA ChampionshipThe is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1926. It is played at a variety of courses throughout Japan. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner... - 1982 (2) Japan PGA Match-Play ChampionshipJapan PGA Match-Play Championship-Winners:Japan PGA Match-Play Championship*2003 Todd HamiltonJapan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup*2002 Nobuhito Sato*2001 Dean Wilson*2000 Kaname Yokoo*1999 Mamo Osanai*1998 Katsunori Kuwabara*1997 Shigeki Maruyama*1996 Nobuo Serizawa...
, Daikyo OpenOkinawa OpenThe Okinawa Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. It was played each December from 2002 to 2005 and counted as the first official money event of the following season for both tours, that is for example the 2005 event was part... - 1983 (4) Sapporo Tokyu OpenSapporo Tokyu OpenThe Sapporo Tokyu Open was a Japan Golf Tour event from 1973 to 1998. The tournament was played in June on the Sapporo Kokusai Country Club from 1975...
, Kanto Pro ChampionshipKanto Pro ChampionshipThe Kanto Pro Championship was a golf tournament in Japan It was first played in 1931 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1990. It was played in July at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete...
, Japan OpenJapan Open Golf ChampionshipThe is Japan's national open golf championship. As of 2011, it is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥200 million...
, Nippon Series - 1986 (4) Sapporo Tokyu OpenSapporo Tokyu OpenThe Sapporo Tokyu Open was a Japan Golf Tour event from 1973 to 1998. The tournament was played in June on the Sapporo Kokusai Country Club from 1975...
, Japan PGA ChampionshipJapan PGA ChampionshipThe is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1926. It is played at a variety of courses throughout Japan. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner...
, KBC AugustaKBC AugustaThe is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The title sponsor is the Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Company. The tournament was first played in 1973 and is held in August. The event's venue is the Keya Golf Club in Itoshima, Fukuoka. The 2010 purse was ¥110,000,000, with ¥22,000,000 going...
, Kanto OpenKanto OpenThe Kanto Open is a golf tournament in Japan. It was played as early as 1955 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991. It was played in September at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete*1999 Hisayuki Sasaki... - 1987 (4) Dunlop International Open, ANA OpenANA OpenThe is a Japan Golf Tour event. ANA is an acronym for All Nippon Airways, the tournament's sponsor. First played in 1973, it is usually held in September each year. The host venues are the Sapporo golf club Wattsu and Yuni courses. The tournament record is 268 , set by Masashi Ozaki in 1994...
, Japan OpenJapan Open Golf ChampionshipThe is Japan's national open golf championship. As of 2011, it is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥200 million...
, Nippon Series (tie with David IshiiDavid IshiiDavid S. Ishii is an American golfer of Japanese descent.Ishii grew up on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and graduated from Kauai High School. He turned professional in 1979. He led the money list on the Japan Golf Tour in 1987...
) - 1989 (2) Tokai Classic, Casio World OpenCasio World OpenThe is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and attracts some of the leading international golfers. It was founded in 1981...
- 1990 (1) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament
- 1991 (1) Bridgestone OpenBridgestone OpenThe is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1972 at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. In 1973, the event moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. Since 1974 it has held at the Sodegaura Country Club. The tournament record is 266 , set by Taichi Teshima in 2006...
- 1992 (2) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament, Casio World OpenCasio World OpenThe is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and attracts some of the leading international golfers. It was founded in 1981...
The lists from the PGA Tour and World Golf Hall of Fame sites, contain 52 wins, the 1974 Kanto Open is missing from those. His profile on the Japan Golf Tour site says he has 51 wins from 1973 (the official start of the tour).
Other wins (7)
- 1971 Kanto Pro ChampionshipKanto Pro ChampionshipThe Kanto Pro Championship was a golf tournament in Japan It was first played in 1931 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1990. It was played in July at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete...
(Japan) - 1972 Kanto Pro ChampionshipKanto Pro ChampionshipThe Kanto Pro Championship was a golf tournament in Japan It was first played in 1931 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1990. It was played in July at a variety of courses in Japan.-Winners:this list is incomplete...
(Japan) - 1973 Gold Beck
- 1978 Colgate World Match Play Championship (England)
- 1982 Old Sones Invitational
- 1987 Fred Meyer ChallengeFred Meyer ChallengeThe Fred Meyer Challenge was a charity golf tournament played in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Held from 1986 to 2002, it was organized by Portland native and PGA Tour golfer Peter Jacobsen and sponsored by the then locally owned hypermarket chain Fred Meyer. The field...
(with Payne StewartPayne StewartWilliam Payne Stewart was an American professional golfer who won three majors in his career, the last of which occurred only months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42....
) - 1989 Coca Cola Golf Classic (Australia)
Champions Tour wins (9)
- 19921992 Senior PGA TourThe 1992 Senior PGA Tour was the 13th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 . The season consisted of 37 official money events with purses totalling $20,600,000, including four majors. Lee Trevino won the most tournaments, five...
(1) Nationwide ChampionshipNationwide ChampionshipThe Nationwide Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1991 to 2000. It was played in Alpharetta, Georgia, United States, at the Country Club of the South and at the Golf Club of Georgia .... - 19941994 Senior PGA TourThe 1994 Senior PGA Tour was the 15th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 . The season consisted of 37 official money events with purses totalling $29,150,000, including four majors. Lee Trevino won the most tournaments, six...
(2) Bank One Senior Classic, Brickyard Crossing Championship - 19951995 Senior PGA TourThe 1995 Senior PGA Tour was the 16th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 . The season consisted of 38 official money events with purses totalling $33,650,000, including four majors. Jim Colbert and Bob Murphy won the most tournaments, four...
(1) Bank of Boston Senior Classic - 19961996 Senior PGA TourThe 1996 Senior PGA Tour was the 17th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 . The season consisted of 39 official money events with purses totalling $37,400,000, including four majors. Jim Colbert won the most tournaments, five...
(2) BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland, Kroger Senior Classic - 19971997 Senior PGA TourThe 1997 Senior PGA Tour was the 18th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 . The season consisted of 38 official money events with purses totalling $41,750,000, including four majors. Hale Irwin won the most tournaments, nine...
(1) Emerald Coast Classic - 19981998 Senior PGA TourThe 1998 Senior PGA Tour was the 19th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 . The season consisted of 38 official money events with purses totalling $45,850,650, including four majors. Hale Irwin won the most tournaments, seven...
(1) BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland - 20022002 Senior PGA TourThe 2002 Senior PGA Tour was the 23rd season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 . The season consisted of 35 official money events with purses totalling $58,205,000, including four majors. Bob Gilder and Hale Irwin won the most tournaments, four...
(1) The Instinet ClassicThe Instinet ClassicThe Instinet Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1985 to 2002. It was played in several different cities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey....
Japan Senior PGA Tour wins (8)
- 1994 Japan Senior Open
- 1995 American Express Grand Slam, Japan Senior Open
- 1996 Japan Senior Open
- 1997 Japan Senior Open
- 2000 N. Cup Senior Open
- 2002 N. Cup Senior Open
- 2007 Japan Senior Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | CUT | DNP | T28 | CUT | T34 |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T7 | T7 |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | T45 | CUT | 19 | T25 | T16 | CUT | CUT | T25 | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
2 | T11 | T30 | DNP | T16 | DNP | DNP | T14 | T50 | T33 | T33 |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
T12 | T11 | T20 | DNP | T47 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP | T4 | T49 | CUT | CUT | DNP | T36 | CUT | T38 | T17 | T40 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Results in senior majors
Results are not in chronological order before 2011.| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition The Tradition The Tradition is one of the five major championships recognized by the U.S.-based Champions Tour, the world's leading tour for professional golfers aged fifty and older. The inaugural event was staged in 1989.Unlike the U.S... |
6 | T9 | 2 | T12 | 2 | T13 | T28 |
| Senior PGA Championship Senior PGA Championship The Senior PGA Championship is one of the five major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognized as a major championship by both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour. It was formerly an unofficial money... |
3 | T5 | T5 | 2 | T20 | T44 | T15 |
| U.S. Senior Open | T20 | 10 | T3 | 11 | T49 | T4 | CUT |
| Senior Players Championship Senior Players Championship The Senior Players Championship is one of the five major championships on golf's Champions Tour. Unlike the U.S. Senior Open, the Senior PGA Championship and the Senior British Open, it is not recognized as a major by the European Seniors Tour, and is not part of that tour's schedule. The inaugural... |
T5 | T3 | 6 | T30 | T2 | 3 | T14 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition The Tradition The Tradition is one of the five major championships recognized by the U.S.-based Champions Tour, the world's leading tour for professional golfers aged fifty and older. The inaugural event was staged in 1989.Unlike the U.S... |
DNP | T47 | T35 | T20 | T53 | T32 | T67 | T71 | DNP | T57 |
| Senior PGA Championship Senior PGA Championship The Senior PGA Championship is one of the five major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognized as a major championship by both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour. It was formerly an unofficial money... |
T62 | T20 | CUT | CUT | T27 | T62 | T28 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Senior British Open Championship Senior British Open Championship The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open is a professional golf tournament for men aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Prize money won in the event is official money on both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour... |
- | - | - | T14 | T22 | T36 | T60 | CUT | 50 | CUT |
| U.S. Senior Open | T47 | T2 | T18 | T30 | DNP | DNP | T45 | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| Senior Players Championship Senior Players Championship The Senior Players Championship is one of the five major championships on golf's Champions Tour. Unlike the U.S. Senior Open, the Senior PGA Championship and the Senior British Open, it is not recognized as a major by the European Seniors Tour, and is not part of that tour's schedule. The inaugural... |
T18 | T17 | 21 | T12 | T28 | T18 | 52 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| The Tradition The Tradition The Tradition is one of the five major championships recognized by the U.S.-based Champions Tour, the world's leading tour for professional golfers aged fifty and older. The inaugural event was staged in 1989.Unlike the U.S... |
64 | DNP |
| Senior PGA Championship Senior PGA Championship The Senior PGA Championship is one of the five major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognized as a major championship by both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour. It was formerly an unofficial money... |
DNP | DNP |
| Senior British Open Championship Senior British Open Championship The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open is a professional golf tournament for men aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Prize money won in the event is official money on both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour... |
DQ | CUT |
| U.S. Senior Open | DNP | DNP |
| Senior Players Championship Senior Players Championship The Senior Players Championship is one of the five major championships on golf's Champions Tour. Unlike the U.S. Senior Open, the Senior PGA Championship and the Senior British Open, it is not recognized as a major by the European Seniors Tour, and is not part of that tour's schedule. The inaugural... |
DNP | DNP |
Note: The Senior British Open Championship
Senior British Open Championship
The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open is a professional golf tournament for men aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Prize money won in the event is official money on both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour...
did not become a major until 2003.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10.