John Paul Morse is an American

United States

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 professional golfer

Professional golfer

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 who currently plays on the Champions Tour

Champions Tour

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Amateur career

Morse was born in Marshall, Michigan

Marshall, Michigan

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. He attended the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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 and was an All-American member of the golf

Golf

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 team and Big-10 Champion in 1980. He won the 1978 Michigan Amateur and was the Big 10 Championship individual medalist in 1980. He turned professional in 1981.

Professional career

Morse began his career playing in tournaments in and around Michigan

Michigan

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; he later played on the Florida Tour, the PGA Tour of Australasia

PGA Tour of Australasia

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, the European Tour and the Nike Tour (now called the Nationwide Tour). Morse has 15 top-10 finishes in Nationwide Tour events including a win at the 1993 NIKE New England Classic. He earned his PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 card by finishing fifth on the 1993 Nationwide Tour money list, and joined the PGA Tour in 1994 at the age of 35.

Morse was known for using very heavy golf clubs, much heavier than his contemporaries. Morse has eight top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including a win at the 1995 United Airlines Hawaiian Open. His best finish in a major championship

Men's major golf championships

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 is a solo 4th at the 1996 U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

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. Morse has also won three events on the PGA Tour of Australasia and one event in Canada

Canada

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Morse joined the Champions Tour

Champions Tour

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 in 2008. His best finish was T-3 at the 2008 AT&T Championship

AT&T Championship

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Morse was inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2006.

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

• 1990 Australian Open
  Australian Open (golf)
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  , Nedlands Masters
• 1991 Air New Zealand/Shell Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1984	1985	1986	1987
The Masters	DNP	DNP	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...	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP
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	DNP
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

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT
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	DNP	CUT	DNP	4	T68
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	T101	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
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	DNP	DNP	CUT	T41	DNP

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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