Dave Stockton
| Dave Stockton | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | David Knapp Stockton |
| Born | November 2, 1941 San Bernardino, California |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Redlands, California |
| Career | |
| College | University of Southern California |
| Turned professional | 1964 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 25 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 10 |
| Champions Tour | 14 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 2) |
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| Masters Tournament | T2: 1974 |
| U.S. Open | T2: 1978 |
| The Open Championship | T11: 1971 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1970, 1976 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Champions Tour leading money winner |
1993, 1994 |
| Champions Tour Player of the Year |
1993 |
| Champions Tour Rookie of the Year |
1992 |
David Knapp Stockton (born November 2, 1941) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
Stockton was born in San Bernardino, California. He attended the University of Southern California and turned professional in 1964. His first PGA Tour win came at the 1967 Colonial National Invitation. He was selected by former Colonial champions as one of two Champion's Choice invitations; he is the only Champion's Choice invitee to win the Colonial in the year of the invitation. His career year was 1974, when he won three times, but his two majors, both of which were PGA Championships, came in 1970 and 1976. In 1970 he played the final round with Arnold Palmer, shooting an erratic seventy-three which included an eagle and a double-bogey back to back on the seventh and the eighth, and making only a bogey on the thirteenth despite putting a ball in the water. In the end, this effort was good enough for a two stroke victory over Palmer and Bob Murphy. Due to rain at the 1976 PGA Championship, which was held at the Congressional Country Club, the final round had to be delayed until Monday. Stockton sank a fifteen-foot par putt at the seventy-second hole to avoid a three-man playoff with Raymond Floyd and Don January.
Stockton joined the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour) in 1991 and enjoyed continued success, topping the Senior Tour money list in 1993 and 1994. His fourteen senior titles include three senior majors, the 1992 and 1994 Senior Players Championships and the 1996 U.S. Senior Open. He remained competitive in his sixties, finishing in the Top 50 on the Champions Tour money list for a thiteenth consecutive season in 2004.
Stockton played for the U.S. team in the Ryder Cup in 1971 and 1977. He was the American's victorious non-playing captain in the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island.
Stockton is married to former Orange Show beauty queen Catherine Hales. They have two children, Dave Jr. and Ron, who both play professional golf.
When he was an active PGA Tour player, Stockton had the reputation of being one of the best putters. He wrote an excellent guide to putting called "Dave Stockton's Putt to Win", and it is still in print. In 2009, Stockton was credited with aiding the world's second-ranked golfer, Phil Mickelson with his putting, which helped him win the 2009 Tour Championship.
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[edit] PGA Tour wins (10)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | May 21, 1967 | Colonial National Invitation | -2 (65-66-74-73=278) | 2 strokes | Charles Coody |
| 2 | Jun 30, 1968 | Cleveland Open Invitational | -8 (69-68-67-72=276) | 2 strokes | Bob Dickson |
| 3 | Jul 14, 1968 | Greater Milwaukee Open | -13 (68-67-71-69=275) | 4 strokes | Sam Snead |
| 4 | Aug 16, 1970 | PGA Championship | -1 (70-70-66-73=279) | 2 strokes | Bob Murphy, Arnold Palmer |
| 5 | Aug 15, 1971 | Massachusetts Classic | -13 (71-69-69-66=275) | 1 stroke | Raymond Floyd |
| 6 | Jul 8, 1973 | Greater Milwaukee Open | -12 (69-63-71-73=276) | 1 stroke | Homero Blancas, Hubert Green |
| 7 | Feb 17, 1974 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | -8 (68-68-71-69=276) | 2 strokes | John Mahaffey, Sam Snead |
| 8 | Jul 14, 1974 | Quad Cities Open | -13 (68-68-71-64=271) | 1 stroke | Bruce Fleisher |
| 9 | Aug 18, 1974 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | -12 (65-65-69-69=268) | 4 strokes | Raymond Floyd |
| 10 | Aug 15, 1976 | PGA Championship | +1 (70-72-69-70=281) | 1 stroke | Raymond Floyd, Don January |
PGA Tour playoff record (0-1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1977 | Phoenix Open | Jerry Pate |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
[edit] Other wins
- 1967 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Laurie Hammer)
[edit] Champions Tour wins (14)
- 1992 (1) Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship
- 1993 (5) Muratec Reunion Pro-Am, Southwestern Bell Classic, Franklin Quest Championship, GTE Northwest Classic, The Transamerica
- 1994 (3) Nationwide Championship, Ford Senior Players Championship, Burnet Senior Classic
- 1995 (2) GTE Suncoast Classic, Quicksilver Classic
- 1996 (2) U.S. Senior Open, First of America Classic
- 1997 (1) Franklin Quest Championship
Senior major championships are shown in bold.
[edit] Major championships
[edit] Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | PGA Championship | 3 shot lead | -1 (70-70-66-73=279) | 2 strokes | Bob Murphy, Arnold Palmer |
| 1976 | PGA Championship (2) | 4 shot deficit | +1 (70-72-69-70=281) | 1 stroke | Raymond Floyd, Don January |
[edit] Results timeline
| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | 18 |
| U.S. Open | T9 | T25 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T17 | T35 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T5 | T9 | T10 | T14 | T2 | T26 | DNP | T39 | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT | CUT | T39 | T40 | T43 | CUT | CUT | T2 | T36 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | T11 | T31 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | 1 | T40 | T40 | T12 | T26 | CUT | 1 | T31 | T19 | T35 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T26 | T31 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T51 | CUT | T45 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T43 | CUT | CUT | T39 | T59 | T53 | CUT | T48 | T68 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
[edit] Champions Tour major championships
[edit] Wins (3)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship | −11 (71−67−70−69-277) | 1 stroke | J. C. Snead Lee Trevino |
| 1994 | Ford Senior Players Championship (2) | −17 (66−66−71−68=271) | 6 strokes | Jim Albus |
| 1996 | U.S. Senior Open | −11 (70−67−67−73=277) | 2 strokes | DeWitt Weaver |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Dave Stockton at the PGA Tour official site
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