Gil Morgan
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Gilmer Bryan Morgan II, OD |
| Nickname | Doc |
| Born | September 25, 1946 Wewoka, Oklahoma |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Edmond, Oklahoma |
| Career | |
| College | East Central State College Southern College of Optometry |
| Turned professional | 1972 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 40 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 7 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| Champions Tour | 25 (3rd all time) |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T3: 1984 |
| U.S. Open | 3rd: 1983 |
| The Open Championship | T10: 1980 |
| PGA Championship | 3rd/T3: 1980, 1990 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Byron Nelson Award (Champions Tour) |
2000, 2001 |
| Champions Tour Rookie of the Year |
1997 |
Gilmer Bryan Morgan II, OD (born September 25, 1946) is an American professional golfer.
Morgan was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He graduated from East Central State College in Ada, Oklahoma in 1968. In 1972, Morgan earned a Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee before turning professional at golf later that year. He is a member of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. Although he won only seven events on the PGA Tour between 1977 and 1990 and didn't win a major until the Senior Tour, he was one of the most consistent top five finishers on the Tour during this period. The most prestigious tournament he won on the PGA Tour was the 1978 World Series of Golf. He played on the 1979 and 1983 Ryder Cup teams.
In the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Morgan was the first man to reach 10-under-par in the championships history when he made birdie on the third hole of the third round. He added a further two birdies to go to 12-under-par by the seventh hole, seven strokes clear of the field, before he began to struggle. He finished the day on 4-under, still leading, but the following day a final-round 81 left him at 5-over-par, eight behind eventual winner Tom Kite, and in a tie for 13th place.[1] Morgan also led the 1976 PGA Championship after 36 holes but finished T8.
He became eligible to play on the Champions Tour in 1996, and has enjoyed considerably more success at that level than he did on the regular tour, with 25 wins to his credit. Three of his wins have come in senior majors, namely The Tradition in 1997 and 1998 and the Senior Players Championship, also in 1998.
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[edit] Professional wins (40)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | Sep 11, 1977 | B.C. Open | -14 (67-65-69-69=270) | 5 strokes | Lee Elder |
| 2 | Feb 19, 1978 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | -6 (66-69-73-70=278) | 2 strokes | Jack Nicklaus |
| 3 | Jan 9, 1978 | World Series of Golf | -2 (71-72-67-68=278) | Playoff | Hubert Green |
| 4 | Jul 1, 1979 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | -10 (72-71-69-66=278) | Playoff | Larry Nelson |
| 5 | Jan 9, 1983 | Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open | -9 (65-71-68-67=271) | Playoff | Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins |
| 6 | Jan 16, 1983 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | -14 (71-68-63-68=270) | 2 strokes | Lanny Wadkins |
| 7 | Jun 3, 1990 | Kemper Open | -13 (68-67-70-69=274) | 1 stroke |  Ian Baker-Finch |
PGA Tour playoff record (3–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1978 | World Series of Golf | Hubert Green |
Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1979 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Larry Nelson |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1980 | Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic | Wayne Levi |
Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
| 4 | 1981 | Buick Open | Bobby Clampett, Hale Irwin, Peter Jacobsen |
Irwin won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 5 | 1983 | Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open | Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 6 | 1983 | Kemper Open |  T.C. Chen, Fred Couples Barry Jaeckel, Scott Simpson |
Couples won with birdie on second extra hole Jaeckel eliminated with par on first hole |
| 7 | 1990 | Independent Insurance Agent Open | Tony Sills |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
[edit] Other wins (3)
- 1978 Taiheiyo Masters (Japan Golf Tour)
- 1981 Oklahoma Open
- 1997 Oklahoma Open
[edit] Champions Tour wins (25)
- 1996 (1) Ralphs Senior Classic
- 1997 (6) The Tradition, Ameritech Senior Open, BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland, First of America Classic, Ralphs Senior Classic, Energizer Senior Tour Championship
- 1998 (6) MasterCard Championship, LG Championship, The Tradition, Ford Senior Players Championship, Utah Showdown, Vantage Championship
- 1999 (2) Comfort Classic, Kroger Senior Classic
- 2000 (3) Emerald Coast Classic, The Instinet Classic, Comfort Classic
- 2001 (2) ACE Group Classic, The Instinet Classic
- 2002 (1) BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland
- 2003 (1) Kroger Classic
- 2004 (1) SBC Classic
- 2006 (1) Allianz Championship
- 2007 (1) Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
Senior majors are shown in bold.
[edit] Other senior wins (5)
- 1997 Diners Club Matches (with Jay Sigel)
- 1998 Senior Slam at Los Cabos, Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Hale Irwin and Larry Nelson)
- 1999 Senior Slam at Los Cabos, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Hubert Green)
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | CUT | T18 | T31 |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | T41 | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | T17 | T8 | T15 | T4 | T28 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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| The Masters | T19 | T21 | CUT | T8 | T3 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T16 | CUT | T22 | 3 | T21 | T23 | DNP | T51 | CUT | WD |
| The Open Championship | T10 | DNP | CUT | DNP | T22 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T3 | T19 | T22 | T55 | CUT | T28 | CUT | T21 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
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| The Masters | DNP | CUT | DNP | T50 | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T56 | CUT | T13 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | T64 | DNP | T14 | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | 3 | T16 | T21 | CUT | T39 | T31 | T41 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
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 |
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| 1997 | The Tradition | −22 (66−66−67−67=266) | 6 strokes |  Isao Aoki |
| 1998 | The Tradition (2) | −12 (71−66−69−70=276) | 2 strokes | Tom Wargo |
| 1998 | Ford Senior Players Championship | −21 (69−64−68−66=267) | 3 strokes | Hale Irwin |
[edit] See also
- Golfers with most PGA Tour wins
- Golfers with most Champions Tour wins
- Golfers with most Champions Tour major championship wins
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Gil Morgan at the PGA Tour official site
- Gil Morgan at the Japan Golf Tour official site
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