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Bill Glasson
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Lee Glasson Jr.
Born (1960-04-29) April 29, 1960 (age 64)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceStillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Career
CollegeOral Roberts University
Turned professional1983
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins9
Highest ranking25 (July 18, 1999)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour7
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT18: 1994, 1999
PGA ChampionshipT13: 1998
U.S. OpenT4: 1995
The Open ChampionshipT25: 1995
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year		1997

William Lee Glasson Jr. (born April 29, 1960) is an American professional golfer who won several tournaments on the PGA Tour.

Glasson was born in Fresno, California. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he was a member of the golf team – a two-time All-American. He turned pro in 1983 and led the PGA Tour for driving distance in 1984.[2]

Glasson has enjoyed nine victories as a professional golfer: seven official PGA Tour events and two non-official events. His first win came at the 1985 Kemper Open. Trailing seven strokes behind the leader Larry Mize with 14 holes to play, Glasson made a 45-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a round of 66 to finish one stroke ahead of Mize and Corey Pavin.[3]

Glasson won a second Kemper Open in 1992 fending off a playoff challenge from John Daly. His best finish in a major is a tie for 4th place at the 1995 U.S. Open. Glasson has over 60 top-10 PGA Tour finishes and has earned more than $6.7 million in career earnings. He was featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His last win on the Tour was in 1997 at the Las Vegas Invitational.

Glasson experienced difficulty maintaining his PGA Tour privileges in his 40s, due in large part to medical problems. He needed to play some on the Nationwide Tour, where his best finish was 2nd place at the 2003 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. Glasson has undergone at least 19 surgeries on various parts of his body including elbow, sinus, knee, lip, forearm and lower back.[4] In 1994 Glasson said, "For me, breakfast is a bowl of Advil."[5]

He began playing on the Champions Tour after his 50th birthday on April 29, 2010.

Glasson lives in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Professional wins (9)

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PGA Tour wins (7)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 2, 1985 Kemper Open −10 (72-70-70-66=278) 1 stroke United States Larry Mize, United States Corey Pavin
2 Sep 25, 1988 B.C. Open −16 (66-68-65-69=268) 2 strokes United States Wayne Levi, United States Bruce Lietzke
3 Nov 13, 1988 Centel Classic −16 (67-69-68-68=272) 2 strokes United States Tommy Armour III
4 Feb 26, 1989 Doral-Ryder Open −13 (71-65-67-72=275) 1 stroke United States Fred Couples
5 May 31, 1992 Kemper Open (2) −8 (69-68-71-68=276) 1 stroke United States John Daly, United States Ken Green,
United States Mike Springer, United States Howard Twitty
6 Jan 30, 1994 Phoenix Open −16 (68-68-68-64=268) 3 strokes United States Bob Estes
7 Oct 26, 1997 Las Vegas Invitational −20 (63-65-75-71-66=340) 4 strokes United States David Edwards, United States Billy Mayfair

Other wins (2)

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament T25 CUT
U.S. Open T25 T39 T53 CUT T21
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T54 CUT WD
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament T33 CUT T18 CUT CUT CUT T18
U.S. Open T51 CUT T4 CUT
The Open Championship CUT T25
PGA Championship WD T19 CUT T13 WD
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T67
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T64
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 4
U.S. Open 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 7
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 4
Totals 0 0 0 1 1 9 30 16
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1984 U.S. Open – 1986 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
The Players Championship CUT CUT T7 CUT WD T24 T41 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T57 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 1999
Match Play R16
Championship
Invitational
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 29 1999 Ending 18 Jul 1999" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "PGA Tour stats – Driving Distance". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Kemper first win for Glasson". The Daily Record. Ellensburg, Washington. UPI. June 3, 1985. p. 10. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  4. ^ "PGA Tour Profile – Bill Glasson". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  5. ^ Dorman, Larry (October 30, 1994). "It's Glasson Operating: Now, It's on the Course". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
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