Men's major golf championships
The majors originally consisted of two British tournaments, The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship, and two American tournaments, the U.S. Open and the U.S. Amateur. With the introduction of the Masters Tournament in 1934, and the rise of professional golf in the late 1940s and 1950s, the term ``major championships ''eventually came to describe the Masters, the U.S. Open, the Open Championship, and the PGA Championship. It is difficult to determine when the definition changed to include the current four tournaments, although many trace it to Arnold Palmer's 1960 season. After winning the Masters and the U.S. Open to start the season, he remarked that if he could win the Open Championship and PGA Championship to finish the season, he would complete`` a grand slam of his own'' to rival Bobby Jones's 1930 feat. Until that time, many U.S. players such as Byron Nelson also considered the Western Open and the North and South Open as two of golf's ``majors, ''and the British PGA Matchplay Championship was as important to British and Commonwealth professionals as the PGA Championship was to Americans.
Bob Wynn
Robert L. Wynn (January 27, 1940 – May 18, 2005) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
Masters Tournament
The Masters was started by noted amateur champion Bobby Jones and investment banker Clifford Roberts. After his grand slam in 1930, Jones acquired the former plant nursery and co-designed Augusta National with course architect Alister MacKenzie. First played 84 years ago in 1934, the tournament is an official money event on the PGA Tour, the European Tour, and the Japan Golf Tour. The field of players is smaller than those of the other major championships because it is an invitational event, held by the Augusta National Golf Club.
2005 Masters Tournament
Tiger Woods, 29, won his fourth green jacket on the first hole of a playoff with Chris DiMarco. Rain was a factor the whole week, and delayed much of the play. The purse was $7.0 million with a winner's share of $1.26 million. It was the ninth of Woods' fifteen major championships.
Patrick Reed
Patrick Nathaniel Reed (born August 5, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He is notable for his victories in the 2018 Masters Tournament and the 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship. He has represented the United States in Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup competitions. Because of his success in representing the United States in these team events, he has earned the nickname "Captain America".
Greg Kraft
Kraft was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Tampa in 1986 and turned professional later that year. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1990, 1991, and 2005; and on the PGA Tour from 1992 to 2004, and 2006 to 2010. He has one win on each tour.
Brian Henninger
Brian Hatfield Henninger (born October 19, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He has won two tournaments on the PGA Tour and three on the Nationwide Tour.
Gunn Yang
Gunn Yang (; born 30 September 1993) is a South Korean professional golfer. In 2014, he won the U.S. Amateur, defeating Corey Conners, 2&1, in the final round of the championship at Atlanta Athletic Club. He became the second South Korean to claim the U.S. Amateur title. He made his PGA Tour debut at the Farmers Insurance Open in February 2015 and also competed in Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, and The Masters. Yang made his first cut on the PGA Tour at the Crowne Plaza Invitational, where he was T-15th after 2nd round, but finished as T-65th. He competed in his first major championship in 2015, competing in the Masters Tournament and was cut after the second round.
Lou Graham
Louis Krebs Graham (born January 7, 1938) is an American professional golfer who won six PGA Tour tournaments including the 1975 U.S. Open. Most of his wins were in the 1970s.
Clark Dennis
Clark Sherwood Dennis (born February 14, 1966) is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour from 1990 to 2000. He had one win on the Nationwide Tour and a best finish of tied for third place on the PGA Tour. He was tied for sixth in the 1994 U.S. Open. He qualified for the 2017 European Senior Tour where he had two tournament wins and won the John Jacobs Trophy as the leader of the Order of Merit.
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament Tournament information Location Augusta, Georgia, U.S. Established March 22, 1934; 84 years ago (1934 - 03 - 22) Course (s) Augusta National Golf Club Par 72 Length 7,435 yards (6,799 m) Organized by Augusta National Golf Club Tour (s) PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund $11.0 million Month played April Tournament record score Aggregate 270 Tiger Woods (1997) 270 Jordan Spieth (2015) To par − 18 as above Current champion Patrick Reed 2018 Masters Tournament
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Johnson Johnson at 2012 Open Championship Full name Dustin Hunter Johnson Nickname DJ (1984 - 06 - 22) June 22, 1984 (age 34) Columbia, South Carolina Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) Nationality United States Residence Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Spouse Paulina Gretzky Children Career College Coastal Carolina University Turned professional 2007 Current tour (s) PGA Tour Professional wins 20 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 19 Other Best results in major championships (wins: 1) Masters Tournament T4: 2016 U.S. Open Won: 2016 The Open Championship T2: 2011 PGA Championship T5: 2010 Achievements and awards PGA Player of the Year 2016 PGA Tour Player of the Year 2016 PGA Tour leading money winner 2016 Vardon Trophy 2016 Byron Nelson Award 2016
List of career achievements by Tiger Woods
Year Starts Cuts made Wins (Majors) 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings ($) Money list rank Adjusted scoring average (rank) 8 8 0 5 7 790,594 24 69.44 1997 21 20 4 (1) 9 14 2,066,833 69.10 (2nd) 1998 20 19 * 13 17 1,841,117 69.21 (2nd) 1999 21 21 8 (1) 16 18 6,616,585 68.43 (1st) 2000 20 20 9 (3) 17 20 9,188,321 67.79 (1st) 2001 19 19 5 (1) 0 9 18 5,687,777 68.81 (1st) 2002 18 18 5 (2) 13 16 6,912,625 68.56 (1st) 2003 18 18 5 0 12 16 6,673,413 68.41 (1st) 19 19 14 18 5,365,472 69.04 (3rd) 2005 21 19 6 (2) 13 17 10,628,024 68.66 (1st) 2006 15 14 8 (2) 11 13 9,941,563 68.11 (1st) 2007 16 16 7 (1) 0 12 15 10,867,052 67.79 (1st) 2008 6 6 4 (1) 0 6 6 5,775,000 67.65 2009 17 16 6 0 14 16 10,508,163 68.05 (1st) 12 11 0 0 0 7 1,294,765 66 70.32 2011 9 7 0 0 0 660,238 128 70.46 2012 19 17 9 13 6,133,158 68.90 (2nd) 2013 16 16 5 0 8 10 8,553,439 68.98 (2nd) 2014 7 5 0 0 0 0 108,275 201 71.65 † 2015 11 6 0 0 0 448,598 162 71.93 † 2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n / a n / a 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n / a 73.29 † Career * * 314 295 79 (14) 29 19 186 248 110,061,012
Masters Tournament
As with the other majors, winning the Masters gives a golfer several privileges which make his career more secure. Masters champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and the PGA Championship) for the next five years (except for amateur winners, unless they turn pro within the five - year period), and earn a lifetime invitation to the Masters. They also receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and invitations to The Players Championship for five years.
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods Woods in June 2014 Full name Eldrick Tont Woods Nickname Tiger (1975 - 12 - 30) December 30, 1975 (age 42) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Weight 185 lb (84 kg) Nationality United States Residence Jupiter Island, Florida Spouse Elin Nordegren (2004 -- 2010) Children Career College Stanford University (did not graduate) Turned professional Current tour (s) PGA Tour (joined 1996) Professional wins 106 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 79 (2nd all time) European Tour 40 (3rd all time) Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Other 16 Best results in major championships (wins: 14) Masters Tournament Won: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 U.S. Open Won: 2000, 2002, 2008 The Open Championship Won: 2000, 2005, 2006 PGA Championship Won: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 Achievements and awards PGA Tour Rookie of the Year PGA Player of the Year 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013 PGA Tour Player of the Year 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013 PGA Tour leading money winner 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013 Vardon Trophy 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013 Byron Nelson Award 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 FedEx Cup Champion 2007, 2009 (For a full list of awards, see here)
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods Woods in June 2018 Full name Eldrick Tont Woods Nickname Tiger (1975 - 12 - 30) December 30, 1975 (age 42) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Weight 185 lb (84 kg) Nationality United States Residence Jupiter Island, Florida Spouse Elin Nordegren (2004 -- 2010) Children Career College Stanford University (did not graduate) Turned professional Current tour (s) PGA Tour (joined 1996) Professional wins 107 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 80 (2nd all time) European Tour 40 (3rd all time) Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Other 16 Best results in major championships (wins: 14) Masters Tournament Won: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 U.S. Open Won: 2000, 2002, 2008 The Open Championship Won: 2000, 2005, 2006 PGA Championship Won: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 Achievements and awards PGA Tour Rookie of the Year PGA Player of the Year 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013 PGA Tour Player of the Year 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013 PGA Tour leading money winner 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013 Vardon Trophy 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013 Byron Nelson Award 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 FedEx Cup Champion 2007, 2009 (For a full list of awards, see here)
Dan Pohl
Danny Joe Pohl (born April 1, 1955) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He won two PGA Tour tournaments (the 1986 Colonial and the 1986 World Series of Golf at Firestone Country Club) and tied Craig Stadler for first place in the 1982 Masters Tournament before losing in a playoff. Pohl competed for his country as a member of the 1987 Ryder Cup team at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
Masters Tournament
By tradition, the winner of the previous year's Masters Tournament puts the jacket on the current winner at the end of the tournament. In 1966, Jack Nicklaus became the first player to win in consecutive years and he donned the jacket himself. When Nick Faldo (in 1990) and Tiger Woods (in 2002) repeated as champions, the chairman of Augusta National put the jacket on them.
Jimmy Walker (golfer)
James William Walker (born January 16, 1979) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. After playing in 187 events without a win on the PGA Tour, Walker won three times in the first eight events of the 2014 season. He is a six-time winner on the PGA Tour, and in 2016 won his first major title at the PGA Championship.
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is an American retired professional golfer. In the opinion of many observers, he is the greatest golfer of all time. During a span of more than 25 years, he won a record 18 major championships, three ahead of Tiger Woods (15). Nicklaus focused on the major championships—Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship—and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events. He has competed in more major championships (164) than any other player. He finished with 73 PGA Tour victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Snead (82) and Tiger Woods (81).
How many PGA tour victories have been awarded to the winner of the 2005 Masters Tournament?
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Tiger Woods
how many wins does #1 have on the pga tour
79