2005: Was T8 at the Toshiba Senior Classic, thanks to rounds of 67-69 on the weekend.

Matched his age for the first time when he shot a 6-under 64 at The Moors on the last day of the Blue Angels Classic. Round was his best on the Champions Tour since his 64 in the second round of the 1999 Las Vegas Senior Classic. 2004: Made his first career hole-in-one on the Champions Tour in the opening round of the MasterCard Classic when he aced the par-3, 189-yard seventh hole at Bosque Real with a 6-iron. 2002: Missed nearly a month of the season after suffering minor injuries in a mountain-biking accident in late August. 2001: Defeated Jim Dent, 1-up, to win the Grand Champions Match Play Championship near St. Louis.

Best overall effort was a T6 at the Mexico Senior Classic. 2000: Won the first Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions event he was eligible for at the State Farm Senior Classic. Nipped Lee Trevino for the victory near Baltimore by holing a pitch shot for an eagle on the final hole. Best overall finish was a T5 at the State Farm Senior Classic. 1999: Underwent left hip replacement surgery after the last full-field event of the year. 1998: Notched his first victory in three years, edging Simon Hobday, Kermit Zarley and Jose Maria Canizares by a stroke at the GTE Classic, his second victory in the Tampa Bay area. 1997: Missed nearly two months of the season after he suffered a fractured ankle that kept him out of action from early May until early July.

Best finish a T3 at the American Express Invitational in his hometown of Sarasota. 1996: Underwent neck surgery early in the season and was out of action for two months before returning at Bruno's Memorial Classic. 1995: One of only two players during the year to successfully defend a title, claiming a second consecutive SBC Dominion Seniors in San Antonio.

Also second at the Senior Tournament of Champions, losing out on the third playoff hole to Jim Colbert.

Named March Player of the Month. 1994: One of six Champions Tour players over the million-dollar mark and the first former club professional to top $1 million in a season.

One of nine players to win more than once during the season.

Claimed the Bank of Boston Senior Classic, holding off Raymond Floyd and Lee Trevino.

Also won the Vantage at The Dominion, going wire-to-wire for a one-stroke victory over Lee Trevino, Graham Marsh and the late George Archer.

Played basketball, baseball and was an intramural boxer at Bucknell University.

Coaxed into the game of golf by fraternity brothers while in college.

Was an All-Middle Atlantic Conference outfielder in 1962, when he hit .421, the eighth-leading hitter in the school's history.

Later transferred to UCLA, where he earned an undergraduate degree in 1965.

First got into the golf business as an assistant pro at Mission Viejo CC.

Moved back east two years later and was the head pro at Latourette GC on Staten Island, NY from 1969-78.

Honored in June 1999 by the Met Golf Writers Association as its Comeback Player of the Year.