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BILLY CASPER
UNITED STATES
Height:
5 ft, 11 in
Weight:
235 lbs
Birthday:
06/24/1931
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Champions Tour - Media Guide
| PGA TOUR VICTORIES | (51) |
| 1956 Labatt Open. 1957 Phoenix Open Invitational, Kentucky Derby Open Invitational. 1958 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship, Greater New Orleans Open Invitational, Buick Open Invitational. 1959 U.S. Open Championship, Portland Centennial Open Invitational, Lafayette Open Invitational, Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational. 1960 Portland Open Invitational, Hesperia Open Invitational,
Orange County Open Invitational. 1961 Portland Open Invitational. 1962 Doral C.C. Open Invitational, Greater Greensboro Open, 500 Festival Open Invitation, Bakersfield Open Invitational. 1963 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Insurance City Open Invitational. 1964 Doral Open Invitational, Colonial National Invitation, Greater Seattle Open Invitational, Almaden Open Invitational. 1965 Bob Hope Desert Classic, Western Open, Insurance City Open Invitational, Sahara Invitational. 1966 San Diego Open Invitational, U.S. Open Championship, Western Open, 500 Festival Open Invitation. 1967 Canadian Open, Carling World Open. 1968 Los Angeles Open, Greater Greensboro Open, Colonial National Invitation, 500 Festival Open Invitation, Greater Hartford Open Invitational, Lucky International Open. 1969 Bob Hope Desert Classic, Western Open, Alcan Open. 1970 Los Angeles Open, Masters Tournament, IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic, Avco Classic. 1971 Kaiser International Open Invitational. 1973 Western Open, Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open. 1975 First NBC New Orleans Open.
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| Champions Tour VICTORIES | (9) |
| 1982 The Shootout at Jeremy Ranch, Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Pro-Am. 1983 U.S. Senior Open. 1984 SENIOR PGA TOUR Roundup. 1987 Del E. Webb Arizona Classic, Greater Grand Rapids Open. 1988 Vantage At The Dominion, Mazda SENIOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS Championship. 1989 Transamerica Senior Golf Championship. | |
| INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES | |
| (3): 1984 Legends of Golf [with Gay Brewer]. 1985 Union Mutual Seniors, Doug Sanders Invitational. | |
| Other Victories | |
| (1): 1956 Tijuana Open. | |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Position | () |
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| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 1-- Labatt Open, Phoenix Open Invitational, Kentucky Derby Open Invitational, Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship, Greater New Orleans Open Invitational, Buick Open Invitational, U.S. Open Championship, Portland Centennial Open Invitational, Lafayette Open Invitational, Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational, Portland Open Invitational, Hesperia Open Invitational, Orange County Open Invitational, Portland Open Invitational, Doral C.C. Open Invitational, Greater Greensboro Open, 500 Festival Open Invitation, Bakersfield Open Invitational, Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Insurance City Open Invitational, Doral Open Invitational, Colonial National Invitation, Greater Seattle Open Invitational, Almaden Open Invitational, Bob Hope Desert Classic, Western Open, Insurance City Open Invitational, Sahara Invitational, San Diego Open Invitational, U.S. Open Championship, Western Open, 500 Festival Open Invitation, Canadian Open, Carling World Open, Los Angeles Open, Greater Greensboro Open, Colonial National Invitation, 500 Festival Open Invitation, Greater Hartford Open Invitational, Lucky International Open, Bob Hope Desert Classic, Western Open, Alcan Open, Los Angeles Open, Masters Tournament, IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic, Avco Classic, Kaiser International Open Invitational, Western Open, Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open, First NBC New Orleans Open. | |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- The Shootout at Jeremy Ranch, Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Pro-Am, U.S. Senior Open, SENIOR PGA TOUR Roundup, Del E. Webb Arizona Classic, Greater Grand Rapids Open, Vantage At The Dominion, Mazda SENIOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS Championship, Transamerica Senior Golf Championship. | |
| 2011 Season Champions Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--; in money--; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| Career Highlights | |
| PGA TOURPlayoff Record | |
| 8-8 | |
| Champions TourPlayoff Record | |
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| Other Information | |
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Won the last of his nine Champions Tour titles at the 1989 Transamerica Senior Golf Championship at Silverado CC. Three-stroke victory over Al Geiberger came 18 years after he claimed the 1971 Kaiser International on the PGA TOUR at Silverado. Won a pair of senior major championships. Bested Rod Funseth in an 18-hole playoff for the 1983 U.S. Senior Open title at Hazeltine National GC. Defeated Al Geiberger by two strokes at the TPC at Sawgrass Valley Course for the Mazda SENIOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS Championship. Ranks sixth on the PGA TOUR's all-time victory list, with 51 titles. Was the second player to reach $1 million in career TOUR earnings (Arnold Palmer the first in 1968), attaining that mark on January 11, 1970, with his win at the Los Angeles Open, his 43rd TOUR title. Was the PGA TOUR's top money-winner in 1966 and again in 1968, when he was the first player to surpass $200,000 in single-season earnings. A two-time U.S. Open champion, in 1959 at Winged Foot and 1966 at the Olympic Club. Rallied from seven strokes down with nine holes to play at the '66 Open to tie Palmer before winning the ensuing 18-hole playoff. Beat Gene Littler in a playoff for the 1970 Masters title, the last 18-hole playoff at Augusta National. PGA Player of the Year in 1966 and 1970. Member of the U.S. Ryder Cup teams in 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975 and non-playing captain in 1979. Winner of the Vardon Trophy in 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966 and 1968 and the Byron Nelson Award in 1966, 1968 and 1970. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978 and the PGA Hall of Fame in 1982. Has made 21 holes-in-one in his professional career, with two coming on the Champions Tour. Named Golfweek's Father of the Year for 1996 and was selected as the Memorial Tournament's honoree that same season. Also received the Jimmy Demaret Award at the 1996 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Was also the honoree at the 1997 Nissan Open in Los Angeles. Father started him in golf at age 5. |
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