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UNITED STATES
| PGA TOUR VICTORIES | (5) |
| 1968 Philadelphia Golf Classic, Thunderbird Classic. 1970 Greater Hartford Open Invitational. 1975 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic. 1986 Canadian Open. | |
| Champions Tour VICTORIES | (11) |
| 1993 Bruno's Memorial Classic, GTE North Classic. 1994 Raley's Senior Gold Rush, Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic. 1995 The IntelliNet Challenge, PaineWebber Invitational, Nationwide Championship, VFW Senior Championship. 1996 Royal Caribbean Classic, Cadillac NFL Golf Classic. 1997 Toshiba Senior Classic. | |
| INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES | |
| (2): 1995 Diners Club Matches [wih Jim Colbert]. 1996 Diners Club Matches [with Jim Colbert]. | |
| Other Victories | |
| (5): 1965 U.S. Amateur. 1966 NCAA Championship [indiv]. 1967 Florida Open. 1970 Australian Masters. 1979 Jerry Ford Invitational. | |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Position | () |
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| Current Year Best Champions Tour Finishes | |
| T5-- Legends Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf Raphael Division. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 1-- Philadelphia Golf Classic, Thunderbird Classic, Greater Hartford Open Invitational, Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic, Canadian Open. | |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- Bruno's Memorial Classic, GTE North Classic, Raley's Senior Gold Rush, Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic, The IntelliNet Challenge, PaineWebber Invitational, Nationwide Championship, VFW Senior Championship, Royal Caribbean Classic, Cadillac NFL Golf Classic, Toshiba Senior Classic. | |
| 2011 Season Champions Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--3; in money--3; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Selected to receive the 2011 Humanitarian Award from the African American Golfers Hall of Fame on May 29. The award honored his contributions as a player, television analyst and member of the Delray Beach (FL) community since the 1960s. Made just three official starts during the year. Was T15 with partner Jim Colbert in the Raphael Division of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. 2003: Top performance came in August near Minneapolis where three straight sub-par rounds helped him T4 at the 3M Championship. Made the 18th hole-in-one of his career (fourth on the Champions Tour) when he aced the fourth hole in the second round of the Turtle Bay Championship. Holed a 6-iron from 194 yards. 2002: Carded an 8-under 64 in the second round of the Ford Senior Players Championship. Aced the 202-yard, 12th hole at TwinEagles with a 7-wood during the second round of The ACE Group Classic. 2001: T8 at the SBC Championship after he was tied for the 36-hole lead. 2000: T2 at The Instinet Classic after Gil Morgan overtook him with a final-round 66. Shared the second-round lead with Tom Jenkins after rounds of 68-65. 1999: Best performance was a runner-up at the Nationwide Championship. Appeared headed for a playoff with Hale Irwin before Irwin holed out from 74 yards for a dramatic eagle on No.18 to defeat him by two strokes at the GC of Georgia. 1997: Scored a dramatic victory over Jay Sigel at the Toshiba Senior Classic. Went nine extra holes with Sigel before rolling in an 80-foot birdie putt to win the event, the second longest playoff in Champions Tour history. 1996: Fired a final-round 67 in windy, cold weather to hold off Hale Irwin by four strokes at the Royal Caribbean Classic. Opened with a course-record 62 on his way to a two-stroke triumph over Jay Sigel at the Cadillac NFL Golf Classic. Victory at Upper Montclair made him the ninth of 14 different players to win both a PGA TOUR (1968 Thunderbird Classic) and Champions Tour event at the same site. Registered his 16th career hole-in-one during the first round of the Energizer SENIOR TOUR Championship (12th hole). 1995: Claimed four titles, tying good friend Jim Colbert for the most victories by any Champions Tour player that season. Started the season with a victory in the rain-curtailed IntelliNet Challenge. Outlasted Raymond Floyd and Larry Ziegler at the PaineWebber Invitational. Avenged a runner-up finish the year before by claiming the Nationwide Championship by two strokes over Hale Irwin and Bruce Summerhays. Blistered Loch Lloyd CC with a Champions Tour record-tying 126 total over the final 36 holes for the VFW Senior Championship, defeating Jim Colbert by a stroke. 1994: Defeated Dave Eichelberger with a bogey on the fifth hole of a playoff to claim the Raley's Senior Gold Rush. Went wire-to-wire in Hawaii at the Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic. Opened with a 62 on Maui and never looked back, equaling the tournament record of 195. 1993: Debuted on the Champions Tour at the GTE Suncoast Classic near Tampa and finished T39 at the TPC Tampa Bay. Voted the Champions Tour's Rookie of the Year on the strength of two tournament victories. Initial win came in Birmingham, AL, where he held off Lee Trevino and Bob Charles to claim the Bruno's Memorial Classic. Was also victorious later that same season at the rain-shortened GTE North Classic in Indianapolis. |
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| Personal | |
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Has a history of severe arthritis, which he overcame to continue his golf career. Recipient of the 1996 Ben Hogan Award from the Golf Writers Association of America for his comeback from arthritis. Serves as national spokesman for the Hook-A-Kid On Golf program. Initially returned to the television booth in 2000, joining NBC for a number of events before becoming a full-time member of the broadcast team through the 2009 season. Also worked for CBS golf telecasts during the 1980s and then joined ESPN golf broadcasts in the early 1990s. Was a standout pitcher and hitter in his youth and led his high school baseball team to the state championship in 1960. Got started in golf after suffering a football injury that forced him to the sidelines for baseball as well. Lucky number is 13. Biggest thrill in golf was winning the U.S. Amateur title in 1965 after only playing golf for four years. Enjoys watching "CSI" on television. Favorite entertainer is the late Luciano Pavarotti. |
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| PGA TOURPlayoff Record | |
| 1-5 | |
| Champions TourPlayoff Record | |
| 2-0 | |