TOM PURTZER

 
RESULTS
Tom Purtzer
Champions Tour Events Played Finish Money List Rank
Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Avg. OWGR Money
Career Totals 188 183 4 5 5 57 115 -- -- $7,122,292 --
2009 24 23 -- -- -- 1 7 71.66 -- $328,821 49
2008 25 25 -- -- -- 3 15 70.95 -- $576,752 33
2007 27 27 1 1 1 10 21 70.25 -- $1,382,436 8
2006 24 23 -- 1 -- 9 17 70.66 -- $888,216 20
2005 22 22 1 2 1 7 14 70.40 776 $1,144,666 11
PGA TOUR Events Played Finish FedExCup
Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Avg. OWGR Money Points Standing
Career Totals 654 424 5 6 8 70 202 -- -- $4,192,268 -- --
2005 1 1 -- -- -- -- 1 68.50 776 $58,240 -- --
*OWGR = Official World Golf Rating More Stats
KEY STATS
Scoring Average (Actual)
 
 71.66
 
 71.93
Driving Distance
 
 298.4
 
 273.4
Driving Accuracy Percentage
 
 69.54%
 
 69.29%
Greens in Regulation Percentage
 
 71.95%
 
 65.53%
Scrambling
 
 53.57%
 
 55.33%
Putts Per Round
 
 31.34
 
 29.67
 
Tom Purtzer Average
 
Champions Average
   
BEST FINISHES
Result Year Events
T8 2009 AT&T Champions Classic
T11 2009 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
T14 2009 SAS Championship
T15 2009 The Cap Cana Championship
T17 2009 Senior PGA Championship
 
DID YOU KNOW?
  • His best finish on the Champions Tour in 2009 is T8th at the AT&T Champions Classic.
  • He ranks 73rd in Charles Schwab Cup Points on the Champions Tour.

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Champions Tour
STANDARD STATS Rank Additional Stats
Driving Distance 298.4 2nd Tot. Dist. - 36,401 Tot. Drvs. - 122
Driving Accuracy Percentage 69.54% 49th Fwys Hit - 596 Poss. Fwys - 857
Greens in Regulation Percentage 71.95% 12th Greens Hit - 790 # Holes - 1,098
Putting Average 1.882 75th GIR Putts - 1,487 Greens Hit - 790
Eagles (Holes per) 306.0 33rd # Holes - 1,224 # Eagles - 4
Birdie Average 3.28 48th # Birdies - 223 Tot. Rnds. - 68
Scoring Average (Actual) 71.66 46th Tot. strks - 4,873 Tot. rnds - 68
Sand Save Percentage 34.72% 68th # Saves - 25 # Bunkers - 72
Total Driving 51 11th Total rank from stats 1 & 2
All-Around Ranking 333 45th Total rank from stats 1-8
Money Leaders $328,821 49th - -
Par Breakers 18.55% 50th #Bird/Eagl - 227 #Holes - 1,224
Putts Per Round 31.34 76th Tot. Putts - 1,912 Tot. Rnds. - 61
NEWS
  • Cook, Browne share first-round Pebble Beach lead - Nov 19, 2009
  • Champions Tour Insider: Rookie of the Year race - Sep 23, 2009
  • Round 2 notebook: Greater Hickory Classic - Sep 19, 2009
  • Haas, Price share 36-hole lead in Rock Barn - Sep 19, 2009
  • For Frost, many roads have led to Champions Tour - Sep 16, 2009
  • Round 2 Notes: U.S. Senior Open Championship - Jul 31, 2009
  • Champions Tour Insider: Roberts wants another major - Jul 29, 2009
  • Round 4 Notes: The Senior Open Championship - Jul 26, 2009
  • Second-round notes: 3M Championship - Jul 11, 2009
  • 3M Championship: First-round notebook - Jul 10, 2009
  • Final-round notebook: Principal Charity Classic - May 31, 2009
  • Second-round notebook: Principal Charity Classic - May 30, 2009
  • Amateur wins cause for celebration and questions - May 19, 2009
  • Regions Charity Classic: Round 1 notebook - May 15, 2009
  • Champions Tour Insider: Norman talks goals, majors - Mar 25, 2009
  • First-round notebook: AT&T Champions Classic - Mar 13, 2009
  • Sindelar hopes his putting prowess will lead to win - Mar 13, 2009
  • Week 5 Approach Shots: AT&T Champions Classic - Mar 12, 2009
  • Champions Tour Insider: Watson's perseverance - Mar 11, 2009
  • Toshiba Classic: Second-round notebook - Mar 7, 2009
  • Toshiba Classic: First-round notebook - Mar 6, 2009
  • Purtzer's four secrets to driving the ball better - Mar 4, 2009
  • Champions Tour Insider: Purtzer is still king of driving - Mar 4, 2009
  • Week 4 Power Rankings: Toshiba Classic - Mar 3, 2009
  • Champions Tour Insider: Wadkins' back in the game - Feb 10, 2009
  • Mitsubishi Electric Champ.: First-round notebook - Jan 23, 2009
  • Armour successfully defends Pebble Beach Invitational title - Nov 24, 2008
  • Armour, Oberholser lead at Pebble Beach Invitational - Nov 21, 2008
  • Notes: Unique Champions Tour stats from 2008 - Nov 18, 2008
  • Notes: Who will be the Champions Tour's Player of the Year? - Nov 4, 2008
  • Sluman shoots 64 to lead AT&T Championship - Oct 25, 2008
  • AT&T Championship: Second-round notebook - Oct 25, 2008
  • AT&T Championship: First-round notebook - Oct 24, 2008
  • Administaff Small Business Classic: First-round notes - Oct 17, 2008
  • Who's the most talented celebrity golfer? - Oct 12, 2008
  • SAS Championship: Second-round notebook - Sep 27, 2008
  • E-notes: Rookie class impressive this season - Sep 16, 2008
  • Final-round notes: Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn - Sep 14, 2008
  • Greater Hickory Classic: First-round notebook - Sep 12, 2008
  • Eaks shoots 61 in Greater Hickory Classic - Sep 12, 2008
  • Walmart First Tee Open: Second-round notebook - Aug 31, 2008
  • JELD-WEN Tradition: First-round notebook - Aug 14, 2008
  • Defending champ McNulty among many tied for lead at JELD-WEN Tradition - Aug 15, 2008
  • What they said: Brad Bryant - Aug 3, 2008
  • Players share the secrets behind The Broadmoor - Jul 31, 2008
  • What they said: Jay Haas - Jul 30, 2008
  • Notes: Watson hunting for record-breaking win - Jul 23, 2008
  • 3M Championship: Second-round notebook - Jul 19, 2008
  • Quigley's record round gives him two-shot lead at 3M Championship - Jul 18, 2008
  • 3M Championship: First-round notebook - Jul 18, 2008
  • Round 1 Notes: Commerce Bank Championship - Jun 27, 2008
  • Bank of America Championship: First-Round Notebook - Jun 20, 2008
  • E-notes: Haas looking for third consecutive win - Jun 17, 2008
  • U.S. Open: Past and present Champions Tour players - Jun 11, 2008
  • With 65, Haas passes Price and Bean to win Principal Charity Classic - Jun 1, 2008
  • Price takes lead at Principal Charity Classic, but six trail by one - May 31, 2008
  • Principal Charity Classic: First-Round Notebook - May 30, 2008
  • Eaks, Nielsen tied for lead at Principal Charity Classic - May 30, 2008
  • Sindelar: Having a blast out here - Apr 25, 2008
  • Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am: First-Round Notebook - Apr 18, 2008
  • Blog: Rookie Sindelar shares his first-week experiences - Apr 3, 2008
  • Teams shaping up for Legends - Apr 2, 2008
  • E-notes: Gilder to play 100th consecutive tournament - Mar 26, 2008
  • AT&T Champions Classic: Final-Round Notebook - Mar 16, 2008
  • Watson prevails in three-man AT&T Champions playoff - Mar 16, 2008
  • AT&T Champions Classic: Second-round notebook - Mar 15, 2008
  • AT&T Champions Classic: First-round notebook - Mar 14, 2008
  • Price shoots 66 to lead AT&T Champions Classic by one - Mar 14, 2008
  • E-notes: AT&T Champions Classic - Mar 11, 2008
  • Toshiba Classic: Round 2 Notebook - Mar 8, 2008
  • The ACE Group Classic: First-Round Notebook - Feb 15, 2008
  • Allianz Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Feb 9, 2008
  • Allianz Championship: First-Round Notebook - Feb 8, 2008
  • Eagle chip-in gives McNulty share of lead with Pate - Feb 8, 2008
  • Two late birdies give MasterCard victory to Funk - Jan 21, 2008
  • MasterCard Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Jan 20, 2008
  • Doyle edges ahead of Funk by a shot at the MasterCard - Jan 20, 2008
  • MasterCard Championship: First-Round Notebook - Jan 19, 2008
  • Bogey-free Purtzer leads season opener by one - Jan 19, 2008
  • With 65, Armour leads Watney by two in Callaway Invitational - Nov 17, 2007
  • Black has slim lead over Kribel after two rounds at Pebble - Nov 17, 2007
  • At 10 under, Black leads Kribel by one at Callaway Invitational - Nov 17, 2007
  • AT&T Champions Classic makes $90,000 donation - Nov 2, 2007
  • Final-Round Notebook: Charles Schwab Cup Championship - Oct 28, 2007
  • Romero leads after two rounds in Sonoma - Oct 26, 2007
  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship: First-Round Notes - Oct 25, 2007
  • Thorpe, Romero share lead in Charles Schwab Cup Championship - Oct 25, 2007
  • AT&T Championship: Final-Round Notebook - Oct 21, 2007
  • Langer maintains lead at the Administaff Small Business Classic - Oct 13, 2007
  • Administaff Small Business Classic: First-Round Notebook - Oct 12, 2007
  • SAS Championship: Final-round notebook - Sep 23, 2007
  • Wiebe, Ruangkit share lead at SAS Championship - Sep 21, 2007
  • Sluman joins Champions Tour with his expectations in check - Sep 13, 2007
  • Wal-Mart First Tee Open: Second-Round Notebook - Sep 2, 2007
  • Funk playing through pain as season enters tough stretch - Aug 15, 2007
  • 3M Championship: Final-Round Notebook - Aug 5, 2007
  • 3M Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Aug 4, 2007
  • 3M Championship: First-Round Notebook - Aug 3, 2007
  • Champions Tour E-Notebook: 3M Championship - Aug 13, 2007
  • Champions Tour Notes - Jul 10, 2007
    • VIDEO

    Purtzer birdies 14 (:18)

    Conversation with the Pros: Tom Purtzer (1:28)

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    Purtzer birdies No. 6 (:18)

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    Has been described as having "sweetest" swing on TOUR...Brother Paul played PGA TOUR in 1970s and early 1980s...Close friend of former Milwaukee Brewer star and Hall of Famer Robin Yount as well as country singer Vince Gill...Lists the births of his kids as his biggest thrill outside of golf...Favorite golf course is Riviera CC near Los Angeles...Enjoys Mexican food.

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