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Denis Watson
Champions Tour	Events Played	Finish									Money List Rank
Champions Tour	Events Played	Cuts Made	1st	2nd	3rd	Top 10	Top 25	Scoring Avg.	OWGR	Money	Money List Rank
Career Totals	40	40	4	2	1	16	24	--	--	$2,334,386	--
2008	11	11	2	--	--	4	7	70.77	--	$690,181	4
2007	25	25	2	2	1	12	17	70.22	--	$1,636,123	4
2006	3	3	--	--	--	--	--	76.29	--	$4,517	162
2005	1	1	--	--	--	--	--	71.67	--	$3,565	186
PGA TOUR	Events Played	Finish									FedExCup
PGA TOUR	Events Played	Cuts Made	1st	2nd	3rd	Top 10	Top 25	Scoring Avg.	OWGR	Money	Points	Standing
Career Totals	296	139	3	7	1	22	47	--	--	$1,288,621	--	--
2007	1	--	--	--	--	--	--	75.46	--	$	--	--
Nationwide Tour	Events Played	Finish									Money List Rank
Nationwide Tour	Events Played	Cuts Made	1st	2nd	3rd	Top 10	Top 25	Scoring Avg.	OWGR	Money	Money List Rank
Career Totals	33	6	--	--	--	1	1	--	--	$11,766	--
2007	2	2	--	--	--	--	--	73.00	--	$3,480	263
2005	7	--	--	--	--	--	--	74.58	--	$	--
*OWGR = Official World Golf Rating											More Stats

KEY STATS

Driving Distance		283.1
Driving Distance		268.7

Driving Accuracy Percentage		55.10%
Driving Accuracy Percentage		65.77%

Greens in Regulation Percentage		68.52%
Greens in Regulation Percentage		65.77%

Scrambling		58.82%
Scrambling		56.31%

Putts Per Round		29.62
Putts Per Round		29.67

Denis Watson Average

Champions Average

BEST FINISHES

Result	Year	Events
P1	2008	AT&T Champions Classic
WON	2008	FedEx Kinko's Classic
T5	2008	The Cap Cana Championship
T8	2008	Turtle Bay Championship
T15	2008	Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am

DID YOU KNOW?

Denis Watson plays the Titleist Pro V1X.

> He has finished 1st on the Champions Tour 2 times in 2008.
> He ranks 5th in Charles Schwab Cup Points on the Champions Tour.

Champions Tour
STANDARD STATS		Rank	Additional Stats
Driving Distance	284.1	11th	Tot. Dist. - 15,341	Tot. Drvs. - 54
Driving Accuracy Percentage	57.14%	72nd	Fwys Hit - 216	Poss. Fwys - 378
Greens in Regulation Pct.	68.72%	26th	Greens Hit - 334	# Holes - 486
Putting Average	1.769	28th	GIR Putts - 591	Greens Hit - 334
Eagles (Holes per)	77.1	1st	# Holes - 540	# Eagles - 7
Birdie Average	3.80	19th	# Birdies - 114	Tot. Rnds. - 30
Scoring Average	70.77	19th	Tot. strks - 2,123	Tot. rnds - 30
Sand Save Percentage	58.33%	8th	# Saves - 21	# Bunkers - 36
Total Driving	83	41st	Total rank from stats 1 & 2
All-Around Ranking	184	14th	Total rank from stats 1-8
Money Leaders	$690,181	4th	-	-
Par Breakers	22.41%	18th	#Bird/Eagl - 121	#Holes - 540
Putts Per Round	29.52	45th	Tot. Putts - 797	Tot. Rnds. - 27

NEWS

FedEx Kinko's Classic: Final-Round Notebook - May 4, 2008

Watson wins FedEx Kinko's Classic after Price falters down stretch - May 4, 2008

FedEx Kinko's Classic: Second-Round Notebook - May 3, 2008

After season-best 65, Price leads FedEx Kinko's Classic - May 2, 2008

FedEx Kinko's Classic: First-Round Notebook - May 2, 2008

New format draws big names, exciting teams - Apr 22, 2008

Wiebe wins inaugural Cap Cana Championship by four - Apr 6, 2008

What they said: Woosnam, Lyle - 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

International flavor spices up team event - Mar 12, 2008

March of Champions - Mar 1, 2008

Norman honored with GWAA's Bartlett Award - Feb 22, 2008

The ACE Group Classic: Second-Round Notebook - Feb 16, 2008

Boeing extends title sponsorship of Champions Tour Boeing Classic - Feb 4, 2008

Pate handles howling wind to win by two at Turtle Bay - Jan 28, 2008

Turtle Bay Championship: First-Round Notebook - Jan 26, 2008

What We're Wondering: Turtle Bay Championship - Jan 24, 2008

Teams form for Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Jan 22, 2008

MasterCard Championship: Final-Round Notebook - Jan 21, 2008

MasterCard Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Jan 20, 2008

Suggs, Player, Watson honored by GWAA - Jan 8, 2008

Haas named Champions Tour Player of the Year - Dec 29, 2007

A look back at 2007 on the Champions Tour - Nov 12, 2007

Final-Round Notebook: Charles Schwab Cup Championship - Oct 28, 2007

Thorpe wins season finale; Roberts edges Haas for title - Oct 28, 2007

Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Third-Round Notebook - Oct 27, 2007

Watson leads by one shot in Sonoma - Oct 27, 2007

Bryant is seriously in the race, but not all serious on the course - Oct 27, 2007

Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Oct 26, 2007

Two Schwab rookies find themselves creeping to the top - Oct 26, 2007

Romero leads after two rounds in Sonoma - Oct 26, 2007

Administaff Small Business Classic: Final-Round Notebook - Oct 14, 2007

Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship: Final-Round Notes - Oct 7, 2007

Senior Players Championship: Third-Round Notes - Oct 6, 2007

Haas stays atop Charles Schwab Cup race - Sep 24, 2007

SAS Championship: Final-round notebook - Sep 23, 2007

SAS Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Sep 22, 2007

SAS Championship: First-Round Notebook - Sep 21, 2007

Greater Hickory Classic: Final-Round Notebook - Sep 16, 2007

Finally, a little payback for Morgan at Pebble Beach - Sep 3, 2007

Wal-Mart First Tee Open: Final-Round Notebook - Sep 2, 2007

Wal-Mart First Tee Open: Second-Round Notebook - Sep 2, 2007

Quigley always enjoys his junior partners at Pebble Beach - Sep 1, 2007

Champions Tour E-Notes: Week of Aug. 27, 2007 - Aug 28, 2007

Boeing Classic: Final-Round Notebook - Aug 26, 2007

Watson wins record-setting seven-man Boeing Classic playoff - Aug 26, 2007

Boeing Classic: Second-Round Notebook - Aug 25, 2007

Surprising Stewart stretches Boeing Classic lead to four shots - Aug 25, 2007

E-Notes: Week of August 21, 2007 - Aug 21, 2007

McNulty wins first major, takes JELD-WEN Tradition by five - Aug 19, 2007

JELD-WEN Tradition: Third-Round Notebook - Aug 18, 2007

Edwards, McNulty tied after 54 holes at JELD-WEN Tradition - Aug 18, 2007

Edwards, McNulty take lead into final round of JELD-WEN Tradition - Aug 18, 2007

Edwards takes two-stroke lead over McNulty at JELD-WEN Tradition - Aug 17, 2007

JELD-WEN Tradition: First-Round Notebook - Aug 17, 2007

Reid, McNulty share lead at JELD-WEN Tradition - Aug 17, 2007

Romero set to defend JELD-WEN Tradition - Aug 15, 2007

Charles Schwab Cup Update: Haas increases lead - Aug 7, 2007

3M Championship: First-Round Notebook - Aug 3, 2007

Champions Tour E-Notebook: 3M Championship - Aug 13, 2007

Senior Open Championship: Final-Round Notes - Jul 29, 2007

Senior Open Championship: Round 3 Notes - Jul 28, 2007

2007 Senior British Open Notes - Jul 20, 2007

Champions Tour Notes - Jul 10, 2007

Many special moments halfway through '07 season - Jul 9, 2007

U.S. Senior Open: Final-Round Notebook - Jul 8, 2007

U.S. Senior Open: Third-Round Notebook - Jul 7, 2007

Watson keeps three-shot lead after third round of Senior Open - Jul 7, 2007

Starting Times and Pairings for U.S. Senior Open - Jul 3, 2007

Notes from the U.S. Senior Open - Jul 4, 2007

Commerce Bank Championship: Final-Round Notebook - Jul 1, 2007

Buick Open: Round 3 Notebook - Jun 30, 2007

Commerce Bank Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Jun 30, 2007

Romero still celebrating Cabrera's Open win - Jun 28, 2007

Bank of America Championship: Final-Round Notebook - Jun 24, 2007

Haas passes stumbling Purtzer to win Bank of America by three - Jun 24, 2007

Bank of America Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Jun 23, 2007

Champions Tour: At the Turn - Jun 19, 2007

Principal Charity Classic: Final-Round Notebook - Jun 10, 2007

At Principal Charity Classic, Haas cruises to three-shot victory - Jun 10, 2007

Principal Charity Classic: Second-Round Notebook - Jun 9, 2007

Six birdies in seven holes power Haas to three-shot advantage - Jun 9, 2007

Haas, Watson to Tee It Up In Iowa - Jun 7, 2007

Boeing Championship: Final-Round Notebook - Jun 3, 2007

Haas leads Purtzer by one after two at Boeing Championship - Jun 2, 2007

Boeing Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Jun 2, 2007

Boeing Championship: First-Round Notebook - Jun 1, 2007

Purtzer and Romero lead Boeing after record-tying first round - Jun 1, 2007

The Champions Tour Heads to Sandestin - May 31, 2007

Champions Tour Weekly E-Notes - May 29, 2007

Round 3 Notebook: Regions Charity Classic - May 20, 2007

Bryant bounces back to defend Regions Charity Classic win - May 21, 2007

Gilder surprises himself with 66 to overtake Hoch - May 19, 2007

Regions Charity Classic: Round 1 Notebook - May 18, 2007

Regions Charity Classic: Pre-Tournament Notebook - May 15, 2007

Flanagan tops three in playoff to earn his first Nationwide win - Apr 29, 2007

Solid play puts veteran Watson out front in Henrico County - Apr 26, 2007

Toshiba Classic: Final-Round Notebook - Mar 11, 2007

More News

VIDEO

Denis Watson wins the 2008 FedEx Kinko's Classic. (:46)

Watson birdies the 9th (:14)

Watson wins the 2008 AT&T Champions Classic. (:41)

2007 Champions Tour Moment: Boeing Classic (2:04)

Recap: 2007 Senior PGA Championship (4:22)

PHOTOS

PERSONAL

Personal

Named Rhodesian Sportsman of the Year in 1975...Twice represented South Africa in World Series of Golf (1980 and 1982)...Did several instructional segments on "The Golf Channel Academy" with good friend David Leadbetter...Favorite actor is Sean Connery...Favorite book is Golf in the Kingdom...Lists the birth of all his children as his biggest thrills outside of golf...Started playing golf at age 14 when his dad took him to play...Served two years in the Rhodesian Army...Has also worked as an insurance relief officer and as an assistant professional/instructor...Did some work for PGA TOUR Radio in the past.