DENIS WATSON

 
RESULTS
Denis Watson
Champions Tour Events Played Finish Money List Rank
Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Avg. OWGR Money
Career Totals 69 67 4 2 1 20 30 -- -- $2,936,452 --
2009 13 12 -- -- -- 1 2 72.88 -- $179,667 48
2008 27 26 2 -- -- 7 11 71.07 -- $1,112,580 15
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
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 -- -- -- -- -- -- 79.00 -- $ -- --
Nationwide Tour Events Played Finish Money List Rank
Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Avg. OWGR Money
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
Scoring Average (Actual)
 
 72.88
 
 71.99
Driving Distance
 
 271.3
 
 275.0
Driving Accuracy Percentage
 
 59.22%
 
 65.87%
Greens in Regulation Percentage
 
 60.93%
 
 65.86%
Scrambling
 
 52.75%
 
 53.48%
Putts Per Round
 
 29.45
 
 29.99
 
Denis Watson Average
 
Champions Average
   
BEST FINISHES
Result Year Events
T4 2009 Toshiba Classic
T11 2009 Regions Charity Classic
T28 2009 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
T29 2009 The ACE Group Classic
32 2009 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
 
DID YOU KNOW?
  • His best finish on the Champions Tour in 2009 is T4th at the Toshiba Classic.
  • He ranks 45th in Charles Schwab Cup Points on the Champions Tour.

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Champions Tour
STANDARD STATS Rank Additional Stats
Driving Distance 271.3 58th Tot. Dist. - 16,823 Tot. Drvs. - 62
Driving Accuracy Percentage 59.22% 73rd Fwys Hit - 257 Poss. Fwys - 434
Greens in Regulation Percentage 60.93% 73rd Greens Hit - 340 # Holes - 558
Putting Average 1.806 50th GIR Putts - 614 Greens Hit - 340
Eagles (Holes per) 306.0 44th # Holes - 612 # Eagles - 2
Birdie Average 3.26 50th # Birdies - 111 Tot. Rnds. - 34
Scoring Average (Actual) 72.88 69th Tot. strks - 2,478 Tot. rnds - 34
Sand Save Percentage 41.30% 49th # Saves - 19 # Bunkers - 46
Total Driving 131 75th Total rank from stats 1 & 2
All-Around Ranking 466 70th Total rank from stats 1-8
Money Leaders $179,667 48th - -
Par Breakers 18.46% 50th #Bird/Eagl - 113 #Holes - 612
Putts Per Round 29.45 21st Tot. Putts - 913 Tot. Rnds. - 31
NEWS
  • First-round notebook: Triton Financial Classic - Jun 5, 2009
  • Langer leads Triton Financial Classic by one - Jun 5, 2009
  • After long layoff, Jacobsen returns to Champions Tour - Jun 4, 2009
  • Week 12 Approach Shots: Triton Financial Classic - Jun 4, 2009
  • Champions Tour Insider: Easier without expectations - Jun 3, 2009
  • Week 12 Power Rankings: Triton Financial Classic - Jun 2, 2009
  • Week 9 Approach Shots: Regions Charity Classic - May 14, 2009
  • Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am: Final-round notebook - Apr 19, 2009
  • AT&T Champions Classic: Final-round notebook - Mar 16, 2009
  • Second-round notebook: AT&T Champions Classic - Mar 14, 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
  • Talkin' food with Watson - Mar 11, 2009
  • Champions Tour Insider: Watson's perseverance - Mar 11, 2009
  • Week 5 Power Rankings: AT&T Champions Classic - Mar 10, 2009
  • Romero edges O'Meara and Sindelar at Toshiba Classic - Mar 8, 2009
  • O'Meara and Langer share lead after 36 holes at Toshiba - Mar 7, 2009
  • Toshiba Classic: First-round notebook - Mar 6, 2009
  • Defending champ Langer jumps ahead at Toshiba - Mar 7, 2009
  • Golf Writers Association announces 2009 winners - Feb 23, 2009
  • Mitsubishi Electric Champ: Second-round notebook - Jan 25, 2009
  • Inkster, Compton and Bisher honored by GWAA - Jan 13, 2009
  • Champions, Nationwide Tours announce nominees - Nov 24, 2008
  • Austin's Champions Tour Event gets new title sponsor - Oct 21, 2008
  • Administaff Small Business Classic: Final-round notebook - Oct 19, 2008
  • Langer wins in Houston for second straight year - Oct 19, 2008
  • Defending champ Langer shares lead after 36 holes - Oct 18, 2008
  • Administaff Small Business Classic: Second-round notebook - Oct 18, 2008
  • Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship: Second-round notes - Oct 10, 2008
  • Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship: First-round notebook - Oct 9, 2008
  • Notes: North Carolina ties abound on Champions Tour - Sep 11, 2008
  • Walmart First Tee Open: Final-round notebook - Aug 31, 2008
  • Walmart First Tee Open: Second-round notebook - Aug 31, 2008
  • Four share lead after Day 2 of Walmart First Tee Open - Aug 30, 2008
  • What they said: Roberts, Thorpe, Benbow and Brady - Aug 26, 2008
  • Boeing Classic: Final-round notebook - Aug 24, 2008
  • Back-nine surge powers Kite to two-shot victory in Boeing Classic - Aug 24, 2008
  • Boeing Classic: First-round notebook - Aug 22, 2008
  • Surging Funk headlines field for Boeing Classic - Aug 21, 2008
  • E-notes: Langer likes majors, Gilder hits 115th event... - Aug 19, 2008
  • JELD-WEN Tradition: Final-round notebook - Aug 17, 2008
  • Notes: JELD-WEN Tradition celebrates 20th anniversary - Aug 12, 2008
  • U.S. Senior Open: Final-round notes - Aug 3, 2008
  • Notes: Seniors in Twin Cities with Milwaukee in mind - Jul 15, 2008
  • Dick's Sporting Goods Open: Second-Round Notebook - Jul 5, 2008
  • Commerce Bank Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Jun 28, 2008
  • Notes: Commerce Bank Championship - Jun 23, 2008
  • Bank of America Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Jun 21, 2008
  • U.S. Open: Past and present Champions Tour players - Jun 11, 2008
  • Recap: The first half of 2008 - Jun 4, 2008
  • Principal Charity Classic: Final-Round Notebook - Jun 1, 2008
  • Second-round notebook: History's on Price's side - May 31, 2008
  • Price takes lead at Principal Charity Classic, but six trail by one - May 31, 2008
  • Eaks, Nielsen tied for lead at Principal Charity Classic - May 30, 2008
  • Defending champ Haas back in Des Moines with shot at Schwab Cup lead - May 29, 2008
  • Only one point separates Langer and Haas - May 27, 2008
  • Regions Charity Classic: Final-Round Notebook - May 18, 2008
  • Regions Charity Classic: Second-Round Notebook - May 17, 2008
  • Veteran Bean leads qualifier Goodes by one after 36 holes - May 17, 2008
  • Qualifier Goodes shares first-round lead with veteran Bean - May 16, 2008
  • 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
  • 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
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    PHOTOS
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    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.

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