Won his first and last events of the year.

Became the third of a record 11 first-time winners when he triumphed at the Toshiba Senior Classic. Received a sponsor's exemption into the event and eventually won the tournament in a four-way playoff. Made a four-foot birdie putt on the fifth extra hole to beat good friend John Jacobs after Al Geiberger and Allen Doyle had been eliminated earlier in the overtime session. Triumph at Newport Beach CC allowed him to join Doyle as the only other player to claim both a Nationwide Tour and a Champions Tour title.

Capped his season with a thrilling victory at the Ingersoll-Rand SENIOR TOUR Championship and earned the largest paycheck of his career, $347,000. Moved into contention with a sizzling 64 at The Dunes Club on Saturday, and then fired a final-round 67 on Sunday to overtake Bruce Fleisher and Larry Nelson by one stroke. Victory at The Dunes came 26 years after he had earned PGA TOUR playing privileges there in the National Q-School. Voted Champions Tour's Player of the Month in March and November.