Career highlights

• 2011: Made his 40th consecutive start at the Masters (missed cut), the longest current active streak in that category. Jack Nicklaus also had a string of 40 consecutive appearances in succession
• Teamed with his junior partner Casie Cathrea to win the pro-junior competition at the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach by four strokes over the team of Brad Bryant and Brandon Baumgarten
• Best finish during the year was a T21 at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, where he opened with an 8-under-par 64, matching his career-low round on the Champions Tour (third round, 2005 Blue Angels Classic). It was his best score in relation to par since turning 50
• Was T2 in the Legends Division of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf with partner Curtis Strange. 2010: Made 17 appearances during the season, with his best showing a T17 at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in January. After opening with an even-par 72, followed with rounds of 68-67 on Hawaii's Big Island
• Along with Fuzzy Zoeller, finished second in defense of their Wendy's Champions Skins Game title. Duo combined for five skins and $230,000 at Royal Kaanapali GC on Maui in Hawaii. 2009: Was the leader at The ACE Group Classic early on the back nine before ending T3 at TPC Treviso Bay, two strokes back of Loren Roberts. Final-round 68 gave him his best Champions Tour finish since the 2008 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship (T3)
• Was T4 at the AT&T Champions Classic on the strength of a final-round 67 at Valencia CC. 2008: Missed the cut in his 37th consecutive Masters appearance (his only PGA TOUR start)
• In the hunt twice over 18 appearances on the 2008 Champions Tour, finishing T3 at the Toshiba Classic and the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship. His T3 finish in the latter proved to be his best effort in a major since finishing solo second at the 2007 U.S. Senior Open. Was the 36-hole leader, a first on Tour since he co-led the 1995 Memorial Tournament (tied with Robert Gamez) on the PGA TOUR. Pulled within one stroke of D.A. Weibring down the stretch but missed a 4-foot birdie putt to tie at No. 17 and then bogeyed the final hole. 2007: For the second consecutive year, made the cut at the Masters, the first time he appeared on the weekend at Augusta National in consecutive years since 1994-95
• Improved 26 spots on the Champions Tour money list from the previous season and earned a spot at the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Season earnings nearly matched the total of his previous four seasons combined. Best finish was a second at the U.S. Senior Open, three strokes back of winner Brad Bryant. 2006: Was T4 at the AT&T Championship. Made just two bogeys over final 36 holes and moved up the leaderboard at Oak Hills with a final-round 68
• Birdied his final three holes (Nos. 16-18) to make the cut at the Bank of America Colonial with an even-par 140 total. Became the oldest player since Tom Kite (2005 Booz Allen Classic, 55 years) to make a cut in a PGA TOUR event and eventually finished T71 in Fort Worth. 2005: Among the top 20 four times in 18 starts on the Champions Tour
• Shot the lowest round of his Champions Tour career, a 6-under 64, in final round of the Blue Angels Classic. 2003: Played in the Masters, missing the cut with rounds of 79-76
• On the Champions Tour, played in 18 events with two top-10s. Turned in his best Champions Tour performance with a T4 at the 3M Championship in August. 2002: On Nov. 15, inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame via the PGA TOUR Ballot
• Played in only two PGA TOUR events at the age of 50, concentrating on Champions Tour career, where he made 20 starts. 2001: Honored with Payne Stewart Award at THE TOUR Championship. 1999: Spent most of the season preparing for Ryder Cup. Captain of U.S. team which staged greatest comeback in event's history, winning 8½ points in singles matches on final day to come from four points back for victory. Crenshaw's team was the first U.S. squad to win Ryder Cup since 1993
• Appeared in 13 TOUR events but did not make a cut. 1997: Underwent foot surgery. 1995: Prior to being named Ryder Cup Captain, most memorable moment in golf came in winning second Masters. Earlier in week had served as pallbearer at funeral of long-time mentor, friend and teacher Harvey Penick. Closed with a 68 to defeat Davis Love III by one stroke
• Produced a victory each year from 1992 through 1995. From July 1992 until April 1994, his only three top-10 finishes were victories. 1991: Won Bob Jones Award from USGA. 1990: Earned second Colonial title. Victory was his fifth in home state of Texas among 19 TOUR victories. 1989: Won William Richardson Award, given by Golf Writers Association of America. 1987: Placed third on the money list and recorded 14 top-10s. 1986: Won Vantage Championship (now THE TOUR Championship) at Oak Hills CC in San Antonio. 1984: Earned first Masters victory. Two strokes off lead entering final round, shot closing 68 to defeat Tom Watson by two strokes. 1983: Prevailed again in Texas with a win in the Byron Nelson Classic. 1977: Claimed the first of two Colonial National Invitation titles. 1976: Won three events and finished second three times on way to second-place finish on money list behind Jack Nicklaus
• Despite opening 75, won Bing Crosby National Pro-Am by two over Mike Morley
• The following week, closed with rounds of 65-66 to win Hawaiian Open by four over Larry Nelson and Hale Irwin
• Third victory came at Ohio Kings Island Open. 1973: Won Qualifying Tournament by then-record 12-stroke margin
• In his first start as a PGA TOUR member, defeated Orville Moody by two strokes in the San Antonio-Texas Open. Amateur: Winner of 1971-73 NCAA Championships, sharing title with University of Texas teammate Tom Kite in 1972, the same year he won the Trans-Mississippi Amateur, beating John Paul Cain in Dallas. Winner of Fred Haskins Award as nation's outstanding collegiate golfer each of those years
• Won the 1971 South Amateur at Pinehurst, beating Gary Koch by four strokes.