Morris Hatalsky

Morris Hatalsky
Personal information
Born	November 10, 1951 (1951-11-10) (age 60) San Diego, California
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Career
College	Arizona State University U.S. International University
Turned professional	1973
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
Champions Tour	3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T24: 1982
U.S. Open	T49: 1977
The Open Championship	CUT: 1984
PGA Championship	T14: 1990

Morris Hatalsky (born November 10, 1951) is an American professional golfer.

Early years and amateur career

Hatalsky was born in San Diego, California.^[1] He started in golf at age 10, when his older brother bought him a set of junior clubs. As an amateur, he won the 1968 Mexico National Junior Championship. Hatalsky initially attended Arizona State University, where his teammates on the golf team included future PGA Tour and Champions Tour players Bob Gilder, Howard Twitty and Tom Purtzer. He transferred to U.S. International University (now Alliant International University), where he was an NAIA All-American in 1972 and served as team captain.^[2]

Professional career

Hatalsky turned professional in 1973.^[1] He qualified for the PGA Tour at the 1976 Qualifying School and won four times on Tour between 1981 and 1990. In 2002, he took Rookie of the Year honors in his first season on the Champions Tour, and he was won three events on at that level.^[2]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 27, 1981	Hall of Fame	-13 (63-71-68-71=275)	2 strokes	Jerry Pate, D. A. Weibring
2	Jul 10, 1983	Greater Milwaukee Open	-13 (70-68-71-66=275)	Playoff	George Cadle
3	Jun 5, 1988	Kemper Open	-14 (68-66-68-72=274)	Playoff	Tom Kite
4	Jul 15, 1990	Bank of Boston Classic	-13 (70-68-69-68=275)	1 stroke	Scott Verplank

Champions Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 25, 2002	Uniting Fore Care Classic	42 points (19-11-12=42)	12 points	Jay Sigel
2	May 25, 2003	Columbus Southern Open	-12 (66-65-67=198)	1 stroke	Allen Doyle
3	Apr 2, 2006	Puerto Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic	-9 (70-67-70=207)	1 stroke	Scott Simpson

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/14/95/. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/s/?/00/14/95/media. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 

External links

• Morris Hatalsky at the PGA Tour official site
• Morris Hatalsky's religious testimony from TheGoal

Persondata
Name	Hatalsky, Morris
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	November 10, 1951
Place of birth	San Diego, California
Date of death
Place of death