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Don Pooley Personal information Full name Sheldon George Pooley, Jr. Nickname Don Born August 27, 1951
Phoenix, ArizonaHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) Nationality 
United StatesResidence Tucson, Arizona Career College University of Arizona Turned professional 1973 Current tour(s) Champions Tour Former tour(s) PGA Tour Professional wins 6 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 2 Champions Tour 2 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament T5: 1988 U.S. Open T15: 1985 The Open Championship T16: 1988 PGA Championship T5: 1987 Achievements and awards Vardon Trophy 1985 Byron Nelson Award 1985 Sheldon George "Don" Pooley, Jr. (born August 27, 1951) is an American professional golfer who has won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
Pooley was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He grew up in Riverside, California. He attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1973.
Despite winning the 1980 B.C. Open and the 1987 Memorial Tournament, Pooley is probably best remembered in his PGA Tour career for his dramatic million-dollar hole-in-one at the 1987 Bay Hill Classic. Pooley received $500,000 as did Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women in Orlando, Florida because of this once-in-a-lifetime shot.[1] In 1985, he won the Vardon Trophy, awarded annually by the PGA to the Tour leader in scoring average. His best finish in a major was T-5 in consecutive major championships — the 1987 PGA Championship and the 1988 Masters Tournament.[2]
Late in his PGA Tour career, Pooley began to experience many debilitating ailments, and missed several years of playing time as a result; however, he has enjoyed a resurgence in his career after turning 50 in August 2001 when he began play on the Champions Tour. The biggest win in his golf career was his first on the Champions Tour. In 2002, he won on the biggest stage in men's senior golf, the U.S. Senior Open.
Pooley is a spiritual man of deep religious faith. He has been involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the PGA Tour Bible study group throughout his career. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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Professional wins
PGA Tour wins
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunner-up 1 Aug 31, 1980 B.C. Open -17 (68-69-66-68=271) 1 stroke Peter Jacobsen2 May 31, 1987 Memorial Tournament -16 (70-67-65-70=272) 3 strokes Curt ByrumOther wins
- 1989 Ebel Match Play
- 1992 Amoco Centel Championship
Champions Tour wins
Legend Champions Tour major championships (1) Other Champions Tour (1) No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunner(s)-up 1 Jun 30, 2002 U.S. Senior Open -10 (71-70-63-70=274) Playoff Tom Watson2 Aug 24, 2003 Allianz Championship -13 (66-67-67=200) 3 strokes Bruce Fleisher, Bruce Lietzke, Jim ThorpeResults in major championships
Tournament 1977 1978 1979 Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open CUT DNP DNP The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP CUT DNP Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Masters Tournament DNP T19 CUT DNP DNP DNP 41 T45 T5 T14 U.S. Open DNP CUT CUT DNP DNP T15 T24 T24 CUT T26 The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T16 T19 PGA Championship T46 T19 T67 T23 T34 T62 T16 T5 T58 T34 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Masters Tournament T42 T46 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open CUT DNP T44 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP The Open Championship T39 DNP DNP DNP DNP T101 DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship T8 T73 DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP T29 DNP DNP Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open CUT DNP DNP CUT The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10Champions Tour major championships
Wins (1)
Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up 2002 U.S. Senior Open −10 (71−70−63−70=274) Playoff1 Tom Watson1In a three-hole playoff, Pooley and Watson tied (three pars each), on the first sudden-death hole Pooley won with a birdie to Watson's par.
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2011.
Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 The Tradition T9 T14 T53 T36 T9 T40 46 T8 Senior PGA Championship T18 CUT DNP T54 T57 WD T6 T28 Senior British Open Championship - T27 T5 DNP T13 DNP DNP T8 U.S. Senior Open 1 T43 T15 T22 T51 DNP T18 T47 Senior Players Championship T22 T40 T13 T18 T11 T23 T27 T34 Tournament 2010 2011 The Tradition T29 WD Senior PGA Championship T23 DNP Senior British Open Championship DNP DNP U.S. Senior Open T40 DNP Senior Players Championship T57 DNP The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew from tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.References
- ^ Profile from TheGoal.com
- ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=230. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
External links
- Don Pooley at the PGA Tour official site
U.S. Senior Open champions 1980 Roberto De Vicenzo • 1981 Arnold Palmer† • 1982 Miller Barber • 1983 Billy Casper† • 1984 Miller Barber • 1985 Miller Barber • 1986 Dale Douglass • 1987 Gary Player • 1988 Gary Player† • 1989 Orville Moody • 1990 Lee Trevino • 1991 Jack Nicklaus† • 1992 Larry Laoretti • 1993 Jack Nicklaus • 1994 Simon Hobday • 1995 Tom Weiskopf • 1996 Dave Stockton • 1997 Graham Marsh • 1998 Hale Irwin • 1999 Dave Eichelberger • 2000 Hale Irwin • 2001 Bruce Fleisher • 2002 Don Pooley† • 2003 Bruce Lietzke • 2004 Peter Jacobsen • 2005 Allen Doyle • 2006 Allen Doyle • 2007 Brad Bryant • 2008 Eduardo Romero • 2009 Fred Funk • 2010 Bernhard Langer • 2011 Olin Browne
† indicates the event was won in a playoff Categories:- American golfers
- Arizona Wildcats men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Champions Tour golfers
- Winners of senior major golf championships
- People from Phoenix, Arizona
- American Christians
- 1951 births
- Living people
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