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Dave Stockton Personal information Full name David Knapp Stockton Born November 2, 1941
San Bernardino, CaliforniaHeight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Nationality 
United StatesCareer College University of Southern California Turned professional 1964 Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions TourProfessional wins 25 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 10 Champions Tour 14 Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 2)Masters Tournament T2: 1974 U.S. Open T2: 1978 The Open Championship T11: 1971 PGA Championship Won: 1970, 1976 Achievements and awards Champions Tour
leading money winner1993, 1994 Champions Tour
Player of the Year1993 Champions Tour
Rookie of the Year1992 David Knapp Stockton (born November 2, 1941) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
Stockton was born in San Bernardino, California. He attended the University of Southern California and turned professional in 1964. His first PGA Tour win came at the 1967 Colonial National Invitation. He was selected by former Colonial champions as one of two Champion's Choice invitations; he is the only Champion's Choice invitee to win the Colonial in the year of the invitation. His career year was 1974, when he won three times, but his two majors, both of which were PGA Championships, came in 1970 and 1976. In 1970 he played the final round with Arnold Palmer, shooting an erratic seventy-three which included an eagle and a double-bogey back to back on the seventh and the eighth, and making only a bogey on the thirteenth despite putting a ball in the water. In the end, this effort was good enough for a two stroke victory over Palmer and Bob Murphy. Due to rain at the 1976 PGA Championship, which was held at the Congressional Country Club, the final round had to be delayed until Monday. Stockton sank a fifteen-foot par putt at the seventy-second hole to avoid a three-man playoff with Raymond Floyd and Don January.
Stockton joined the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour) in 1991 and enjoyed continued success, topping the Senior Tour money list in 1993 and 1994. His fourteen senior titles include three senior majors, the 1992 and 1994 Senior Players Championships and the 1996 U.S. Senior Open. He remains competitive in his sixties, finishing in the Top 50 on the Champions Tour money list for a thiteenth consecutive season in 2004.
Stockton played for the U.S. team in the Ryder Cup in 1971 and 1977. He was the American's victorious non-playing captain in the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island.
Stockton is married to former Orange Show beauty queen Catherine Hales. They have two children, Dave Jr. and Ron, who both play professional golf.
When he was an active PGA Tour player, Stockton had the reputation of being one of the best putters. He wrote an excellent guide to putting called "Dave Stockton's Putt to Win", and it is still in print. In 2009, Stockton was credited with aiding the world's second-ranked golfer, Phil Mickelson with his putting, which helped him win the 2009 Tour Championship.
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PGA Tour wins (10)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up 1 May 21, 1967 Colonial National Invitation -2 (65-66-74-73=278) 2 strokes Charles Coody2 Jun 30, 1968 Cleveland Open Invitational -8 (69-68-67-72=276) 2 strokes Bob Dickson3 Jul 14, 1968 Greater Milwaukee Open -13 (68-67-71-69=275) 4 strokes Sam Snead4 Aug 16, 1970 PGA Championship -1 (70-70-66-73=279) 2 strokes Bob Murphy, Arnold Palmer5 Aug 15, 1971 Massachusetts Classic -13 (71-69-69-66=275) 1 stroke Raymond Floyd6 Jul 8, 1973 Greater Milwaukee Open -12 (69-63-71-73=276) 1 stroke Homero Blancas, Hubert Green7 Feb 17, 1974 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open -8 (68-68-71-69=276) 2 strokes John Mahaffey, Sam Snead8 Jul 14, 1974 Quad Cities Open -13 (68-68-71-64=271) 1 stroke Bruce Fleisher9 Aug 18, 1974 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open -12 (65-65-69-69=268) 4 strokes Raymond Floyd10 Aug 15, 1976 PGA Championship +1 (70-72-69-70=281) 1 stroke Raymond Floyd, Don JanuaryPGA Tour playoff record (0-1)
No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result 1 1977 Phoenix Open Jerry PateLost to birdie on first extra hole Other wins
- 1967 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Laurie Hammer)
Champions Tour wins (14)
- 1992 (1) Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship
- 1993 (5) Muratec Reunion Pro-Am, Southwestern Bell Classic, Franklin Quest Championship, GTE Northwest Classic, The Transamerica
- 1994 (3) Nationwide Championship, Ford Senior Players Championship, Burnet Senior Classic
- 1995 (2) GTE Suncoast Classic, Quicksilver Classic
- 1996 (2) U.S. Senior Open, First of America Classic
- 1997 (1) Franklin Quest Championship
Senior major championships are shown in bold.
Major championships
Wins (2)
Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runners-up 1970 PGA Championship 3 shot lead -1 (70-70-66-73=279) 2 strokes Bob Murphy, Arnold Palmer1976 PGA Championship (2) 4 shot deficit +1 (70-72-69-70=281) 1 stroke Raymond Floyd, Don JanuaryResults timeline
Tournament 1968 1969 The Masters DNP 18 U.S. Open T9 T25 The Open Championship DNP DNP PGA Championship T17 T35 Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 The Masters T5 T9 T10 T14 T2 T26 DNP T39 CUT CUT U.S. Open DNP CUT CUT T39 T40 T43 CUT CUT T2 T36 The Open Championship DNP T11 T31 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship 1 T40 T40 T12 T26 CUT 1 T31 T19 T35 Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The Masters T26 T31 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open T51 CUT T45 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship CUT T43 CUT CUT T39 T59 T53 CUT T48 T68 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10Champions Tour major championships
Wins (3)
Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up 1992 Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship −11 (71−67−70−69-277) 1 stroke J. C. Snead Lee Trevino1994 Ford Senior Players Championship (2) −17 (66−66−71−68=271) 6 strokes Jim Albus1996 U.S. Senior Open −11 (70−67−67−73=277) 2 strokes DeWitt WeaverSee also
External links
- Official website
- Dave Stockton at the PGA Tour official site
Dave Stockton in the senior major championships 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 Senior Players Championship champions 1983 Miller Barber • 1984 Arnold Palmer • 1985 Arnold Palmer • 1986 Chi-Chi Rodríguez • 1987 Gary Player • 1988 Billy Casper • 1989 Orville Moody • 1990 Jack Nicklaus • 1991 Jim Albus • 1992 Dave Stockton • 1993 Jim Colbert • 1994 Dave Stockton • 1995 J. C. Snead† • 1996 Raymond Floyd • 1997 Larry Gilbert • 1998 Gil Morgan • 1999 Hale Irwin • 2000 Raymond Floyd • 2001 Allen Doyle† • 2002 Stewart Ginn • 2003 Craig Stadler • 2004 Mark James • 2005 Peter Jacobsen • 2006 Bobby Wadkins • 2007 Loren Roberts • 2008 D. A. Weibring • 2009 Jay Haas • 2010 Mark O'Meara† • 2011 Fred Couples†
† indicates the event was won in a playoff Dave Stockton in the Ryder Cup United States Ryder Cup captains 1927 Walter Hagen · 1929 Walter Hagen · 1931 Walter Hagen · 1933 Walter Hagen · 1935 Walter Hagen · 1937 Walter Hagen · 1947 Ben Hogan · 1949 Ben Hogan · 1951 Sam Snead · 1953 Lloyd Mangrum · 1955 Chick Harbert · 1957 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1959 Sam Snead · 1961 Jerry Barber · 1963 Arnold Palmer · 1965 Byron Nelson · 1967 Ben Hogan · 1969 Sam Snead · 1971 Jay Hebert · 1973 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1975 Arnold Palmer · 1977 Dow Finsterwald · 1979 Billy Casper · 1981 Dave Marr · 1983 Jack Nicklaus · 1985 Lee Trevino · 1987 Jack Nicklaus · 1989 Raymond Floyd · 1991 Dave Stockton · 1993 Tom Watson · 1995 Lanny Wadkins · 1997 Tom Kite · 1999 Ben Crenshaw · 2002 Curtis Strange · 2004 Hal Sutton · 2006 Tom Lehman · 2008 Paul Azinger · 2010 Corey PavinUnited States Ryder Cup team – 1971 Miller Barber • Frank Beard • Billy Casper • Charles Coody • Gardner Dickinson • Gene Littler • Jack Nicklaus • Arnold Palmer • Mason Rudolph • J. C. Snead • Dave Stockton • Lee Trevino
Jay Hebert (non-playing captain)
Won: 18.5 – 13.5
United States Ryder Cup team – 1977 Raymond Floyd • Lou Graham • Hubert Green • Dave Hill • Hale Irwin • Don January • Jerry McGee • Jack Nicklaus • Ed Sneed • Dave Stockton • Lanny Wadkins • Tom Watson
Dow Finsterwald (non-playing captain)
Won: 12.5 – 7.5United States Ryder Cup team – 1991 Paul Azinger · Chip Beck · Mark Calcavecchia · Fred Couples · Raymond Floyd · Hale Irwin · Wayne Levi · Mark O'Meara · Steve Pate · Corey Pavin · Payne Stewart · Lanny Wadkins
Dave Stockton (non-playing captain)
Won: 14.5 – 13.5Categories:- American golfers
- USC Trojans men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Champions Tour golfers
- Winners of men's major golf championships
- Winners of senior major golf championships
- People from San Bernardino County, California
- 1941 births
- Living people
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