Tom Kite

American professional golfer

Tom Kite

Personal information
Full name| Thomas Oliver Kite Jr.
Born|  (1949-12-09) December 9, 1949 (age 74)
McKinney, Texas
Height| 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight| 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality|  United States
Residence| Austin, Texas
Career
College| University of Texas
Turned professional| 1972
Current tour(s)| PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)| PGA Tour
Professional wins| 37
Highest ranking| 5 (April 16, 1989)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour| 19
European Tour| 3
PGA Tour of Australasia| 1
PGA Tour Champions| 10
Other| 5
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament| 2nd/T2: 1983, 1986, 1997
PGA Championship| T4: 1981, 1988
U.S. Open| Won: 1992
The Open Championship| T2: 1978
Achievements and awards
| World Golf Hall of Fame| 2004 (member page)

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Bob Jones Award| 1979
PGA Tour
money list winner| 1981, 1989
Byron Nelson Award| 1981, 1982
Vardon Trophy| 1981, 1982
PGA Player of the Year| 1989
GWAA Male
Player of the Year| 1989

Thomas Oliver Kite Jr. (born December 9, 1949) is an American professional golfer and golf course architect. He won the U.S. Open in 1992 and spent 175 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1989 and 1994.[2]

## Early life and amateur career[edit]

Kite was born in McKinney, Texas. He began playing golf at age six, and won his first tournament at age 11. Kite attended the University of Texas on a golf scholarship and was coached by Harvey Penick.

## Professional career[edit]

In 1972, Kite turned professional and has been a consistent money winner ever since. Known for his innovation, he was the first to add a third wedge to his bag, one of the first players to use a sports psychologist, and one of the first to emphasize physical fitness for game improvement. He also underwent laser eye surgery, due to his partial blindness,[3] in a bid to improve his game late in his career.

He has 19 PGA Tour victories, including the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. He competed on seven Ryder Cup squads (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993) and served as the 1997 captain. Kite holds a unique record of making the cut for the first four U.S. Opens held at Pebble Beach: 1972, 1982, 1992, and 2000. Kite also shares the distinction (with Gene Littler) of playing in the most Masters Tournaments without a win.[4]

Kite was the first in Tour history to reach $6 million, $7 million, $8 million, and $9 million in career earnings. He was the Tour's leading money-winner in 1981 and 1989. In his prime, Kite had few peers with the short irons. In 1993, Johnny Miller referred to Kite as "the greatest short-iron player the game has seen."[5]

In 2005 he led the PGA Tour's Booz Allen Classic by one shot going into the final round at the age of 55. If he had been able to stay ahead he would have beaten Sam Snead's record as the oldest winner on the PGA Tour by three years, but he fell away to finish tied 13th, seven shots behind Sergio García.

Kite currently plays the over 50s Champions Tour, where he has ten victories including one senior major, The Countrywide Tradition. At the 2012 U.S. Senior Open, Kite shot a front nine 28 (seven under par) in the first round. This was the lowest nine-hole score ever recorded in any USGA championship.[6][7] He finished the tournament tied for 12th.

In 1996, Kite had a cameo in The Simpsons episode "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield", in which he gave Homer Simpson golf tips.[8]

## Awards and honors[edit]

* In 1973, Kite was noted as the Golf Digest Rookie of the Year.
* In 1979, Kite was awarded the Bob Jones Award.
* in 1981, Kite was awarded the Golf Writers Association Player of the Year.
* Kite was the Vardon Trophy winner in 1981 and 1982.
* In 1989, he was named PGA of America Player of the Year.
* In 2004, Kite was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.[9]

## Amateur wins[edit]

* 1972 NCAA Championship (individual; tie with Ben Crenshaw)

## Professional wins (37)[edit]

### PGA Tour wins (19)[edit]

Legend

Major championships (1)
Players Championships (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (16)
No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | Jun 6, 1976 | IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic | −7 (71-70-70-66=277)  | Playoff  |  Terry Diehl
2  | Sep 4, 1978 | B.C. Open | −17 (66-65-68-68=267)  | 5 strokes  |  Mark Hayes
3  | Mar 8, 1981 | American Motors Inverrary Classic | −14 (69-68-68-69=274)  | 1 stroke  |  Jack Nicklaus
4  | Mar 7, 1982 | Bay Hill Classic | −6 (69-70-70-69=278)  | Playoff  |  Jack Nicklaus,  Denis Watson
5  | Feb 6, 1983 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | −12 (69-72-62-73=276)  | 2 strokes  |  Rex Caldwell,  Calvin Peete
6  | Mar 11, 1984 | Doral-Eastern Open | −16 (68-69-70-65=272)  | 2 strokes  |  Jack Nicklaus
7  | Jun 24, 1984  | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | −19 (69-67-66-67=269)  | 5 strokes  |  Don Pooley
8  | May 5, 1985 | MONY Tournament of Champions | −13 (64-72-70-69=275)  | 6 strokes  |  Mark McCumber
9  | Aug 3, 1986 | Western Open | −2 (70-75-73-68=286)  | Playoff  |  Fred Couples,  David Frost,
Nick Price
10  | Jun 7, 1987 | Kemper Open | −14 (64-69-68-69=270)  | 7 strokes  |  Chris Perry,  Howard Twitty
11  | Mar 12, 1989 | Nestle Invitational (2)  | −6 (68-72-67-71=278)  | Playoff  |  Davis Love III
12  | Mar 19, 1989  | The Players Championship | −9 (69-70-69-71=279)  | 1 stroke  |  Chip Beck
13  | Oct 29, 1989  | Nabisco Championship | −8 (69-65-74-68=276)  | Playoff  |  Payne Stewart
14  | Aug 5, 1990 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | −15 (72-68-62-67=269)  | Playoff  |  John Cook
15  | Jan 6, 1991 | Infiniti Tournament of Champions (2)  | −16 (68-67-68-69=272)  | 1 stroke  |  Lanny Wadkins
16  | May 10, 1992 | BellSouth Classic (2)  | −16 (70-65-72-65=272)  | 3 strokes  |  Jay Don Blake
17  | Jun 21, 1992  | U.S. Open | −3 (71-72-70-72=285)  | 2 strokes  |  Jeff Sluman
18  | Feb 14, 1993 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | −35 (67-67-64-65-62=325)  | 6 strokes  |  Rick Fehr
19  | Feb 28, 1993  | Nissan Los Angeles Open | −7 (73-66-67=206)*  | 3 strokes  |  Dave Barr,  Fred Couples,
Donnie Hammond,  Payne Stewart

*Note: The 1993 Nissan Los Angeles Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

PGA Tour playoff record (6–4)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result

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1  | 1976 | IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic |  Terry Diehl | Won with par on fifth extra hole
2  | 1982 | Bob Hope Desert Classic |  Ed Fiori | Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3  | 1982  | Bay Hill Classic |  Jack Nicklaus,  Denis Watson | Won with birdie on first extra hole
4  | 1986 | Western Open |  Fred Couples,  David Frost,
Nick Price | Won with birdie on first extra hole
5  | 1988 | Kemper Open |  Morris Hatalsky | Lost to par on second extra hole
6  | 1988  | Nabisco Championship |  Curtis Strange | Lost to birdie on second extra hole
7  | 1989 | Nestle Invitational |  Davis Love III | Won with par on second extra hole
8  | 1989  | Nabisco Championship |  Payne Stewart | Won with par on second extra hole
9  | 1990 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic |  John Cook | Won with birdie on first extra hole
10  | 1992 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic |  John Cook,  Rick Fehr,
Mark O'Meara,  Gene Sauers | Cook won with eagle on fourth extra hole
Fehr eliminated by birdie on second hole
Kite and O'Meara eliminated by birdie on first hole

### European Tour wins (3)[edit]

Legend

Major championships (1)
Other European Tour (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up

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1  | Sep 7, 1980 | European Open Championship | −8 (71-67-71-75=284)  | 1 stroke  |  Lon Hinkle,  Leonard Thompson
2  | Jun 21, 1992 | U.S. Open | −3 (71-72-70-72=285)  | 2 strokes  |  Jeff Sluman
3  | Oct 13, 1996 | Oki Pro-Am | −15 (71-68-64-70=273)  | 1 stroke  |  Ángel Cabrera

### New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)[edit]

No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of
victory | Runner-up

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1  | Nov 17, 1974  | City of Auckland Classic | −16 (66-67-68-67=268)  | 7 strokes  |  Stewart Ginn

### Other wins (5)[edit]

No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up

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1  | Dec 6, 1981  | JCPenney Mixed Team Classic
(with  Beth Daniel)  | −18 (69-67-64-70=270)  | 2 strokes  |  Vance Heafner and  Cathy Morse
2  | Nov 8, 1987  | Kirin Cup Individual Trophy | −16 (68-69-66-69=272)  | 1 stroke  |  Payne Stewart
3  | Aug 25, 1992  | Fred Meyer Challenge
(with  Billy Andrade)  | −16 (64-64=128)  | 2 strokes  |  Steve Pate and  Corey Pavin
4  | Nov 22, 1992  | Franklin Funds Shark Shootout
(with  Davis Love III)  | −25 (65-69-59=191)  | 1 stroke  |  Billy Ray Brown and  Nick Price,
Fred Couples and  Raymond Floyd,
Hale Irwin and  Bruce Lietzke
5  | Nov 17, 1996  | Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (2)
(with  Jay Haas)  | −29 (67-60-60=187)  | 2 strokes  |  Hale Irwin and  Lee Janzen,
Craig Stadler and  Lanny Wadkins

Other playoff record (0–1)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result

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1  | 1992  | PGA Grand Slam of Golf |  Nick Price | Lost to par on first extra hole

### Champions Tour wins (10)[edit]

Legend

Champions Tour major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (9)
No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | Apr 2, 2000 | The Countrywide Tradition | −8 (68-70-71-71=280)  | Playoff  |  Larry Nelson,  Tom Watson
2  | Jun 11, 2000  | SBC Senior Open | −9 (71-68-68=207)  | 2 strokes  |  Bruce Fleisher
3  | Sep 30, 2001 | Gold Rush Classic | −22 (65-62-67=194)  | 1 stroke  |  Allen Doyle
4  | Jan 20, 2002 | MasterCard Championship | −17 (63-69-67=199)  | 6 strokes  |  John Jacobs
5  | Mar 3, 2002  | SBC Senior Classic | −4 (74-69-69=212)  | Playoff  |  Tom Watson
6  | Oct 13, 2002  | Napa Valley Championship | −12 (66-66-72=204)  | 1 stroke  |  Bruce Fleisher,  Fred Gibson
7  | Aug 8, 2004 | 3M Championship | −13 (65-69-69=203)  | 1 stroke  |  Craig Stadler
8  | Mar 12, 2006 | AT&T Classic | −12 (70-64-70=204)  | 5 strokes  |  Gil Morgan
9  | Aug 20, 2006  | Boeing Greater Seattle Classic | −15 (71-64-66=201)  | Playoff  |  Keith Fergus
10  | Aug 24, 2008 | Boeing Classic (2)  | −14 (69-67-66=202)  | 2 strokes  |  Scott Simpson

Champions Tour playoff record (3–2)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result

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1  | 2000 | The Countrywide Tradition |  Larry Nelson,  Tom Watson | Won with birdie on sixth extra hole
Nelson eliminated by par on second hole
2  | 2002 | SBC Senior Classic |  Tom Watson | Won with par on second extra hole
3  | 2006 | Boeing Greater Seattle Classic |  Keith Fergus | Won with birdie on first extra hole
4  | 2007 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf |  Jay Haas | Lost to par on first extra hole
5  | 2008 | ACE Group Classic |  Brad Bryant,  Scott Hoch,
Tom Jenkins | Hoch won with birdie on first extra hole

## Major championships[edit]

### Wins (1)[edit]

Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up

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1992 | U.S. Open | 1 shot deficit | −3 (71-72-70-72=285) | 2 strokes |  Jeff Sluman

### Results timeline[edit]

Tournament  | 1970  | 1971  | 1972  | 1973  | 1974  | 1975  | 1976  | 1977  | 1978  | 1979

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Masters Tournament |  | T42  | T27  |  |  | T10  | T5  | T3  | T18  | 5
U.S. Open | CUT  |  | T19  |  | T8  | CUT  | CUT  | T27  | T20  | CUT
The Open Championship |  |  |  |  |  |  | T5  |  | T2  | T30
PGA Championship |  |  |  |  | T39  | T33  | T13  | T13  | CUT  | T35
Tournament  | 1980  | 1981  | 1982  | 1983  | 1984  | 1985  | 1986  | 1987  | 1988  | 1989

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Masters Tournament | T6  | T5  | T5  | T2  | T6  | CUT  | T2  | T24  | 44  | T18
U.S. Open | CUT  | T20  | 29  | T20  | CUT  | 13  | T35  | T46  | T36  | T9
The Open Championship | T27  |  | CUT  | T29  | T22  | T8  | CUT  | T72  | T20  | T19
PGA Championship | T20  | T4  | T9  | T67  | T34  | T12  | T26  | T10  | T4  | T34
Tournament  | 1990  | 1991  | 1992  | 1993  | 1994  | 1995  | 1996  | 1997  | 1998  | 1999

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Masters Tournament | T14  | 56  |  | CUT  | 4  | CUT  | CUT  | 2  | 38  |
U.S. Open | T56  | T37  | 1 | CUT  | T33  | T67  | T82  | T68  | T43  | T60
The Open Championship | CUT  | T44  | T19  | T14  | T8  | T58  | T27  | T10  | T38  |
PGA Championship | T40  | T52  | T21  | T56  | T9  | T54  | CUT  | 5  | CUT  | CUT
Tournament  | 2000  | 2001  | 2002  | 2003  | 2004

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Masters Tournament |  |  | CUT  |  |
U.S. Open | T32  | T5  | CUT  | CUT  | T57
The Open Championship | T70  |  |  |  |
PGA Championship | T19  | CUT  |  |  |

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1982 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

### Summary[edit]

Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made

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Masters Tournament | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 21
U.S. Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 24
The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 19
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 23
Totals | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 47 | 109 | 87

* Most consecutive cuts made – 15 (1986 PGA – 1990 U.S. Open)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (four times)

## The Players Championship[edit]

### Wins (1)[edit]

Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up

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1989 | The Players Championship | 1 shot deficit | −9 (69-70-69-71=279) | 1 stroke |  Chip Beck

### Results timeline[edit]

Tournament  | 1974  | 1975  | 1976  | 1977  | 1978  | 1979

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The Players Championship | T19  | T40  | T17  | CUT  | T28  | T9
Tournament  | 1980  | 1981  | 1982  | 1983  | 1984  | 1985  | 1986  | 1987  | 1988  | 1989

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The Players Championship | T31  |  | T27  | T27  | T51  | T64  | T4  | T9  | T11  | 1
Tournament  | 1990  | 1991  | 1992  | 1993  | 1994  | 1995  | 1996  | 1997  | 1998  | 1999

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The Players Championship | T5  | CUT  | T35  | CUT  | T9  | T43  | CUT  | CUT  | T25  | T77
Tournament  | 2000  | 2001  | 2002

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The Players Championship | T66  | T44  | T36

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

## Senior major championships[edit]

### Wins (1)[edit]

Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up

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2000 | The Countrywide Tradition | −8 (66-71-71-72=280) | Playoff |  Larry Nelson,  Tom Watson

### Results timeline[edit]

Results not in chronological order before 2021.

Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009

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The Tradition | 1 | T24  | T7  | T2  | T4  | T36  | T4  | T4  | T18  | T11
Senior PGA Championship | T2  | T23  | T15  | T10  | T121  | T10  | T40  | T7  | T13  | T14
U.S. Senior Open | 3  | 15  | 3  | T12  | T3  | T37  | T55  | T22  | T12  | CUT
Senior Players Championship | 6  | T10  | T10  | T2  | T7  | T39  | T9  | T25  | T21  | T47
Senior British Open Championship | –  | –  | –  | 4  | T2  | CUT  | T10  | T10  | T16  | T8
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019

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The Tradition | T54  | 15  | T47  | T60  | T59  | 72  | T69  | T68  | 72  | WD
Senior PGA Championship | T29  | CUT  | CUT  | T28  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  |
U.S. Senior Open | T8  | T29  | T12  | T44  | T14  |  |  | CUT  | CUT  | WD
Senior Players Championship | T16  | T17  | 52  | T27  | 79  |  | WD  | 74  | 76  |
Senior British Open Championship |  | T49  | T24  | T14  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021

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The Tradition | NT  | 78
Senior PGA Championship | NT  | CUT
Senior Players Championship |  |
U.S. Senior Open | NT  |
Senior British Open Championship | NT  |

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Note: The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003.

## U.S. national team appearances[edit]

Amateur

* Eisenhower Trophy: 1970 (winners)
* Walker Cup: 1971

Professional

* Ryder Cup: 1979 (winners), 1981 (winners), 1983 (winners), 1985, 1987, 1989 (tie), 1993 (winners), 1997 (captain)
* World Cup: 1984, 1985
* Four Tours World Championship: 1987 (winners), 1989 (winners)
* Dunhill Cup: 1989 (winners), 1990, 1992, 1994
* Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Champions Tour): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
* UBS Cup: 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners)

## See also[edit]

* 1972 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
* List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
* List of golfers with most Champions Tour wins

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Week 15 1989 Ending 16 Apr 1989" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
2. ^ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
3. ^ "Surgery has opened up a whole new world to Kite". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011.
4. ^ "Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Master's". MSNBC. Associated Press. April 3, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012.
5. ^ "Short-iron specialist Kite surges past the $8m mark". The Herald. March 1, 1993. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
6. ^ Kupelian, Vartan (July 12, 2012). "Kite rewrites USGA record books with front-nine 28". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
7. ^ "2012 USGA Media Guide: USGA Superlatives" (PDF). USGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
8. ^ Sens, Josh (May 1, 2018). "Get in the … D'oh! The 7 best golf scenes from The Simpsons". Golf.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
9. ^ "Which players will reach the HOF?". ESPN. April 18, 2007.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tom Kite.

* Tom Kite at the PGA Tour official site
* Tom Kite at the European Tour official site
* Tom Kite at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
* Tom Kite at golf.about.com at the Wayback Machine (archived September 19, 2005)
* Tom Kite Design

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U.S. Open champions

* 1895 Horace Rawlins
* 1896 James Foulis
* 1897 Joe Lloyd
* 1898 Fred Herd
* 1899 Willie Smith
* 1900 Harry Vardon
* 1901 Willie Anderson†
* 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie
* 1903 Willie Anderson†
* 1904 Willie Anderson
* 1905 Willie Anderson
* 1906 Alex Smith
* 1907 Alec Ross
* 1908 Fred McLeod†
* 1909 George Sargent
* 1910 Alex Smith†
* 1911 John McDermott†
* 1912 John McDermott
* 1913 Francis Ouimet#†
* 1914‡ Walter Hagen
* 1915 Jerome Travers#
* 1916 Chick Evans#
* 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I
* 1919 Walter Hagen†
* 1920 Ted Ray
* 1921‡ Jim Barnes
* 1922 Gene Sarazen
* 1923 Bobby Jones#†
* 1924 Cyril Walker
* 1925 Willie Macfarlane†
* 1926 Bobby Jones#
* 1927 Tommy Armour†
* 1928 Johnny Farrell†
* 1929 Bobby Jones#†
* 1930 Bobby Jones#
* 1931 Billy Burke†
* 1932 Gene Sarazen
* 1933 Johnny Goodman#
* 1934 Olin Dutra
* 1935 Sam Parks Jr.
* 1936 Tony Manero
* 1937 Ralph Guldahl
* 1938 Ralph Guldahl
* 1939 Byron Nelson†
* 1940 Lawson Little†
* 1941 Craig Wood
* 1942–1945 Cancelled due to World War II
* 1946 Lloyd Mangrum†
* 1947 Lew Worsham†
* 1948 Ben Hogan
* 1949 Cary Middlecoff
* 1950 Ben Hogan†
* 1951 Ben Hogan
* 1952 Julius Boros
* 1953‡ Ben Hogan
* 1954 Ed Furgol
* 1955 Jack Fleck†
* 1956 Cary Middlecoff
* 1957 Dick Mayer†
* 1958 Tommy Bolt
* 1959 Billy Casper
* 1960 Arnold Palmer
* 1961 Gene Littler
* 1962 Jack Nicklaus†
* 1963 Julius Boros†
* 1964 Ken Venturi
* 1965 Gary Player†
* 1966 Billy Casper†
* 1967 Jack Nicklaus
* 1968 Lee Trevino
* 1969 Orville Moody
* 1970‡ Tony Jacklin
* 1971 Lee Trevino†
* 1972 Jack Nicklaus
* 1973 Johnny Miller
* 1974 Hale Irwin
* 1975 Lou Graham†
* 1976 Jerry Pate
* 1977 Hubert Green
* 1978 Andy North
* 1979 Hale Irwin
* 1980 Jack Nicklaus
* 1981 David Graham
* 1982 Tom Watson
* 1983 Larry Nelson
* 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller†
* 1985 Andy North
* 1986 Raymond Floyd
* 1987 Scott Simpson
* 1988 Curtis Strange†
* 1989 Curtis Strange
* 1990 Hale Irwin†
* 1991 Payne Stewart†
* 1992 Tom Kite
* 1993 Lee Janzen
* 1994 Ernie Els†
* 1995 Corey Pavin
* 1996 Steve Jones
* 1997 Ernie Els
* 1998 Lee Janzen
* 1999 Payne Stewart
* 2000‡ Tiger Woods
* 2001 Retief Goosen†
* 2002‡ Tiger Woods
* 2003 Jim Furyk
* 2004 Retief Goosen
* 2005 Michael Campbell
* 2006 Geoff Ogilvy
* 2007 Ángel Cabrera
* 2008 Tiger Woods†
* 2009 Lucas Glover
* 2010 Graeme McDowell
* 2011‡ Rory McIlroy
* 2012 Webb Simpson
* 2013 Justin Rose
* 2014‡ Martin Kaymer
* 2015 Jordan Spieth
* 2016 Dustin Johnson
* 2017 Brooks Koepka
* 2018 Brooks Koepka
* 2019 Gary Woodland
* 2020 Bryson DeChambeau
* 2021 Jon Rahm
* 2022 Matt Fitzpatrick
* 2023 Wyndham Clark

* † indicates the event was won in a playoff;
* ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire;
* # indicates the event was won by an amateur

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The Tradition champions

* 1989 Don Bies
* 1990 Jack Nicklaus
* 1991 Jack Nicklaus
* 1992 Lee Trevino
* 1993 Tom Shaw
* 1994 Raymond Floyd†
* 1995 Jack Nicklaus†
* 1996 Jack Nicklaus
* 1997 Gil Morgan
* 1998 Gil Morgan
* 1999 Graham Marsh
* 2000 Tom Kite†
* 2001 Doug Tewell
* 2002 Jim Thorpe†
* 2003 Tom Watson
* 2004 Craig Stadler
* 2005 Loren Roberts†
* 2006 Eduardo Romero†
* 2007 Mark McNulty
* 2008 Fred Funk
* 2009 Mike Reid†
* 2010 Fred Funk
* 2011 Tom Lehman†
* 2012 Tom Lehman
* 2013 David Frost
* 2014 Kenny Perry
* 2015 Jeff Maggert†
* 2016 Bernhard Langer
* 2017 Bernhard Langer
* 2018 Miguel Ángel Jiménez
* 2019 Steve Stricker
* 2020 Not held
* 2021 Alex Čejka†
* 2022 Steve Stricker
* 2023 Steve Stricker

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year

PGA Players of the Year

* 1948 Ben Hogan
* 1949 Sam Snead
* 1950 Ben Hogan
* 1951 Ben Hogan
* 1952 Julius Boros
* 1953 Ben Hogan
* 1954 Ed Furgol
* 1955 Doug Ford
* 1956 Jack Burke Jr.
* 1957 Dick Mayer
* 1958 Dow Finsterwald
* 1959 Art Wall Jr.
* 1960 Arnold Palmer
* 1961 Jerry Barber
* 1962 Arnold Palmer
* 1963 Julius Boros
* 1964 Ken Venturi
* 1965 Dave Marr
* 1966 Billy Casper
* 1967 Jack Nicklaus
* 1968 No award
* 1969 Orville Moody
* 1970 Billy Casper
* 1971 Lee Trevino
* 1972 Jack Nicklaus
* 1973 Jack Nicklaus
* 1974 Johnny Miller
* 1975 Jack Nicklaus
* 1976 Jack Nicklaus
* 1977 Tom Watson
* 1978 Tom Watson
* 1979 Tom Watson
* 1980 Tom Watson
* 1981 Bill Rogers
* 1982 Tom Watson
* 1983 Hal Sutton
* 1984 Tom Watson
* 1985 Lanny Wadkins
* 1986 Bob Tway
* 1987 Paul Azinger
* 1988 Curtis Strange
* 1989 Tom Kite
* 1990 Nick Faldo
* 1991 Corey Pavin
* 1992 Fred Couples
* 1993 Nick Price
* 1994 Nick Price
* 1995 Greg Norman
* 1996 Tom Lehman
* 1997 Tiger Woods
* 1998 Mark O'Meara
* 1999 Tiger Woods
* 2000 Tiger Woods
* 2001 Tiger Woods
* 2002 Tiger Woods
* 2003 Tiger Woods
* 2004 Vijay Singh
* 2005 Tiger Woods
* 2006 Tiger Woods
* 2007 Tiger Woods
* 2008 Pádraig Harrington
* 2009 Tiger Woods
* 2010 Jim Furyk
* 2011 Luke Donald
* 2012 Rory McIlroy
* 2013 Tiger Woods
* 2014 Rory McIlroy
* 2015 Jordan Spieth
* 2016 Dustin Johnson
* 2017 Justin Thomas
* 2018 Brooks Koepka
* 2019 Brooks Koepka
* 2020 Justin Thomas
* 2021 Jon Rahm
* 2022 Cameron Smith

PGA Tour Players of the Year

* 1990 Wayne Levi
* 1991 Fred Couples
* 1992 Fred Couples
* 1993 Nick Price
* 1994 Nick Price
* 1995 Greg Norman
* 1996 Tom Lehman
* 1997 Tiger Woods
* 1998 Mark O'Meara
* 1999 Tiger Woods
* 2000 Tiger Woods
* 2001 Tiger Woods
* 2002 Tiger Woods
* 2003 Tiger Woods
* 2004 Vijay Singh
* 2005 Tiger Woods
* 2006 Tiger Woods
* 2007 Tiger Woods
* 2008 Pádraig Harrington
* 2009 Tiger Woods
* 2010 Jim Furyk
* 2011 Luke Donald
* 2012 Rory McIlroy
* 2013 Tiger Woods
* 2013–14 Rory McIlroy
* 2014–15 Jordan Spieth
* 2015–16 Dustin Johnson
* 2016–17 Justin Thomas
* 2017–18 Brooks Koepka
* 2018–19 Rory McIlroy
* 2019–20 Dustin Johnson
* 2020–21 Patrick Cantlay
* 2021–22 Scottie Scheffler
* 2022–23 Scottie Scheffler

Tom Kite in the Ryder Cup

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American 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 Pavin
* 2012 Davis Love III
* 2014 Tom Watson
* 2016 Davis Love III
* 2018 Jim Furyk
* 2021 Steve Stricker

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United States Ryder Cup team – 1979

* Andy Bean
* Lee Elder
* Hubert Green
* Mark Hayes
* Hale Irwin
* Tom Kite
* John Mahaffey
* Gil Morgan
* Larry Nelson
* Lee Trevino
* Lanny Wadkins
* Fuzzy Zoeller

* Billy Casper (non-playing captain)

Won: 17 - 11

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United States Ryder Cup team – 1981

* Ben Crenshaw
* Raymond Floyd
* Hale Irwin
* Tom Kite
* Bruce Lietzke
* Johnny Miller
* Larry Nelson
* Jack Nicklaus
* Jerry Pate
* Bill Rogers
* Lee Trevino
* Tom Watson

* Dave Marr (non-playing captain)

Won: 18.5 – 9.5

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United States Ryder Cup team – 1983

* Ben Crenshaw
* Raymond Floyd
* Bob Gilder
* Jay Haas
* Tom Kite
* Gil Morgan
* Calvin Peete
* Craig Stadler
* Curtis Strange
* Lanny Wadkins
* Tom Watson
* Fuzzy Zoeller

* Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain)

Won: 14.5 - 13.5

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United States Ryder Cup team – 1985

* Raymond Floyd
* Hubert Green
* Peter Jacobsen
* Tom Kite
* Andy North
* Mark O'Meara
* Calvin Peete
* Craig Stadler
* Curtis Strange
* Hal Sutton
* Lanny Wadkins
* Fuzzy Zoeller

* Lee Trevino (non-playing captain)

Lost: 11.5 - 16.5

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United States Ryder Cup team – 1987

* Andy Bean
* Mark Calcavecchia
* Ben Crenshaw
* Tom Kite
* Larry Mize
* Larry Nelson
* Dan Pohl
* Scott Simpson
* Payne Stewart
* Curtis Strange
* Hal Sutton
* Lanny Wadkins

* Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain)

Lost: 13 - 15

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United States Ryder Cup team – 1989

* Paul Azinger
* Chip Beck
* Mark Calcavecchia
* Fred Couples
* Ken Green
* Tom Kite
* Mark McCumber
* Mark O'Meara
* Payne Stewart
* Curtis Strange
* Lanny Wadkins
* Tom Watson

* Raymond Floyd (non-playing captain)

Tied: 14 - 14

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United States Ryder Cup team – 1993

* Paul Azinger
* Chip Beck
* John Cook
* Fred Couples
* Raymond Floyd
* Jim Gallagher Jr.
* Lee Janzen
* Tom Kite
* Davis Love III
* Corey Pavin
* Payne Stewart
* Lanny Wadkins

* Tom Watson (non-playing captain)

Won: 15 - 13

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United States Ryder Cup team – 1997

* Fred Couples
* Brad Faxon
* Jim Furyk
* Scott Hoch
* Lee Janzen
* Tom Lehman
* Justin Leonard
* Davis Love III
* Jeff Maggert
* Phil Mickelson
* Mark O'Meara
* Tiger Woods

* Tom Kite (non-playing captain)

Lost: 13.5 - 14.5

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Players Championship champions

* 1974 Jack Nicklaus
* 1975 Al Geiberger
* 1976 Jack Nicklaus
* 1977 Mark Hayes
* 1978 Jack Nicklaus
* 1979 Lanny Wadkins
* 1980 Lee Trevino
* 1981 Raymond Floyd†
* 1982 Jerry Pate
* 1983 Hal Sutton
* 1984 Fred Couples
* 1985 Calvin Peete
* 1986 John Mahaffey
* 1987 Sandy Lyle†
* 1988 Mark McCumber
* 1989 Tom Kite
* 1990 Jodie Mudd
* 1991 Steve Elkington
* 1992 Davis Love III
* 1993 Nick Price
* 1994 Greg Norman
* 1995 Lee Janzen
* 1996 Fred Couples
* 1997 Steve Elkington
* 1998 Justin Leonard
* 1999 David Duval
* 2000 Hal Sutton
* 2001 Tiger Woods
* 2002 Craig Perks
* 2003 Davis Love III
* 2004 Adam Scott
* 2005 Fred Funk
* 2006 Stephen Ames
* 2007 Phil Mickelson
* 2008 Sergio García†
* 2009 Henrik Stenson
* 2010 Tim Clark
* 2011 K. J. Choi†
* 2012 Matt Kuchar
* 2013 Tiger Woods
* 2014 Martin Kaymer
* 2015 Rickie Fowler†
* 2016 Jason Day
* 2017 Kim Si-woo
* 2018 Webb Simpson
* 2019 Rory McIlroy
* 2020 Cancelled
* 2021 Justin Thomas
* 2022 Cameron Smith
* 2023 Scottie Scheffler

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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