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Jimmy Powell (golfer)
Jimmy Powell (January 17, 1935 – January 16, 2021) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s, but whose greatest success came on the Senior PGA Tour in the early to mid-1990s. Powell was born in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Dallas' Sunset High School and attended North Texas State University. He turned pro in 1959. He was the golf pro at Stevens Park Golf Course in Dallas during the 1980s. Powell had limited success during the regular phase of his career, but won several official and unofficial events as a senior. In 1995, Powell became the first player to ever win both the Super Seniors competition and the Senior PGA Tour event at the same tournament. He accomplished this at the 1995 First of America Classic. He holds or shares several other Champions Tour records. Powell lived much of his adult life in La Quinta, California. He was involved in a golf course design business with Harold Heers; the courses they have designed are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With a 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. The cities of Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rives McBee
Rives McBee (pronounced "Reeves") (born October 31, 1938) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour. Amateur career McBee was born in Denton, Texas, and has called nearby Irving home for most of his life. As an amateur he qualified for the 1966 U.S. Open at Olympic Club. He "startled the golf world" when he tied the U.S. Open record with a 65. He eventually finished T-13. It was his best performance at a major championship. Professional career He played on the PGA Tour from 1966 to 1971, before accepting a job as the head golf professional at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. He was a founding member of the Northern Texas Junior Golf Association, and a former Northern Texas PGA ''Teacher of the Year''. McBee won the club pro's national title in 1973. McBee competed on the Senior PGA Tour from 1989 to 1997, winning three times. Professional wins (4) Regular career wins (1) *1973 PGA Club Professional Championship Senior PG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NYNEX Commemorative
The NYNEX Commemorative was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1982 to 1993. It was played in Newport, Rhode Island at the Newport Country Club (1982–1985) and in Scarborough, New York at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club (1986–1993). The purse for the 1993 tournament was US$550,000, with $82,500 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1982 as the Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am. Winners NYNEX Commemorative *1993 Bob Wynn *1992 Dale Douglass *1991 Charles Coody *1990 Lee Trevino NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative *1989 Bob Charles *1988 Bob Charles *1987 Gene Littler Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative *1986 Lee Elder Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am *1985 Lee Elder *1984 Roberto De Vicenzo *1983 Miller Barber *1982 Billy Casper *1981 Doug Ford Douglas Robert Ford Jr. (born November 20, 1964) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 26th and current premier of Ontario since June 2018 and leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orville Moody
Orville James Moody (December 9, 1933 – August 8, 2008) was an American professional golfer who won numerous tournaments in his career. He won the U.S. Open in 1969, the last champion in the 20th century to win through local and sectional qualifying. Early life Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, Moody was the youngest of ten children. The son of a golf course superintendent, he began his career at Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City, winning the 1952 state high school golf championship. After attempting college for a few weeks at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Moody joined the U.S. Army. He was able to continue playing golf while in uniform, winning the All-Service championship and three Korea Opens. He spent fourteen years in the Army, heading up maintenance supervision and instruction at all Army golf courses. Professional golf career Moody gave up his military career in favor of a trial run at the PGA Tour in 1967. His nickname on tour was "Sarge" because he rose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Archer
George William Archer (October 1, 1939 – September 25, 2005) was an American professional golfer who won 13 events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the Masters in 1969. Early years Born in San Francisco, California, Archer was raised just south in San Mateo. He grew to tall, and as a boy he dreamed of a basketball career, but took up golf at San Mateo High School after working as a caddy at the Peninsula Golf and Country Club near his home. He was kicked off the high school basketball team because he missed too many practices due to golf. Tour career Archer turned professional in 1964 and claimed the first of 13 victories on the PGA Tour at the Lucky International Open the following year. The leading achievement of his career was his win at the Masters in 1969. In the first round, he fired a 67, good for second place behind Billy Casper. His subsequent rounds of 73-69-72 earned him a one-stroke victory over runners-up Casper, Tom Weiskopf, and Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic
The Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic was a golf tournament on the Senior PGA Tour (now PGA Tour Champions) from 1989 to 1990. It was played in Abilene, Texas at the Fairway Oaks Country Club. It replaced the Southwest Golf Classic on the PGA Tour, which had been played from 1981 to 1988 at the same course. In the inaugural event, George Archer won in a playoff over Orville Moody and Jimmy Powell. Archer had turned 50 just two weeks before and this was his debut Senior PGA Tour event. In the tournament's second and final year, Bruce Crampton won by four strokes over Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is an American retired professional golfer who is regarded as one of the greatest players in golf history. He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981. Trevino won six major championships and .... Winners Source: References Former PGA Tour Champions events Golf in Texas Recurring sporting events established in 1989 Recurring sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Senior PGA Tour
The 1989 Senior PGA Tour was the 10th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 35 official money events with purses totalling $13,345,000 (not including the PaineWebber Invitational, canceled due to Hurricane Hugo), including four majors. Bob Charles won the most tournaments, five. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1989 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Golfers winning on their Senior PGA Tour debut are shown in ''italics''. Source: Leaders Scoring Average leaders Source: Money List leaders Source: Career Money List leaders Source: Awards See also * Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jacobs (American Golfer)
John Alexander Jacobs (born March 18, 1945) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour. Jacobs is the younger brother of professional golfer Tommy Jacobs. Jacobs was born in Los Angeles, California. He turned professional in 1967. He played on the PGA Tour from 1968–1977. He never won an official PGA Tour event; his best showings were three 2nd-place finishes. He also played in Asia for many years, having considerable success on the Asia Golf Circuit, where he won the Taiwan Open twice and was the first American to top the tour's Order of Merit in 1984. After reaching the age of 50 in 1995, Jacobs began play on the Champions Tour. His accomplishments as a senior include a major championship and more than 70 top-10 finishes. Professional wins (12) Japan Golf Tour wins (1) 1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit Asia Golf Circuit wins (3) *1984 Taiwan Open, Dunlop International Open (also a Japan Golf Tour eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brickyard Crossing Championship
The Comfort Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1988 to 2000. It was played in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Broadmoor Country Club (1988–1993) and at the Brickyard Crossing Golf Club (1994–2000). Title sponsorship was from Comfort Inn. The purse for the 2000 tournament was US$1,250,000, with $187,500 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1988 as the GTE North Classic. In 2000, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway started hosting the United States Grand Prix, which created an unfavorable tight scheduling conflict with the golf tournament. In addition, competitors had begun voicing complaints about the unchallenging nature of how the course was being set up for tournament play. In December 2000, Comfort Inns ended their sponsorship, and the event was not held again. Winners Comfort Classic at the Brickyard *2000 Gil Morgan *1999 Gil Morgan *1998 Hugh Baiocchi *1997 David Graham Brickyard Crossing Championship Produced by the Brickyard Foundation * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Senior PGA Tour
The 1996 Senior PGA Tour was the 17th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 39 official money events with purses totalling United States dollars, $37,400,000, including four Senior major golf championships, majors. Jim Colbert won the most tournaments, five. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1996 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior major golf championships, Senior majors are shown in bold. Source: Leaders Scoring Average leaders Source: Money List leaders Source: Career Money List leaders Source: Awards See also *Champions Tour awards *Champions Tour records References External linksPG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babe Hiskey
Bryant "Babe" Hiskey (born November 21, 1938) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Hiskey was born in Burley, Idaho. He won the Idaho Amateur three times. He attended the University of Houston and was a member of the golf team. He turned professional in 1961. In 1970, Hiskey won the Sahara Invitational by one stroke over Miller Barber, Terry Dill and Bob Goalby. After turning 50, Hiskey played on the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour). His best finish was second place at the 1995 First of America Classic. Hiskey's brother, Jim and his nephew, Paul are also professional golfers. After retiring as a touring professional, he worked as a golf course architect. His designs include Highland Golf Course in Pocatello, Idaho. He lives in Galveston, Texas. Amateur wins *1956 Idaho Amateur *1960 Idaho Amateur *1961 Idaho Amateur *1962 Utah State Amateur Professional wins (6) PGA Tour wins (3) PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) Other w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Senior PGA Tour
The 1995 Senior PGA Tour was the 16th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 38 official money events with purses totalling $33,650,000, including four majors. Jim Colbert and Bob Murphy won the most tournaments, four. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below. Tournament results The following table shows all the official money events for the 1995 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Source: Leaders Scoring Average leaders Source: Money List leaders Source: Career Money List leaders Source: Awards See also * Champions Tour awards * Champions Tour records References External linksPGA Tour Champions official site {{Champions Tour seasons PGA Tour Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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