Dave Stockton

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer David Knapp Stockton (born November 2, 1941) is an American retired professional golfer who has won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

Stockton was born in San Bernardino, California.[1][2] 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 best 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 a seventy-three which included an eagle and a double-bogey on the seventh and the eighth holes, and making 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.[3] 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.[4]

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 remained competitive in his sixties, finishing in the top 50 on the Champions Tour money list for a thirteenth consecutive season in 2004.

Stockton played for the U.S. team in the Ryder Cup in 1971 and 1977. He was the Americans' 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. 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. He wrote a guide to putting called "Unconscious Putting," which was released in 2011.[5]

Professional wins (25)

PGA Tour wins (10)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Other PGA Tour (8)
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 Template:Flagicon Charles Coody
2 Jun 30, 1968 Cleveland Open Invitational −8 (69-68-67-72=276) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Bob Dickson
3 Jul 14, 1968 Greater Milwaukee Open −13 (68-67-71-69=275) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Sam Snead
4 Aug 16, 1970 PGA Championship −1 (70-70-66-73=279) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Bob Murphy, Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer
5 Aug 15, 1971 Massachusetts Classic −13 (71-69-69-66=275) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd
6 Jul 8, 1973 Greater Milwaukee Open (2) −12 (69-63-71-73=276) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Homero Blancas, Template:Flagicon Hubert Green
7 Feb 17, 1974 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open −8 (68-68-71-69=276) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon John Mahaffey, Template:Flagicon Sam Snead
8 Jul 14, 1974 Quad Cities Open −13 (68-68-71-64=271) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bruce Fleisher
9 Aug 18, 1974 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open −16 (65-65-69-69=268) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd
10 Aug 15, 1976 PGA Championship (2) +1 (70-72-69-70=281) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd, Template:Flagicon Don January

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1977 Phoenix Open Template:Flagicon Jerry Pate Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Senior PGA Tour wins (14)

Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (3)
Other Senior PGA Tour (11)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Oct 6, 1992 The Senior Players Championship −11 (71-67-70-69=277) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon J. C. Snead, Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino
2 Apr 25, 1993 Muratec Reunion Pro-Am −5 (73-72-66=211) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Harold Henning
3 Jun 13, 1993 Southwestern Bell Classic −6 (65-68-71=204) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Larry Mowry, Template:Flagicon Walt Zembriski
4 Aug 15, 1993 Franklin Quest Championship −19 (68-66-63=197) 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Al Geiberger
5 Aug 22, 1993 GTE Northwest Classic −16 (65-68-67=200) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Dale Douglass
6 Oct 10, 1993 The Transamerica −13 (68-71-64=203) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Simon Hobday, Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino
7 Jun 12, 1994 Nationwide Championship −18 (67-66-65=198) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bob Murphy
8 Jun 26, 1994 Ford Senior Players Championship (2) −17 (66-66-71-68=271) 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Jim Albus
9 Aug 21, 1994 Burnet Senior Classic −13 (68-66-69=203) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jim Albus
10 Feb 19, 1995 GTE Suncoast Classic −9 (70-66-68=204) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Bob Charles, Template:Flagicon Jim Colbert,
Template:Flagicon J. C. Snead
11 May 28, 1995 Quicksilver Classic −10 (72-69-67=206) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki
12 Jul 7, 1996 U.S. Senior Open −11 (70-67-67-73=277) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin
13 Aug 11, 1996 First of America Classic −10 (68-69-69=206) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bob Murphy
14 Jul 27, 1997 Franklin Quest Championship (2) −15 (69-64-68=201) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Kermit Zarley

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–6)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1993 Ping Kaanapali Classic Template:Flagicon George Archer, Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino Archer won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1994 Franklin Quest Championship Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 1995 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic Template:Flagicon Bob Charles Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2 1996 Las Vegas Senior Classic Template:Flagicon Bob Charles, Template:Flagicon Jim Colbert Colbert won with par on fourth extra hole
Charles eliminated by par on first hole
5 1996 Emerald Coast Classic Template:Flagicon Bob Eastwood, Template:Flagicon David Graham,
Template:Flagicon Mike Hill, Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino 		Trevino won with birdie on first extra hole
6 1998 Royal Caribbean Classic Template:Flagicon David Graham Lost to birdie on tenth extra hole

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 Template:Flagicon Bob Murphy, Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer
1976 PGA Championship (2) 4 shot deficit +1 (70-72-69-70=281) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd, Template:Flagicon Don January

Results timeline

Tournament 1968 1969
Masters Tournament 18
U.S. Open T9 T25
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T17 T35
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament T5 T9 T10 T14 T2 T26 T39 CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT T39 T40 T43 CUT CUT T2 T36
The Open Championship T11 T31
PGA Championship 1 T40 T40 T12 T26 CUT 1 T31 T19 T35
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament T26 T31
U.S. Open T51 CUT T45 CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT T43 CUT CUT T39 T59 T53 CUT T48 T68
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT CUT

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Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 1 0 2 4 6 12 10
U.S. Open 0 1 0 1 2 3 16 9
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
PGA Championship 2 0 0 2 2 5 24 17
Totals 2 2 0 5 8 15 54 38
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1972 Open Championship – 1975 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1970 Masters – 1971 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
The Players Championship T30 2 T17 CUT CUT T35 T45 T19 T77 CUT CUT T48 70

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Champions 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 Template:Flagicon J. C. Snead Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino
1994 Ford Senior Players Championship (2) −17 (66-66-71-68=271) 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Jim Albus
1996 U.S. Senior Open −11 (70-67-67-73=277) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon DeWitt Weaver

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

References

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