Hubert Green

Hubert Green
Personal information
Full name	Hubert Myatt Green
Nickname	Hubie
Born	December 28, 1946 (1946-12-28) (age 65) Birmingham, Alabama
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Mountain Brook, Alabama
Spouse	Michelle
Career
College	Florida State University
Turned professional	1969
Retired	2009
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	28
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	19
European Tour	1
Japan Golf Tour	2
Champions Tour	4
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 2)
Masters Tournament	T2: 1978
U.S. Open	Won: 1977
The Open Championship	3rd: 1977
PGA Championship	Won: 1985
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	2007 (member page)

Hubert Myatt Green (born December 28, 1946) is a former American professional golfer who won 23 professional golf tournaments on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.

Green was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He grew up playing at the Birmingham Country Club, where his parents were members. Green played on the golf team at Florida State University, graduated in 1968 with a degree in marketing, and turned pro in 1969. He won the Houston Champions International and was the PGA Tour's Rookie of the Year in 1971.^[1] Green is among the top 38 all-time PGA Tour winners with 19 victories during his 26 years on the PGA Tour. He won two major championships: the 1977 U.S. Open which was held at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the 1985 PGA Championship which was held at the Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. He played on three Ryder Cup teams: 1977, 1979, and 1985.^[1]^[2] In 1977, Green finished third in The Open Championship at Turnberry, that became known as the "Duel in the Sun", as Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus finished respectively 11 and 10 shots clear of Green in third place; fittingly, perhaps, Green also finished the year ranked third in Mark McCormack's world golf rankings that year.

In the 1978 Masters, Green reached the final hole about 30 minutes after Gary Player had finished a round of 64. Player had a 1-shot lead over Green, who hit a good drive and then a great approach to within three feet of the cup. Green had to back away from the putt when he overheard radio announcer Jim Kelly say something. When Green took the stroke, he pushed it a little to the right and the putt slid by. Green never blamed Kelly, however, telling Golf Digest, "Only an amateur would have been put off by the interruption — or would try to make excuses about it."^[2]

In his second season on the Senior PGA Tour in 1998, Green won the Bruno's Memorial Classic in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. He has four career victories on the Champions Tour, which was known as the Senior PGA Tour until 2002. He retired from professional golf in 2009.^[3]

Green is active in golf course design having designed the TPC at Southwind, the site for the PGA Tour's St. Jude Classic. He also designed Greystone, the site of his victory in the Bruno's Classic, and Reynolds Plantation in Georgia.

In the spring of 2003, Green was diagnosed with oral cancer after his dentist noticed an unusual swelling on the back of his tongue^[2] after a routine cleaning and referred him to a medical specialist for evaluation. Green underwent a very difficult and painful regimen of radiation and chemotherapy treatments during the summer of 2003.^[1] By the end of 2003, however, his cancer was in remission; his weight crept up to 165 pounds from a low of 143 pounds.^[4]

In April 2007, Green was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Veteran's category; he was inducted in November 2007.^[2]

1 Amateur wins
2 Professional wins (28)
3 Major championships
- 3.1 Wins (2)
- 3.2 Results timeline
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

1966 Southern Amateur
1969 Southern Amateur

Professional wins (28)

PGA Tour wins (19)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 16, 1971	Houston Champions International	-4 (68-69-72-71=280)	Playoff	Don January
2	Apr 22, 1973	Tallahassee Open	-11 (69-67-70-71=277)	1 stroke	Jim Simons
3	Sep 23, 1973	B.C. Open	-18 (69-65-65-67=266)	6 strokes	Dwight Nevil
4	Feb 10, 1974	Bob Hope Desert Classic	-19 (72-69-66-69-65=341)	2 strokes	Bert Yancey
5	Mar 17, 1974	Greater Jacksonville Open	-12 (70-67-68-71=276)	3 strokes	John Mahaffey
6	Jun 9, 1974	IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic	-17 (70-67-66-68=271)	4 strokes	Hale Irwin
7	Nov 3, 1974	Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with Mac McLendon)	-33 (64-64-63-64=255)	1 stroke	Sam Snead & J. C. Snead, Ed Sneed & Bert Yancey
8	Sep 7, 1975	Southern Open	-16 (68-66-66-64=264)	3 strokes	John Schroeder
9	Mar 14, 1976	Doral-Eastern Open	-18 (66-70-65-69=270)	5 strokes	Mark Hayes, Jack Nicklaus
10	Mar 21, 1976	Greater Jacksonville Open	-12 (70-67-68-71=276)	2 strokes	Miller Barber
11	Mar 28, 1976	Sea Pines Heritage Classic	-10 (68-67-66-73=274)	5 strokes	Jerry McGee
12	Jun 19, 1977	U.S. Open	-2 (69-67-72-70=278)	1 strokes	Lou Graham
13	Feb 5, 1978	Hawaiian Open	-14 (69-66-68-71=274)	Playoff	Billy Kratzert
14	Mar 26, 1978	Heritage Classic	-7 (70-70-70-67=277)	3 strokes	Hale Irwin
15	Feb 11, 1979	Hawaiian Open	-21 (68-67-63-69=267)	3 strokes	Fuzzy Zoeller
16	Apr 29, 1979	First NBC New Orleans Open	-15 (69-67-69-68=273)	1 stroke	Frank Conner, Bruce Lietzke, Steve Melnyk, Lee Trevino
17	Aug 16, 1981	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	-20 (68-65-67-64=264)	1 stroke	Bobby Clampett, Fred Couples, Roger Maltbie
18	Oct 14, 1984	Southern Open	-15 (65-66-67-67=265)	6 strokes	Rex Caldwell, Scott Hoch, Corey Pavin
19	Aug 11, 1985	PGA Championship	-6 (67-69-70-72=278)	2 strokes	Lee Trevino

PGA Tour playoff record (2-3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1971	Houston Champions International	Don January	Won with par on fifth extra hole
2	1975	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	Don Bies	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3	1978	Hawaiian Open	Bill Kratzert	Won with par on second extra hole
4	1978	World Series of Golf	Gil Morgan	Lost to par on first extra hole
5	1986	Doral-Eastern Open	Andy Bean	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

European Tour wins (1)

1977 Carroll's Irish Open

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

1975 Dunlop Phoenix
1985 Casio World Open

Other wins (1)

1980 Jerry Ford Invitational (co-winner)

Champions Tour wins (4)

Other senior wins (1)

1999 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Gil Morgan)

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
1977	U.S. Open	1 shot lead	-2 (69-67-72-70=278)	1 stroke	Lou Graham
1985	PGA Championship	3 shot lead	-6 (67-69-70-72=278)	2 strokes	Lee Trevino

Results timeline

Tournament	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
The Masters	CUT	DNP	DNP	T22	T14	T9	T8	T19	T8	T2	T10
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	T55	CUT	T26	T18	6	1	CUT	24
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	4	T32	T5	3	T29	T41
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T16	DQ	T3	DNP	T30	T62	T26	T16

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	4	T11	T43	DNP	DNP	CUT	T36	T35	T19	T34
U.S. Open	T32	T37	CUT	T60	T30	CUT	T55	CUT	CUT	T9
The Open Championship	T6	T23	CUT	T19	CUT	DNP	WD	DNP	T52	DNP
PGA Championship	T68	T27	CUT	CUT	T14	1	T41	T56	WD	66

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
The Masters	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T51	CUT	CUT	CUT

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "World Golf Hall of Fame profile". http://www.wgv.com/hof/member.php?member=1135.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kelly, Brent. "Hubert Green bio". About.com. http://golf.about.com/od/golfersmen/p/hubert_green.htm.
^ Thompson, Ian (June 18, 2009) "Hubert Green's happy in Birmingham." Birmingham News
^ Oral Cancer Foundation URL last accessed April 21, 2006

External links

Hubert Green at the PGA Tour official site
Hubert Green at the European Tour official site
Hubert Green at the Japan Golf Tour official site
World Golf Hall of Fame profile

Hubert Green in the Major Championships

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 · 1942–45 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

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

PGA Championship champions

Match play era 1916 Jim Barnes • 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I • 1919 Jim Barnes • 1920 Jock Hutchison • 1921 Walter Hagen • 1922 Gene Sarazen • 1923 Gene Sarazen • 1924 Walter Hagen • 1925 Walter Hagen • 1926 Walter Hagen • 1927 Walter Hagen • 1928 Leo Diegel • 1929 Leo Diegel • 1930 Tommy Armour • 1931 Tom Creavy • 1932 Olin Dutra • 1933 Gene Sarazen • 1934 Paul Runyan • 1935 Johnny Revolta • 1936 Denny Shute • 1937 Denny Shute • 1938 Paul Runyan • 1939 Henry Picard • 1940 Byron Nelson • 1941 Vic Ghezzi • 1942 Sam Snead • 1943 Cancelled due to World War II • 1944 Bob Hamilton • 1945 Byron Nelson • 1946 Ben Hogan • 1947 Jim Ferrier • 1948 Ben Hogan • 1949 Sam Snead • 1950 Chandler Harper • 1951 Sam Snead • 1952 Jim Turnesa • 1953 Walter Burkemo • 1954 Chick Harbert • 1955 Doug Ford • 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. • 1957 Lionel Hebert Stroke play era 1958 Dow Finsterwald • 1959 Bob Rosburg • 1960 Jay Hebert • 1961 Jerry Barber† • 1962 Gary Player • 1963 Jack Nicklaus • 1964‡ Bobby Nichols • 1965 Dave Marr • 1966 Al Geiberger • 1967 Don January† • 1968 Julius Boros • 1969‡ Raymond Floyd • 1970 Dave Stockton • 1971 Jack Nicklaus • 1972 Gary Player • 1973 Jack Nicklaus • 1974 Lee Trevino • 1975 Jack Nicklaus • 1976 Dave Stockton • 1977 Lanny Wadkins† • 1978 John Mahaffey† • 1979 David Graham† • 1980 Jack Nicklaus • 1981 Larry Nelson • 1982‡ Raymond Floyd • 1983‡ Hal Sutton • 1984 Lee Trevino • 1985 Hubert Green • 1986 Bob Tway • 1987 Larry Nelson† • 1988 Jeff Sluman • 1989 Payne Stewart • 1990 Wayne Grady • 1991 John Daly • 1992 Nick Price • 1993 Paul Azinger† • 1994 Nick Price • 1995 Steve Elkington† • 1996 Mark Brooks† • 1997 Davis Love III • 1998 Vijay Singh • 1999 Tiger Woods • 2000‡ Tiger Woods† • 2001 David Toms • 2002 Rich Beem • 2003 Shaun Micheel • 2004 Vijay Singh† • 2005 Phil Mickelson • 2006 Tiger Woods • 2007 Tiger Woods • 2008 Pádraig Harrington • 2009 Y. E. Yang • 2010 Martin Kaymer† • 2011 Keegan Bradley†

† indicates the event was won in a playoff ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

Hubert Green in the Ryder Cup

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 – 7.5

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

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

Persondata
Name	Green, Hubert
Alternative names	Green, Hubert Myatt
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	December 28, 1946
Place of birth	Birmingham, Alabama
Date of death
Place of death