Dave Stockton

Dave Stockton
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	David Knapp Stockton
Born	(1941-11-02) November 2, 1941 San Bernardino, California
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Redlands, California
Career
College	University of Southern California
Turned professional	1964
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	25
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	10
Champions Tour	14
Other	1
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 winner	1993, 1994
Champions Tour Player of the Year	1993
Champions Tour Rookie of the Year	1992

David Knapp Stockton (born November 2, 1941) is an American professional golfer who has won 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 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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 and quickly became a top seller.

Professional wins

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

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

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

Other wins

1967 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Laurie Hammer)

Champions Tour wins (14)

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

Champions Tour playoff record (0–6)

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

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

Results timeline

Tournament	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	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
Masters Tournament	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
Masters Tournament	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
Masters Tournament	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-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	2	4	6	12	10
U.S. Open	0	1	1	2	3	16	9
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
PGA Championship	2	0	2	2	5	24	17
Totals	2	2	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)

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

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1971 (winners), 1977 (winners), 1991 (winners, non-playing captain)
World Cup: 1970, 1976

References

↑ "Stockton prevails over Arnie – and his army". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. August 17, 1970. p. 3B. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
↑ "Stockton snatches PGA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 17, 1976. p. 12.

External links

Official website
Dave Stockton at the PGA Tour official site

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† 2012 Rory McIlroy 2013 Jason Dufner 2014 Rory McIlroy

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

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 2012 Roger Chapman 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Colin Montgomerie†

† 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† 2012 Joe Daley 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Bernhard Langer

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Dave Stockton in the Ryder Cup

United States Ryder Cup captains

United 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 – 7.5

United 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 – 13.5