His best finish on the Champions Tour in 2013 is T7th at the Greater Gwinnett Championship.
He ranks T41st in Charles Schwab Cup Points on the Champions Tour.
height6-0
weight200
birthDateMay 26, 1961
age51
birthPlaceVentura, California
residenceWestlake Village, California
familyWife, Sheri; Nicole (3/12/88), Sarah (10/8/90)
educationUCLA
splInterestReading, golf course design
nwTourAlumnusWeb.com Tour Alumnus
trndProYear1983
qSchoolYearFall 1984, 2003
clubAfflNorth Ranch CC (Westlake Village, California)
combTourMoney8,613,651
exmtStatusConditionally Exempt / Past Champion - 2 Years
carHighMade 90 appearances on the Web.com Tour between 1996-2010 and had just two top-10s prior to winning in 2010. 2011: Split time between the PGA TOUR, Web.com Tour and Champions Tour...Finished T37 at the Puerto Rico Open in his only PGA TOUR start...Made two cuts in four Web.com Tour starts...Made his Champions Tour debut at the Senior PGA Championship at Valhalla shortly after turning 50 and finished T8. Eagled the final hole to jump into the top 10...Had another nice showing in a major championship when he was T9 at the U.S. Senior Open at the Inverness Club in July. 2010: Made 20 starts and finished the year No. 48 on the Web.com Tour money list...Defeated Aaron Watkins in a playoff to win the Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open and become the oldest champion in Web.com Tour history. Held the 54-hole at the Bogota Country Club and fired an even-par 71 to tie Watkins at 11-under 273. Earned the victory when he made par on the second extra hole and Watkins missed his 3-foot par putt. The victory was his first since the 1998 CVS Charity Classic, the last of his six PGA TOUR titles. It came at the age of 48 years, 9 months, 11 days, topping the mark of 48 years, 6 months, 17 days set by Dick Mast when he won the 1999 New Mexico Classic...Posted his second top-10 finish 12 starts later, at the Mylan Classic. Fired 68 in both the first and final rounds to finish T9...Lone appearance on the PGA TOUR was a missed cut at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Won six times on the PGA TOUR, including two events in the 1988 season. 1999: Had biggest financial season, earning more than $1.7 million on the strength of five top-10 performances. Only David Duval's final-round 59 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic kept him from earning his seventh career PGA TOUR title. Shot 25-under-par over five rounds in Palm Springs that year...Reached the semifinals of the World Golf Championships-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship, eventually losing to John Huston in the third-place match...Finished T4 at the Masters. During a third-round 65, he tied the Augusta National record with seven consecutive birdies...Lost in a playoff to Loren Roberts at the GTE Byron Nelson Classic...Named PGA TOUR Comeback Player of The Year. 1998: Waited more than six years for his sixth PGA TOUR triumph, at the final CVS Charity Classic at Pleasant Valley. Shot a final-round 67 to edge Scott Hoch and Bradley Hughes by one stroke. Victory near Boston capped comeback from January 1996 car crash in California desert that left him with a broken right hand, wrist and cheekbone. Ran into rear end of a slow-moving truck while on way home from Phoenix Open. 1991: Finished sixth on the final money list, thanks to five top-three performances including a victory at the Honda Classic. Despite carding a final-round 75 in 40-mph winds, defeated Paul Azinger and Dan Halldorson by three strokes at TPC Eagle Trace...Also lost playoff to Corey Pavin at the BellSouth Atlanta Classic and finished T3 at the Masters, two strokes back of Ian Woosnam. 65 Sunday at Augusta National was lowest final round by a player in the field...After Saturday fog shortened the event to 54 holes, won the Buick Invitational of California by one stroke over Chip Beck. Victory was his third in San Diego County. 1988: First of two titles came at the MONY Tournament of Champions, a one-stroke triumph over Larry Nelson when the final round was washed out. Nelson had tied him for the lead with a birdie on the third hole but the round was scrubbed after four suspensions of play and a total delay of four hours...A month later, he claimed his second event of the season and second in the San Diego area when he won the Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open. A 19-under-par total at Torrey Pines was one shot better than Jay Haas...Also was T3 at the U.S. Open at The Country Club, two strokes out of a Curtis Strange-Nick Faldo playoff. 1987: Claimed his first TOUR title, at the Southwest Golf Classic in Abilene, TX. Came from four strokes back to overtake David Edwards to eventually win by a stroke over Edwards, Mark O'Meara, Dan Halldorson and Bob Eastwood. Final-round 67 in strong winds at Fairway Oaks tied the low Sunday round. 1984: Earned his PGA TOUR card in the fall at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament...A member of the 1991 and 1999 United States Ryder Cup team. In 1991 Ryder Cup, played in only one match due to bruised hip suffered in traffic accident on way to banquet.
otherCarHigh1983 Pac-10 champion and All-America selection at UCLA.
personalOlder brother John competed in 1996 U.S. Amateur and 1996 and 2000 U.S. Mid-Amateur...Teammate of Corey Pavin, Duffy Waldorf and Jay Delsing at UCLA.
ntlTeamsRyder Cup (2), 1991, 1999; Kirin Cup (1), 1989; Dunhill Cup (1), 1991.
exmtStatusPast Champion
otherVics(1): JCPenney Classic [with Meg Mallon].
carHigh2010: Defeated Aaron Watkins in a playoff on the Nationwide Tour to win the Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open and become the oldest champion in that Tour's history. Held the 54-hole at the Bogota CC and fired an even-par 71 to tie Watkins at 11-under 273. Earned the victory when he made par on the second extra hole and Watkins missed his 3-foot par putt. The victory is his first since the 1998 CVS Charity Classic, the last of his six PGA TOUR titles. It came at the age of 48 years, 9 months and 11 days, topping the mark of 48 years, 6 months and 17 days set by Dick Mast when he won the 1999 New Mexico Classic...Posted his second top-10 finish 12 starts later at the Mylan Classic. Fired 68 in both the first and final rounds to finish T9...Missed the cut in his only start on the PGA TOUR at the Reno-Tahoe Open. 2009: Made one of four cuts on the PGA TOUR and two of nine cuts on the Nationwide Tour. 2008: Missed all three cuts on the PGA TOUR. 2006: Played in a combined 14 events between the PGA TOUR (no cuts made in two starts) and Nationwide Tour (2-12). 2005: Finished out of the top 125 for the fifth consecutive season, playing in the Past Champion category. David Duval's final-round 59 in 2009 kept him from earning his seventh career PGA TOUR title at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Finished T4 at the Masters. During third-round 65, tied Augusta National record with seven consecutive birdies. Captain's Choice for 1999 U.S. Ryder Cup team, his second Ryder Cup appearance (1991). Named 1999 PGA TOUR Comeback Player of The Year. Earned first victory since 1992 Buick Invitational with one-stroke win over Scott Hoch and Bradley Hughes at 1998 CVS Charity Classic. Stood one off 54-hole lead after rounds of 70-65-67. Closing 67 produced sixth TOUR title. Win capped comeback from January 1996 car crash in California desert that left him with broken right hand, wrist and cheekbone. Ran into rear end of slow-moving truck while on way home from Phoenix Open...Made successful return to TOUR in 1997, following 1996 wrist injury, playing in 28 events and making cut 15 times. Ranked among top 100 on money list for first time since 1994...Financially, his 1999 earnings of $1,755,960 more than doubled his best previous year on TOUR. Only David Duval's final-round 59 kept him from earning his seventh career PGA TOUR title at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Shot 25-under-par over the course of five rounds in Palm Springs...Reached the semifinals at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, losing to John Huston in third-place match...In April, finished T4 in the Masters. During third-round 65, tied Augusta National record with seven consecutive birdies...Lost in playoff to Loren Roberts at GTE Byron Nelson Classic...Captain's Choice for 1999 Ryder Cup. Named 1999 PGA TOUR Comeback Player of The Year...Member of 1991 and 1999 Ryder Cup Teams...In 1991 Ryder Cup played in only one match due to bruised hip suffered in traffic accident on way to banquet...Won two events in 1988, the MONY Tournament of Champions and the Shearson Lehman Hutton-Andy Williams Open... 1983 Pac-10 champion and All-America at UCLA.
personalOlder brother John played in 1996 U.S. Amateur and 1996 and 2000 U.S. Mid-Amateur. Teammate of TOUR members Corey Pavin, Duffy Waldorf, Tom Pernice, Jr., and Jay Delsing at UCLA.
ntlTeamsKirin Cup, 1989; Ryder Cup (2), 1991, 1999; Dunhill Cup, 1991.
priorYearSeasonSplit time between the PGA TOUR, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour...Finished T37 at the Puerto Rico Open in his only PGA TOUR start...Made two cuts in four Nationwide Tour starts...Made his Champions Tour debut at the Senior PGA Championship at Valhalla shortly after turning 50 and finished T8. Eagled the final hole to jump into the top 10...Had another nice showing in a major championship when he was T9 at the U.S. Senior Open at the Inverness Club in July.
jndTourYear2011
otherVics(1): 1998 JCPenney Classic [with Meg Mallon].
curYearHighRebounded from an opening-round 75 to post back-to-back 69s on the weekend at TPC Sugarloaf and finish T7 in the inaugural Greater Gwinnett Championship.
carHigh2012: In his first full Champions Tour season, finished 32nd on the money list and scattered five top-10s among his 22 starts...Top effort came late in the year, at the SAS Championship, when he shared the 36-hole lead with Fred Funk at Prestonwood before closing with an even-par 72 to T6, his best career finish on the circuit to date...Early in the season, was T8 at the Toshiba Classic...Teamed with Olin Browne to finish T9 at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf...Was also solo 10th at the Senior PGA Championship after being in contention through 54 holes at Harbor Shores...Among four players tied for the first-round lead at the 3M Championship, eventually finishing T10 in Minnesota.
2011: Made his Champions Tour debut at the Senior PGA Championship at Valhalla shortly after turning 50 in late May and finished T8. Eagled the final hole to jump into the top 10...One week later, fashioned a T9 finish at the Principal Charity Classic in Iowa...Had another nice showing in a major championship in July when he was T9 at the U.S. Senior Open at the Inverness Club in Toledo.
otherCarHighWon six times on the PGA TOUR, including two events in the 1988 season...Earned his PGA TOUR card in the fall of 1984 Q-school but did not claim his first title until the 1987 Southwest Golf Classic in Abilene, Texas. Came from four strokes back to overtake David Edwards and eventually won by one stroke over Edwards, Mark O'Meara, Dan Halldorson and Bob Eastwood. Final-round 67 in strong winds at Fairway Oaks tied the low Sunday round...First of two titles in 1988 came at the MONY Tournament of Champions, a one-stroke triumph over Larry Nelson when the final round was washed out. Nelson had tied Pate for the lead with a birdie on the third hole but the round was scrubbed after four suspensions of play and a total delay of four hours...A month later, claimed his second event of the 1988 season and second in the San Diego area when he won the Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open. 19-under-par total at Torrey Pines was one shot better than Jay Haas...Also was T3 at the 1988 U.S. Open at The Country Club, two strokes out of a Curtis Strange-Nick Faldo playoff...Finished sixth on the final money list in 1991 thanks to five top-three performances including a victory at the Honda Classic. Despite carding a final-round 75 in 40-mph winds, defeated Paul Azinger and Dan Halldorson by three strokes at TPC Eagle Trace...Also lost playoff to Corey Pavin at the 1991 BellSouth Atlanta Classic and finished T3 at the 1991 Masters, two strokes back of Ian Woosnam. His 65 Sunday at Augusta National was the lowest final round by a player in the field...After Saturday fog shortened the event to 54 holes, won the Buick Invitational of California by one stroke over Chip Beck. Victory was his third in San Diego County...Waited more than six years for his sixth PGA TOUR triumph, at the final CVS Charity Classic at Pleasant Valley in 1998. Shot a final-round 67 to edge Scott Hoch and Bradley Hughes by one stroke. Victory near Boston capped comeback from January 1996 car crash in California desert that left him with a broken right hand, wrist and cheekbone. Ran into rear end of a slow-moving truck while on way home from Phoenix Open...Had biggest financial season in 1999, earning over $1.7 million on the strength of five top-10 performances. Only David Duval's final-round 59 kept him from earning his seventh career PGA TOUR title at the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Shot 25-under-par over five rounds in Palm Springs that year...Reached the semifinals of the 1999 World Golf Championships-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship, eventually losing to John Huston in the third-place match...Finished T4 at the 1999 Masters. During third-round 65, tied Augusta National record with seven consecutive birdies...Lost in a playoff to Loren Roberts at the 1999 GTE Byron Nelson Classic...Named 1999 PGA TOUR Comeback Player of The Year...A member of the 1991 and 1999 United States Ryder Cup team. In 1991 Ryder Cup, played in only one match due to bruised hip suffered in traffic accident on way to banquet...Made 90 appearances on the Web.com Tour between 1996-2010 and highlight of those appearances came in 2010 when he defeated Aaron Watkins in a playoff to win the Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open. Victory in Colombia allowed him to become the oldest champion at the time in Web.com Tour history, at 48 years, 9 months, 11 days. Held the 54-hole lead at Bogota CC and fired an even-par 71 to tie Watkins at 11-under 273. Earned the victory when he made par on the second extra hole and Watkins missed his 3-foot par putt. He had had just two top-10s on that circuit prior to his win, his first since the 1998 CVS Charity Classic, the last of his six PGA TOUR titles...Was the 1983 Pac-10 Golfer of the Year and a first-team All-America selection that year at UCLA...Is a member of UCLA's Athletic Hall of Fame.
personalOlder brother John competed in 1996 U.S. Amateur and 1996 and 2000 U.S. Mid-Amateur...Teammate of Corey Pavin, Duffy Waldorf and Jay Delsing at UCLA...Says his career highlight was Sunday at the 1999 Ryder Cup. "The comeback spoke for itself."...Favorites include "Animal House," reruns of "Law and Order," History Channel and The Discovery Channel...Enjoys taking vacations anywhere tropical, especially Hawaii...Favorite city is Santa Barbara, the city where he grew up...Favorite books are Stephen King's The Stand and Thomas Sowell's Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy...His favorite sport other than golf is baseball. His father played the sport in college and his grandfather was a Major League pitcher for the St. Louis Browns...Says the food he will avoid at all costs is liver. "Just saying the word makes me nauseous."