Dana Quigley

Dana Quigley
Dana Quigley
Personal information
Full name	Dana C. Quigley
Born	April 14, 1947 (age 77); Champions Tour; Player of the Year

Dana C. Quigley (born April 14, 1947) is an American professional golfer.

Early life

Quigley was born in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1969.

Professional career

In 1971, Quigley turned professional. Quigley's career in regular tournament golf was unremarkable. He worked as a club professional for many years and had 18 tournament victories in local tournaments in New England. His best finish on the PGA Tour was sixth at the 1980 Greater Milwaukee Open.

In 1997, Quigley became eligible to play in senior golf tournaments, and he soon became a leading player at this level. His first win on the

Northville Long Island Classic

. In 2005, at age 58, he led the Champions Tour money list and became the oldest player to win the Arnold Palmer Award for the leading money-winner on the circuit. He has won 11 tournaments on the tour.

Personal life

His nephew Brett Quigley played on the PGA Tour, and now plays on the PGA Tour Champions, where he has won.

Awards and honors

Quigley was elected to the New England section of the PGA Hall of Fame in 2000.

Professional wins (32)

Regular wins (18)

1973 Rhode Island Open
1981 Rhode Island Open
1982 Massachusetts Open
1983 Massachusetts Open, New England Open
1984 Massachusetts Open, Maine Open
1985 New England PGA Championship
1986 Vermont Open
1987 Vermont Open
1989 New England PGA Championship
1991 New England PGA Championship
1992 Rhode Island Open
1993 Rhode Island Open, New England PGA Championship
1995 Rhode Island Open
1996 Rhode Island Open, New England PGA Championship

Champions Tour wins (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 10, 1997	Northville Long Island Classic	−12 (67-67-70=204)	Playoff	Jay Sigel
2	Sep 6, 1998	Emerald Coast Classic	−10 (69-66-65=200)	1 stroke	Jim Colbert
3	Oct 16, 1998	Raley's Gold Rush Classic	−13 (71-68-64=203)	3 strokes	John Morgan
4	May 21, 2000	TD Waterhouse Championship	−18 (65-67-66=198)	1 stroke	Tom Watson
5	Jul 23, 2001	SBC Senior Open	−16 (65-66-69=200)	5 strokes	Jay Sigel
6	Mar 17, 2002	Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley	−4 (67-75-70=212)	1 stroke	Bob Gilder, Fuzzy Zoeller
7	Oct 20, 2002	SBC Championship	−12 (68-64-69=201)	1 stroke	Bob Gilder
8	Jan 23, 2003	MasterCard Championship	−18 (66-65-67=198)	2 strokes	Larry Nelson
9	Jan 23, 2005	MasterCard Championship (2)	−18 (67-65-66=198)	Playoff	Tom Watson
10	Jun 13, 2005	Bayer Advantage Classic (2)	−11 (67-66=133)*	Playoff	Gil Morgan, Tom Watson
11	Jul 2, 2006	Greater Kansas City Golf Classic (3)	−18 (67-68-63=198)	3 strokes	David Edwards

*Note: The 2005 Bayer Advantage Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Champions Tour playoff record (3–5)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1997	Northville Long Island Classic	Jay Sigel	Won with par on third extra hole
2	1999	Novell Utah Showdown	Dave Eichelberger	Lost to par on first extra hole
3	2002	Bruno's Memorial Classic	Sammy Rachels	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4	2005	MasterCard Championship	Tom Watson	Won with par on third extra hole
5	2005	Senior PGA Championship	Jerry Pate, Mike Reid	Reid won with birdie on first extra hole
6	2005	Bayer Advantage Classic	Gil Morgan, Tom Watson	Won with birdie on first extra hole
7	2005	JELD-WEN Tradition	Loren Roberts	Lost to bogey on second extra hole
8	2007	Boeing Greater Seattle Classic	R. W. Eaks, David Eger, Gil Morgan, Naomichi Ozaki, Craig Stadler, Denis Watson	Watson won with eagle on second extra hole Eger, Morgan, Ozaki and Quigley eliminated by birdie on first hole