Hale Irwin
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Payne Stewart Award | 2019 |
Hale S. Irwin (born June 3, 1945) is an American
Early life
Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, and raised in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and Boulder, Colorado. His father introduced him to the game of golf when he was four years old; he broke 70 for the first time at age fourteen.[2] Irwin was a star athlete in football, baseball, and golf at Boulder High School[3] and graduated in 1963.
Amateur career
Irwin then attended the
Professional career
In 1968, Irwin turned professional. Irwin's first PGA Tour victory was at the 1971
Irwin's first
Irwin won the
Between January 1975 to the end of the 1978 season, Irwin made the cut in 86 consecutive PGA Tour events. To date, this is the fourth-longest streak of consecutive cuts made on the PGA Tour.[11]
In 1977, Irwin's three wins on the PGA Tour included a five-shot victory in the Colgate Hall of Fame Classic at Pinehurst Resort. Irwin shot a second round of 62 at Pinehurst for a 15-under par opening 36-hole total of 127, which was the best in any PGA Tour event for over a decade.[12]
Irwin's tournament victories kept him ranked high among his peers - he was ranked among the top five in
Irwin added a second U.S. Open title in 1979 at Inverness Club. With its narrow fairways and heavy rough,[14] the Inverness course was a stern test for the players. Irwin's final round of 75 tied the post-World War II tournament record for the highest final round score by a U.S. Open champion.[15] The next month in The Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Irwin came to the final round with a two-shot lead. He was bidding to become one of the few golfers in golf history to win the U.S. Open and British Open in the same year.[16] Irwin said in 1979: "I would dearly love to win the British Open. It is special."[17] However, he was thwarted in his attempt at an historic double by the incredible recovery play of Seve Ballesteros.
In 1983, Irwin had another close tilt at The Open Championship, but lost by a shot to Tom Watson at Royal Birkdale, after whiffing on a tiny putt of about an inch, during his third round of play. Irwin said that his mistake, which cost him the chance of a playoff with Watson, was "a mental lapse" and that he learned a lesson from it, later being very careful on short putts.[18]
Irwin later said that the greatest disappointment of his career was not at the British Open, but at the 1984 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club. Irwin had led the tournament after the first three rounds but shot a final round of 79 to finish 6th. Reflecting on his final round collapse, Irwin said: "A number of factors were in play and it was very emotional. I thought it would be great to win 10 years later at the same venue and, more than anything else, my father was dying of cancer then and I thought it would be wonderful to give him a victory. I destroyed myself with the pressures I'd built up."[19]
After his victory in the 1985
During his career, Irwin won professional tournaments on all six continents on which golf is played: Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Irwin played on five Ryder Cup teams: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, and 1991. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1992.
Irwin's final PGA Tour win was at the 1994
Former U.S. Open champion and television analyst Ken Venturi said of Irwin: "Aesthetically and technically, Hale stands at the ball as well as any player I've ever seen."[22]
Senior career
Irwin qualified to play on the over-50 Senior PGA Tour in
Irwin won the U.S. Senior Open in 1998 and 2000 for a career total of five USGA titles. He narrowly missed out on a third U.S. Senior Open title in 2004 when he finished one stroke behind Peter Jacobsen.[26]
Irwin is the oldest player to finish in the top five in a senior major, with a third-place finish at the 2012 Senior PGA Championship at the age of 66.[27] In the 2012 3M Championship, Irwin shot a score under his age for the first time in his career. His round of 65 included an eagle on the 9th hole and six consecutive birdies on the back nine.[28] Irwin has since gone on to shoot his age 44 times in official PGA Tour Champions events (as of August 11, 2020), well ahead of Gary Player's second-place 30. While he has continued to play PGA Tour Champions well into his seventies, he has significantly cut back his tournament schedule, competing in no more than eight tour events in any season since 2015.[29]
In 2000, Irwin was ranked as the 19th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest magazine.[30]
Personal life
Irwin is married to wife Sally and has two children.[31] Irwin's son Steve qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open. Steve Irwin said of his father: "I'm very proud of him. The U.S. Open is what truly defined his career. It's been my ultimate goal in golf to play in the U.S. Open since I began competing."[32]
For 25 years, Hale Irwin helped to raise money for the St. Louis Children's Hospital, which named a wing in his honor. Irwin also enjoys hunting and fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. He is the uncle of former CU lineman Heath Irwin.[33]
In 2019, in acknowledgement of his character, sportsmanship and commitment to charity, Irwin received the PGA Tour's Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company.[34]
Amateur wins
- 1967 NCAA Division I Championship
Professional wins (83)
PGA Tour wins (20)
Legend |
Major championships (3) |
Other PGA Tour (17) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Nov 28, 1971 | Sea Pines Heritage Classic
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68-73-68-70=279 | −5 | 1 stroke | Bob Lunn |
2 | Sep 16, 1973 | Sea Pines Heritage Classic (2)
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69-66-65-72=272 | −12 | 5 strokes | Jerry Heard, Grier Jones |
3 | Jun 16, 1974 | U.S. Open | 73-70-71-73=287 | +7 | 2 strokes | Forrest Fezler |
4 | Jun 1, 1975 | Atlanta Classic | 66-69-68-68=271 | −17 | 4 strokes | Tom Watson |
5 | Jun 30, 1975 | Western Open | 71-68-71-73=283 | −1 | 1 stroke | Bobby Cole |
6 | Feb 22, 1976 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open
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69-69-66-68=272 | −12 | 2 strokes | Tom Watson |
7 | Mar 7, 1976 | Florida Citrus Open
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74-66-64-66=270 | −18 | Playoff | Kermit Zarley |
8 | May 29, 1977 | Atlanta Classic (2) | 70-70-66-67=273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Steve Veriato |
9 | Aug 28, 1977 | Colgate Hall of Fame Golf Classic
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65-62-69-68=264 | −20 | 5 strokes | Leonard Thompson |
10 | Oct 16, 1977 | San Antonio Texas Open
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68-67-64-67=266 | −14 | 2 strokes | Miller Barber |
11 | Jun 17, 1979 | U.S. Open (2) | 74-68-67-75=284 | E | 2 strokes | Jerry Pate, Gary Player |
12 | Feb 14, 1981 | Hawaiian Open
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68-66-62-69=265 | −23 | 6 strokes | Don January |
13 | Aug 23, 1981 | Buick Open | 65-73-67-72=277 | −11 | Playoff | Bobby Clampett, Peter Jacobsen, Gil Morgan |
14 | Mar 14, 1982 | Honda Inverrary Classic
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65-71-67-66=269 | −19 | 1 stroke | George Burns, Tom Kite |
15 | May 29, 1983 | Memorial Tournament | 71-71-70-69=281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Ben Crenshaw, David Graham |
16 | Feb 5, 1984 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
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69-69-68-72=278 | −10 | Playoff | Jim Nelford |
17 | May 26, 1985 | Memorial Tournament (2) | 68-68-73-72=281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Lanny Wadkins |
18 | Jun 18, 1990 | U.S. Open (3) | 69-70-74-67=280 | −8 | Playoff | Mike Donald |
19 | Jun 24, 1990 | Buick Classic
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66-69-68-66=269 | −15 | 2 strokes | Paul Azinger |
20 | Apr 17, 1994 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic (3)
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68-65-65-68=266 | −18 | 2 strokes | Greg Norman |
PGA Tour playoff record (4–5)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1970 | Los Angeles Open | Billy Casper | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1972 | Liggett & Myers Open | David Graham, Lou Graham, Larry Ziegler |
L. Graham won with birdie on third extra hole D. Graham and Ziegler eliminated by par on first hole |
3 | 1976 | Florida Citrus Open
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Kermit Zarley | Won with par on sixth extra hole |
4 | 1976 | Memorial Tournament | Roger Maltbie | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
5 | 1981 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
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John Cook, Bobby Clampett, Ben Crenshaw, Barney Thompson |
Cook won with par on third extra hole Clampett, Crenshaw and Thompson eliminated by birdie on first hole |
6 | 1981 | Buick Open | Bobby Clampett, Peter Jacobsen, Gil Morgan |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
7 | 1984 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
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Jim Nelford | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
8 | 1990 | U.S. Open | Mike Donald | Won with birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Irwin: +2 (74), Donald: +2 (74) |
9 | 1991 | Memorial Tournament | Kenny Perry | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Oct 25, 1981 | Bridgestone Tournament
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70-65-72-68=275 | −13 | 8 strokes | Bill Rogers |
Southern Africa Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | Dec 2, 1978 | Lexington PGA Championship
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70-69-67-69=275 | −9 | 1 stroke | Hugh Baiocchi, Mark McNulty, Robbie Stewart |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Nov 12, 1978 | Mayne Nickless Australian PGA Championship
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64-75-70-69=278 | −6 | 8 strokes | Graham Marsh |
South American Golf Circuit wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | Nov 21, 1982 | Brazil Open | 67-67-66-65=265 | −7 | 2 strokes | Manuel Calero, Curtis Strange |
Other wins (7)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Oct 12, 1974 | Piccadilly World Match Play Championship | 3 and 1 | Gary Player | ||
2 | Oct 11, 1975 | Piccadilly World Match Play Championship (2) | 4 and 2 | Al Geiberger | ||
3 | Nov 11, 1979 | World Cup (with John Mahaffey) |
141-141-152-141=575 | −1 | 5 strokes | Scotland − Ken Brown and Sandy Lyle |
4 | Nov 11, 1979 | World Cup Individual Trophy | 74-70-72-69=285 | −3 | 2 strokes | Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle |
5 | Jan 5, 1986 | Bahamas Classic | 70-68-64-67=269 | −19 | 6 strokes | Donnie Hammond |
6 | Jan 4, 1987 | Fila Invitational | 69-68-70=207 | −9 | 5 strokes | Calvin Peete, Scott Verplank |
7 | Dec 7, 2003 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge (with son Steve Irwin) |
62-61=123 | −21 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus and son Jack Nicklaus Jr. |
Other playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2002 | Office Depot Father/Son Challenge (with son Steve Irwin) |
Craig Stadler and son Kevin Stadler | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Champions Tour wins (45)
Legend |
Champions Tour major championships (7) |
Tour Championships (1) |
Other Champions Tour (37) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jul 30, 1995 | Ameritech Senior Open
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−22 (66-63-66=195) | 8 strokes | Kermit Zarley |
2 | Oct 1, 1995 | Vantage Championship
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−17 (66-68-65=199) | 4 strokes | Dave Stockton |
3 | Feb 25, 1996 | American Express Invitational
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−19 (66-67-64=197) | 5 strokes | Bob Murphy |
4 | Apr 21, 1996 | PGA Seniors' Championship
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−8 (66-74-69-71=280) | 2 strokes | Isao Aoki |
5 | Jan 19, 1997 | MasterCard Championship
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−9 (71-67-69=207) | 2 strokes | Gil Morgan |
6 | Feb 9, 1997 | LG Championship
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−15 (70-66-65=201) | 1 stroke | Bob Murphy |
7 | Apr 20, 1997 | PGA Seniors' Championship (2)
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−14 (69-65-72-68=274) | 12 strokes | Dale Douglass, Jack Nicklaus |
8 | Apr 27, 1997 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | −6 (70-65-72=207) | 1 stroke | Isao Aoki |
9 | Jul 20, 1997 | Burnet Senior Classic
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−17 (65-68-66=199) | 2 strokes | Lee Trevino |
10 | Aug 3, 1997 | BankBoston Classic
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−13 (70-65-65=200) | 2 strokes | Jerry McGee, Bob Wynn |
11 | Sep 14, 1997 | Boone Valley Classic | −16 (70-65-65=200) | 2 strokes | Gil Morgan |
12 | Oct 5, 1997 | Vantage Championship (2)
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−18 (64-62-69=195) | 1 stroke | Dave Eichelberger |
13 | Oct 19 1997 | Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic
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−13 (67-63-70=200) | 3 strokes | Mike Hill, Bruce Summerhays |
14 | Mar 15, 1998 | Toshiba Senior Classic
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−13 (70-68-62=200) | 1 stroke | Hubert Green |
15 | Apr 19, 1998 | PGA Seniors' Championship (3)
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−13 (68-68-69-70=275) | 6 strokes | Larry Nelson |
16 | Apr 26, 1998 | Las Vegas Senior Classic (2) | −7 (69-67-70-75=281) | 1 stroke | Vicente Fernández |
17 | Jul 19, 1998 | Ameritech Senior Open (2)
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−15 (62-66-73=201) | 3 strokes | Larry Nelson |
18 | Jul 26, 1998 | U.S. Senior Open | +1 (77-68-71-69=285) | 1 stroke | Vicente Fernández |
19 | Aug 30, 1998 | BankBoston Classic (2)
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−15 (69-64-68=201) | 2 strokes | Jay Sigel |
20 | Nov 8, 1998 | Energizer Senior Tour Championship
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−14 (66-73-70-65=274) | 5 strokes | Gil Morgan |
21 | May 9, 1999 | Nationwide Championship | −10 (69-68-69=206) | 1 stroke | Bob Murphy |
22 | May 30, 1999 | Boone Valley Classic (2) | −13 (68-69-66=203) | 2 strokes | Al Geiberger |
23 | Jun 27, 1999 | Ford Senior Players Championship
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−21 (67-71-64-65=267) | 7 strokes | Graham Marsh |
24 | Jul 18, 1999 | Ameritech Senior Open (3)
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−10 (73-66-67=206) | 1 stroke | Bruce Fleisher, Raymond Floyd, Gary McCord |
25 | Jul 25, 1999 | Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic (2)
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−15 (64-68-69=201) | 2 strokes | Jim Dent, Dale Douglass |
26 | May 14, 2000 | Nationwide Championship (2) | −9 (71-67-69=207) | 1 stroke | Vicente Fernández |
27 | Jun 4, 2000 | BellSouth Senior Classic | −18 (68-65-65=198) | 1 stroke | Gil Morgan |
28 | Jul 2, 2000 | U.S. Senior Open (2) | −17 (66-71-65-65=267) | 3 strokes | Bruce Fleisher |
29 | Oct 22, 2000 | EMC Kaanapali Classic (2)
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−18 (71-62-65=198) | 4 strokes | Joe Inman |
30 | Mar 18, 2001 | Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley | −10 (71-70-65=206) | 5 strokes | Allen Doyle, Tom Watson |
31 | Apr 28, 2001 | Bruno's Memorial Classic
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−21 (65-65-65=195) | 4 strokes | Stewart Ginn |
32 | Oct 7, 2001 | Turtle Bay Championship (3) | −11 (69-68-68=205) | 3 strokes | John Jacobs |
33 | Feb 10, 2002 | ACE Group Classic (2)
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−16 (68-64-68=200) | 1 stroke | Tom Watson |
34 | Mar 10, 2002 | Toshiba Senior Classic (2)
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−17 (67-64-65=196) | 5 strokes | Allen Doyle |
35 | Aug 11, 2002 | 3M Championship (3) | −12 (66-70-68=204) | 3 strokes | Hubert Green |
36 | Oct 6, 2002 | Turtle Bay Championship (4) | −8 (69-69-70=208) | Playoff | Gary McCord |
37 | May 19, 2003 | Kinko's Classic of Austin
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−8 (69-66-73=208) | Playoff | Tom Watson |
38 | Oct 12, 2003 | Turtle Bay Championship (5) | −8 (68-73-67=208) | 2 strokes | Tom Kite |
39 | Apr 25, 2004 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
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−11 (66-68-71=205) | 1 stroke | Gary Koch, Gil Morgan |
40 | May 30, 2004 | Senior PGA Championship (4) | −8 (67-69-69-71=276) | 1 stroke | Jay Haas |
41 | Jan 30, 2005 | Turtle Bay Championship (6) | −16 (67-66-67=200) | 5 strokes | Dana Quigley |
42 | Feb 27, 2005 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
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−8 (72-69-68-67=276) | 1 stroke | Morris Hatalsky, Mark McNulty |
43 | Sep 4, 2005 | Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
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−13 (66-69-68=203) | 1 stroke | Morris Hatalsky, Gil Morgan, Craig Stadler |
44 | Oct 2, 2005 | SAS Championship | −13 (69-68-66=203) | 2 strokes | Bob Gilder, Tom Jenkins |
45 | Jan 21, 2007 | MasterCard Championship (2)
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−23 (66-62-65=193) | 5 strokes | Tom Kite |
Champions Tour playoff record (2–6)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1996 | Boone Valley Classic | Gibby Gilbert | Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 1999 | BankBoston Classic
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Tom McGinnis | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
3 | 1999 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Jim Ahern | Lost to par on second extra hole |
4 | 2002 | SBC Senior Open | Bob Gilder | Lost to par on first extra hole |
5 | 2002 | Lightpath Long Island Classic
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Hubert Green | Lost to birdie on seventh extra hole |
6 | 2002 | Turtle Bay Championship | Gary McCord | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
7 | 2003 | Kinko's Classic of Austin
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Tom Watson | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
8 | 2004 | Administaff Small Business Classic
|
Larry Nelson | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Other senior wins (7)
- 1996 Lexus Challenge (with Sean Connery)
- 1997 Senior Slam at Los Cabos
- 1998 Senior Match Play Challenge
- 1999 Senior Skins Game
- 2000 Our Lucaya Senior Slam
- 2001 Senior Skins Game
- 2002 Senior Skins Game
Major championships
Wins (3)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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1974 | U.S. Open | 1 shot deficit | +7 (73-70-71-73=287) | 2 strokes | Forrest Fezler |
1979 | U.S. Open (2) | 3 shot lead | E (74-68-67-75=284) | 2 strokes | Jerry Pate, Gary Player |
1990 | U.S. Open (3) | 4 shot deficit | −8 (69-70-74-67=280) | Playoff1 | Mike Donald |
1Defeated Mike Donald with a birdie on the 19th hole after they were tied at 74 (+2) in an 18-hole playoff.
Results timeline
Tournament | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||
U.S. Open | T61 | |||
The Open Championship | ||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | T13 | CUT | T4 | T4 | T5 | 5 | 8 | T23 | ||
U.S. Open | T19 | T36 | T20 | 1 | T3 | T26 | T41 | T4 | 1 | |
The Open Championship | T24 | 9 | T32 | T46 | T24 | 6 | ||||
PGA Championship | T31 | T22 | T11 | T9 | T5 | T34 | T44 | T12 | CUT |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | CUT | T25 | CUT | T6 | T21 | T36 | CUT | |||
U.S. Open | T8 | T58 | T39 | T39 | 6 | 14 | CUT | CUT | T17 | T54 |
The Open Championship | T2 | T14 | ||||||||
PGA Championship | T30 | T16 | T42 | T14 | T25 | T32 | T26 | T38 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T10 | 47 | T27 | T18 | T14 | T29 | ||||
U.S. Open | 1 | T11 | T51 | T62 | T18 | CUT | T50 | T52 | CUT | WD |
The Open Championship | T53 | T57 | T19 | |||||||
PGA Championship | T12 | T73 | T66 | T6 | T39 | T54 | T29 | T41 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | |||||
U.S. Open | T27 | T52 | CUT | WD | |
The Open Championship | |||||
PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 17 |
U.S. Open | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 27 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 24 |
Totals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 92 | 79 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 26 (1972 U.S. Open – 1979 Open Championship)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 5 (1975 Masters – 1976 Masters)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | T34 | 7 | T17 | T3 | T42 | CUT | T14 | T51 | T19 | T49 | T15 | T5 | CUT | T24 | CUT | CUT | T5 | T27 | CUT | CUT | 4 | T55 | T46 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Senior major championships
Wins (7)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | PGA Seniors' Championship |
−8 (66-74-69-71=280) | 2 strokes | Isao Aoki |
1997 | PGA Seniors' Championship (2) |
−14 (69-65-72-68=274) | 12 strokes | Dale Douglass, Jack Nicklaus |
1998 | PGA Seniors' Championship (3) |
−13 (68-68-69-70=275) | 7 strokes | Larry Nelson |
1998 | U.S. Senior Open | +1 (77-68-71-69=285) | 1 stroke | Vicente Fernández |
1999 | Ford Senior Players Championship |
−21 (67-71-64-65=267) | 7 strokes | Graham Marsh |
2000 | U.S. Senior Open (2) | −17 (66-71-65-65=267) | 3 strokes | Bruce Fleisher |
2004 | Senior PGA Championship (4) | −8 (67-69-69-71=276) | 1 stroke | Jay Haas |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2017.
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
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The Tradition | – | 2 | T13 | 4 | T20 | T37 | 3 | 6 |
Senior PGA Championship | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | T11 | T2 | T5 | T2 |
U.S. Senior Open | T5 | 2 | T5 | 1 | T3 | 1 | T11 | T11 |
Senior Players Championship | T10 | 2 | T19 | 2 | 1 | T4 | 3 | T6 |
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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The Tradition | T10 | 13 | T42 | T32 | T52 | T41 | T38 | T50 | T45 | T53 | T54 | T72 | 80 | |||
Senior PGA Championship | T15 | 1 | T46 | T23 | T42 | CUT | T59 | T65 | 4 | 3 | T56 | T67 | CUT | CUT | ||
U.S. Senior Open | 2 | 25 | T32 | CUT | T40 | T32 | CUT | T4 | CUT | T56 | CUT | 70 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
Senior Players Championship | T12 | T9 | 2 | T7 | T27 | T15 | T41 | T45 | T30 | T68 | T75 | T57 | T68 | |||
Senior Open Championship | T13 | CUT |
The Senior Open Championship was not a senior major until 2003.
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
U.S. national team appearances
This list may be incomplete.
Professional
- Ryder Cup: 1975 (winners), 1977 (winners), 1979 (winners), 1981 (winners), 1991 (winners)
- Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners, playing captain)
- World Cup: 1974, 1979 (winners, individual winner)
- UBS Cup: 2001 (winners), 2002 (winners), 2003 (tie), 2004 (winners)
- Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Champions Tour): 1995 (winners), 1996, 1998 (winners), 1999 (winners), 2000, 2003, 2005 (winners)
See also
- Spring 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
- List of golfers with most PGA Tour Champions wins
- List of golfers with most Champions Tour major championship wins
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External links
- Official website
- Hale Irwin at the PGA Tour official site
- Hale Irwin at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hale Irwin at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Hale Irwin at golf.about.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-09-19)
- University of Colorado - Athletics Hall of Fame - Hale Irwin Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine