Bill Glasson (golfer)

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Bill Glasson
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Lee Glasson Jr.
Born (1960-04-29) April 29, 1960 (age 64)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Career
College Oral Roberts University
Turned professional1983
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins9
Highest ranking 25 (July 18, 1999) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour7
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T18: 1994, 1999
PGA Championship T13: 1998
U.S. Open T4: 1995
The Open Championship T25: 1995
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year 		1997

William Lee Glasson Jr. (born April 29, 1960) is an American professional golfer who won several tournaments on the PGA Tour.

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Glasson was born in Fresno, California. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he was a member of the golf team – a two-time All-American. He turned pro in 1983 and led the PGA Tour for driving distance in 1984. [2]

Glasson has enjoyed nine victories as a professional golfer: seven official PGA Tour events and two non-official events. His first win came at the 1985 Kemper Open. Trailing seven strokes behind the leader Larry Mize with 14 holes to play, Glasson made a 45-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a round of 66 to finish one stroke ahead of Mize and Corey Pavin. [3]

Glasson won a second Kemper Open in 1992 fending off a playoff challenge from John Daly. His best finish in a major is a tie for 4th place at the 1995 U.S. Open. Glasson has over 60 top-10 PGA Tour finishes and has earned more than $6.7 million in career earnings. He was featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His last win on the Tour was in 1997 at the Las Vegas Invitational.

Glasson experienced difficulty maintaining his PGA Tour privileges in his 40s, due in large part to medical problems. He needed to play some on the Nationwide Tour, where his best finish was 2nd place at the 2003 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. Glasson has undergone at least 19 surgeries on various parts of his body including elbow, sinus, knee, lip, forearm and lower back. [4] In 1994 Glasson said, "For me, breakfast is a bowl of Advil." [5]

He began playing on the Champions Tour after his 50th birthday on April 29, 2010.

Glasson lives in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jun 2, 1985 Kemper Open −10 (72-70-70-66=278)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mize, Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin
2Sep 25, 1988 B.C. Open −16 (66-68-65-69=268)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi, Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke
3Nov 13, 1988 Centel Classic −16 (67-69-68-68=272)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Armour III
4Feb 26, 1989 Doral-Ryder Open −13 (71-65-67-72=275)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples
5May 31, 1992 Kemper Open (2)−8 (69-68-71-68=276)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Daly, Flag of the United States.svg Ken Green,
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Springer, Flag of the United States.svg Howard Twitty
6Jan 30, 1994 Phoenix Open −16 (68-68-68-64=268)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Estes
7Oct 26, 1997 Las Vegas Invitational −20 (63-65-75-71-66=340)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg David Edwards, Flag of the United States.svg Billy Mayfair

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament T25CUT
U.S. Open T25T39T53CUTT21
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T54CUTWD
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament T33CUTT18CUTCUTCUTT18
U.S. Open T51CUTT4CUT
The Open Championship CUTT25
PGA Championship WDT19CUTT13WD
Tournament200020012002200320042005
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T67
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T64
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000394
U.S. Open 000113107
The Open Championship 00000121
PGA Championship 00000294
Totals0001193016

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001
The Players Championship CUTCUTT7CUTWDT24T41CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTT57CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament1999
Match Play R16
Championship
Invitational
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 29 1999 Ending 18 Jul 1999" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ "PGA Tour stats – Driving Distance". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Kemper first win for Glasson". The Daily Record . Ellensburg, Washington. UPI. June 3, 1985. p. 10. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ "PGA Tour Profile – Bill Glasson". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ Dorman, Larry (October 30, 1994). "It's Glasson Operating: Now, It's on the Course". The New York Times . Retrieved December 29, 2012.
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