Bob Charles (golfer)

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Sir Bob Charles
ONZ KNZM CBE
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Charles in 2011
Personal information
Full nameRobert James Charles
Born (1936-03-14) 14 March 1936 (age 88)
Carterton, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
ResidenceFlorida, U.S.
Canterbury, New Zealand
Spouse
Verity Aldridge
​
(m. 1962)​
Children2
Career
Turned professional1960
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australia
New Zealand Golf Circuit
Champions Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins80
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour6
European Tour4
PGA Tour Champions25 (Tied-4th all-time)
European Senior Tour1
Other32 (regular)
13 (senior)
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T15: 1963
PGA Championship T2: 1968
U.S. Open 3rd/T3: 1964, 1970
The Open Championship Won: 1963
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame 2008 (member page)
New Zealand Golf Circuit
money list winner 		1966, 1967, 1968–69,
1971–72, 1973–74,
1978–79
Senior PGA Tour
money list winner 		1988, 1989
Senior PGA Tour
Byron Nelson Award 		1988, 1989, 1993

Sir Robert James Charles ONZ KNZM CBE (born 14 March 1936) is a New Zealand professional golfer who won the 1963 Open Championship, the first left-handed player to win a major championship. He won the 1954 New Zealand Open as an 18-year-old amateur and made the cut in the same event in 2007, at the age of 71. His achievements over that period, in which he won 80 tournaments, rank him as one of the most successful New Zealand golfers of all time. He is, along with Michael Campbell, one of only two New Zealanders to win a men's major golf championship.

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Charles turned professional in late 1960 and for the next two years had some success in tournaments around the world. From 1963 until the mid-1970s he played mostly on the PGA Tour. He won 5 times on the tour and finished in the top-60 on the money list each year from 1963 to 1971, except 1966, and again in 1974. Later he played more on the European Tour before joining the Senior PGA Tour when he reached 50. He was very successful on the Senior PGA Tour with 23 titles between 1987 and 1996, and winning over $9 million between 1986 and 2008. In Britain, Charles won the 1963 Open Championship and the Senior British Open twice, in 1989 and 1993. These were later added as official wins on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour. In addition to his PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour wins, Charles won 9 times in Europe, including the 1969 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, and 25 times in domestic New Zealand tournaments. He also won a number of other seniors events around the world, including in South Africa, Japan and Australia.

Early life

Born in Carterton, a small town in the Wairarapa district in New Zealand's North Island, Charles lived in Masterton, where he worked as a bank teller, before moving to Christchurch in mid-1956. [1]

Amateur career

Charles came to prominence when he won the New Zealand Open at Wellington Golf Club in November 1954, as an 18-year-old amateur, finishing two strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton and four ahead of Peter Thomson. [2] The event acted as qualification for the New Zealand Amateur which followed immediately after the Open. Charles reached the final but lost 3&2 to Tim Woon, the defending champion, in the 36 hole match. [3] Charles also reached the final of the New Zealand Amateur in October 1956 at Christchurch Golf Club, but lost again, 3&2 to the Tasmanian Peter Toogood. [4] In September 1956 Charles had been a member of the 4-man New Zealand team in the Sloan Morpeth Trophy match against Australia at Wanganui. Australia won the contest but Charles won his singles match. [5]

Charles left New Zealand in January 1958 for a tour of the United States and Britain, travelling with Ian Cromb, and returning in August. They spent the early part of year in America, playing in a number of professional events, ending with the Masters for which Charles had received an invitation. He missed the cut by 8 strokes after rounds of 77 and 80. [6] In Britain, he also played in some professional tournaments. Charles reached the quarter-finals of the Amateur Championship on the Old Course at St Andrews, before losing to Alan Thirlwell, and later finished tied for 9th place in the Brabazon Trophy at Royal Birkdale. [7] [8] He also played in the 1958 Open Championship at Royal Lytham where he qualified after rounds of 74 and 73. [9] He started well in the Championship with a 71 but missed the cut after a second round 79. [10]

Charles was selected for the 4-man New Zealand team for the inaugural Eisenhower Trophy competition on the Old Course at St Andrews in October 1958. New Zealand led by three strokes after 3 of the 4 rounds. However a poor last day left then in fourth place. John Durry took 83, including a 10 at the 14th hole. Charles took 81 and with three of the four scores counting, New Zealand finished three strokes behind the leaders. Despite his poor last round Charles had the best four-round aggregate among the New Zealand team. [11] [12]

Charles played in the 1959 Commonwealth Tournament in Johannesburg. New Zealand finished third of the five teams. [13] Charles was the best of the team with three wins in foursomes matches and three wins in the singles, losing only in the match against South Africa. [14] Charles also played in the 1960 Eisenhower Trophy in the United States. The contest was dominated by the Americans who won by 42 strokes. New Zealand finished fifth, with Charles again the best of the team. [15]

Professional career

In October 1960, Charles turned professional. [16] Soon after turning professional, Charles won a 36-hole event at Queens Park, Invercargill, eight strokes ahead of Kel Nagle. [17] Although he disappointed in the New Zealand Open, he reached the final of the New Zealand PGA Championship losing 5&4 to Nagle. [18] In early 1961, Charles played on the South African circuit. Had a number of good finishes and was runner-up in the Dunlop South African Masters behind Denis Hutchinson. [19] Charles then travelled to Europe. He won the 36-hole Bowmaker Tournament, two strokes ahead of Hutchinson and Nagle, and had a number of top finishes including a tied for 4th place in the Martini International. [20] [21] He led the qualifiers for the 1961 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale after rounds of 66 and 70. [22] He started with a 72 but missed the cut after a second round 84, played in difficult conditions. [23] Returning to New Zealand, in October he won the Caltex Tournament, by 4 strokes from Nagle, and then the New Zealand PGA Championship. [24] [25]

Charles played on the 1962 Far East Circuit in February and March. His best performance with joint runner-up in the Malayan Open behind Frank Phillips. [26] He received an invitation for the 1962 Masters Tournament in April. He made the cut and tied for 25th place. [6] Charles then travelled to Europe to play in the British/Irish and Continental circuits, where he had considerable success. He finished third in the Martini International at St Andrews and tied for the win, with Dai Rees, in the Daks Tournament. [27] [28] In the 1962 Open Championship he finished in 5th place, although a distant 14 strokes behind the winner, Arnold Palmer. [6] He was then joint runner-up in the French Open, runner-up in the Irish Hospitals Tournament and joint runner-up in the Royal Gold Tournament, a 12-man round-robin tournament. [29] [30] [31] Returning to the continent he won the Engadine Open in Switzerland, lost a playoff to Max Faulkner in the Woodlawn International Invitational in West Germany, and won the Swiss Open in successive weeks. [32] [33] [34] Returning to New Zealand, he again won the Caltex Tournament ahead of Kel Nagle. [35] Towards the end of the year he played in the Australian Open, finishing tied for third, and then played in the 1962 Canada Cup in Argentina. [36] [37]

From 1963 Charles played mostly on the American PGA Tour. He won his first PGA Tour event in April 1963, the Houston Classic, the first PGA Tour event won by a left-handed golfer. [38] He had three other top-5 finishes and finished the year 27th in the money list with $23,636. [39] [40] In late June he travelled to Britain and was third in the Dunlop Masters. [41] Two weeks later he won The Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St. Annes. After four rounds (68-72-66-71) his 277 was level with American Phil Rodgers. Charles won the 36-hole playoff by eight shots. [42] Later in the year he played on the New Zealand Golf Circuit, winning the Wattie's Tournament, and competing in the 1963 Canada Cup in Paris. [43] [44]

Charles didn't win on the 1964 PGA Tour but had five top-5 finishes, including a third place finish at the U.S. Open. [40] He finished 17th in the official money list with $28,451. [39] He played relatively few other event but did defend his Open Championship title, finishing tied for 17th, and he played in the Canada Cup in Hawaii. [6] [45] Charles made a good start to the 1965 season. He lost in a playoff for the Lucky International Open, won the Tucson Open and was a runner-up in the Jacksonville Open. [40] Later in the season he had less success and finished 34th in the money list with $28,360. [39] Later in the year he played in some events in Europe, including the Canada Cup in Madrid, and in New Zealand, where he was a runner-up in the New Zealand Open. [46] [47] Charles had a very poor season on the 1966 PGA Tour. His only top-10 finish came towards the end of the season and he only won $8,472, to finish 87th in the official money list. [39] [40] He showed a return to form late in the year, playing well at the 1966 Canada Cup in Japan, and winning four events out of seven on the New Zealand Golf Circuit, including the New Zealand Open which he won by 13 strokes. [48] [49] [50]

Charles showed a return to form in 1967, with eight top-10 finishes on the 1967 PGA Tour, including winning the Atlanta Classic. [40] He finished 11th in the money list with $72,468. [39] He played in the 1967 World Cup in Mexico, the New Zealand pair finishing second behind the United States with Charles finishing joint runner-up in the individual standings, level with Jack Nicklaus and behind Arnold Palmer. [51] He again played on the New Zealand circuit towards the end of year, winning three events, and again being the leading money winner. [52] Charles had another successful season on the 1968 PGA Tour, with a win in the Canadian Open, and six other top-10s in official events. [40] He finished 18th in the money list with $70,926. [39] Two of his top-10 finishes came in the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship, and he also finished a joint runner-up in the Open Championship. [6] He made his debut in the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, losing in the final to Gary Player. [53] He played in the 1968 World Cup in Italy, where the New Zealand pair finished seventh. [51] He had three more tournament wins on the 1968–69 New Zealand circuit, including the Spalding Masters which he won by 10 strokes with a score of 260. [54]

Charles didn't win on the PGA in 1969, 1970 or 1971 but continued to have a number of high finishes including 11 top-10 finishes in 1969, 9 in 1970 and 8 in 1971. [40] He finished 30th in money list in 1969 with $59,734, 25th in 1970 with $70,854 and 41st in 1971 with $58,016. [39] Charles won the 1969 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship beating Gene Littler with an eagle at the 37th hole in the final. [55] He lost in playoff for the 1970 Greater New Orleans Open. [56] He had more tournament wins on the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the New Zealand Open in late 1970 and three in the 1971–72 season. [57] [58]

1972 and 1973 were relatively poor years on the PGA Tour with just one top-10 finish each season. [40] He finished 97th in the money list in 1972 with $21,809, and 108th in 1973 with $19,499. [59] Despite his lack of success in America, he won a number of tournaments around the world. He won the John Player Classic and the Dunlop Masters on the 1972 European Tour and the Scandinavian Enterprise Open on the tour in 1973. [60] He won the South African Open in early 1973 and the City of Auckland Classic and the New Zealand Open at the end of the year. [61] [62] [63] In 1972 he made his final appearance in the World Cup in Australia. [64] Charles had a better year on the 1974 PGA Tour, winning the Greater Greensboro Open and having three other top-10 finishes. [40] He finished 36th in the money list with $65,226, although $44,000 of that came from his win. [59] He also won the 1974 Swiss Open. [60]

After his relatively successful season on the 1974 PGA Tour, Charles had poor 1975 and 1976 seasons winning $7,226 and $3,769. From 1977 he only played a few events on the tour, leaving the tour in 1984. [40] In 1983 he won the Tallahassee Open, an event on the Tournament Players Series. [65] From 1977 to 1985 he played more frequently on the European Tour. His best year was 1978 when he finished 14th in the Order of Merit. He didn't win on the tour in this period but was runner-up in the 1977 Benson and Hedges International Open, the 1978 Greater Manchester Open and the 1982 Benson and Hedges International Open. [66] Charles also won three events on the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the Air New Zealand Shell Open in late 1978 and the New Zealand PGA Championship in early 1979 and in early 1980. [67] [68] [69]

In 2007, at the age of 71, Charles became the oldest golfer to make the cut in a European Tour event, at the Michael Hill New Zealand Open. Charles shot a 68 in the second round, beating his age by three strokes. [70] He had a final round 70 to finish in a tie for 23rd place. [71]

Senior golf

Charles's played on the Senior PGA Tour (now called PGA Tour Champions) after turning 50. [72] He was very successful on the tour with 23 titles between 1987 and 1996, and winning over $9 million on the tour between 1986 and 2008. [72] He was the leading money winner in 1988 and 1989 and led the scoring average in 1988, 1989 and 1993. [72] He won the Senior British Open in 1989 and 1993. From 2002 the Senior British Open was an official event on the PGA Tour Champions but it was only in 2018 that earlier wins were recognised by the PGA Tour Champions as official wins on the tour, increasing Charles's total to 25. [73]

Charles was a regular competitor in the Senior British Open from its founding in 1987. As well as winning twice, he was a runner-up 6 times between 1987 and 2001. During this period he rarely played in European Seniors Tour events but as he had less success in America he played more in European tournaments. [74] Apart from his Senior British Open wins he never won a European senior event, although he finished runner-up in the 2007 Wentworth Senior Masters at the age of 71. [74] In addition to his senior wins in America, Charles won a number of other senior events around the world, including South Africa, Japan and Australia. [72]

Golfing awards

Charles was the first left-handed golfer to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, in the veterans category. He was inducted in 2008. [75]

Personal life

In December 1962, Charles married Verity Joan Aldridge in Johannesburg, South Africa. They met three years previously at the Commonwealth Golf tournament when it was held in South Africa. The golfers Denis Hutchinson and Bobby Verwey served as groomsmen. [76] They had two children, Beverly and David. [72] David is a golf director in the United States. He is a successful golf course designer having had major input into the Formosa Country Club east of Auckland, Millbrook at the resort town of Queenstown, and The Dunes course at Matarangi on the Coromandel Peninsula. He was also consultant to the Clearwater course, near Christchurch, designed by golf architect John Darby.

Although Charles plays golf left-handed, he is naturally right-handed. [77]

Awards and honors

Professional wins (80)

PGA Tour wins (6)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
121 Apr 1963 Houston Classic −12 (67-66-66-69=268)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Fred Hawkins
213 Jul 1963 The Open Championship −3 (68-72-66-71=277)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers
321 Feb 1965 Tucson Open Invitational −17 (65-69-67-70=271)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger
41 Oct 1967 Atlanta Classic −6 (72-71-69-70=282)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Bolt, Flag of the United States.svg Richard Crawford,
Flag of the United States.svg Gardner Dickinson
523 Jun 1968 Canadian Open −6 (70-68-70-66=274)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus
67 Apr 1974 Greater Greensboro Open −14 (65-70-67-68=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd, Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino

Source: [83]

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1963 The Open Championship Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers Won 36-hole playoff;
Charles: E (69-71=140),
Rodgers: +8 (72-76=148)
2 1965 Lucky International Open Flag of the United States.svg George Archer Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3 1970 Greater New Orleans Open Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber, Flag of the United States.svg Howie Johnson Barber won with birdie on second extra hole

Source: [83] [84] [56]

European Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
130 Sep 1972 John Player Classic +1 (69-69-71-76=285)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer, Flag of England.svg Peter Oosterhuis
27 Oct 1972 Dunlop Masters −11 (70-68-71-68=277)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin
322 Jul 1973 Scandinavian Enterprise Open −10 (69-69-70-70=278)2 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Vin Baker, Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin,
Flag of England.svg Hedley Muscroft
427 Jul 1974 Swiss Open −5 (70-70-67-68=275)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin

Source: [60]

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1978 Greater Manchester Open Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Barnes, Flag of England.svg Denis Durnian,
Flag of England.svg Nick Job 		Barnes won with birdie on first extra hole

Source: [85]

Southern Africa Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
13 Feb 1973 BP South African Open −6 (73-67-72-70=282)3 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Vin Baker, Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bobby Cole,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh

Source: [61]

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (20)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
117 Sep 1963 Wattie's Tournament −9 (66-68-67-70=271)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Dunk
219 Nov 1966 New Zealand Open −19 (67-71-65-70=273)13 strokes Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme
322 Nov 1966 Wattie's Tournament (2)−15 (67-66-69-63=265)6 strokes Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin
46 Dec 1966 Metalcraft Tournament −15 (73-69-66-65=273)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Clive Clark
511 Dec 1966 Forest Products Tournament −16 (72-68-66-66=272)Shared title with Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin
621 Nov 1967 Wattie's Tournament (3)−8 (70-67-68-67=272)2 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Jones (a)
726 Nov 1967 Caltex Tournament −14 (74-67-68-69=278)Shared title with Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson
82 Dec 1967 New Zealand Wills Masters −14 (68-69-69-72=278)Shared title with Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin Roesink
97 Dec 1968 Caltex Tournament (2)−16 (65-70-62=197)*10 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Mangan, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Randall Vines
1010 Dec 1968 Wattie's Tournament (4)−6 (68-70-65-71=274)2 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Walter Godfrey
114 Jan 1969 Spalding Masters −20 (66-62-69-63=260)10 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg John Lister
1228 Nov 1970 New Zealand Open (2)−13 (65-65-71-70=271)10 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh
135 Dec 1971 Otago Charity Classic −15 (70-67-67-69=273)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Marty Bohen
1412 Dec 1971 Caltex Tournament (3)−10 (68-68-67-71=274)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme
151 Jan 1972 Spalding Masters (2)−10 (67-68-65=200)*2 strokes Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme
1618 Nov 1973 City of Auckland Classic −7 (69-66-71=206)*1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Walter Godfrey
1725 Nov 1973 New Zealand Open (3)−5 (72-69-73-69=283)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley
183 Dec 1978 Air New Zealand Shell Open −7 (72-69-73-69=273)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh
192 Jan 1979 New Zealand PGA Championship −3 (72-67-67-71=277)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Guy Wolstenholme
202 Jan 1980 New Zealand PGA Championship (2)−19 (67-63-64-67=261)6 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1974 New Zealand Open Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Newton Gilder won with birdie on third extra hole
Newton eliminated by par on second hole

Sources: [97]

Tournament Players Series wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
124 Apr 1983 Tallahassee Open −6 (74-68-67-73=282)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Greg Powers

Tournament Players Series playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11983 Tallahassee Open Flag of the United States.svg Greg Powers Won with birdie on first extra hole

Source: [65]

Other European wins (6)

DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
27 Jun 1961 Bowmaker Tournament 66-66=1322 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Denis Hutchinson, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle [20]
9 Jun 1962 Daks Tournament 68-68-72-70=278Tied Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dai Rees [28]
19 Aug 1962 Engadine Open ?-?-72-66=2711 stroke Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bobby Verwey [32]
1 Sep 1962 Swiss Open 71-67-67-67=272Playoff Flag of England.svg Peter Butler, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flory Van Donck [34]
13 Jul 1963 The Open Championship 68-72-66-71=277Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers [98]
11 Oct 1969 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship 37 holes Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler [55]

Other New Zealand wins (5)

DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-upRef.
6 Nov 1954 New Zealand Open (as an amateur)69-72-68-71=2802 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton [2]
20 Nov 1960Queens Park Invitation66-67=1338 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle [17]
7 Oct 1961 Caltex Tournament 71-71-72-75=2894 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle [24]
18 Oct 1961 New Zealand PGA Championship 10 and 9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Paterson [25]
20 Oct 1962 Caltex Tournament 69-70-69-69=2775 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle [35]

Senior PGA Tour wins (25)

Legend
Senior major championships (2)
Other Senior PGA Tour (23)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
122 Mar 1987 Vintage Chrysler Invitational −3 (72-70-73-70=285)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Butch Baird, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton,
Flag of the United States.svg Dale Douglass, Flag of the United States.svg Howie Johnson,
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols, Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Gary Player,
Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez
229 Mar 1987 GTE Classic −8 (67-67-74=208)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton
33 May 1987 Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic −8 (70-70-68=208)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dale Douglass
422 May 1988 NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative −14 (63-67-66=196)4 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Harold Henning, Flag of the United States.svg Don Massengale
529 May 1988 Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic (2)−10 (69-68-69=206)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody
64 Jul 1988 Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush −9 (69-69-69=207)2 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Gary Player
728 Aug 1988 Bank One Senior Golf Classic −10 (63-66-71=200)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dick Hendrickson
82 Oct 1988 Pepsi Senior Challenge −5 (70-69=139)*1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dick Hendrickson, Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Harold Henning,
Flag of the United States.svg Bert Yancey
919 Feb 1989 GTE Suncoast Classic −9 (68-70-69=207)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jim Ferree, Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill,
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Harold Henning
1021 May 1989 NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative (2)−17 (63-65-65=193)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Don Bies, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton
119 Jul 1989 Digital Seniors Classic -16 (65-70-65=200)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mike Hill
1230 Jul 1989 Volvo Seniors' British Open −11 (70-68-65-66=269)7 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper
1327 Aug 1989 Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic (3)−13 (66-69-68=203)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Charles Coody
141 Oct 1989 Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic −13 (66-70-67=203)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Butch Baird
1524 Jun 1990 Digital Seniors Classic (2)−13 (69-67-67=203)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino
169 Dec 1990 GTE Kaanapali Classic −4 (65-71-70=206)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg George Archer, Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino
1710 Feb 1991 GTE Suncoast Classic (2)−6 (68-72-70=210)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg George Archer, Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino
1811 Oct 1992 Raley's Senior Gold Rush (2)−15 (71-65-65=201)7 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Gary Player, Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez
1918 Oct 1992 Transamerica Senior Golf Championship −16 (70-67-63=200)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton
2028 Mar 1993 Doug Sanders Celebrity Classic −8 (69-70-69=208)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jim Ferree
2123 May 1993 Bell Atlantic Classic −6 (67-67-70=204)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton
2225 Jul 1993 Senior British Open (2)+3 (73-73-71-74=291)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton, Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Gary Player
235 Sep 1993 Quicksilver Classic −9 (74-65-68=207)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton
2429 Oct 1995 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic (2)−9 (69-67-68=204)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton
2527 Oct 1996 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic (3)−15 (64-65-69=198)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin

*Note: The 1988 Pepsi Senior Challenge was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Source: [83]

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–8)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1987 PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Gary Player Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 1988 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am Flag of the United States.svg Don Massengale, Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody,
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols 		Moody won with birdie on first extra hole
31988 U.S. Senior Open Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Gary Player Lost 18-hole playoff;
Player: −4 (68),
Charles: −2 (70)
4 1989 GTE Suncoast Classic Flag of the United States.svg Jim Ferree, Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill,
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Harold Henning 		Won with birdie on third extra hole
Ferree and Hill eliminated by birdie on first hole
51989 General Tire Las Vegas Classic Flag of the United States.svg Charles Coody, Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez Coody won with birdie on second extra hole
6 1995 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton Won with birdie on third extra hole
7 1996 Las Vegas Senior Classic Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert, Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton Colbert won with par on fourth extra hole
Charles eliminated by par on first hole
8 1998 Home Depot Invitational Flag of the United States.svg Jim Dent Lost to par on third extra hole
91998 Kroger Senior Classic Flag of South Africa.svg Hugh Baiocchi, Flag of the United States.svg Frank Conner,
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson, Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Summerhays 		Baiocchi won with birdie on second extra hole
10 2001 Senior British Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley Lost to par on first extra hole

Source: [83]

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other European Seniors Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
125 Jul 1993 Senior British Open +3 (73-73-71-74=291)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton, Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Gary Player

European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2001 Senior British Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley Lost to par on first extra hole

Source: [99]

Other senior wins (13)

Source: [72]

Playoff record

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11981 New Zealand PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1963 The Open Championship 1 shot lead−7 (68-72-66-71=277)Playoff1 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers

1Defeated Phil Rodgers in a 36-hole playoff (Charles 69-71=140, Rodgers 72-76=148).

Results timeline

Amateur

Tournament19581959
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
The Amateur Championship QF

Professional

Tournament1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
Masters Tournament T25T15T40T45CUTCUT19T29
U.S. Open T193CUTCUTCUTT7CUT
The Open Championship CUT51T17CUTT37CUTT22
PGA Championship T13T19T41T2T35
Tournament1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
Masters Tournament 17CUTT22T29CUTCUT
U.S. Open T3T13CUT11CUT
The Open Championship T13T18T15T7CUTT12CUTT43T48T10
PGA Championship T26T13T58T73
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T60T35CUTT47WDT19T20
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUT71CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament20002001
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTCUT
PGA Championship
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1976 Open Championship)
WD = withdrew
QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 000005159
U.S. Open 002236126
The Open Championship 12046133420
PGA Championship 01012599
Totals132711297044

Source: [6] [7]

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionshipWinning ScoreMarginRunner(s)-up
1989 Volvo Seniors' British Open −11 (70-68-65-66=269)7 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper
1993 Senior British Open (2)+3 (73-73-71-74=291)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton, Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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