Gary Hallberg | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Gary George Hallberg | ||
Born | Berwyn, Illinois, U.S. | May 31, 1958||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Weight | 162 lb (73 kg; 11.6 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Residence | Castle Rock, Colorado, U.S. | ||
Career | |||
College | Wake Forest University | ||
Turned professional | 1980 | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||
Professional wins | 12 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 3 | ||
Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||
PGA Tour Champions | 1 | ||
Other | 6 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | T6: 1985 | ||
PGA Championship | T6: 1984 | ||
U.S. Open | T22: 1980 | ||
The Open Championship | T32: 1991 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Gary George Hallberg (born May 31, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour.
Hallberg was born in Berwyn, Illinois. He attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and was a member of the golf team. He was a member of the 1977 Walker Cup team. In addition, Hallberg was the individual medalist at the 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. [1] There were expectations that he would turn pro at this time. However, Hallberg asserted that he intended to return to Wake Forest for his senior year. [1] Hallberg was the first four-time, first-team All-American in the history of intercollegiate golf. As of May 1979, Hallberg intended to try to qualify for the PGA Tour at Fall 1980 PGA Tour Qualifying School. [2]
Hallberg was able to circumvent the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, however. He was the first player to obtain his PGA Tour card by winning a set level of money (in this case $8,000 in 1980) rather than by going to q-school. [3]
Hallberg won three PGA Tour events during his career. He was PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 1980. His best finish in major championships was a T-6 at both the 1984 PGA Championship and The Masters in 1985. [4] At the 1991 Open Championship, Hallberg was tied for the lead after 36 holes [5] before finishing T32. During his late forties, he played mostly on the Nationwide Tour, winning once.
Hallberg began playing on the Champions Tour in 2008 after turning 50. He won his first title in 2010 at the Ensure Classic at Rock Barn. He shot a final round of 11-under par 61 in the final round to come from behind and win by one over Fred Couples and by two over Bernhard Langer. The win made him the fourth player to win on all the PGA Tour sponsored tours (PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour). [6]
Hallberg has also done some analyst work for CNBC and NBC Sports. He lives in Castle Rock, Colorado. Gary's son Eric is also a professional golfer who qualified for the PGA Tour's 2015 Frys.com Open, and has also qualified to play on the Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Latinoamérica and PGA Tour Canada.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Feb 20, 1983 | Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open | −17 (67-67-69-68=271) | 1 stroke | Tom Kite |
2 | Sep 20, 1987 | Greater Milwaukee Open | −19 (70-66-67-66=269) | 2 strokes | Wayne Levi, Robert Wrenn |
3 | Oct 4, 1992 | Buick Southern Open | −10 (68-69-69=206)* | 1 stroke | Jim Gallagher Jr. |
*Note: The 1992 Buick Southern Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1984 | Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open | Gary Koch | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 1991 | H.E.B. Texas Open | Blaine McCallister | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | May 2, 1982 | Chunichi Crowns | −8 (69-67-66-70=272) | 3 strokes | Shigeru Uchida |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jun 2, 2002 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | −9 (69-68-74-64=275) | 3 strokes | Roger Tambellini |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Oct 3, 2010 | Ensure Classic at Rock Barn | −18 (67-70-61=198) | 1 stroke | Fred Couples |
Tournament | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | T47 | |||
U.S. Open | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | CUT | |||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | T32 | T6 | CUT | T42 | ||||||
U.S. Open | T22LA | T53 | CUT | CUT | 73 | |||||
The Open Championship | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T42 | T6 | T59 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | T57 | |||||||||
U.S. Open | T44 | CUT | T28 | CUT | T42 | |||||
The Open Championship | T32 | T68 | ||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T56 | T14 | CUT |
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 18 |
Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
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The Players Championship | T8 | T72 | CUT | T54 | 4 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T50 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T46 | T9 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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