Hal Sutton

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Hal Sutton
Personal information
Full nameHal Evan Sutton
Born (1958-04-28) April 28, 1958 (age 65)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S.
SpouseStacy Sutton
Children4
Career
College Centenary College
Turned professional1981
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins15
Highest ranking 4 (April 23, 2000) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour14
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament 10th: 2000
PGA Championship Won: 1983
U.S. Open T4: 1986
The Open Championship T10: 1999
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
money list winner 		1983
PGA Player of the Year 1983
PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year 		1994
Payne Stewart Award 2007

Hal Evan Sutton (born April 28, 1958) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour Champions, who achieved 14 victories on the PGA Tour, including the 1983 PGA Championship (a major championship) and the 1983 and 2000 Players Championships. Sutton was also the PGA Tour's leading money winner in 1983 and named Player of the Year.

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Professional career

Born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, Sutton was a promising player at its Centenary College, and was named Golf Magazine's 1980 College Player of the Year. At Centenary, Sutton won 14 golf tournaments, was an All American, led the Gents to the NCAA Tournament, and finished ninth nationally. [2] He quickly established himself as one of the PGA Tour's top young stars in the early 1980s. His first win was at the 1982 Walt Disney World Golf Classic in a playoff with Bill Britton after the two had tied at 19-under-par 269 after 72 holes. [3]

Sutton's most notable year came in 1983, when he won the Tournament Players Championship in March, followed by his only major title, the PGA Championship at Riviera in August. [4] [5] He entered into a long drought shortly thereafter, going from 1987 to 1994 without a PGA Tour victory. He nearly lost his tour card late in the string, maintaining it only by using a one-time-only exemption for players in the top 50 of the all-time PGA Tour career money list. After this disappointing eight years, Sutton rejuvenated his career in 1995 with a win at the B.C. Open.

In 1998, Sutton won the Valero Texas Open and the prestigious Tour Championship to finish fifth on the PGA Tour money list. Other than his spectacular 1983 season, Sutton had his best year to date in 2000 by beating Tiger Woods in the final group of The Players Championship to win. [6] He also had an additional win to that—the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic two starts later. He would go on to finish fourth on the PGA Tour money list. In 2001, Sutton made the cut in 22 of 26 events with one victory at the Shell Houston Open at TPC at The Woodlands and a season winnings total of $1.7 million.

Sutton ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for over 50 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1987 and then again for over 50 weeks between 1999 and 2001. [7] He has reached the top five of the rankings.

After playing on four U.S. Ryder Cup teams (1985, 1987, 1999, 2002), he was named non-playing captain of the team for 2004. The competition, played at Oakland Hills Country Club, saw Europe beat the US by 18½ to 9½ points. Inevitably, Sutton came in for some criticism of his performance as captain, especially for his decision to pair Tiger Woods with Phil Mickelson on the first day of play. [8]

In 2007, Sutton received the Payne Stewart Award for his charitable efforts, which include the establishment of the Christus Schumpert Sutton Children's Hospital in his hometown of Shreveport. He also teamed up with Louisianans Kelly Gibson and David Toms to raise more than $2 million in aid to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita victims. Sutton was also awarded the Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence Award in 2004 and the Golf Writers Association of America's 2006 Charlie Bartlett Award with Gibson and Toms for their relief efforts.

Sutton became eligible to play on the Champions Tour in April 2008 and his best finish is a tie for third at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am in 2009.

Personal life

Sutton has four children. [9]

Amateur wins (6)

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (14)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Players Championships (2)
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (10)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Oct 31, 1982 Walt Disney World Golf Classic 71-63-68-67=269−19Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bill Britton
2Mar 28, 1983 Tournament Players Championship 73-71-70-69=283−51 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bob Eastwood
3Aug 7, 1983 PGA Championship 65-66-72-71=274−101 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus
4Jun 30, 1985 St. Jude Memphis Classic 65-76-73-65=279−9Playoff Flag of the United States.svg David Ogrin
5Sep 22, 1985 Southwest Golf Classic 68-67-67-71=273−15Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Mike Reid
6Jan 26, 1986 Phoenix Open 64-64-68-71=267−172 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Peete, Flag of the United States.svg Tony Sills
7May 25, 1986 Memorial Tournament 68-69-66-68=271−174 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Don Pooley
8Sep 17, 1995 B.C. Open 71-69-68-61=269−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jim McGovern
9Sep 27, 1998 Westin Texas Open 67-68-67-68=270−181 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas, Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard
10Nov 1, 1998 The Tour Championship 69-67-68-70=274−6Playoff Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
11Sep 12, 1999 Bell Canadian Open 69-67-70-69=275−133 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Paulson
12Mar 27, 2000 The Players Championship (2)69-69-69-71=278−101 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
13Apr 23, 2000 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic 67-64-72-71=274−143 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee
14Apr 22, 2001 Shell Houston Open 70-68-71-69=278−103 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant, Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen

PGA Tour playoff record (4–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1982 Walt Disney World Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Bill Britton Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
2 1985 St. Jude Memphis Classic Flag of the United States.svg David Ogrin Won with birdie on first extra hole
31985 Southwest Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Mike Reid Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1989 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Mike Donald, Flag of the United States.svg Tim Simpson Donald won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Sutton eliminated by par on third hole
5 1994 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Flag of the United States.svg Dicky Pride, Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers Pride won with birdie on first extra hole
6 1998 The Tour Championship Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Dec 15, 1985 Chrysler Team Championship
(with Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd)		63-65-68-64=260−28Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Bolling and Flag of the United States.svg Brad Fabel,
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert and Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer,
Flag of the United States.svg John Fought and Flag of the United States.svg Pat McGowan,
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hallberg and Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch

Other playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11985 Chrysler Team Championship
(with Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd)		 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Bolling and Flag of the United States.svg Brad Fabel,
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert and Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer,
Flag of the United States.svg John Fought and Flag of the United States.svg Pat McGowan,
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hallberg and Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch 		Won with birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1983 PGA Championship 2 shot lead−10 (65-66-72-71=274)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus

Results timeline

Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament 52CUTT27CUTT31CUTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. Open CUTCUTT196T16T23T4T3164T29
The Open Championship T47LACUTT29CUTT11CUT
PGA Championship T291T6T65T21T28T66CUT
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. Open CUTCUTT36T19T7
The Open Championship T10
PGA Championship T49T7CUTT31T55CUTCUTCUTT27T26
Tournament200020012002200320042005
Masters Tournament 1036
U.S. Open T23T24CUT
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTT44T60T39CUT79
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 000011165
U.S. Open 0001391813
The Open Championship 000012104
PGA Championship 1001342417
Totals10028166839

The Players Championship

Wins (2)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1983 Tournament Players Championship 4 shot deficit−5 (73-71-70-69=283)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bob Eastwood
2000 The Players Championship (2)1 shot lead−10 (69-69-69-71=278)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods

Results timeline

Tournament19831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005
The Players Championship 1T41T22T7T24CUTT29CUTT68CUTCUTT19CUTT53T50T18T41T5CUTCUTCUTWD
  Win
  Top 10

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament19992000200120022003
Match Play R64QFR64R64
Championship 19NT1
Invitational T15T4T11T42T33

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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