Joe Daley (golfer)

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Joe Daley
Personal information
Born (1960-10-30) October 30, 1960 (age 64)
Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight159 lb (72 kg; 11.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Career
College Old Dominion University
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
PGA Tour Champions1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2000, 2007
The Open Championship DNP

Joe Daley (born October 30, 1960) is an American professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour. He now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. On 1 July 2012, Daley won the Senior Players Championship for his first major victory on the Champions Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Daley was born in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, attended and played golf at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School before walking on to the golf team at Old Dominion University. He graduated in 1982. After college, Daley worked as a wholesale credit manager for ten years.

Professional career

In 1992, Daley turned pro at the advanced age of 32. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1997 and 1999 to 2009. He earned his PGA Tour card in 1996 and 1998 and played in 60 events on the major tour. His best finish was a tie for sixth at the 1996 B.C. Open. In the 2000 PGA Tour Q-School tournament, he rolled in a five-foot putt during the fourth round, only to have the ball pop out of the off-center cup and back onto the putting surface. He missed his PGA Tour card by a single stroke. [1] [2]

Daley's best finish in 2007 on the Nationwide Tour was a fourth place at the Legend Financial Group Classic. He also shot his best round on the PGA Tour in 2007 during round two of the Sony Open in Hawaii. He completed 2007 ranked 66th on the Nationwide Tour money list ranking. He played the Nationwide Tour again in 2008 and had three top-10 finishes, including third place at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. His low round is a 64 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. He completed the year at 59th on the money list with $113,597 in winnings so he retained his Nationwide Tour card for the 2009 season. This marked the sixth straight season that Daley earned his full-time Nationwide card. He made the cut in 14 out of 27 events in 2008, and was 10th in driving accuracy at 73.22%.

Senior career

Daley played in his first Champions Tour event at the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, Florida in February 2011, finishing in a tie for 17th. In 2012, Daley recorded his first ever professional major top-five finish, when he tied for fourth at the Senior PGA Championship. [3] Then later in the year at the Senior Players Championship in Pittsburgh, Daley won his first Champions Tour event and his maiden senior major with a final round of 68. He finished at 14-under-par and two strokes ahead of Tom Lehman. [4]

In three seasons on the Senior tour, Daley has earned over $1 million. In the 2013 Champions Tour Q-School, Daley finished in the top thirty to earn partial sponsor's exemptions for the 2014 season.

For the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Daley has earned over $300,000 each year, with 2 top tens and 7 top 25s cumulatively. In the majors, Daley had a best of tie for 20th in the 2013 U.S. Senior Open. Daley also had a personal best in regular tournament of tie for 3rd in the Shaw Charity Classic in 2014.

Professional wins (3)

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Mar 30, 1997 Nike Louisiana Open −18 (62-67-69=198)*3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wadkins
2Jul 31, 2005 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open −16 (71-67-65-65=268)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Shane Bertsch

*Note: The 1997 Nike Louisiana Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2005 Chattanooga Classic Flag of the United States.svg Jason Schultz, Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Smith,
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Weatherly
Schultz won with birdie on sixth extra hole
Smith and Weatherly eliminated by birdie on first hole
22005 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open Flag of the United States.svg Shane Bertsch Won with birdie on first extra hole

Champions Tour wins (1)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jul 1, 2012 Constellation Senior Players Championship −14 (66-64-68-68=266)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman

Results in major championships

Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007
U.S. Open CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Daley only played in the U.S. Open.

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2012 Constellation Senior Players Championship Tied for lead−14 (66-64-68-68=266)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman

Senior results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2017.

Tournament2011201220132014201520162017
The Tradition T57T6756T38T72
Senior PGA Championship T68T4CUTT39WDCUT
U.S. Senior Open 66CUTT20CUT
Senior Players Championship 1T34T44T64T2578
The Senior Open Championship CUTT65T39T41T23
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = indicates a tie for a place

See also

References

  1. Weinman, Sam (January 31, 2013). "The most frustrating lipouts in golf history". Golf Digest.
  2. Wacker, Brian (November 30, 2005). "Dreams can be dashed at Q School". ESPN.
  3. Stambaugh, Phil. "73rd Senior PGA Championship – Sunday notebook". PGA of America.
  4. Juliano, Joe (July 2, 2012). "Phila. native Daley wins Champions Tour major". Philadelphia Inquirer.