Marco Dawson

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Marco Dawson
Personal information
Born (1963-11-17) November 17, 1963 (age 60)
Freising, Germany
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Merritt Island, Florida
SpouseHeather (divorced)
Children2
Career
College Florida Southern College
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Golden Bear Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
PGA Tour Champions2
European Senior Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship 75th: 1996
U.S. Open T48: 2003
The Open Championship T68: 2016

Marco Dawson (born November 17, 1963) is an American professional golfer who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions, having previously played on the PGA Tour. He won the 2015 Senior Open Championship.

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Dawson was born on a United States military base in Freising, Germany. He attended Florida Southern College, graduating in 1985, when turned professional. Dawson has enjoyed a long career playing both the PGA and Web.com Tours. He played on the PGA Tour in 1991–1997, 2000–2001, 2003–2008 and 2012 and played on the Web.com Tour in 1990, 1999, 2002, 2009–11, and 2013.

Dawson has won once on the Web.com Tour, a three stroke victory at the 2002 LaSalle Bank Open. His best finish on the PGA Tour is 2nd at the 1995 Greater Milwaukee Open, when he finished three strokes behind Scott Hoch.

He secured a return to the PGA Tour for 2012 via qualifying school in December 2011.

Dawson lives in Suntree, Florida. [1]

Playing partner disqualifications

In 2003, Dawson became involved in two separate incidents involving rules breaches. At the Chrysler Classic of Tucson in March, he was playing with Brandel Chamblee when Chamblee took an incorrect drop. Dawson was criticized for only notifying rules officials shortly after he had signed Chamblee's card, meaning disqualification rather than a two-stroke penalty. [2] In a similar incident in October, Dawson was playing with Esteban Toledo when he called Toledo on an incorrect drop, resulting in Toledo's disqualification. The latter incident resulted in a feud in which Toledo sacked the agent both players shared, and Dawson was eventually fined $10,000 for not informing officials of an infringement promptly. [3]

Professional wins (5)

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Aug 11, 2002 LaSalle Bank Open 71-69-67-69=276−123 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Darron Stiles

Buy.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 Nike Tour Championship Flag of the United States.svg Bob Heintz Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Golden Bear Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jun 18, 1998 Hammock Creek and Piper's Landing69-65-67=201−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Brett Boner
2Jul 31, 1998Bear Lakes and Loxahatchee69-67-69=205−11Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tim Petrovic

Champions Tour wins (2)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Mar 22, 2015 Tucson Conquistadores Classic 67-67-69=203−132 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bart Bryant
2Jul 26, 2015 The Senior Open Championship 65-67-68-64=264−161 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer

Results in major championships

Tournament19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009
U.S. Open 83T48
The Open Championship
PGA Championship 75
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T68
PGA Championship

Note: Dawson never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

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

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2015 The Senior Open Championship Tied for lead−16 (65-67-68-64=264)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Tradition T9T38T23T4T46T30NTT46T13T5T18
Senior PGA Championship T9T9CUTT33T19T35NTT63CUTT8T32
U.S. Senior Open T5T33T32T23T12T47NT20T57CUT
Senior Players Championship T15T7T69T54T24T30T28T4210T27T44
The Senior Open Championship T391T60T45T6NTT36
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

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References

  1. Kotala, Carl (August 7, 2015). "Dawon returns home as Senior British Open champ". Florida Today . Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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