Tom Pernice Jr.

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Tom Pernice Jr.
Personal information
Full nameThomas Charles Pernice Jr.
Born (1959-09-05) September 5, 1959 (age 65)
Kansas City, Missouri
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Nashville, Tennessee
Career
College UCLA
Turned professional1983
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins13
Highest ranking 53 (July 2, 2006) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
PGA Tour Champions6
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T17: 2007
PGA Championship T23: 2005
U.S. Open T13: 1989
The Open Championship T60: 2010

Thomas Charles Pernice Jr. (born September 5, 1959) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He previously played on the PGA Tour, where he won two tournaments.

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Early life

Pernice was born in Kansas City, Missouri. [2]

Amateur career

He attended UCLA, where his teammates on the golf team included Jay Delsing, Corey Pavin, Steve Pate and Duffy Waldorf. Pernice was a two-time All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1981. [3] He majored in Economics and graduated in 1982. [2]

Professional career

Pernice won two PGA Tour events, his first coming in his 213th event. [3] His best finish in a major is T13 at the 1989 U.S. Open. [4] He is an advocate of the Jim Hardy one plane swing. [5] [6]

He turned 50 in September 2009 and played in his first Champions Tour event at the SAS Championship. He became the 15th player to win a Champions Tour event in his debut, [7] defeating Nick Price and David Frost by a stroke. [3] In 2009 and 2010, Pernice played sporadically on the PGA Tour, earning conditional status in 2010 and 2011 while concurrently competing on the Champions Tour.

Pernice rejoined the PGA Tour for 2012 after a third place tie at the Children's Miracle Network Classic moved him to 121st on the 2011 money list, after beginning the week as the fifth alternate and ranked 143rd. In his limited time, Pernice also finished 29th on the Champions Tour, earning him full status on both tours for 2012. Pernice earned over $14.9 million on the PGA Tour.

Personal life

Married to Raquel Pernice January 14, 2023.

Professional wins (13)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Aug 8, 1999 Buick Open −18 (66-66-72-66=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman, Flag of the United States.svg Ted Tryba,
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway
2Aug 5, 2001 The International 34 pts (12-12-9-1=34)1 point Flag of the United States.svg Chris Riley

Other wins (5)

PGA Tour Champions wins (6)

Legend
Tour C'ships/Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Sep 27, 2009 SAS Championship −13 (67-67-69=203)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost, Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price
2Aug 4, 2013 3M Championship −17 (66-65-68=199)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman, Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin
3Jun 1, 2014 Principal Charity Classic −12 (68-67-69=204)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Doug Garwood
4Nov 2, 2014 Charles Schwab Cup Championship −11 (65-67-70-67=269)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas
5Oct 30, 2016 PowerShares QQQ Championship −13 (69-64-70=203)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
6Apr 28, 2019 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch)		−23 (62-48-46=156)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst and Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett,
Flag of Paraguay.svg Carlos Franco and Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2014 Principal Charity Classic Flag of the United States.svg Doug Garwood Won with birdie on second extra hole
22014 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1986198719881989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT13
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUTT94
The Open Championship T66
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament T24T17
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTT42T21T36
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUT
PGA Championship T27T51T45CUTT23CUTCUTCUT
Tournament2010
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T60
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000232
U.S. Open 000002105
The Open Championship 00000052
PGA Championship 00000194
Totals0000052713

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
The Players Championship CUTCUTT69CUTT72CUTT27T28CUTCUTCUT
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20062007
Match Play
Championship T48T11
Invitational
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 26 2006 Ending 2 Jul 2006" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Tom Pernice Jr". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site" . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Golf Major Championships".
  5. ↑ "Tom Pernice profile". The Plane Truth. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Tom Pernice tutorial from swingjacket.com" . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ Pernice wins in Champions Tour debut Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
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