John Morse | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | John Paul Morse |
Born | Marshall, Michigan | February 16, 1958
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Marshall, Michigan |
Career | |
College | University of Michigan |
Turned professional | 1981 |
Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour Nationwide Tour PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 6 |
Highest ranking | 67 (January 27, 1991) [1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 |
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1995, 1997 |
PGA Championship | T41: 1996 |
U.S. Open | 4th: 1996 |
The Open Championship | T101: 1991 |
John Paul Morse (born February 16, 1958) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Champions Tour.
Morse was born in Marshall, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan and was an All-American member of the golf team and Big-10 Champion in 1980. He won the 1978 Michigan Amateur and was the Big 10 Championship individual medalist in 1980. He turned professional in 1981.
Morse began his career playing in tournaments in and around his home state of Michigan and eventually the Florida Tour.
Morse first made a name for himself on the Australasian Tour. One of Morse's finest performances on the Australasian Tour came in a runner-up performance in 1990. At that year's Australian Masters, Morse finished only two shots back from world number one Greg Norman while tying world number two Nick Faldo. [2] Later in the year he would improve on that performance defeating Norman and Faldo, who remained #1 and #2 in the world, at the Australian Open. [3] The win helped Morse move up to a world ranking high of #67 by the beginning of the next year. [4]
In 1993, Morse returned to the United States in an attempt to earn his PGA Tour card. He played on the developmental Nike Tour and played very well, ultimately winning the 1993 Nike New England Classic. He earned his PGA Tour card by finishing fifth on the 1993 Nike Tour money list. He was 35 years old when he joined the tour. [5]
Morse played full-time from 1994 to 1998. He was never a star on tour but did record a win the 1995 Hawaiian Open. He finished 42nd on the 1995 Money List. [6] The following year he recorded his best finish at a major championship: solo 4th at the 1996 U.S. Open. [7] In addition Morse picked up a runner-up finish at the 1995 Buick Challenge.
John Morse came to the 72nd Hole of the 1996 U.S. Open at 1-under par and only one stroke off the lead held by Steve Jones and Tom Lehman and tied with Davis Love III, who had just completed play at 279. Morse hit the fairway off the 18th tee then hit the green in regulation leaving himself a putt of just over 30 feet for a birdie to tie the lead. His birdie attempt ran some 4 feet past and the ball lipped out on his comeback putt for par. Morse finished the U.S. Open at EVEN for a total of 280 and 4th place alone.
Morse joined the Champions Tour in 2008. His best finish was T-3 at the 2008 AT&T Championship.
Morse was known for using very heavy golf clubs, much heavier than his contemporaries.
Morse was inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2006.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Jan 15, 1995 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | −19 (71-65-65-68=269) | 3 strokes | Tom Lehman, Duffy Waldorf |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Mar 11, 1990 | Monro Interiors Nedlands Masters | −13 (67-69-70-69=275) | 2 strokes | Ray Picker, Terry Price |
2 | Dec 2, 1990 | Australian Open | −5 (72-70-73-68=283) | Playoff | Craig Parry |
3 | Nov 10, 1991 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −7 (67-67-66-73=273) | 3 strokes | Nandasena Perera |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1990 | Australian Open | Craig Parry | Won with par on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Jun 27, 1993 | Nike New England Classic | −10 (72-70-68-68=278) | 4 strokes | Emlyn Aubrey, Pete Jordan, Sam Randolph, Larry Silveira |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Aug 27, 1989 | Lactantia Quebec Open | −7 (68-71-70-68=277) | Playoff | Kirk Triplett |
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1990 | Sanyang Republic of China Open | Frankie Miñoza | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | ||||||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | 4 | T68 | |||||||||
The Open Championship | T101 | CUT | ||||||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T41 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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