Career Highlights
Amateur Victories
- Kansas City Match Play Championship 1964
- Missouri State Amateur Champion 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971
PGA TOUR Victories (39 total victories)
- 1974 Western Open
- 1975 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, British Open Championship
- 1977 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Masters Tournament, Western Open, British Open Championship
- 1978 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open, Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Colgate Hall of Fame Classic, Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
- 1979 Sea Pines Heritage Classic, MONY Tournament of Champions, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Memorial Tournament, Colgate Hall of Fame Classic
- 1980 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open, MONY Tournament of Champions, Greater New Orleans Open, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, British Open Championship, World Series of Golf
- 1981 Masters Tournament, USF&G New Orleans Open, Atlanta Classic
- 1982 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open, Sea Pines Heritage, U.S. Open Championship, British Open Championship
- 1983 British Open Championship
- 1984 Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship, MONY Tournament of Champions, Western Open
- 1987 Nabisco Championship
- 1996 Memorial Tournament
- 1998 MasterCard Colonial
Champions Tour Victories (14 total victories)
- 1999 Bank One Championship
- 2000 IR SENIOR TOUR Championship
- 2001 Senior PGA Championship
- 2002 SENIOR TOUR Championship at Gaillardia
- 2003 Senior British Open, JELD-WEN Tradition
- 2005 Senior British Open Championship, Charles Schwab Cup Championship
- 2007 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, The Senior Open Championship
- 2008 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
- 2010 Mitsubishi Electric Championship, Hualalai, Hawaii
- 2011 Senior PGA Championship at Valhalla
Other International Victories (4 total victories)
- 1980 Dunlop Phoenix
- 1984 Australian Open
- 1992 Hong Kong Open
- 1997 Dunlop Phoenix
Other Victories (10 total victories)
- 1994 Skins Game
- 1999 Wendy's Three-Tour Challenge [with Jack Nicklaus and Hale Irwin]
- 1999 Diner's Club Matches [with Jack Nicklaus]
- 2000 Hyundai Team Matches [with Jack Nicklaus]
- 2004 Wendy's Champions Skins Game
- 2005 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf [Raphael Division with Andy North]
- 2006 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf [Raphael Division with Andy North]
- 2007 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf [Raphael Division with Andy North]
- 2010 Wendy's Champions Skins Game
- 2011 Wendy's Champions Skins Game
Major Championship Record Wins (8)
|
Year |
Championship |
54 Holes |
Winning Score |
Margin |
Runner(s)-up |
|
1975 |
The Open Championship |
3 shot deficit |
-9 (71-67-69-72=279) |
Playoff 1 |
Jack Newton |
|
1977 |
The Masters |
Tied for lead |
-12 (70-69-70-67=276) |
2 strokes |
Jack Nicklaus |
|
1977 |
The Open Championship (2) |
Tied for lead |
-12 (68-70-65-65=268) |
1 stroke |
Jack Nicklaus |
|
1980 |
The Open Championship (3) |
4 shot lead |
-13 (68-70-64-69=271) |
4 strokes |
Lee Trevino |
|
1981 |
The Masters (2) |
1 shot lead |
-8 (71-68-70-71=280) |
2 strokes |
Johnny Miller, Jack Nicklaus |
|
1982 |
U.S. Open |
Tied for lead |
-6 (72-72-68-70=282) |
2 strokes |
Jack Nicklaus |
|
1982 |
The Open Championship (4) |
3 shot deficit |
-4 (69-71-74-70=284) |
1 stroke |
Peter Oosterhuis, Nick Price |
|
1983 |
The Open Championship (5) |
1 shot lead |
-9 (67-68-70-70=275) |
1 stroke |
Andy Bean, Hale Irwin |
1 Defeated Jack Newton in 18-hole playoff - Watson (71), Newton (72)
Results Timeline
|
Tournament |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
|
The Masters |
CUT |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T8 |
T33 |
1 |
T2 |
T2 |
|
U.S. Open |
DNP |
DNP |
T29 |
CUT |
T5 |
T9 |
7 |
T7 |
T6 |
CUT |
|
The Open Championship |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
1 |
CUT |
1 |
T14 |
T26 |
|
PGA Championship |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T12 |
T11 |
9 |
T15 |
T6 |
2 |
T12 |
|
Tournament |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
|
The Masters |
T12 |
1 |
T5 |
T4 |
2 |
T10 |
T6 |
T7 |
T9 |
T14 |
|
U.S. Open |
T3 |
T23 |
1 |
2 |
T11 |
CUT |
T24 |
2 |
T36 |
T46 |
|
The Open Championship |
1 |
T23 |
1 |
1 |
T2 |
T47 |
T35 |
7 |
T28 |
4 |
|
PGA Championship |
T10 |
CUT |
T9 |
T47 |
T39 |
T6 |
T16 |
T14 |
T31 |
T9 |
|
Tournament |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
|
The Masters |
T7 |
T3 |
T48 |
T45 |
13 |
T14 |
CUT |
4 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
U.S. Open |
CUT |
T16 |
CUT |
T5 |
T6 |
T56 |
T13 |
64 |
CUT |
T57 |
|
The Open Championship |
CUT |
T26 |
CUT |
CUT |
T11 |
T31 |
DNP |
T10 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
PGA Championship |
T19 |
CUT |
T62 |
5 |
T9 |
T58 |
T17 |
CUT |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Tournament |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
The Masters |
CUT |
CUT |
T40 |
CUT |
CUT |
CUT |
CUT |
CUT |
CUT |
CUT |
|
U.S. Open |
T27 |
DNP |
DNP |
T28 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
|
The Open Championship |
T55 |
CUT |
CUT |
T18 |
DNP |
T41 |
T48 |
DNP |
CUT |
2 |
|
PGA Championship |
T9 |
T66 |
T48 |
CUT |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
|
Tournament |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
|
The Masters |
T18 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
U.S. Open |
T29 |
DNP |
|
|
The Open Championship |
CUT |
T22 |
|
|
PGA Championship |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates tie for a place.
Results Timeline - Champions Tour
|
Tournament |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
The Tradition |
2 |
DNP |
5 |
1 |
T55 |
T9 |
T14 |
T6 |
T3 |
T5 |
|
Senior PGA Championship |
T17 |
1 |
T18 |
T17 |
T4 |
T27 |
T23 |
T52 |
T16 |
4 |
|
Senior British Open Championship |
-1 |
-1 |
-1 |
1 |
T22 |
1 |
T23 |
1 |
T5 |
T8 |
|
U.S. Senior Open |
T10 |
T16 |
2 |
2 |
T25 |
T5 |
2 |
4 |
T23 |
T43 |
|
Senior Players Championship |
T18 |
T8 |
DNP |
T2 |
DNP |
T3 |
T17 |
2 |
DNP |
|
|
Tournament |
2010 |
2011 |
|
The Tradition |
T15 |
T32 |
|
Senior PGA Championship |
T18 |
1 |
|
Senior British Open Championship |
T24 |
T3 |
|
U.S. Senior Open |
5 |
DNP |
|
Senior Players Championship |
66 |
T28 |
1 The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates tie for a place
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