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{{Short description|American golfer (1953–2023)}} |
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| fullname = Thomas Andrew Bean |
| fullname = Thomas Andrew Bean |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1953|3|13|mf=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[LaFayette, Georgia]] |
| birth_place = [[LaFayette, Georgia]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|10|14|1953|3|13|mf=y}} |
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| death_place = [[Lakeland, Florida]], U.S. |
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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}} |
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| weight = {{convert|260|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} |
| weight = {{convert|260|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} |
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| nationality = {{USA}} |
| nationality = {{USA}} |
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| residence = [[Lakeland, Florida]] |
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| spouse = Debbie |
| spouse = Debbie |
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| children = 3 |
| children = 3 |
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| college = [[Florida Gators men's golf|University of Florida]] |
| college = [[Florida Gators men's golf|University of Florida]] |
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| yearpro = 1975 |
| yearpro = 1975 |
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| retired = <!-- Year retired --> |
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| extour = [[PGA Tour]]<br>[[Champions Tour]] |
| extour = [[PGA Tour]]<br>[[Champions Tour]] |
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'''Thomas Andrew Bean''' ( |
'''Thomas Andrew Bean''' (March 13, 1953 – October 14, 2023) was an American [[professional golfer]] who played on the [[PGA Tour]] and the [[Champions Tour]]. |
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Bean |
Bean won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level. Bean won 11 PGA Tour events, including the 1986 [[Byron Nelson Golf Classic]], and three events on the Champions Tour, including a nine-stroke victory at the 2008 [[Charles Schwab Cup Championship]]. |
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==Early years== |
==Early years== |
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Bean was born in [[LaFayette, Georgia]] |
Bean was born in [[LaFayette, Georgia]], on March 13, 1953,<ref name=fshofprofile>{{cite web |publisher=Florida Sports Hall of Fame, Inductees |url=https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Cav4WgUC7Ls/TXWavumWotI/AAAAAAAAAL0/KwjW5IF2oo0/s1600/Andy%20Bean%20-%202000.jpg |title=Andy Bean (2000) |access-date=July 19, 2011}}</ref> and raised on [[Jekyll Island, Georgia]], where his father was associated with a golf course. His family moved to [[Lakeland, Florida]], when he was 15, and his father bought a golf course there.<ref name=fshofprofile/> |
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==College career== |
==College career== |
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Bean attended the [[University of Florida]] in [[Gainesville, Florida]], where he became a member of the [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]] [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]] ([[List of Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapters|Florida Upsilon]] Chapter) and played for coach [[Buster Bishop]]'s [[Florida Gators men's golf]] team from 1972 to 1975.<ref name=ufmediasupplement>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2013/supplement.pdf |title=Florida Men's Golf 2013 Media Supplement |publisher=University Athletic Association |location=Gainesville, Florida |pages=33, 36, 39, 41 |access-date=November 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805015453/http://www.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2013/supplement.pdf |archive-date=August 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }}.</ref> While he was a Florida student, he won four amateur tournaments. Bean and future fellow PGA Tour players [[Woody Blackburn]], [[Phil Hancock]], and [[Gary Koch]] were members of the Gators' 1973 team that won the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) and [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|NCAA Championship]]s.<ref>{{cite news |first=Robbie |last=Andreu |url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090618/ARTICLES/906049959/1136/sports |title=Top 25 Gator teams: #8 1973 Men's golf |newspaper=The Gainesville Sun |date=June 18, 2009|access-date=April 20, 2010}}</ref> He was a first-team All-SEC selection in 1973 and 1975, and an [[All-American]] in 1973, 1974 and 1975.<ref name=ufmediasupplement/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2008/pdf/5_history.pdf |title=2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide |publisher=University Athletic Association |location=Gainesville, Florida |page=36 |year=2008 |access-date=July 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322012152/http://www.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2008/pdf/5_history.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-22 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1975, and was inducted into the [[List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members|University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame]] as a "Gator Great" in 1978.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=F Club, Hall of Fame |url=http://www.gatorfclub.org/hall-of-fame/greats |title=Gator Greats |access-date=November 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F44sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AfsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6597,7850180&dq=nat-moore+hall-of-fame&hl=en |title=Bean And Koch Inducted |newspaper=The Ledger |location=Lakeland, Florida |page=1D |date=March 30, 1978 |access-date=June 23, 2010}}</ref> |
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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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Bean turned professional in 1975. He finished inside the top 35 on the money list from 1977 to 1986 |
Bean turned professional in 1975. He finished inside the top 35 on the money list from 1977 to 1986. In five of those years he was in the top seven. His first PGA Tour victory was at the [[Doral-Eastern Open]] in 1977, and his last was at the [[Byron Nelson Golf Classic]] in 1986. In 1978 he won three times. Bean played on the United States [[Ryder Cup]] team in [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]] and [[1987 Ryder Cup|1987]] and spent several weeks ranked in the top 10 of the [[Official World Golf Rankings]] in 1986 and 1987.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |url=http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf |title=69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking |access-date=July 15, 2011 |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017160152/http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Bean never won a [[Men's major golf championships|major championship]] but he finished second three times. He had a solo second-place finish behind [[Jack Nicklaus]] at the [[1980 PGA Championship]]. At the [[1983 Open Championship|1983 British Open]], Bean and [[Hale Irwin]] finished tied for second, one stroke behind [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]; and in the [[1989 PGA Championship]] Bean, [[Mike Reid (golfer)|Mike Reid]] and [[Curtis Strange]] tied for second, one stroke behind [[Payne Stewart]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Golf Major Championships |url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=308 |title=Andy Bean |access-date=April 20, 2010}}</ref> |
Bean never won a [[Men's major golf championships|major championship]] but he finished second three times. He had a solo second-place finish behind [[Jack Nicklaus]] at the [[1980 PGA Championship]]. At the [[1983 Open Championship|1983 British Open]], Bean and [[Hale Irwin]] finished tied for second, one stroke behind [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]]; and in the [[1989 PGA Championship]], Bean, [[Mike Reid (golfer)|Mike Reid]], and [[Curtis Strange]] tied for second, one stroke behind [[Payne Stewart]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Golf Major Championships |url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=308 |title=Andy Bean |access-date=April 20, 2010}}</ref> |
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After turning 50 |
After turning 50 in March, 2003, Bean played on the [[Champions Tour]], where he won for the first time at the 2006 [[Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn]]. In May, 2008, he added a second Champions Tour title with a victory in the [[Regions Charity Classic]]. He won the season ending [[Charles Schwab Cup Championship]] in 2008 at [[Sonoma, California]], winning by nine shots over [[Gene Jones (golfer)|Gene Jones]] with a tournament record 20-under-par total. |
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Bean was inducted into the [[Florida Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2000.<ref name=fshofprofile/> |
Bean was inducted into the [[Florida Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2000.<ref name=fshofprofile/> |
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==Personal== |
==Personal life and death== |
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Bean |
Bean lived in Lakeland, Florida, where he enjoyed hunting and fishing. He and his wife Debbie have three daughters: Lauren, Lindsay, and Jordan. |
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Bean died from complications of double [[lung transplant]] surgery in Lakeland on October 14, 2023. He was 70.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/andy-bean-11-time-pga-tour-winner-dies-after-recent-lung-replacement-surgery |title=Andy Bean, 11-time PGA Tour winner, dies after recent lung replacement surgery |work=NBC Sports |date=October 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story?id=38658505&_slug_=11-pga-tour-winner-andy-bean-dies-70 |title=11-time PGA Tour winner Andy Bean dies at 70 |work=ESPN |agency=Reuters |date=October 14, 2023}}</ref> |
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==Amateur wins== |
==Amateur wins== |
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===PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)=== |
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===Champions Tour wins (3)=== |
===Champions Tour wins (3)=== |
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WD = withdrew<br/> |
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"T" indicates a tie for a place |
"T" indicates a tie for a place |
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==U.S. national team appearances== |
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*[[Ryder Cup]]: [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]] (winners), [[1987 Ryder Cup|1987]] |
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==See also== |
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[[Category:People from Glynn County, Georgia]] |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Lakeland, Florida]] |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Thomas Andrew Bean |
Born | (1953-03-13)March 13, 1953 LaFayette, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | October 14, 2023(2023-10-14) (aged 70) Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 260 lb (120 kg; 19 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Spouse | Debbie |
Children | 3 |
Career | |
College | University of Florida |
Turned professional | 1975 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
Professional wins | 18 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 11 |
Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
PGA Tour Champions | 3 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T10: 1982 |
PGA Championship | 2nd/T2: 1980, 1989 |
U.S. Open | T6: 1978 |
The Open Championship | T2: 1983 |
Thomas Andrew Bean (March 13, 1953 – October 14, 2023) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
Bean won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level. Bean won 11 PGA Tour events, including the 1986 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, and three events on the Champions Tour, including a nine-stroke victory at the 2008 Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
Bean was born in LaFayette, Georgia, on March 13, 1953,[1] and raised on Jekyll Island, Georgia, where his father was associated with a golf course. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, when he was 15, and his father bought a golf course there.[1]
Bean attended the University of FloridainGainesville, Florida, where he became a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity (Florida Upsilon Chapter) and played for coach Buster Bishop's Florida Gators men's golf team from 1972 to 1975.[2] While he was a Florida student, he won four amateur tournaments. Bean and future fellow PGA Tour players Woody Blackburn, Phil Hancock, and Gary Koch were members of the Gators' 1973 team that won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and NCAA Championships.[3] He was a first-team All-SEC selection in 1973 and 1975, and an All-American in 1973, 1974 and 1975.[2][4] He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1975, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1978.[5][6]
Bean turned professional in 1975. He finished inside the top 35 on the money list from 1977 to 1986. In five of those years he was in the top seven. His first PGA Tour victory was at the Doral-Eastern Open in 1977, and his last was at the Byron Nelson Golf Classic in 1986. In 1978 he won three times. Bean played on the United States Ryder Cup team in 1979 and 1987 and spent several weeks ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings in 1986 and 1987.[7]
Bean never won a major championship but he finished second three times. He had a solo second-place finish behind Jack Nicklaus at the 1980 PGA Championship. At the 1983 British Open, Bean and Hale Irwin finished tied for second, one stroke behind Tom Watson; and in the 1989 PGA Championship, Bean, Mike Reid, and Curtis Strange tied for second, one stroke behind Payne Stewart.[8]
After turning 50 in March, 2003, Bean played on the Champions Tour, where he won for the first time at the 2006 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn. In May, 2008, he added a second Champions Tour title with a victory in the Regions Charity Classic. He won the season ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in 2008 at Sonoma, California, winning by nine shots over Gene Jones with a tournament record 20-under-par total.
Bean was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.[1]
Bean lived in Lakeland, Florida, where he enjoyed hunting and fishing. He and his wife Debbie have three daughters: Lauren, Lindsay, and Jordan.
Bean died from complications of double lung transplant surgery in Lakeland on October 14, 2023. He was 70.[9][10]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Mar 13, 1977 | Doral-Eastern Open | −11 (67-67-71-72=277) | 1 stroke | David Graham |
2 | Jun 4, 1978 | Kemper Open | −15 (72-67-68-66=273) | 5 strokes | Mark Hayes, Andy North |
3 | Jun 11, 1978 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | −11 (70-68-69-70=277) | Playoff | Lee Trevino |
4 | Jul 2, 1978 | Western Open | −6 (70-71-75-66=282) | Playoff | Bill Rogers |
5 | Jun 10, 1979 | Atlanta Classic | −23 (70-67-61-67=265) | 8 strokes | Joe Inman |
6 | Feb 10, 1980 | Hawaiian Open | −22 (71-63-66-66=266) | 3 strokes | Lee Trevino |
7 | Mar 1, 1981 | Bay Hill Classic | −18 (68-62-67-69=266) | 7 strokes | Tom Watson |
8 | Feb 28, 1982 | Doral-Eastern Open (2) | −10 (68-69-72-69=278) | 1 stroke | Scott Hoch, Mike Nicolette, Jerry Pate |
9 | Apr 8, 1984 | Greater Greensboro Open | −8 (71-67-72-70=280) | 2 strokes | George Archer |
10 | Mar 9, 1986 | Doral-Eastern Open (3) | −12 (71-68-68-69=276) | Playoff | Hubert Green |
11 | May 11, 1986 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | −11 (66-68-67-68=269) | 1 stroke | Mark Wiebe |
PGA Tour playoff record (3–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1978 | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | Lee Trevino | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1978 | Western Open | Bill Rogers | Won with par on first extra hole |
3 | 1979 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | Mark Hayes, Lon Hinkle | Hinkle won with birdie on third extra hole Bean eliminated by par on second hole |
4 | 1984 | Honda Classic | Bruce Lietzke | Lost to par on first extra hole |
5 | 1984 | Memorial Tournament | Jack Nicklaus | Lost to par on third extra hole |
6 | 1986 | Doral-Eastern Open | Hubert Green | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Nov 26, 1978 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −13 (67-70-69-69=275) | 5 strokes | Graham Marsh |
2 | Nov 1, 1987 | ABC Japan-U.S. Match | −19 (64-72-68-65=269) | 5 strokes | Masahiro Kuramoto |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Nov 15, 1986 | Isuzu Kapalua International | −10 (72-68-68-70=278) | 2 strokes | Davis Love III |
2 | Nov 14, 1987 | Isuzu Kapalua International (2) | −21 (66-65-69-67=267) | 3 strokes | Lanny Wadkins |
Legend |
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Tour Championships (1) |
Other Champions Tour (2) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Oct 1, 2006 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | −15 (63-70-68=201) | Playoff | R. W. Eaks |
2 | May 18, 2008 | Regions Charity Classic | −13 (65-68-70=203) | 1 stroke | Loren Roberts |
3 | Nov 2, 2008 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | −20 (68-66-68-66=268) | 9 strokes | Gene Jones |
Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2006 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | R. W. Eaks | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Tournament | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | T19 | T24 | T28 | ||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T63 | T23 | T6 | T25 | ||
The Open Championship | T48 | ||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T7 | T12 |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | T12 | CUT | T10 | CUT | T18 | T25 | CUT | T35 | CUT | 51 |
U.S. Open | CUT | WD | T34 | T11 | T15 | T24 | CUT | T12 | CUT | |
The Open Championship | T6 | T2 | T14 | T35 | T14 | T40 | T16 | CUT | ||
PGA Championship | 2 | CUT | T30 | T16 | T3 | T53 | T65 | CUT | T2 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Masters Tournament | T33 | ||||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||||||
The Open Championship | |||||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 9 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 |
Totals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 53 | 36 |
Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T28 | 8 | T51 | WD | T35 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T21 | CUT | T36 | T8 | T9 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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Lost: 13 – 15 |