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Career Capsule
(Professional Years: 1962 through 2003, inclusive)
Official Tour Victories: 73
Second Place or Ties: 58 (19 in Major Championships)
Third Place or Ties: 36
Total Victories Around the World: 118
No. 1 in Lowest Scoring Average: 8 times (1976-75-74-73-72-71-65-64); runner-up 6 times
Top Money-Winner: 8 times (1976-75-73-72-71-67-65-64); runner-up 4 times
Career Official Tour Earnings: $5,723,192
Most "Major Championship" Titles: 18 PGA Tour, 8 Senior PGA Tour, 2 Amateur
"Greatest Golfer/Athlete" Awards (9): Sports Illustrated; GOLF Magazine; Associated Press; Golfweek; GolfWorld; PGATOUR.com and GolfWeb; ESPN; British Broadcasting Company; and Today's Golfer
"Golfer of the Century" Award (2): 1988 (GOLF Magazine); 1996 (Golf Monthly, U.K.)
PGA Player of the Year Award: 5 times (1976-75-73-72-67)
Athlete of the Decade Award: 1970s (Sports Illustrated)
Golf Course Architect of the Year: 1993 (Golf World)
Tour Playoff Record: Won 12; Lost 10
Holes in One: 20
International and other Victories: British Open (3): 1978-70-66 (runner-up 7 times)
Australian Open (6): 1978-76-75-71-68-64
World Series of Golf (5): 1976-70-67-63-62 (runner-up 6 times)
World Cup Invitational (3): 1963-64-71
Piccadilly World Cup Match Play (1): 1970
Dunlop International (1): 1971
Ryder Cup: Member of U.S. teams that defeated Britain in 1981-77-75-73-71 and tied Britain 1969 (non-playing captain of winning 1983 U.S. team and losing 1987 U.S. team)
Joined Champions Tour: 1990
Champions Tour Victories (10): 1996: Tradition, GTE Suncoast Classic
1995: Tradition
1994: Mercedes Championship
1993: U.S. Senior Open
1991: Tradition, PGA Seniors Championship, U.S. Senior Open
1990: Tradition, Senior TPC
Ryder Cup: Member of U.S. teams that defeated Great Britain in 1981-77-77-73-71 and tied Britain in 1969 (non-playing captain of winning 1983 U.S. team and losing 1987 U.S. team)
Champions Tour Career Earnings: $3,372,207
Combined Tour Earnings, Career: $9,108,642 (includes Nationwide Tour)
Total Victories: 118 (73 PGA Tour & 10 Champions Tour), 35 unofficial or International events

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