Billy Casper
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Personal information | |||||||||
Full name | William Earl Casper Jr. | ||||||||
Nickname | Buffalo Bill | ||||||||
Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | June 24, 1931||||||||
Died | February 7, 2015 (aged 83) Springville, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) | ||||||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||||||
Spouse |
Shirley Franklin (m. 1952) | ||||||||
Children | 11 | ||||||||
Career | |||||||||
College | University of Notre Dame | ||||||||
Turned professional | 1954 | ||||||||
Former tour(s) | |||||||||
Professional wins | 72 | ||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
PGA Tour | 51 (7th all time) | ||||||||
European Tour | 1 | ||||||||
PGA Tour Champions | 9 | ||||||||
Other |
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Best results in major championships (wins: 3) | |||||||||
Masters Tournament | Won: 1970 | ||||||||
PGA Championship | 2nd/T2: 1958, 1965, 1971 | ||||||||
U.S. Open | Won: 1959, 1966 | ||||||||
The Open Championship | 4th: 1968 | ||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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William Earl Casper Jr. (June 24, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s.
In his youth, Casper started as a caddie and emerged from the junior golf hotbed of San Diego, where golf could be played year-round, to rank seventh all-time in career Tour wins with 51, across a 20-year period between 1956 and 1975. Fellow San Diegan great Gene Littler was a friend and rival from teenager to senior. Casper won three major championships, represented the United States on a then-record eight Ryder Cup teams, and holds the U.S. record for career Ryder Cup points won. After reaching age 50, Casper regularly played the Senior PGA Tour and was a winner there until 1989. In his later years, Casper successfully developed businesses in golf course design and management of golf facilities.
Casper served as Ryder Cup captain in 1979, was twice PGA Player of the Year (1966 and 1970), was twice leading money winner, and won five Vardon Trophy awards for the lowest seasonal scoring average on the Tour.
Respected for his extraordinary putting and short-game skills, Casper was a superior strategist who overcame his distance disadvantages against longer-hitting competitors such as Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus with moxie, creative shot-making, and clever golf-course management abilities. Never a flashy gallery favorite, Casper developed his own self-contained style, relying on solid technique, determination, concentration, and perseverance.[1]
He converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1966. Casper was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978.
Early years
[edit]Casper was born in San Diego, California.[2] His father started him in golf at age five.[3] Casper caddied during his youth at San Diego Country Club [4] to earn money for golf, and spent one semester at the University of Notre Dame on a golf scholarship, after graduating from high school. He returned to San Diego to marry his wife Shirley in 1952. Casper competed frequently as an amateur against fellow San Diegan Gene Littler.[5] After graduating from Notre Dame, he turned professional in 1954.[6]
Professional career
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Billy_Casper_and_Gene_Littler_1970.jpg/260px-Billy_Casper_and_Gene_Littler_1970.jpg)
Casper had 51 PGA Tour wins in his career, with his first coming in 1956. This total places him seventh on the all-time list. His victories helped him finish third in McCormack's World Golf Rankings in 1968, 1969 and 1970, the first three years they were published. He won three major championships: the 1959 and 1966 U.S. Opens, and the 1970 Masters Tournament.
He was the PGA Tour Money Winner in 1966 and 1968. He was PGA Player of the Year in 1966 and 1970. Casper won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average five times: 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, and 1968.
Casper was a member of the United States team in the Ryder Cup eight times: 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, and a non-playing captain in 1979. Casper has scored the most points in the Ryder Cup by an American player.
Casper won at least one PGA Tour event for 16 straight seasons, from 1956 to 1971, the third-longest streak, trailing only Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, who each won on Tour in 17 straight years.
On the senior circuit, Casper earned nine Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour) wins from 1982 to 1989, including two senior majors.
Legacy
[edit]Much has been written in the annals of golf that Casper was the most underrated star in golf history, and the best modern golfer who never received the accolades he deserved. He was not considered one of the "Big Three" — Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player — who are widely credited with popularizing and bringing enormous commercial success to the sport around the world; however, between 1964 and 1970, Casper won 27 tournaments on the PGA Tour, two more than Nicklaus and six more than Palmer and Player combined, during that time period. He is considered by many to have been the best putter of his era.[7]
Casper's 20-year period of winning on the PGA Tour—between 1956 and 1975—was an era of extraordinary growth in tournament purses, television coverage and depth of competition. Casper faced legends such as Palmer, Nicklaus, Sam Snead, Cary Middlecoff, Gary Player and Lee Trevino when they were all at or near their peaks.
Casper was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978. In 2000, he was ranked as the 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest magazine.[8]
Casper's grandson, Mason Casper, played for the Utah Valley University golf team. Mason qualified for NCAA post-season play in 2012.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Casper was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, joining in early 1966 at age 34, at the height of his playing career.[10][11]
Casper died at age 83 in 2015 of a heart attack at his home in Springville, Utah.[12] He was survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Shirley Franklin Casper, 11 children, six of whom are adopted, 71 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.[13]
Other ventures
[edit]Golf course design and management
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Billy_Casper_2010.jpg/220px-Billy_Casper_2010.jpg)
After his professional career, Casper was a designer for many golf courses, such as The Highlands, The Palm and Eagle Crest in Sun City Summerlin, Nevada. He also designed the Hidden Oaks Golf Course, 9 holes of a beloved Par 3 in a residential neighborhood just north of Santa Barbara, CA. As of 2017, Billy Casper Golf (BCG) is one of the largest privately owned golf course management companies in the United States, with roughly 150 owned or managed courses in their portfolio.[14] Billy Casper Golf annually hosts the "World's Largest Golf Outing" – a national golf outing fundraiser benefiting military charities.[15]
Acting
[edit]Casper had a cameo appearance in the movie, Now You See Him, Now You Don't.
Billy's Kids
[edit]Casper was active in charitable work for children and hosted fundraisers, including an annual tournament at San Diego Country Club for "Billy's Kids".
Books
[edit]- Casper, Billy; Toski, Bob (1966). Golf Shotmaking. Golf Digest/Doubleday. ASIN B0000CN8TV.
- Casper, Billy; Barkow, Al (1980). The Good Sense of Golf. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0133605112.
- Casper, Billy; Parkinson, James; Benson, Lee (2012). The Big Three And Me. Genesis Press. ISBN 978-1-58571-628-9.
Professional wins (72)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (51)
[edit]Legend |
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Major championships (3) |
Other PGA Tour (48) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jul 15, 1956 | Labatt Open | −14 (68-68-67-71=274) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | Feb 3, 1957 | Phoenix Open Invitational | −9 (68-71-65-67=271) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
3 | Apr 28, 1957 | Kentucky Derby Open Invitational | −7 (68-68-71-70=277) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4 | Jan 12, 1958 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship | −11 (71-66-69-71=277) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
5 | Mar 12, 1958 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | −10 (69-70-70-69=278) | Playoff | ![]() |
6 | Jun 23, 1958 | Buick Open Invitational | −3 (70-73-71-71=285) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
7 | Jun 14, 1959 | U.S. Open | +2 (71-68-69-74=282) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
8 | Oct 4, 1959 | Portland Centennial Open Invitational | −19 (69-64-67-69=269) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
9 | Nov 15, 1959 | Lafayette Open Invitational | −11 (69-64-71-69=273) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
10 | Nov 22, 1959 | Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational | −8 (71-68-68-73=280) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
11 | Sep 25, 1960 | Portland Open Invitational (2) | −22 (68-67-66-65=266) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
12 | Oct 3, 1960 | Hesperia Open Invitational | −13 (70-68-67-70=275) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
13 | Oct 16, 1960 | Orange County Open Invitational | −8 (70-68-69-69=276) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
14 | Sep 24, 1961 | Portland Open Invitational (3) | −15 (68-71-67-67=273) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
15 | Mar 26, 1962 | Doral C.C. Open Invitational | −5 (70-67-75-71=283) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
16 | Apr 15, 1962 | Greater Greensboro Open | −9 (69-70-68-68=275) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
17 | May 27, 1962 | 500 Festival Open Invitation | −20 (66-67-67-64=264) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
18 | Oct 14, 1962 | Bakersfield Open Invitational | −16 (69-71-65-67=272) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
19 | Jan 20, 1963 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am (2) | −3 (73-65-73-74=285) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
20 | Aug 18, 1963 | Insurance City Open Invitational | −13 (67-68-71-65=271) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
21 | Mar 22, 1964 | Doral Open Invitational (2) | −11 (70-70-67-70=277) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
22 | May 10, 1964 | Colonial National Invitation | −1 (72-67-70-70=279) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
23 | Sep 27, 1964 | Greater Seattle Open Invitational | −15 (68-67-66-64=265) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
24 | Nov 3, 1964 | Almaden Open Invitational | −9 (68-70-73-68=279) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
25 | Feb 7, 1965 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | −12 (70-70-69-67-72=348) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
26 | Jul 4, 1965 | Western Open | −14 (70-66-70-64=270) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
27 | Jul 25, 1965 | Insurance City Open Invitational (2) | −10 (70-72-66-66=274) | Playoff | ![]() |
28 | Oct 23, 1965 | Sahara Invitational | −15 (66-66-68-69=269) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
29 | Jan 16, 1966 | San Diego Open Invitational | −16 (70-66-68-64=268) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
30 | Jun 20, 1966 | U.S. Open (2) | −2 (69-68-73-68=278) | Playoff | ![]() |
31 | Jun 26, 1966 | Western Open (2) | −1 (69-72-72-70=283) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
32 | Jul 31, 1966 | 500 Festival Open Invitation (2) | −11 (69-70-68-70=277) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
33 | Jul 3, 1967 | Canadian Open | −5 (69-70-71-69=279) | Playoff | ![]() |
34 | Sep 4, 1967 | Carling World Open | −3 (74-68-70-69=281) | Playoff | ![]() |
35 | Jan 28, 1968 | Los Angeles Open | −10 (70-67-68-69=274) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
36 | Apr 8, 1968 | Greater Greensboro Open (2) | −17 (65-67-69-66=267) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
37 | May 19, 1968 | Colonial National Invitation (2) | −5 (68-71-68-68=275) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
38 | Jun 9, 1968 | 500 Festival Open Invitation (3) | −8 (70-71-69-70=280) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
39 | Sep 8, 1968 | Greater Hartford Open Invitational (3) | −18 (68-65-67-66=266) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
40 | Nov 3, 1968 | Lucky International Open | −15 (68-65-70-66=269) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
41 | Feb 9, 1969 | Bob Hope Desert Classic (2) | −15 (71-68-71-69-66=345) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
42 | Jun 8, 1969 | Western Open (3) | −8 (72-69-68-67=276) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
43 | Sep 28, 1969 | Alcan Open | −14 (70-68-70-66=274) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
44 | Jan 11, 1970 | Los Angeles Open (2) | −8 (68-68-68-72=276) | Playoff | ![]() |
45 | Apr 13, 1970 | Masters Tournament | −9 (72-68-68-71=279) | Playoff | ![]() |
46 | Jul 19, 1970 | IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic | −14 (68-67-71-68=274) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
47 | Aug 24, 1970 | AVCO Golf Classic | −11 (68-67-73-69=277) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
48 | Oct 24, 1971 | Kaiser International Open Invitational | −19 (67-65-69-68=269) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
49 | Jul 1, 1973 | Western Open (4) | −12 (67-69-67-69=272) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
50 | Sep 3, 1973 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open (4) | −20 (67-65-68-64=264) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
51 | May 18, 1975 | First NBC New Orleans Open (2) | −17 (67-68-66-70=271) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (8–8)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1958 | Greater New Orleans Open Invitational | ![]() |
Won with eagle on second extra hole |
2 | 1961 | Buick Open | ![]() ![]() |
Burke won 18-hole playoff; Burke: −1 (71), Casper: +2 (74), Pott: +2 (74) |
3 | 1964 | Almaden Open Invitational | ![]() ![]() |
Won with birdie on third extra hole after 18 hole playoff; Casper: −4 (68), Brown: −4 (68), Steelsmith: +1 (73) |
4 | 1965 | San Diego Open Invitational | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
5 | 1965 | Insurance City Open Invitational | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
6 | 1966 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
Won 18-hole playoff; Casper: −1 (69), Palmer: +3 (73) |
7 | 1967 | Canadian Open | ![]() |
Won 18-hole playoff; Casper: −6 (65), Wall: −2 (69) |
8 | 1967 | Carling World Open | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
9 | 1967 | Hawaiian Open | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
10 | 1968 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | ![]() ![]() |
Pott won with birdie on first extra hole |
11 | 1969 | Kaiser International Open Invitational | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Nicklaus won with birdie on second extra hole January eliminated by birdie on first hole |
12 | 1970 | Los Angeles Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
13 | 1970 | Masters Tournament | ![]() |
Won 18-hole playoff; Casper: −3 (69), Littler: +2 (74) |
14 | 1971 | Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
15 | 1972 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
16 | 1975 | World Open Golf Championship | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Source:[16]
European Tour wins (1)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Oct 19, 1975 | Italian Open | −2 (74-69-70-73=286) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Latin American wins (4)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Sep 14, 1958 | Brazil Open | −14 (67-66-67-70=270) | 9 strokes | ![]() |
2 | Nov 30, 1958 | Havana Invitational | −10 (68-66-76-68=278) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
3 | Oct 25, 1958 | Brazil Open (2) | −4 (67-67-66-68=268) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
4 | Nov 13, 1977 | Mexican Open | −6 (68-67-68-71=274) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
Other wins (6)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Nov 7, 1971 | Miki Gold Cup | −8 (70-70-68=208) | Shared title with ![]() | |
2 | Dec 9, 1973 | Hassan II Golf Trophy | −4 (69-70-73-76=288) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
3 | Oct 6, 1974 | Trophée Lancôme | −5 (66-74-70-73=283) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
4 | Oct 13, 1974 | Lancia d'Oro | −5 (68-69-72=209) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
5 | Dec 14, 1975 | Hassan II Golf Trophy (2) | −8 (72-71-73-68=284) | 11 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
6 | Mar 14, 1976 | Gran Premio Is Molas[17] | +4 (74-71-70-77=292) | Playoff | ![]() |
Senior PGA Tour wins (9)
[edit]Legend |
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Senior PGA Tour major championships (2) |
Other Senior PGA Tour (7) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 28, 1982 | Shootout at Jeremy Ranch | −9 (74-71-69-65=279) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
2 | Sep 19, 1982 | Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am | −10 (68-7-68=206) | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | Jul 25, 1983 | U.S. Senior Open | +4 (73-73-69-73=288) | Playoff | ![]() |
4 | Apr 22, 1984 | Senior PGA Tour Roundup | −14 (68-69-65=202) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
5 | Mar 15, 1987 | Del E. Webb Arizona Classic | −15 (68-65-68=201) | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
6 | Jun 28, 1987 | Greater Grand Rapids Open | −13 (69-68-63=200) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
7 | May 8, 1988 | Vantage at The Dominion | −14 (70-68-67=205) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
8 | Jun 12, 1988 | Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship | −10 (69-68-74-67=278) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
9 | Oct 22, 1989 | Transamerica Senior Golf Championship | −9 (69-70-68=207) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1981 | U.S. Senior Open | ![]() ![]() |
Palmer won 18-hole playoff; Palmer: E (70), Stone: +4 (74), Casper: +7 (77) |
2 | 1982 | Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am | ![]() |
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
3 | 1983 | Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic | ![]() |
Lost to par on fifth extra hole |
4 | 1983 | U.S. Senior Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Casper: +4 (75), Funseth: +4 (75) |
5 | 1988 | United Hospitals Classic | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Other senior wins (1)
[edit]- 1984 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Gay Brewer)
Major championships
[edit]Wins (3)
[edit]Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1959 | U.S. Open | 3 shot lead | −2 (71-68-69-74=282) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
1966 | U.S. Open (2) | 3 shot deficit | −2 (69-68-73-68=278) | Playoff 1 | ![]() |
1970 | Masters Tournament | 1 shot lead | −9 (72-68-68-71=279) | Playoff 2 | ![]() |
1 Defeated Palmer in an 18-hole playoff: Casper 69 (−1), Palmer 73 (+3).
2 Defeated Littler in an 18-hole playoff: Casper 69 (−3), Littler 74 (+2).
Results timeline
[edit]Tournament | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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Masters Tournament | T16 | T20 | CUT | |
U.S. Open | T14 | CUT | T13 | 1 |
The Open Championship | ||||
PGA Championship | 2 | T17 |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | 4 | T7 | T15 | T11 | T5 | T35 | T10 | T24 | T16 | T2 |
U.S. Open | T12 | T17 | CUT | 4 | T17 | 1 | 4 | T9 | T40 | |
The Open Championship | 4 | T25 | ||||||||
PGA Championship | T24 | T15 | T51 | T9 | T2 | T3 | 19 | T6 | T35 |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | 1 | T13 | T17 | T17 | T37 | 6 | 8 | T14 | CUT | 43 |
U.S. Open | T8 | CUT | T11 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T30 | |||
The Open Championship | T17 | T7 | T40 | |||||||
PGA Championship | T18 | 2 | T4 | T35 | T63 | T5 | T51 | T31 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T57 | CUT | T50 | CUT | CUT |
U.S. Open | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T67 | CUT |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | WD | |
U.S. Open | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | ||||||||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Masters Tournament | WD | CUT | WD | |||
U.S. Open | ||||||
The Open Championship | ||||||
PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary
[edit]Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 23 |
U.S. Open | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 14 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 20 |
Totals | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 47 | 94 | 62 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 27 (1962 PGA – 1971 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (twice)
Champions Tour major championships
[edit]Wins (2)
[edit]Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1983 | United States Senior Open | +4 (73-69-73-73=288) | Playoff1 | ![]() |
1988 | Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship | −10 (69-68-74-67=278) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
1 18-hole playoff finished in a tie, Casper (75) to Funseth (75), Casper won with a birdie on the first sudden-death hole.
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Professional
- Ryder Cup: 1961 (winners), 1963 (winners), 1965 (winners), 1967 (winners), 1969 (winners), 1971 (winners), 1973 (winners), 1975 (winners), 1979 (winners, non-playing captain)
See also
[edit]- List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
- List of men's major championships winning golfers
- List of longest PGA Tour win streaks
References
[edit]- ^ Diaz, Jaime (June 2012). "Out Of The Darkness". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015.
- ^ "PGA Tour profile – Billy Casper". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "PGA Tour Media Guide – Billy Casper". Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "San Diego Country Club - a little history, and some personal stories | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ Peery, Paul D. (1969). Billy Casper: Winner. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0130762818.
- ^ "Casper Tops Million Mark". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPI. January 12, 1970. p. 62. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ "Billy Casper profile". World Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ Yocom, Guy (July 2000). "50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us". Golf Digest. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
- ^ "Golf: Utah Valley golfer receives NCAA Tournament bid". The Salt Lake Tribune. May 7, 2012.
- ^ Hoefflin, Walter (September 22, 1966). "Billy Casper faces varied conflicts". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2D.
- ^ Haws, J. B. (2013). The Mormon Image in the American Mind: Fifty Years of Public Perception. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-19-989764-3.
- ^ "Billy Casper passes away at age 83". PGA Tour. February 8, 2015.
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (February 7, 2015). "Billy Casper, Overlooked Titan of Golf, Dies at 83". The New York Times.
- ^ "Providing Solutions for Golf Courses & Golf Course Owners". Billy Casper Golf. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "World's Largest Golf Outing a BCG Venture". Billy Casper Golf. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ Barkow, Al (1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Doubleday. pp. 262–3. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
- ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1977). The World of Professional Golf 1977. Collins. pp. 229–230, 449. ISBN 0002168790.
Further reading
[edit]- Ward, Brooke; Spencer, Jenny (September 18, 2014). "Johnny Lingo Cast, The Jets, and Other Mormon Celebs: Where They Are Now". LDS Living.
External links
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- Official website
- Billy Casper Golf Academy
- Billy Casper at the PGA Tour official site
- Billy Casper at the European Tour official site
- Billy Casper at the World Golf Hall of Fame
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