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Tradition player biographies
Fulton Allem
| Age: | 51 |
| Birthplace: | Kroonstad, South Africa |
| Residence: | Heathrow, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $3,155,787 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $914,283 |
| Quick facts: | Three-time winner on PGA Tour. Has one second-place finish in 2009, his second full year on Champions Tour. |
Isao Aoki
| Age: | 66 |
| Birthplace: | Abiko, Chibo, Japan |
| Residence: | Tokyo |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $960,571 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $9,350,464 |
| Quick facts: | Counts the 1983 Hawaiian Open as his only PGA Tour win but has won nine times on Champions Tour. |
Andy Bean
| Age: | 56 |
| Birthplace: | Lafayette, Ga. |
| Residence: | Lakeland, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $3,531,780 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $5,599,195 |
| Quick facts: | Eleven-time winner on PGA Tour. Has yet to win in 2009 but has three second-place finishes. |
Ronnie Black
| Age: | 51 |
| Birthplace: | Lovington, N.M. |
| Residence: | Tucson, Ariz. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $3,155,053 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $438,087 |
| Quick facts: | Is a two-time PGA Tour winner and finished tied for second place in June’s Dick’s Sporting Goods Open |
Olin Browne
| Age: | 50 |
| Birthplace: | Washington, D.C. |
| Residence: | HHobe Sound, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $8,516,287 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $108,176 |
| Quick facts: | Champions Tour rookie is a three-time PGA Tour winner, the last coming at 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship. |
Brad Bryant
| Age: | 54 |
| Birthplace: | Amarillo, Texas |
| Residence: | Lakeland, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $3,558,804 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $5,833,395 |
| Quick facts: | Has not won since the 2007 U.S. Senior Open but has four top-10 finishes so far this year. |
Russ Cochran
| Age: | 50 |
| Birthplace: | Paducah, Ky. |
| Residence: | Paducah |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $5,560,769 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $280,745 |
| Quick facts: | Counts 1991 Centel Western Open as only PGA Tour win. Finished in third place at 2009 U.S. Senior Open. |
John Cook
| Age: | 51 |
| Birthplace: | Toledo, Ohio |
| Residence: | Windermere, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $12,433,599 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $2,518,713 |
| Quick facts: | Eleven-time winner on PGA Tour and Fred Meyer Challenge champ twice in 1990s. Won the 2008 AT&T Championship |
Ben Crenshaw
| Age: | 57 |
| Birthplace: | Austin, Texas |
| Residence: | Austin |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $7,139,756 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $2,736,578 |
| Quick facts: | Member of World Golf Hall of Fame, 19-time PGA Tour and winner and 1984 and 1995 Masters champion. Still seeking first Champions Tour victory. |
Allen Doyle
| Age: | 61 |
| Birthplace: | Woonsocket, R.I. |
| Residence: | La Grange, Ga. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $245,923 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $13,114,927 |
| Quick facts: | Eleven-time Champions Tour winner has won two U.S. Senior Opens and a Senior PGA Championship. Did not turn pro until 1995. |
R.W. Eaks
| Age: | 56 |
| Birthplace: | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Residence: | Fountain Hills, Ariz. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $291,734 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $4,405,970 |
| Quick facts: | Has four Champions Tour wins since 2007; the last was 2008 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn. |
David Eger
| Age: | 57 |
| Birthplace: | Fort Meade, Md. |
| Residence: | Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $31,014 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $4,958,011 |
| Quick facts: | Two career Champions Tour victories and two top-10 finishes this year |
Keith Fergus
| Age: | 55 |
| Birthplace: | Temple, Texas |
| Residence: | Sugar Land, Texas |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $1,546,009 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $4,446,250 |
| Quick facts: | One of the longest hitters on tour, he has won The Cap Cana Championship and Regions Charity Classic this year. |
Vicente Fernandez
| Age: | 63 |
| Birthplace: | Corrientes, Argentina |
| Residence: | Buenos Aires |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $13,986 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $8,779,831 |
| Quick facts: | Four-time winner on Champions Tour has two top-25 finishes so far this year. |
Bruce Fleisher
| Age: | 60 |
| Birthplace: | Union City, Tenn. |
| Residence: | Ballen Isles, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $1,695,111 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $14,341,747 |
| Quick facts: | Eighteen Champions Tour wins, the last in 2004. Finished third at 2009 Senior PGA Championship. |
Dan Forsman
| Age: | 51 |
| Birthplace: | Rhinelander, Wis. |
| Residence: | Provo, Utah |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $8,687,983 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $904,723 |
| Quick facts: | Five-time PGA Tour winner earned first Champions Tour win in March at AT&T Champions Classic |
Fred Funk
| Age: | 53 |
| Birthplace: | Takoma Park, Md. |
| Residence: | Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $20,962,775 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $4,358,658 |
| Quick facts: | Reigning Tradition champion captured his second Champions Tour major two weeks ago when he won the U.S. Senior Open. |
Bob Gilder
| Age: | 57 |
| Birthplace: | Corvallis |
| Residence: | Corvallis |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $3,032,108 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $9,622,835 |
| Quick facts: | Local favorite has six wins on PGA Tour, nine on Champions Tour. Fourteenth at 2008 Tradition, with two of four rounds under 70. |
Mike Goodes
| Age: | 52 |
| Birthplace: | Reidsville, N.C. |
| Residence: | Browns Summit, N.C. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $0 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $1,211,315 |
| Quick facts: | Journeyman finished a surprising second at 2008 Tradition. Earned first Champions Tour win in February’s Allianz Championship. |
Jay Haas
| Age: | 56 |
| Birthplace: | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Residence: | Greenville, S.C. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $14,440,317 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $9,262,277 |
| Quick facts: | 12-time Champions Tour winner and reigning Charles Schwab Cup champion. Finished tied for third at 2008 Tradition |
Morris Hatalsky
| Age: | 57 |
| Birthplace: | San Diego |
| Residence: | Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $1,707,280 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $7,142,625 |
| Quick facts: | Four-time PGA Tour winner, three-time winner on Champions Tour. |
Scott Hoch
| Age: | 53 |
| Birthplace: | Raleigh, N.C. |
| Residence: | Orlando, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $18,530,156 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $2,828,504 |
| Quick facts: | Won 11 PGA Tour events. Finished in third place at July’s 3M Championship. |
Hale Irwin
| Age: | 64 |
| Birthplace: | Joplin, Mo. |
| Residence: | Paradise Valley, Ariz. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $5,966,031 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $25,065,233 |
| Quick facts: | All-time leading money winner on Champions Tour, winner of 45 senior-circuit tournaments. Won U.S. Open three times. |
Peter Jacobsen
| Age: | 55 |
| Birthplace: | Portland |
| Residence: | Bonita Springs, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $7,799,810 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $2,636,751 |
| Quick facts: | Former University of Oregon golfer won seven times on PGA Tour. Plagued by injuries, he has played in just 11 tournaments in last two seasons |
Mark James
| Age: | 55 |
| Birthplace: | Manchester, England |
| Residence: | Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $169,100 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $3,909,078 |
| Quick facts: | Three-time winner on the Champions Tour has earned four top-10 finishes in 10 starts so far this year. |
Tom Jenkins
| Age: | 61 |
| Birthplace: | Houston |
| Residence: | Austin, Texas |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $470,019 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $12,563,456 |
| Quick facts: | Seven-time winner on Champions Tour, including one win each year 2002-06. Four top 10s in 13 starts this year. |
Gene Jones
| Age: | 51 |
| Birthplace: | High Point, N.C. |
| Residence: | Orlando, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $24,522 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $1,709,416 |
| Quick facts: | Journeyman was tied for first-round lead at 2008 Tradition and finished tied for seventh. Has two second-place finishes so far this year. |
Tom Kite
| Age: | 59 |
| Birthplace: | McKinney, Texas. |
| Residence: | Austin, Texas |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $11,041,042 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $13,387,491 |
| Quick facts: | Member of the World Golf Hall of Fame has 19 PGA Tour wins, including the 1992 U.S. Open |
Bernhard Langer
| Age: | 51 |
| Birthplace: | Anhausen, Germany |
| Residence: | Boca Raton, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $10,111,921 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $4,054,362 |
| Quick facts: | Two-time Masters champion has won four times on the Champions Tour this year and is the tour’s leading money winner. |
Tom Lehman
| Age: | 50 |
| Birthplace: | Austin, Minn. |
| Residence: | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $20,795,113 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $316,420 |
| Quick facts: | 1996 British Open champion won his first-ever Champions Tour event, April’s Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. |
Wayne Levi
| Age: | 57 |
| Birthplace: | Little Falls, N.Y. |
| Residence: | Naples, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $4,730,158 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $5,212,626 |
| Quick facts: | Underwent April heart surgery that has limited him to seven Champions Tour events this year. |
Bruce Lietzke
| Age: | 58 |
| Birthplace: | Kansas City, Kan. |
| Residence: | Athens, Texas |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $6,474,794 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $7,243,067 |
| Quick facts: | Has seven Champions Tour wins after 13 victories on PGA Tour. One top-25 finish in nine starts this year |
Graham Marsh
| Age: | 65 |
| Birthplace: | Kalgoorlie, Australia |
| Residence: | Dalkeith, Australia |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $235,854 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $9,182,962 |
| Quick facts: | Won 1999 Tradition and 1997 U.S. Senior Open, two of his six Champions Tour wins. |
Mike McCullough
| Age: | 63 |
| Birthplace: | Coshocton, Ohio |
| Residence: | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $682,511 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $7,481,070 |
| Quick facts: | Winner of two Champions Tour tournaments, both in first eight starts of 2001 season. |
Mark McNulty
| Age: | 55 |
| Birthplace: | Bindura, Zimbabwe |
| Residence: | Sunningdale, Surrey, England; Orlando, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $657,737 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $6,758,394 |
| Quick facts: | 2007 Tradition champion won May’s Principal Charity Classic and lost in a playoff at the 2009 Senior British Open. |
Larry Mize
| Age: | 50 |
| Birthplace: | Augusta, Ga. |
| Residence: | Columbus, Ga. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $7,871,792 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $781,642 |
| Quick facts: | 1987 Masters champion has eight top-10 finishes in 14 Champions Tour starts this year and earned second place at Senior PGA Championship. |
Gil Morgan
| Age: | 62 |
| Birthplace: | Wewoka, Okla. |
| Residence: | Edmond, Okla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $5,259,164 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $19,408,224 |
| Quick facts: | Ranks among all-time Champions Tour leaders with 25 victories. Has five top-10s so far this year. |
Lonnie Nielsen
| Age: | 56 |
| Birthplace: | Belle Plaine, Iowa |
| Residence: | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Orchard Park, N.Y. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $119,416 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $4,669,202 |
| Quick facts: | Second in 2006 Tradition, he won the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open in June. |
Greg Norman
| Age: | 54 |
| Birthplace: | Mt. Isa, Australia |
| Residence: | Hobe Sound, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $14,484,458 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $685,171 |
| Quick facts: | Two-time British Open champion is playing in just his 11th Champions Tour event since turning 50 in 2005. |
Joe Ozaki
| Age: | 52 |
| Birthplace: | Tokushima, Japan |
| Residence: | Tokyo |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $2,382,228 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $2,183,876 |
| Quick facts: | Shot an 8-under-par 64 in the third round of 2008 Tradition but finished in a tie for 14th place. |
Mark O’Meara
| Age: | 52 |
| Birthplace: | Goldsboro, N.C. |
| Residence: | Windermere, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $14,151,565 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $2,122,069 |
| Quick facts: | Won Masters and British Open in 1998. Finished second in three Champions Tour tournaments in 2009 but still seeking first win after joining circuit in 2007 |
Gary Player
| Age: | 73 |
| Birthplace: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Residence: | Colesberg, South Africa; Jupiter, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $1,834,482 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $6,028,380 |
| Quick facts: | World Golf Hall of Fame member is one of five golfers in history to win all four major PGA Tour championships. |
Don Pooley
| Age: | 57 |
| Birthplace: | Phoenix |
| Residence: | Tucson, Ariz. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $3,296,615 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $5,790,233 |
| Quick facts: | Two-time winner on both PGA and Champions tours. Won 2002 U.S. Senior Open. Three top-10 finishes in 14 Champions Tour starts this year. |
Tom Purtzer
| Age: | 57 |
| Birthplace: | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Residence: | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $4,192,268 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $7,022,917 |
| Quick facts: | Ranks first in driving distance on Champions Tour. Five-time winner on PGA Tour, four wins on Champions Tour |
Dana Quigley
| Age: | 62 |
| Birthplace: | Lynnfield Centre, Mass. |
| Residence: | West Palm Beach, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $92,298 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $14,631,461 |
| Quick facts: | Colorful player has 11 Champions Tour wins. Third at Triton Financial Classic in June. |
Mike Reid
| Age: | 55 |
| Birthplace: | Bainbridge, Md. |
| Residence: | Provo, Utah |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $4,686,774 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $2,330,633 |
| Quick facts: | Two-time PGA Tour winner also won 2005 Senior PGA Championship. Led after first round at 2007 Tradition but finished 18th. |
Loren Roberts
| Age: | 54 |
| Birthplace: | San Luis Obispo, Calif. |
| Residence: | Germantown, Tenn. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $15,154,767 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $8,300,328 |
| Quick facts: | Won Senior British Open in July. Tradition champion in 2005 tied for seventh in 2007. |
Eduardo Romero
| Age: | 55 |
| Birthplace: | Cordoba, Argentina |
| Residence: | Cordoba |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $613,823 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $4,459,198 |
| Quick facts: | 2006 Tradition champion has five career Champions Tour wins, including Toshiba Classic in March |
Scott Simpson
| Age: | 53 |
| Birthplace: | San Diego |
| Residence: | San Diego |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $6,778,273 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $3,505,249 |
| Quick facts: | Win at 1987 U.S. Open highlights career that includes seven PGA Tour victories and one Champions Tour win. |
Tim Simpson
| Age: | 53 |
| Birthplace: | Atlanta |
| Residence: | Greensboro, Ga.; Hamilton, Mont. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $3,406,017 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $1,933,693 |
| Quick facts: | Was tied for second-round lead of 2008 Tradition but finished in a tie for 18th place. |
Joey Sindelar
| Age: | 51 |
| Birthplace: | Fort Knox, Ky. |
| Residence: | Horseheads, N.Y. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $11,196,462 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $1,779,922 |
| Quick facts: | Seven-time PGA Tour winner finished in second place at 2009 U.S. Senior Open. |
Jeff Sluman
| Age: | 51 |
| Birthplace: | Rochester, N.Y. |
| Residence: | Hinsdale, Ill. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $18,165,266 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $2,475,920 |
| Quick facts: | Six wins on PGA Tour, including 1988 PGA Championship. Finished second in April’s Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. |
Craig Stadler
| Age: | 56 |
| Birthplace: | San Diego |
| Residence: | Evergreen, Colo. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $10,021,897 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $7,291,016 |
| Quick facts: | 1982 Masters champion has 13 PGA Tour victories and eight Champions Tour wins, five of which came in 2005 |
Bruce Summerhays
| Age: | 65 |
| Birthplace: | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Residence: | Farmington, Utah |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $9,602 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $9,004,836 |
| Quick facts: | Three-time winner on the Champions Tour finished in tie for sixth in May’s Principal Charity Classic. |
Hal Sutton
| Age: | 51 |
| Birthplace: | Shreveport, La. |
| Residence: | Shreveport |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $15,267,685 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $228,413 |
| Quick facts: | Won 14 times on the PGA Tour, including 1983 PGA Championship. Finished third in April’s Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am. |
Jim Thorpe
| Age: | 60 |
| Birthplace: | Roxboro, N.C. |
| Residence: | Heathrow, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $1,935,566 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $13,275,205 |
| Quick facts: | Twelve-time Champions Tour winner, including 2006 Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Won three times in 22-year PGA Tour career. |
Bob Tway
| Age: | 50 |
| Birthplace: | Oklahoma City |
| Residence: | Edmond, Okla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $15,770,290 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $35,477 |
| Quick facts: | 1986 PGA Championship winner has yet to break through in three tournaments on Champions Tour |
Bruce Vaughan
| Age: | 52 |
| Birthplace: | Kankakee, Ill. |
| Residence: | Hutchinson, Kan. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $77,561 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $1,554,331 |
| Quick facts: | 2008 British Senior Open champion has one top-10 finish in 15 starts this year. |
Bobby Wadkins
| Age: | 58 |
| Birthplace: | Richmond, Va. |
| Residence: | Richmond |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $2,822,418 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $6,410,466 |
| Quick facts: | Has won four times since joining the Champions Tour in 2001. His last win came in 2007 at ACE Group Classic. |
Tom Wargo
| Age: | 66 |
| Birthplace: | Marlette, Mich. |
| Residence: | Centralia, Ill. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $16,058 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $7,895,515 |
| Quick facts: | 1993 Senior PGA Championship was first of four Champions Tour wins. Longtime club pro’s best finish on PGA Tour was 22nd at 1992 PGA Championship. |
Denis Watson
| Age: | 53 |
| Birthplace: | Salisbury, Zimbabwe |
| Residence: | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $1,288,621 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $2,984,403 |
| Quick facts: | Two of four Champions Tour wins came as rookie in 2007 at Senior PGA Championship and Boeing Classic |
Tom Watson
| Age: | 54 |
| Birthplace: | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Residence: | Stilwell, Kan. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $10,736,902 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $11,258,149 |
| Quick facts: | Member of World Golf Hall of Fame nearly won his sixth career British Open title beforew he lost in a playoff in July. |
D.A. Weibring
| Age: | 56 |
| Birthplace: | Quincy, Ill. |
| Residence: | Frisco, Texas |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $4,770,705 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $7,212,942 |
| Quick facts: | Five-time PGA Tour winner has five Champions Tour victories. Played in final group on Sunday at 2007 Tradition and finished third. |
Mark Wiebe
| Age: | 51 |
| Birthplace: | Seaside, Ore. |
| Residence: | Denver |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $4,314,460 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $1,899,772 |
| Quick facts: | Two-time PGA Tour winner has won twice since joining Champions Tour in late 2007. |
Fuzzy Zoeller
| Age: | 57 |
| Birthplace: | New Albany, Ind. |
| Residence: | Floyds Knobs, Ind. |
| PGA Tour earnings: | $5,819,293 |
| Champion Tour earnings: | $4,246,384 |
| Quick facts: | 10-time PGA Tour winner including 1979 Masters. Two Champions Tour wins, including 2002 Senior PGA Championship. |
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