Bill Glasson (golfer)
American professional golfer (born 1960)
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William Lee Glasson Jr. (born April 29, 1960) is an American professional golfer who won several tournaments on the PGA Tour.
| Bill Glasson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Lee Glasson Jr. | ||
| Born | April 29, 1960 Fresno, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Oral Roberts University | ||
| Turned professional | 1983 | ||
| Former tours | PGA Tour PGA Tour Champions | ||
| Professional wins | 9 | ||
| Highest ranking | 25 (July 18, 1999)[1] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 7 | ||
| Other | 2 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T18: 1994, 1999 | ||
| PGA Championship | T13: 1998 | ||
| U.S. Open | T4: 1995 | ||
| The Open Championship | T25: 1995 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Early life and amateur career
In 1960, Glasson was born in Fresno, California. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he was a member of the golf team – a two-time All-American.
Professional career
In 1983, Glasson turned professional. He had success at 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School and joined the PGA Tour. In 1984, he led the PGA Tour for driving distance.[2]
Glasson has enjoyed nine victories as a professional golfer: seven official PGA Tour events and two non-official events. His first win came at the 1985 Kemper Open. Trailing seven strokes behind the leader Larry Mize with 14 holes to play, Glasson made a 45-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a round of 66 to finish one stroke ahead of Mize and Corey Pavin.[3]
Glasson won a second Kemper Open in 1992 fending off a playoff challenge from John Daly. His best finish in a major is a tie for 4th place at the 1995 U.S. Open. Glasson has over 60 top-10 PGA Tour finishes and has earned more than $6.7 million in career earnings. He was featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His last win on the Tour was in 1997 at the Las Vegas Invitational.
Glasson experienced difficulty maintaining his PGA Tour privileges in his 40s, due in large part to medical problems. He needed to play some on the Nationwide Tour, where his best finish was 2nd place at the 2003 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. Glasson has undergone at least 19 surgeries on various parts of his body including elbow, sinus, knee, lip, forearm and lower back.[4] In 1994 Glasson said, "For me, breakfast is a bowl of Advil."[5]
He began playing on the Champions Tour after his 50th birthday on April 29, 2010.
Personal life
Glasson lives in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Awards and honors
In 1997, Glasson earned the PGA Tour's Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Professional wins (9)
PGA Tour wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 2, 1985 | Kemper Open | −10 (72-70-70-66=278) | 1 stroke |  Larry Mize, Corey Pavin |
| 2 | Sep 25, 1988 | B.C. Open | −16 (66-68-65-69=268) | 2 strokes | Wayne Levi, Bruce Lietzke |
| 3 | Nov 13, 1988 | Centel Classic | −16 (67-69-68-68=272) | 2 strokes | Tommy Armour III |
| 4 | Feb 26, 1989 | Doral-Ryder Open | −13 (71-65-67-72=275) | 1 stroke | Fred Couples |
| 5 | May 31, 1992 | Kemper Open (2) | −8 (69-68-71-68=276) | 1 stroke | John Daly, Ken Green, Mike Springer, Howard Twitty |
| 6 | Jan 30, 1994 | Phoenix Open | −16 (68-68-68-64=268) | 3 strokes | Bob Estes |
| 7 | Oct 26, 1997 | Las Vegas Invitational | −20 (63-65-75-71-66=340) | 4 strokes | David Edwards, Billy Mayfair |
Source:[6]
Other wins (2)
- 1984 Northern California Open
- 1989 JCPenney Classic (with Pat Bradley)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T25 | CUT | ||||
| U.S. Open | T25 | T39 | T53 | CUT | T21 | |
| The Open Championship | ||||||
| PGA Championship | T54 | CUT | WD |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T33 | CUT | T18 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T18 | |||
| U.S. Open | T51 | CUT | T4 | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T25 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | WD | T19 | CUT | T13 | WD |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T67 | |||||
| The Open Championship | ||||||
| PGA Championship | T64 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 16 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1984 U.S. Open – 1986 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T7 | CUT | WD | T24 | T41 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T57 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | R16 |
| Championship | |
| Invitational |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play