Billy Casper

Billy Casper is also the name of the protagonist of A Kestrel for a Knave.

Billy Casper
— Golfer —
Casper in 2008
Personal information
Full name	William Earl Casper, Jr.
Nickname	Buffalo Bill
Born	(1931-06-24)June 24, 1931 San Diego, California
Died	February 7, 2015(2015-02-07) (aged 83) Springville, Utah
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality	United States
Spouse	Shirley Casper (m. 1952–2015; his death)
Children	11
Career
College	University of Notre Dame
Turned professional	1954
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	69
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	51 (7th all time)
European Tour	1
Champions Tour	9
Other	7 (regular) 1 (senior)
Best results in major championships (Wins: 3)
Masters Tournament	Won: 1970
U.S. Open	Won: 1959, 1966
The Open Championship	4th: 1968
PGA Championship	2nd/T2: 1958, 1965, 1971
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	1978 (member page)
PGA Player of the Year	1966, 1970
PGA Tour leading money winner	1966, 1968
Vardon Trophy	1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968

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.

Casper started as a caddie in his youth, 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 LDS Church in 1966. Casper was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978.

Early years

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 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.^[4] He turned professional in 1954.^[5]

Professional career

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 inclusive, and this is 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

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

Casper's grandson, Mason Casper, is on the Utah Valley University golf team. Mason qualified for NCAA post-season play in 2012.^[8]

Personal life

Casper was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Casper joined the LDS Church in his mid 30s at the height of his golfing career.^[9]

Casper died at his home in Springville, Utah of a heart attack on February 7, 2015, aged 83.^[10] Casper 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.^[11]

Other ventures

Golf course design and management

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. As of 2011, his management company, Billy Casper Golf, was the second-largest operator of golf courses in the United States, and managed more than 140 golf facilities.^[12]

Acting

Casper had a cameo appearance in the movie, Now You See Him, Now You Don't.

Billy's Kids

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

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 (69)

PGA Tour wins (51)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 15, 1956	Labatt Open	−14 (68-68-67-71=274)	2 strokes	Jimmy Demaret
2	Feb 3, 1957	Phoenix Open Invitational	−9 (68-71-65-67=271)	3 strokes	Cary Middlecoff, Mike Souchak
3	Apr 28, 1957	Kentucky Derby Open Invitational	−7 (68-68-71-70=277)	1 stroke	Peter Thomson
4	Jan 12, 1958	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship	−11 (71-66-69-71=277)	4 strokes	Dave Marr
5	Mar 11, 1958	Greater New Orleans Open Invitational	−10 (69-70-70-69=278)	Playoff	Ken Venturi
6	Jun 23, 1958	Buick Open Invitational	−3 (70-73-71-71=285)	1 stroke	Ted Kroll, Arnold Palmer
7	Jun 13, 1959	U.S. Open	+2 (71-68-69-74=282)	1 stroke	Bob Rosburg
8	Oct 4, 1959	Portland Centennial Open Invitational	−19 (69-64-67-69=269)	3 strokes	Bob Duden, Dave Ragan
9	Nov 15, 1959	Lafayette Open Invitational	−11 (69-64-71-69=273)	4 strokes	George Bayer
10	Nov 22, 1959	Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational	−8 (71-68-68-73=280)	2 strokes	Wes Ellis, Dave Ragan
11	Sep 25, 1960	Portland Open Invitational	−22 (68-67-66-65=266)	2 strokes	Paul Harney
12	Oct 3, 1960	Hesperia Open Invitational	−13 (70-68-67-70=275)	5 strokes	Bob Rosburg
13	Oct 16, 1960	Orange County Open Invitational	−8 (70-68-69-69=276)	1 stroke	Charlie Sifford
14	Sep 24, 1961	Portland Open Invitational	−15 (68-71-67-67=273)	1 stroke	Dave Hill
15	Mar 25, 1962	Doral C.C. Open Invitational	−5 (70-67-75-71=283)	1 stroke	Pete Bondeson
16	Apr 15, 1962	Greater Greensboro Open	−5 (69-70-68-68=275)	1 stroke	Mike Souchak
17	May 27, 1962	500 Festival Open Invitation	−20 (66-67-67-64=264)	1 stroke	George Bayer, Jerry Steelsmith
18	Oct 14, 1962	Bakersfield Open Invitational	−16 (69-71-65-67=272)	4 strokes	Tony Lema
19	Jan 20, 1963	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	−3 (73-65-73-74=285)	1 stroke	Dave Hill, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Bob Rosburg, Art Wall, Jr.
20	Aug 18, 1963	Insurance City Open Invitational	−13 (67-68-71-65=271)	1 stroke	George Bayer
21	Mar 22, 1964	Doral Open Invitational	−11 (70-70-67-70=277)	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus
22	May 10, 1964	Colonial National Invitation	−1 (72-67-70-7=279)	4 strokes	Tommy Jacobs
23	Sep 27, 1964	Greater Seattle Open Invitational	−15 (68-67-66-64=265)	2 strokes	Mason Rudolph
24	Nov 1, 1964	Almaden Open Invitational	−9 (68-70-73-68=279)	Playoff	Pete Brown, Jerry Steelsmith
25	Feb 7, 1965	Bob Hope Desert Classic	−12 (70-70-69-67-72=348)	1 stroke	Tommy Aaron, Arnold Palmer
26	Jul 4, 1965	Western Open	−14 (70-66-70-64=270)	2 strokes	Jack McGowan, Chi Chi Rodriguez
27	Jul 25, 1965	Insurance City Open Invitational	−10 (70-72-66-66=274)	Playoff	Johnny Pott
28	Oct 23, 1965	Sahara Invitational	−15 (66-66-68-69=269)	3 strokes	Billy Martindale
29	Jan 16, 1966	San Diego Open Invitational	−16 (70-66-68-64=268)	4 strokes	Tommy Aaron, Tom Weiskopf
30	Jun 20, 1966	U.S. Open	−2 (69-68-73-68=278)	Playoff	Arnold Palmer
31	Jun 26, 1966	Western Open	−1 (69-72-72-70=283)	3 strokes	Gay Brewer
32	Jul 31, 1966	500 Festival Open Invitation	−11 (69-70-68-70=277)	3 strokes	R. H. Sikes
33	Jul 3, 1967	Canadian Open	−5 (69-70-71-69=279)	Playoff	Art Wall, Jr.
34	Sep 4, 1967	Carling World Open	−3 (74-68-70-69=281)	Playoff	Al Geiberger
35	Jan 28, 1968	Los Angeles Open	−10 (70-67-68-69=274)	3 strokes	Arnold Palmer
36	Apr 8, 1968	Greater Greensboro Open	−17 (65-67-69-66=267)	4 strokes	George Archer, Gene Littler, Bobby Nichols
37	May 19, 1968	Colonial National Invitation	−5 (68-71-68-68=275)	5 strokes	Gene Littler
38	Jun 9, 1968	500 Festival Open Invitation	−8 (70-71-69-70=280)	1 stroke	Frank Beard, Mike Hill
39	Sep 8, 1968	Greater Hartford Open Invitational	−18 (68-65-67-66=266)	3 strokes	Bruce Crampton
40	Nov 4, 1968	Lucky International Open	−15 (68-65-70-66=269)	4 strokes	Raymond Floyd, Don Massengale
41	Feb 9, 1969	Bob Hope Desert Classic	−15 (71-68-71-69-66=345)	3 strokes	Dave Hill
42	Jun 8, 1969	Western Open	−8 (72-69-68-67=276)	4 strokes	Rocky Thompson
43	Sep 28, 1969	Alcan Open	−12 (70-68-70-66=274)	1 stroke	Lee Trevino
44	Jan 11, 1970	Los Angeles Open	−8 (68-68-68-72=276)	Playoff	Hale Irwin
45	Apr 12, 1970	Masters Tournament	−9 (72-68-68-71-69=279)	Playoff	Gene Littler
46	Jul 19, 1970	IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic	−14 (68-67-71-68=274)	3 strokes	Terry Wilcox
47	Aug 24, 1970	AVCO Golf Classic	−12 (64-70-71-71=276)	1 stroke	Bruce Crampton, Tom Weiskopf
48	Oct 24, 1971	Kaiser International Open Invitational	−19 (67-65-69-68=269)	4 strokes	Fred Marti
49	Jul 1, 1973	Western Open	−12 (67-69-67-69=272)	1 stroke	Larry Hinson, Hale Irwin
50	Sep 3, 1973	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	−20 (67-65-68-64=264)	1 stroke	Bruce Devlin
51	May 18, 1975	First NBC New Orleans Open	−17 (67-68-66-70=271)	2 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis

Source^[13]

PGA Tour playoff record (8–8)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1958	Greater New Orleans Open Invitational	Ken Venturi	Won with eagle on second extra hole
2	1961	Buick Open	Jack Burke, Jr., Johnny Pott	Lost an 18-hole playoff (Burke:71, Casper:74, Pott:74)
3	1964	Almaden Open Invitational	Pete Brown, Jerry Steelsmith	Won with birdie on third sudden death playoff hole Steelsmith eliminated in 18-hole playoff (Casper:68, Brown:68, Steelsmith:73)
4	1965	San Diego Open Invitational	Wes Ellis	Lost on first extra hole
5	1965	Insurance City Open Invitational	Johnny Pott	Won with birdie on first extra hole
6	1966	U.S. Open	Arnold Palmer	Won an 18-hole playoff (Casper:69, Palmer:73)
7	1967	Canadian Open	Art Wall, Jr.	Won an 18-hole playoff (Casper:65, Wall, Jr.:69)
8	1967	Carling World Open	Al Geiberger	Won with par on first extra hole
9	1967	Hawaiian Open	Dudley Wysong	Lost to par on first extra hole
10	1968	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	Bruce Devlin, Johnny Pott	Pott won with birdie on first extra hole
11	1969	Kaiser International Open Invitational	George Archer, Don January, Jack Nicklaus	Nicklaus won with birdie on second extra hole January eliminated with par on first hole
12	1970	Los Angeles Open	Hale Irwin	Won with birdie on first extra hole
13	1970	Masters Tournament	Gene Littler	Won an 18-hole playoff (Casper:69, Littler:74)
14	1971	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	Bob Lunn	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
15	1972	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Chi Chi Rodriguez	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
16	1975	World Open Golf Championship	Jack Nicklaus	Lost to par on first extra hole

European Tour wins (1)

1975 Italian Open

Other wins (7)

This list is incomplete.

1958 Brazil Open
1959 Brazil Open
1971 Miki Gold Cup (tie with Masashi Ozaki)
1973 Hassan II Golf Trophy
1974 Trophée Lancôme (France, unofficial European Tour event)
1975 Hassan II Golf Trophy
1977 Mexican Open

Senior PGA Tour wins (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 28, 1982	Shootout at Jeremy Ranch	−9 (74-71-69-65=279)	1 stroke	Miller Barber, Don January
2	Sep 19, 1982	Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am	−10 (68-7-68=206)	Playoff	Bob Toski
3	Jul 25, 1983	U.S. Senior Open	+4 (73-73-69-73=288)	Playoff	Rod Funseth
4	Apr 22, 1984	Senior PGA Tour Roundup	−14 (68-69-65=202)	2 strokes	Bob Stone
5	Mar 15, 1987	Del E. Webb Arizona Classic	−15 (68-65-68=201)	5 strokes	Bob Charles, Dale Douglass
6	Jun 28, 1987	Greater Grand Rapids Open	−13 (69-68-63=200)	3 strokes	Miller Barber
7	May 8, 1988	Vantage at The Dominion	−14 (70-68-67=205)	1 stroke	Chi-Chi Rodríguez
8	Jun 12, 1988	Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship	−10 (69-68-74-67=278)	2 strokes	Al Geiberger
9	Oct 22, 1989	Transamerica Senior Golf Championship	−9 (69-70-68=207)	3 strokes	Al Geiberger

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1981	U.S. Senior Open	Arnold Palmer, Bob Stone	Lost 18-hole playoff (Palmer 70, Stone:74, Casper:77)
2	1982	Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am	Bob Toski	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
3	1983	Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic	Don January	Lost to par on fifth extra hole
4	1983	U.S. Senior Open	Rod Funseth	Won with birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff (Casper:75, Funseth:75)
5	1988	United Hospitals Classic	Bruce Crampton	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Senior major championships are shown in bold.

Other senior wins (1)

1984 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Gay Brewer)

Major championships

Wins (3)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1959	U.S. Open	3 shot lead	−2 (71-68-69-74=282)	1 stroke	Bob Rosburg
1966	U.S. Open (2)	3 shot deficit	−2 (69-68-73-68=278)	Playoff ¹	Arnold Palmer
1970	Masters Tournament	1 shot lead	−9 (72-68-68-71=279)	Playoff ²	Gene Littler

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

Tournament	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	DNP	T16	T20	CUT
U.S. Open	T14	CUT	T13	1
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	2	T17

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	4	T7	T15	T11	T5	T35	T10	T24	T16	T2
U.S. Open	T12	T17	CUT	DNP	4	T17	1	4	T9	T40
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	4	T25
PGA Championship	T24	T15	T51	DNP	T9	T2	T3	19	T6	T35

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	1	T13	T17	T17	T37	6	8	T14	CUT	43
U.S. Open	T8	CUT	T11	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	T30	DNP
The Open Championship	T17	T7	T40	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T18	2	T4	T35	T63	T5	T51	T31	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T57	CUT	T50	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	DNP	T67	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	WD
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Masters Tournament	WD	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	WD
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
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

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1983	United States Senior Open	+4 (73-69-73-73=288)	Playoff¹	Rod Funseth
1988	Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship	−10 (69-68-74-67=278)	2 strokes	Al Geiberger

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

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1961 (winners), 1963 (winners), 1965 (winners), 1967 (winners), 1969 (winners), 1971 (winners), 1973 (winners), 1975 (winners), 1979 (winners, non-playing captain)

References

↑ Diaz, Jaime (June 2012). "Out Of The Darkness". Golf Digest.
↑ "PGA Tour profile – Billy Casper". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
↑ "PGA Tour Media Guide – Billy Casper". Retrieved January 16, 2014.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "Billy Casper Golf". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
↑ Barkow, Al (1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Doubleday. pp. 262–3. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.

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Billy Casper in the Major Championships

Masters Tournament champions

1934 Horton Smith 1935 Gene Sarazen† 1936 Horton Smith 1937 Byron Nelson 1938 Henry Picard 1939 Ralph Guldahl 1940 Jimmy Demaret 1941‡ Craig Wood 1942 Byron Nelson† 1943-45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Herman Keiser 1947 Jimmy Demaret 1948 Claude Harmon 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Jimmy Demaret 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Sam Snead 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Sam Snead† 1955 Cary Middlecoff 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. 1957 Doug Ford 1958 Arnold Palmer 1959 Art Wall, Jr. 1960‡ Arnold Palmer 1961 Gary Player 1962 Arnold Palmer† 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964 Arnold Palmer 1965 Jack Nicklaus 1966 Jack Nicklaus† 1967 Gay Brewer 1968 Bob Goalby 1969 George Archer 1970 Billy Casper† 1971 Charles Coody 1972‡ Jack Nicklaus 1973 Tommy Aaron 1974 Gary Player 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976‡ Raymond Floyd 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Gary Player 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1980 Seve Ballesteros 1981 Tom Watson 1982 Craig Stadler† 1983 Seve Ballesteros 1984 Ben Crenshaw 1985 Bernhard Langer 1986 Jack Nicklaus 1987 Larry Mize† 1988 Sandy Lyle 1989 Nick Faldo† 1990 Nick Faldo† 1991 Ian Woosnam 1992 Fred Couples 1993 Bernhard Langer 1994 José María Olazábal 1995 Ben Crenshaw 1996 Nick Faldo 1997 Tiger Woods 1998 Mark O'Meara 1999 José María Olazábal 2000 Vijay Singh 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Mike Weir† 2004 Phil Mickelson 2005 Tiger Woods† 2006 Phil Mickelson 2007 Zach Johnson 2008 Trevor Immelman 2009 Ángel Cabrera† 2010 Phil Mickelson 2011 Charl Schwartzel 2012 Bubba Watson† 2013 Adam Scott† 2014 Bubba Watson 2015‡ Jordan Spieth

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

Billy Casper in the senior major championships

U.S. Senior Open champions

1980 Roberto De Vicenzo 1981 Arnold Palmer† 1982 Miller Barber 1983 Billy Casper† 1984 Miller Barber 1985 Miller Barber 1986 Dale Douglass 1987 Gary Player 1988 Gary Player† 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Lee Trevino 1991 Jack Nicklaus† 1992 Larry Laoretti 1993 Jack Nicklaus 1994 Simon Hobday 1995 Tom Weiskopf 1996 Dave Stockton 1997 Graham Marsh 1998 Hale Irwin 1999 Dave Eichelberger 2000 Hale Irwin 2001 Bruce Fleisher 2002 Don Pooley† 2003 Bruce Lietzke 2004 Peter Jacobsen 2005 Allen Doyle 2006 Allen Doyle 2007 Brad Bryant 2008 Eduardo Romero 2009 Fred Funk 2010 Bernhard Langer 2011 Olin Browne 2012 Roger Chapman 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Colin Montgomerie† 2015 Jeff Maggert

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Senior Players Championship champions

1983 Miller Barber 1984 Arnold Palmer 1985 Arnold Palmer 1986 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 1987 Gary Player 1988 Billy Casper 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Jack Nicklaus 1991 Jim Albus 1992 Dave Stockton 1993 Jim Colbert 1994 Dave Stockton 1995 J. C. Snead† 1996 Raymond Floyd 1997 Larry Gilbert 1998 Gil Morgan 1999 Hale Irwin 2000 Raymond Floyd 2001 Allen Doyle† 2002 Stewart Ginn 2003 Craig Stadler 2004 Mark James 2005 Peter Jacobsen 2006 Bobby Wadkins 2007 Loren Roberts 2008 D. A. Weibring 2009 Jay Haas 2010 Mark O'Meara† 2011 Fred Couples† 2012 Joe Daley 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Bernhard Langer 2015 Bernhard Langer

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year

PGA Players of the Year

PGA Tour Players of the Year

Billy Casper in the Ryder Cup

United States Ryder Cup captains

United States Ryder Cup team – 1961

Billy Casper Bill Collins Dow Finsterwald Doug Ford Jay Hebert Gene Littler Arnold Palmer Mike Souchak Art Wall, Jr. Jerry Barber (playing captain)

Won: 14.5 – 5.5

United States Ryder Cup team – 1963

Julius Boros Billy Casper Dow Finsterwald Bob Goalby Tony Lema Gene Littler Billy Maxwell Johnny Pott Dave Ragan Arnold Palmer (playing captain)

Won: 23 – 9

United States Ryder Cup team – 1965

Julius Boros Billy Casper Tommy Jacobs Don January Tony Lema Gene Littler Dave Marr Arnold Palmer Ken Venturi Byron Nelson (non-playing captain)

Won: 19.5 – 12.5 Johnny Pott: Made the team, but did not participate in the event due to a back injury.

United States Ryder Cup team – 1967

Julius Boros Gay Brewer Billy Casper Gardner Dickinson Al Geiberger Gene Littler Bobby Nichols Johnny Pott Arnold Palmer Doug Sanders Ben Hogan (non-playing captain)

Won: 23.5 – 8.5

United States Ryder Cup team – 1969

Tommy Aaron Miller Barber Frank Beard Billy Casper Dale Douglass Raymond Floyd Dave Hill Gene Littler Jack Nicklaus Dan Sikes Ken Still Lee Trevino Sam Snead (non-playing captain)

Tied: 16 – 16

United States Ryder Cup team – 1971

Miller Barber Frank Beard Billy Casper Charles Coody Gardner Dickinson Gene Littler Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Mason Rudolph J. C. Snead Dave Stockton Lee Trevino Jay Hebert (non-playing captain)

Won: 18.5 – 13.5

United States Ryder Cup team – 1973

Tommy Aaron Homero Blancas Gay Brewer Billy Casper Dave Hill Lou Graham Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Chi-Chi Rodríguez J. C. Snead Lee Trevino Tom Weiskopf Jack Burke, Jr. (non-playing captain)

Won: 19 – 13

United States Ryder Cup team – 1975

Billy Casper Raymond Floyd Al Geiberger Lou Graham Hale Irwin Gene Littler Johnny Miller Bob Murphy Jack Nicklaus J. C. Snead Lee Trevino Tom Weiskopf Arnold Palmer (non-playing captain)

Won: 21 – 11

United States Ryder Cup team – 1979

Andy Bean Lee Elder Hubert Green Mark Hayes Hale Irwin Tom Kite John Mahaffey Gil Morgan Larry Nelson Lee Trevino Lanny Wadkins Fuzzy Zoeller Billy Casper (non-playing captain)

Won: 17 – 11

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