Hubert Green

Hubert Green
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Hubert Myatt Green
Nickname	Hubie
Born	(1946-12-28) December 28, 1946 Birmingham, Alabama
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Mountain Brook, Alabama
Spouse	Becky Blair
Career
College	Florida State University
Turned professional	1969
Retired	2009
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	28
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	19
European Tour	1
Japan Golf Tour	2
Champions Tour	4
Best results in major championships (Wins: 2)
Masters Tournament	T2: 1978
U.S. Open	Won: 1977
The Open Championship	3rd: 1977
PGA Championship	Won: 1985
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	2007 (member page)

Hubert Myatt Green (born December 28, 1946) is an American professional golfer who won 26 professional golf tournaments, including two major championships: the 1977 U.S. Open and the 1985 PGA Championship. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007.

Early life

Green was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended and played golf for Shades Valley High School in Birmingham and then Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee, Florida. While at FSU, he won the Southern Amateur in 1966 on his home course at the Country Club of Birmingham. In 1967, he became the Alabama Amateur golf champion, a title he successfully defended in 1968. He also won the Cape Coral Inter-Collegiate Tournament by eight strokes and the Miami Invitational by five strokes, among others. His fourth-place finish in the 1968 U.S. Amateur in Columbus, Ohio earned him an invitation to play in the 1969 Masters as an amateur. Green graduated from FSU in 1968 with a degree in marketing. That year he also enlisted in the Alabama National Guard at Enterprise, Alabama. However, in 1969, Green won the Southern Amateur for a second time, and as one of the top 10 amateurs in the country, he decided to turn pro. He took a year to earn his PGA of America credentials.^[1]

Career

In his 26 years on the PGA Tour, Green had 19 victories, including two major championships: the 1977 U.S. Open at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the 1985 PGA Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. He finished in the top-25 in a third of the PGA Tour events he entered. He also played on three Ryder Cup teams (1977, 1979, and 1985) and was undefeated in singles play.^[2]^[3]

In 1971, Green won the Houston Champions International and was the PGA Tour's Rookie of the Year.^[2] He went on to multiple victories throughout 1970s, but he was at his peak in the latter part of that decade.

In March of 1976, Green won three PGA Tour events in consecutive weeks, an unusual achievement in any era.

At the 1977 U.S. Open, as Green walked to the 15th tee of the final round, he was notified of a caller anonymously phoning in a death threat on his life. The police presented him with options, and he courageously opted to play on, winning by one stroke over Lou Graham.^[4]

A month later at the 1977 Open Championship at Turnberry, Green finished third behind Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, who were respectively eleven and ten shots clear of Green in their famous "Duel in the Sun."^[5]

Green was ranked third in Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in 1977, having also won the 1977 Irish Open in August.

Green finished in the top 10 of the Masters six times in seven years from 1974 to 1980. At the 1978 Masters he came to the final hole about 30 minutes after Gary Player had finished a round of 64. Player had a 1-shot lead over Green, who hit a good drive and then a great approach to within three feet of the cup. Green had to back away from the putt when he overheard radio announcer Jim Kelly say something. When Green took the stroke, he pushed it a little to the right and the putt slid by. Green never blamed Kelly, however, telling Golf Digest, "Only an amateur would have been put off by the interruption — or would try to make excuses about it."^[3]

At the 1985 PGA Championship, Green won his second major title, two strokes ahead of defending champion Lee Trevino. It was Green's 19th and final victory on the PGA Tour.

In 1998, his second season on the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour), Green won the Bruno's Memorial Classic in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. He shot a final round of 64, playing the last six holes with an eagle, four birdies, and one par to beat Hale Irwin by one stroke.

Green has also been active in golf course design, having worked on TPC Southwind, the site for the PGA Tour's St. Jude Classic; Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia; and Greystone Golf & Country Club, the site of his Bruno's Classic victory.

Green retired as a touring professional in 2009 but remains Alabama's most outstanding amateur and professional golfer.^[6]^[1]

Cancer survivor

In the spring of 2003, Green was diagnosed with oral cancer after his dentist noticed an unusual swelling on the back of his tongue^[3] after a routine cleaning and referred him to a medical specialist for evaluation. Green underwent a very difficult and painful regimen of radiation and chemotherapy treatments during the summer of 2003.^[2] By the end of 2003, however, his cancer was in remission; his weight crept up to 165 pounds from a low of 143 pounds.^[7]

Honors

Green was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Southern Amateur Hall of Fame in 2006. He received the Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year award in 2002 and 2004, and the American Cancer Life Inspiration Award in 2004. At the 2005 Masters Tournament, Green was presented with the Ben Hogan Award for continuing to be active in golf despite a serious illness. In 2007, he was recognized again when he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.^[1]^[3]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

1966 Southern Amateur
1967 Alabama Amateur
1968 Alabama Amateur
1969 Southern Amateur

Professional wins (28)

PGA Tour wins (19)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 16, 1971	Houston Champions International	−4 (68-69-72-71=280)	Playoff	Don January
2	Apr 22, 1973	Tallahassee Open	−11 (69-67-70-71=277)	1 stroke	Jim Simons
3	Sep 23, 1973	B.C. Open	−18 (69-65-65-67=266)	6 strokes	Dwight Nevil
4	Feb 10, 1974	Bob Hope Desert Classic	−19 (72-69-66-69-65=341)	2 strokes	Bert Yancey
5	Mar 17, 1974	Greater Jacksonville Open	−12 (70-67-68-71=276)	3 strokes	John Mahaffey
6	Jun 9, 1974	IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic	−17 (70-67-66-68=271)	4 strokes	Hale Irwin
7	Nov 3, 1974	Walt Disney World National Team Championship (with Mac McLendon)	−33 (64-64-63-64=255)	1 stroke	Sam Snead & J. C. Snead, Ed Sneed & Bert Yancey
8	Sep 7, 1975	Southern Open	−16 (68-66-66-64=264)	3 strokes	John Schroeder
9	Mar 14, 1976	Doral-Eastern Open	−18 (66-70-65-69=270)	5 strokes	Mark Hayes, Jack Nicklaus
10	Mar 21, 1976	Greater Jacksonville Open	−12 (70-67-68-71=276)	2 strokes	Miller Barber
11	Mar 28, 1976	Sea Pines Heritage Classic	−10 (68-67-66-73=274)	5 strokes	Jerry McGee
12	Jun 19, 1977	U.S. Open	−2 (69-67-72-70=278)	1 strokes	Lou Graham
13	Feb 5, 1978	Hawaiian Open	−14 (69-66-68-71=274)	Playoff	Billy Kratzert
14	Mar 26, 1978	Heritage Classic	−7 (70-70-70-67=277)	3 strokes	Hale Irwin
15	Feb 11, 1979	Hawaiian Open	−21 (68-67-63-69=267)	3 strokes	Fuzzy Zoeller
16	Apr 29, 1979	First NBC New Orleans Open	−15 (69-67-69-68=273)	1 stroke	Frank Conner, Bruce Lietzke, Steve Melnyk, Lee Trevino
17	Aug 16, 1981	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	−20 (68-65-67-64=264)	1 stroke	Bobby Clampett, Fred Couples, Roger Maltbie
18	Oct 14, 1984	Southern Open	−15 (65-66-67-67=265)	6 strokes	Rex Caldwell, Scott Hoch, Corey Pavin
19	Aug 11, 1985	PGA Championship	−6 (67-69-70-72=278)	2 strokes	Lee Trevino

PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1971	Houston Champions International	Don January	Won with par on fifth extra hole
2	1975	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	Don Bies	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3	1978	Hawaiian Open	Bill Kratzert	Won with par on second extra hole
4	1978	World Series of Golf	Gil Morgan	Lost to par on first extra hole
5	1986	Doral-Eastern Open	Andy Bean	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

European Tour wins (1)

1977 Carroll's Irish Open

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

1975 Dunlop Phoenix
1985 Casio World Open

Other wins (1)

1980 Jerry Ford Invitational (co-winner)

Champions Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 3, 1998	Bruno's Memorial Classic	−13 (70-69-64=203)	1 stroke	Hale Irwin
2	Mar 12, 2000	Audi Senior Classic	−19 (65-70-62=197)	5 strokes	Jim Colbert, Dean Overtuff, Doug Tewell
3	Sep 17, 2000	Kroger Senior Classic	−10 (66-70-64=200)	1 stroke	Larry Nelson
4	Aug 4, 2002	Lightpath Long Island Classic	−14 (67-64-68=199)	Playoff	Hale Irwin

Champions Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2000	Home Depot Invitational	Bruce Fleisher	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2	2002	Lightpath Long Island Classic	Hale Irwin	Won with birdie on seventh extra hole

Other senior wins (1)

1999 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Gil Morgan)

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1977	U.S. Open	1 shot lead	−2 (69-67-72-70=278)	1 stroke	Lou Graham
1985	PGA Championship	3 shot lead	−6 (67-69-70-72=278)	2 strokes	Lee Trevino

Results timeline

Tournament	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	DNP	T22	T14	T9	T8	T19	T8	T2	T10
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	T55	CUT	T26	T18	6	1	CUT	24
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	4	T32	T5	3	T29	T41
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T16	DQ	T3	DNP	T30	T62	T26	T16

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	4	T11	T43	DNP	DNP	CUT	T36	T35	T19	T34
U.S. Open	T32	T37	CUT	T60	T30	CUT	T55	CUT	CUT	T9
The Open Championship	T6	T23	CUT	T19	CUT	DNP	WD	DNP	T52	DNP
PGA Championship	T68	T27	CUT	CUT	T14	1	T41	T56	WD	66

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T51	CUT	CUT	CUT

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
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	0	1	0	2	6	11	18	15
U.S. Open	1	0	0	1	3	5	19	12
The Open Championship	0	0	1	3	4	6	13	10
PGA Championship	1	0	1	2	2	5	24	14
Totals	2	1	2	8	15	27	74	51

Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (1974 Masters – 1978 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1977 (winners), 1979 (winners), 1985
World Cup: 1977

References

1 2 3 "Hubert Green". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
1 2 3 "World Golf Hall of Fame profile". Retrieved December 23, 2013.
1 2 3 4 Kelly, Brent. "Hubert Green bio". About.com. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
↑ "Green recalls life-and-death 1977 win". USA Today. August 12, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
↑ Garrity, John (28 July 2008). "The Duel in the Sun: Watson vs. Nicklaus at Turnberry in 1977". Golf.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
↑ Thompson, Ian (June 18, 2009). "Hubert Green's happy in Birmingham". Birmingham News.
↑ "Sports Figures – Hubert Green". Oral Cancer Foundation. Retrieved December 23, 2013.

External links

Hubert Green at the PGA Tour official site
Hubert Green at the European Tour official site
Hubert Green at the Japan Golf Tour official site
World Golf Hall of Fame profile

Hubert Green in the Major Championships

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

PGA Championship champions

Match play era	1916 Jim Barnes 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Gene Sarazen 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Walter Hagen 1926 Walter Hagen 1927 Walter Hagen 1928 Leo Diegel 1929 Leo Diegel 1930 Tommy Armour 1931 Tom Creavy 1932 Olin Dutra 1933 Gene Sarazen 1934 Paul Runyan 1935 Johnny Revolta 1936 Denny Shute 1937 Denny Shute 1938 Paul Runyan 1939 Henry Picard 1940 Byron Nelson 1941 Vic Ghezzi 1942 Sam Snead 1943 Cancelled due to World War II 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson 1946 Ben Hogan 1947 Jim Ferrier 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Chandler Harper 1951 Sam Snead 1952 Jim Turnesa 1953 Walter Burkemo 1954 Chick Harbert 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. 1957 Lionel Hebert

Stroke play era	1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Bob Rosburg 1960 Jay Hebert 1961 Jerry Barber† 1962 Gary Player 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964‡ Bobby Nichols 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Al Geiberger 1967 Don January† 1968 Julius Boros 1969‡ Raymond Floyd 1970 Dave Stockton 1971 Jack Nicklaus 1972 Gary Player 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Lee Trevino 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Dave Stockton 1977 Lanny Wadkins† 1978 John Mahaffey† 1979 David Graham† 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 Larry Nelson 1982‡ Raymond Floyd 1983‡ Hal Sutton 1984 Lee Trevino 1985 Hubert Green 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Larry Nelson† 1988 Jeff Sluman 1989 Payne Stewart 1990 Wayne Grady 1991 John Daly 1992 Nick Price 1993 Paul Azinger† 1994 Nick Price 1995 Steve Elkington† 1996 Mark Brooks† 1997 Davis Love III 1998 Vijay Singh 1999 Tiger Woods 2000‡ Tiger Woods† 2001 David Toms 2002 Rich Beem 2003 Shaun Micheel 2004 Vijay Singh† 2005 Phil Mickelson 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Y. E. Yang 2010 Martin Kaymer† 2011 Keegan Bradley† 2012 Rory McIlroy 2013 Jason Dufner 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Jason Day

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

Hubert Green in the Ryder Cup

United States Ryder Cup team – 1977

Raymond Floyd Lou Graham Hubert Green Dave Hill Hale Irwin Don January Jerry McGee Jack Nicklaus Ed Sneed Dave Stockton Lanny Wadkins Tom Watson Dow Finsterwald (non-playing captain)

Won: 12.5 – 7.5

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

United States Ryder Cup team – 1985

Raymond Floyd Hubert Green Peter Jacobsen Tom Kite Andy North Mark O'Meara Calvin Peete Craig Stadler Curtis Strange Hal Sutton Lanny Wadkins Fuzzy Zoeller Lee Trevino (non-playing captain)

Lost: 11.5 – 16.5

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