Tom Weiskopf

Tom Weiskopf
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Daniel Weiskopf
Born	(1942-11-09) November 9, 1942 Massillon, Ohio
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Nationality	United States
Spouse	Laurie
Career
College	Ohio State University
Turned professional	1964
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour
Professional wins	28
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	16
European Tour	1
Champions Tour	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T2: 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975
U.S. Open	T2: 1976
The Open Championship	Won: 1973
PGA Championship	3rd: 1975

Thomas Daniel Weiskopf (born November 9, 1942) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. His most successful decade was the 1970s, and he won 16 PGA Tour titles between 1968 and 1982. After winding down his tournament career, Weiskopf has become a noted golf course architect.

Weiskopf was born in Massillon, Ohio. He attended Benedictine High School in Cleveland, and Ohio State University, where he played on the golf team. He turned professional in 1964.

Weiskopf's first win on the PGA Tour came at the Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational in 1968, and fifteen more followed by 1982. His career season was 1973, when he won seven tournaments around the world, including The Open Championship at Royal Troon,^[1]^[2] and he would finish that year ranked second in the world according to Mark McCormack's world golf rankings. This was to remain his only major championship victory, but he was a four-time runner-up at The Masters and also had a T2 finish at the 1976 U.S. Open.^[3]

Weiskopf won the Canadian Open in 1973 and 1975; the latter win was achieved in dramatic fashion, with a one-hole playoff win over archrival Jack Nicklaus, when Weiskopf nearly holed his approach on the 15th hole at the Royal Montreal Golf Club's Blue Course. Weiskopf was a member of the United States team in the 1973 and 1975 Ryder Cups. He qualified as well for the 1977 team, but decided to skip the competition in order to go big-game hunting.^[1]

Weiskopf's swing was much admired in the golf world. He hit the ball high, generated enormous power and had very good control as well, a rare combination. Weiskopf's displays of temper on the golf course earned him the nickname of "The Towering Inferno".

Weiskopf joined the Senior PGA Tour in 1993 and won several senior tournaments, including one senior major, the 1995 U.S. Senior Open.^[1]^[4]

He has also worked as a golf analyst for CBS Sports,^[1] covering the 1981 and 1985 to 1995 Masters. Since 2008, he has contributed to ABC Sports and ESPN's coverage of The Open Championship.

Golf course design

Weiskopf got into golf course design working initially with Jay Morrish, but now has his own established practice.^[1] He has at least 40 courses to his credit in many parts of the world, including the Monument and Pinnacle courses at Troon North Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona;^[5] and Loch Lomond, venue of the Scottish Open from 1995 to 2010.^[1] A drivable par-4 hole is a common element in most of Weiskopf's designs. Many of the courses have received considerable praise by being ranked highly in lists of top courses around the world.^[5]

In January 2016, it was announced that Weiskopf would lead a renovation of the Torrey Pines North Course in San Diego, California.^[6]

The following is a (partial) list of courses that Weiskopf either designed alone or co-designed:

Troon North Golf Club (Monument and Pinnacle courses), Scottsdale, Arizona
Loch Lomond Golf Club, Luss, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Catamount Ranch & Club, Steamboat Springs, Colorado^[7]
Double Eagle, Galena, Ohio
Forest Highlands (Canyon and Meadow courses), Flagstaff, Arizona^[8]
Lahontan Golf Club, Truckee, California^[9]
The Olympic Club (Ocean and Cliffs courses), San Francisco, California
The Ridge at Castle Pines North, Castle Rock, Colorado
Shanty River Cedar River Course, Bellaire, Michigan
Quail Hollow Course, Painesville, Ohio

Amateur wins (1)

1963 Western Amateur

Professional wins (28)

PGA Tour wins (16)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 11, 1968	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	−15 (66-68-71-68=273)	1 stroke	Al Geiberger
2	Jul 7, 1968	Buick Open Invitational	−8 (73-67-71-69=280)	1 stroke	Mike Hill
3	Jun 13, 1971	Kemper Open	−11 (66-72-70-69=277)	Playoff	Dale Douglass, Gary Player, Lee Trevino
4	Aug 22, 1971	IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic	−14 (67-71-66-70=274)	1 stroke	Dave Hill
5	Feb 27, 1972	Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic	−10 (69-72-69-68=278)	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus
6	May 13, 1973	Colonial National Invitation	−4 (69-68-70-69=276)	1 stroke	Bruce Crampton, Jerry Heard
7	Jun 3, 1973	Kemper Open	−17 (65-70-68-68=271)	3 strokes	Lanny Wadkins
8	Jun 10, 1973	IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic	−14 (67-71-65-71=274)	4 strokes	Jim Barber
9	Jul 14, 1973	The Open Championship	−12 (68-67-71-70=276)	3 strokes	Neil Coles, Johnny Miller
10	Jul 29, 1973	Canadian Open	−10 (67-73-68-70=278)	2 strokes	Forrest Fezler
11	Apr 6, 1975	Greater Greensboro Open	−9 (64-71-72-68=275)	3 strokes	Al Geiberger
12	Jul 27, 1975	Canadian Open	−6 (65-74-68-67=274)	Playoff	Jack Nicklaus
13	Jun 5, 1977	Kemper Open	−11 (67-71-69-70=277)	2 strokes	George Burns, Bill Rogers
14	Mar 12, 1978	Doral-Eastern Open	−16 (67-70-67-68=272)	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus
15	Sep 20, 1981	LaJet Classic	−10 (73-67-70-68=278)	2 strokes	Gil Morgan
16	Jul 4, 1982	Western Open	−12 (69-67-70-70=276)	1 stroke	Larry Nelson

Major championship is shown in bold.

PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1966	Greater Greensboro Open	Doug Sanders	Lost to par on second extra hole
2	1969	Greater Greensboro Open	Julius Boros, Gene Littler Orville Moody	Littler won with birdie on fifth extra hole Weiskopf eliminated with par on first hole
3	1971	Kemper Open	Dale Douglass, Gary Player, Lee Trevino	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	1975	Canadian Open	Jack Nicklaus	Won with birdie on first extra hole
5	1979	Southern Open	Ed Fiori	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

European Tour wins (1)

1981 Benson & Hedges International Open

Other wins (7)

1965 Ohio Open
1972 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship (England, unofficial event)
1973 World Series of Golf (not yet a PGA Tour event), South African PGA Championship
1979 Argentine Open
1982 Jerry Ford Invitational
1993 Chrysler Cup

Senior PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 28, 1994	Franklin Quest Championship	−12 (68-67-69=204)	Playoff	Dave Stockton
2	Jul 2, 1995	U.S. Senior Open	−13 (69-69-69-68=275)	4 strokes	Jack Nicklaus
3	Mar 31, 1996	SBC Dominion Seniors	−9 (69-69-69=207)	2 strokes	Bob Dickson, Graham Marsh, Gary Player
4	Jun 9, 1996	Pittsburgh Senior Classic	−11 (68-67-70=205)	3 strokes	Brian Barnes, J. C. Snead

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1994	Franklin Quest Championship	Dave Stockton	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Senior major championship is shown in bold.

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1973	The Open Championship	1 shot lead	−12 (68-67-71-70=276)	3 strokes	Neil Coles Johnny Miller

Results timeline

Tournament	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	T16	T2
U.S. Open	T40	DNP	15	T24	T22
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	T72	DNP	CUT	T44

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	T23	T6	T2	T34	T2	T2	T9	T14	T11	T41
U.S. Open	T30	CUT	8	3	T15	T29	T2	3	T4	T4
The Open Championship	T22	T40	T7	1	T7	15	T17	T22	T17	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	T22	T62	T6	WD	3	T8	T58	T4	CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	T10	T20	T35	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	37	DNP	T39	T24	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T16	DNP	CUT	T45	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	T10	T27	CUT	T30	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	T101	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	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	0	4	0	4	7	12	16	15
U.S. Open	0	1	2	5	6	11	18	16
The Open Championship	1	0	0	1	3	9	19	12
PGA Championship	0	0	1	2	5	6	18	12
Totals	1	5	3	12	21	38	71	55

Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (1975 Masters – 1979 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (1973 U.S. Open – 1974 Masters)

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1995	U.S. Senior Open	−13 (69-69-69-68=275)	4 strokes	Jack Nicklaus

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1973 (winners), 1975 (winners)
World Cup: 1972

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Kelley, Brent. "Tom Weiskopf bio". About.com. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
↑ "1973 Tom Weiskopf". The Open. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
↑ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved April 17, 2010.
↑ Diaz, Jaime (July 10, 1995). "Free at last". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
1 2 Holland, David R. "Course Design: Tom Weiskopf Excels at New Job Title". World Golf. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
↑ "Tom Weiskopf to lead multi-million dollar reno of Torrey Pines North". Golf Course Architecture.
↑ "Golf Overview". Catamount Ranch & Club.
↑ "Golf – Forest Highlands". www.fhgc.com.
↑ "Golf". Lahontan Golf Club.

External links

Tom Weiskopf at the PGA Tour official site
Tom Weiskopf at the European Tour official site
Profile on sporting-heroes.net
Profile on golfweb.com
A 285-acre Tom Weiskopf-designed golf course

The Open Championship champions

1860 Willie Park Sr. 1861 Tom Morris Sr. 1862 Tom Morris Sr. 1863 Willie Park Sr. 1864 Tom Morris Sr. 1865 Andrew Strath 1866 Willie Park Sr. 1867 Tom Morris Sr. 1868 Tom Morris Jr. 1869 Tom Morris Jr. 1870 Tom Morris Jr. 1871 No championship 1872 Tom Morris Jr. 1873 Tom Kidd 1874 Mungo Park 1875 Willie Park Sr. 1876 Bob Martin† 1877 Jamie Anderson 1878 Jamie Anderson 1879 Jamie Anderson 1880 Bob Ferguson 1881 Bob Ferguson 1882 Bob Ferguson 1883 Willie Fernie† 1884 Jack Simpson 1885 Bob Martin 1886 David Brown 1887 Willie Park Jr. 1888 Jack Burns 1889 Willie Park Jr.† 1890 John Ball# 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy 1892 Harold Hilton# 1893 William Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor 1895 John Henry Taylor 1896 Harry Vardon† 1897 Harold Hilton# 1898 Harry Vardon 1899 Harry Vardon 1900 John Henry Taylor 1901 James Braid 1902 Sandy Herd 1903 Harry Vardon 1904 Jack White 1905 James Braid 1906 James Braid 1907 Arnaud Massy 1908 James Braid 1909 John Henry Taylor 1910 James Braid 1911 Harry Vardon† 1912‡ Edward Ray 1913 John Henry Taylor 1914 Harry Vardon 1915-19 No Championships due to World War I 1920 George Duncan 1921 Jock Hutchison† 1922 Walter Hagen 1923 Arthur Havers 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Jim Barnes 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927‡ Bobby Jones# 1928 Walter Hagen 1929 Walter Hagen 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Tommy Armour 1932‡ Gene Sarazen 1933 Denny Shute† 1934‡ Henry Cotton 1935 Alf Perry 1936 Alf Padgham 1937 Henry Cotton 1938 Reg Whitcombe 1939 Dick Burton 1940-45 No Championships due to World War II 1946 Sam Snead 1947 Fred Daly 1948 Henry Cotton 1949 Bobby Locke† 1950 Bobby Locke 1951 Max Faulkner 1952 Bobby Locke 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Peter Thomson 1955 Peter Thomson 1956 Peter Thomson 1957 Bobby Locke 1958 Peter Thomson† 1959 Gary Player 1960 Kel Nagle 1961 Arnold Palmer 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Bob Charles† 1964 Tony Lema 1965 Peter Thomson 1966 Jack Nicklaus 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo 1968 Gary Player 1969 Tony Jacklin 1970 Jack Nicklaus† 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Lee Trevino 1973‡ Tom Weiskopf 1974 Gary Player 1975 Tom Watson† 1976 Johnny Miller 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Seve Ballesteros 1980 Tom Watson 1981 Bill Rogers 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Tom Watson 1984 Seve Ballesteros 1985 Sandy Lyle 1986 Greg Norman 1987 Nick Faldo 1988 Seve Ballesteros 1989 Mark Calcavecchia† 1990 Nick Faldo 1991 Ian Baker-Finch 1992 Nick Faldo 1993 Greg Norman 1994 Nick Price 1995 John Daly† 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Justin Leonard 1998 Mark O'Meara† 1999 Paul Lawrie† 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 David Duval 2002 Ernie Els† 2003 Ben Curtis 2004 Todd Hamilton† 2005‡ Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Pádraig Harrington† 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Stewart Cink† 2010 Louis Oosthuizen 2011 Darren Clarke 2012 Ernie Els 2013 Phil Mickelson 2014‡ Rory McIlroy 2015 Zach Johnson†

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

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

Tom Weiskopf in the Ryder Cup

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

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Tom Weiskopf

Golf course design

Amateur wins (1)

Professional wins (28)

PGA Tour wins (16)

European Tour wins (1)

Other wins (7)

Senior PGA Tour wins (4)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

Summary

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

External links