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1745:1979 births
1647:January 21,
1606:January 21,
1584:January 21,
1562:January 21,
1448:October 29,
1174:"T" = tied
917:David Hearn
899:MTS Classic
841:David Hearn
684:Hunter Haas
613:Mexico Open
538:2015 season
536:During the
493:Mexico Open
1699:Categories
1643:. PGA Tour
1602:. PGA Tour
1580:. PGA Tour
1558:. PGA Tour
1536:. PGA Tour
1422:References
1390:Walker Cup
1380:Palmer Cup
1209:Cuts made
1185:Tournament
1054:Tournament
1028:5 strokes
1009:Runner-up
998:Tournament
966:4 strokes
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938:Tournament
886:Ben Gallie
875:3 strokes
830:4 strokes
797:Tournament
652:Tournament
620:2 strokes
598:Runner-up
587:Tournament
402:Walker Cup
398:Palmer Cup
373:-American
286:51st: 2015
54:1979-11-11
1490:BBC Sport
1386:(winners)
1246:U.S. Open
1098:U.S. Open
1004:Margin of
944:Margin of
906:1 stroke
803:Margin of
655:Opponents
593:Margin of
430:Ben Hogan
371:Norwegian
319:CUT: 2014
302:U.S. Open
296:CUT: 2014
116:Residence
37:Full name
1679:PGA Tour
1627:bunkered
1540:March 5,
1515:March 5,
1470:March 5,
1400:See also
861:Apr 25,
816:May 11,
606:Jun 26,
529:and the
519:playoffs
481:PGA Tour
441:events.
435:PGA Tour
348:PGA Tour
242:Highest
217:PGA Tour
163:Children
1687:at the
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1374:Amateur
1178:Summary
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386:Florida
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1338:Totals
1206:Events
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1200:Top-10
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172:Career
129:Spouse
123:, U.S.
106:
86:Weight
76:Height
70:, U.S.
1439:(pdf)
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1072:2015
561:2001
382:Miami
267:Other
144:(
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1649:2019
1608:2019
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1564:2019
1542:2013
1517:2013
1472:2013
1450:2019
1443:OWGR
1394:2001
1384:2001
1188:Wins
1152:CUT
1132:CUT
1114:CUT
1102:CUT
1069:2014
1066:2013
1063:2012
1060:2011
1057:2010
995:Date
935:Date
863:2004
818:2003
794:Date
720:2019
667:2004
649:Year
608:2011
584:Date
542:2016
515:2014
437:and
400:and
355:2013
341:2004
308:2014
306:T2:
194:2001
150:div.
47:Born
1194:3rd
1191:2nd
1111:T2
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