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TOM WATSON 2014 RYDER CUP U.S. TEAM CAPTAIN Years Played Teams Matches Points Won Lost Halved Winning Pct. 1977-81-83-89 4 15 10.5 10 4 1 .7 Image of Player Birth Date: September 4, 1949 Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Residence: Bucyrus, Kansas Family: Wife, Hilary; Children: Meg (9/13/79), Michael Barrett (12/15/82); stepchildren Kyle (9/23/86), Paige (4/22/89), Ross (8/31/91) College: Stanford University (1971, Psychology) Turned Professional: 1971 Joined PGA TOUR: 1971 PGA TOUR Career Earnings: $11,069,517 (as of to 9/8/14) Champions Tour Career Earnings: $14,236,285 (as of to 9/8/14) Career Worldwide Victories: 57 TOURNAMENT VICTORIES (39) CHAMPIONS TOUR (14) 1974 Western Open. 1999 Bank One Championship 1975 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Open Championship 2000 IR SENIOR TOUR Championship 1977 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Andy Williams-San Diego 2001 Senior PGA Championship Open Invitational, Masters Tournament, Western Open, 2002 Senior Tour Championship at Gaillardia Open Championship 2003 Senior British Open, JELD-WEN Tradition 1978 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open, Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Colgate Hall of Fame Classic, 2005 Senior British Open, Charles Schwab Cup Championship Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic 2007 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, The Senior Open 1979 Sea Pines Heritage Classic, MONY Tournament of Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Mgt Champions, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Memorial 2008 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Tournament, Colgate Hall of Fame Classic 2010 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai 1980 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open, MONY Tournament of 2011 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid Champions, Greater New Orleans Open, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Open Championship, World Series of Golf INTERNATIONAL (4) 1981 Masters Tournament, USF&G New Orleans Open, Atlanta Classic 1980 Dunlop Phoenix [Japan] 1984 Australian Open [Austr] 1982 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open, Sea Pines Heritage, 1992 Hong Kong Open [Asia] U.S. Open Championship, Open Championship 1997 Dunlop Phoenix [Japan] 1983 Open Championship 1984 Seiko-Tucson Match-Play, Championship, MONY OTHER VICTORIES (4) Tournament of Champions, Western Open 1994 Skins Game 1987 Nabisco Championship, 1996 Memorial Tournament 2007 Wendy’s Champions Skins Game [with Jack Nicklaus] 2010 Wendy’s Champions Skins Game [with Jack Nicklaus] MasterCard Colonial 1998 2011 Ka’anapali Champions Skins Game [with Jack Nicklaus] OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS • 4-Time Ryder Cup Team member – 1977, ’81, ’83, ’89 • Recipient, 1992 GCSAA Old Tom Morris Award • 10 victories, 4 defeats, 1 halve • Authored or co-authored several books, including “Tom Watson’s Strategic Golf” (1995) & “The Timeless Swing” (2011) • Member, 2003 UBS Cup • Ranked the 10th greatest golfer in history, 2000 Golf Digest • 1988, Inductee, World Golf Hall of Fame • Follows Sam Snead as Golf Professional Emeritus at The Greenbrier • 1988 Inductee, Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame Resort, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. • 1999, One of 5 Americans named honorary member of the Royal • Oldest player to hold the 54-hole lead in a major championship & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, joining Arnold Palmer, Jack (2009 Open Championship, Turnberry, Scotland) Nicklaus, former President George H.W. Bush and Gene Sarazen. • Oldest player to lead after any completed round at a major • 6-time PGA of America Player of the Year: 1977-80; 1982 and 1984 championship (2009 Open Championship) • Winner, Vardon Trophy – 1977, ’78, ’79 • 2010, Granted lifetime membership to the European Tour • Recipient, 1987 Bob Jones Award (United States Golf Association) 74 | Ryder Cup Media Guide RYDER CUP RECORDS AS CAPTAIN • On Sept. 26, 2014, at 65 years, 23 days, becomes the 1983 PGA National Golf Club — Palm Beach Gardens, FL oldest to serve as a Ryder Cup Captain Day 1: Foursomes: Watson/Ben Crenshaw def. Bernard Gallacher/Sandy Lyle (5 & 4) • In 2014, exceeds Ben Hogan (1947 to 1967) by one year Day 1: Four-Balls: for longest span between serving as a Captain Watson/Jay Haas def. Nick Faldo/Bernhard Langer (2 & 1) Day 2: Four-Balls: Watson/Bob Gilder def. Sam Torrance/Ian Woosnam (5 & 4) TOM WATSON IN THE RYDER CUP Day 2: Foursomes: Seve Ballesteros/Paul Way def. Watson/Gilder (2 & 1) 1977: Royal Lytham/St. Annes — England Singles: Watson def. Gallacher (2 & 1) Day 1: Foursomes: Jack Nicklaus/Tom Watson def. Tommy Totals: 4-1-0 Horton/Mark James (5 & 4) 1989 The Belfry — Sutton Coldfield, England Day 2: Four-Balls: Day 1: Foursomes: Watson/Chip Beck halved with Watson/Hubert Green def. Brian Barnes/Horton (5 & 4) Seve Ballesteros/José María Olazábal Singles: Nick Faldo def. Watson (1 Up) Day 1: Four-Balls: Ballesteros/Olazábal def. Totals: 2-1-0 Watson/Mark O’Meara, 6 and 5 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club — Surrey, England Singles: Watson def. Sam Torrance, 3 and 1 Day 1: Foursomes: Watson/Jack Nicklaus def.Peter Oosterhuis .. Totals: 1-1-1 & Nick Faldo (4 & 3) Day 2: Four-Balls: Nicklaus/Watson def. Jose Maria Canizares/ Des Smyth (3 & 2) Day 2: Foursomes: Nicklaus/Watson def. Bernhard Langer/Manuel Pinero (3 & 2) Singles: Howard Clark def. Watson (4 & 3) Tom Watson in practice at Walton Heath Golf Course in Tadworth, Surrey, for the Ryder Cup. 1981 (Photo by Simon Dack/Getty Images) Totals: 3-1-0 Ryder Cup Media Guide | 75 2014 VICE CAPTAINS | UNITED STATES RAYMOND FLOYD Country: USA Residence: Palm Beach, Florida Birthplace: Fort Bragg, North Carolina Height: 6 ft. 0 in. Weight: 196 lbs Birth Date (Age): September 4, 1942 (72) Family: Children: Raymond Jr., Robert, Christina Interests: Baseball Turned Professional: .....................1961 RYDER CUP HISTORY Appearances 1993: The Belfry ......................................................................Europe 13 USA 15 1969, 75 (winners), 77 (winners), 81 (winners), 83 (winners), 85, 89 Day 1: Foursomes: (Captain), 91 (winners), 93 (winners), 08 (Vice Captain) (winners), 14 Floyd/Couples lost to Faldo/Montgomerie (4 & 3) (Vice Captain) Day 2: Foursomes: Floyd/Stewart beat Baker/Lane (3 & 2) Overall Record .............Played 31, Won 12, Lost 16, Halved 3: Points 13½ Day 2: Four-Balls: Series Record: Floyd/Stewart beat Olazábal/Haeggman (2 & 1) Singles: ........................ Played 8 Won 4 Lost 4 Halved 0 Singles: Floyd beat Olazábal (2 Up) Foursomes: ................ Played 12 Won 4 Lost 8 Halved 0 Four-Balls: .................. Played 11 Won 4 Lost 4 Halved 3 Breakdown by Year of Each Ryder Cup RYDER CUP RECORDS HELD 1969: Royal Birkdale .................................................................... GB 16 USA 16 • Aged 51 years and 20 days made history when he became the Day 1: Foursomes: Floyd/Barber lost to Coles/Huggett (3 & 2) oldest player on either side to play in The Ryder Cup at The Day 2: Four-Balls: Floyd/Barber halved with Huggett/Caygill Belfry in 1993. He beat the previous record of Ted Ray, who was Day 2: Four-Balls; Floyd/Aaron halved with Bembridge/Hunt 50 years and 67 days in 1927. Singles: Floyd lost to Butler (1 Up) • Holds the record for the most number of different Ryder Cup 1975: Laurel Valley GC ..............................................................USA 21 GB&I 11 partners, with 14. This record he shares with Phil Mickelson Day 1: Four-Balls: Floyd/Casper lost to Oosterhuis/Jacklin (2 & 1) and Jim Furyk. Day 2: Four-Balls: Floyd/Geiberger halved with Darcy/Hunt Singles: Floyd beat Jacklin (1 Up) 1977: Royal Lytham & St Annes ..................................... GB&I 7½ USA 12½ PGA TOUR CAREER RECORD Day 1: Foursomes: Floyd/Graham lost to Faldo/Oosterhuis (2 & 1) (As of the 2014 US PGA Championship) Day 2: Four-Balls: Floyd/Nicklaus lost to Faldo/Oosterhuis (1 Up) EVENTS PLAYED ....................................................................................................726 Singles: Floyd beat James (2 & 1) CUTS MADE ...............................................................................................................582 1981: Walton Heath GC .................................................Europe 9½ USA 18½ TOP TEN FINISHES................................................................................................222 Day 1: Foursomes: Floyd/Irwin lost to Gallacher/Smyth (3 & 2) OFFICIAL CAREER EARNINGS....................................................... $5,323,075 Day 1: Four-Balls: Floyd/Irwin beat Gallacher/Darcy (2 & 1) Day 2: Four-Balls: Floyd/Irwin lost to Langer/Piñero (2 & 1) PGA TOUR VICTORIES: (22) Day 2: Foursomes: Floyd/Rogers beat Lyle/James (3 & 2) 1963 St Petersburg Open Invitational; 1965 St Paul Open Invitational; Singles: Floyd beat Oosterhuis (1 Up) 1969 Greater Jacksonville Open, American Golf Classic, US PGA 1983: PGA National ........................................................USA 14½ Europe 13½ Championship; 1975 Kemper Open; 1976 Masters Tournament, World Day 1: Foursomes: Open Golf Championship; 1977 Byron Nelson Classic, Pleasant Floyd/Gilder lost to Cañizares/Torrance (4 & 3) Valley Classic; 1979 Greater Greensboro Open; 1980 Doral-Eastern Day 1: Four-Balls: Floyd/Strange lost to Ballesteros/Way (1 Up) Open; 1981 Doral-Eastern Open, Tournament Players Championship, Day 2: Foursomes: Floyd/Kite lost to Faldo/Langer (3 & 2) Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic; 1982 Memorial Singles: Floyd lost to Brown (4 & 3) Tournament, Danny Thomas Memphis Classic, US PGA Championship; 1985: The Belfry ............................................................. Europe 16½ USA 11½ 1985 Houston