Payne Stewart- Springfield, Missouri native - Springfield Greenwood High School grad - Southern Methodist University grad (Co-Champion of the Southwest conference in 1979.) 1991 & 1999 U.S. Open Champion 1989 PGA Championship Champion 11 career PGA Tour Wins Masters; Top 10 - 1986(T8) & 1993(T9) U.S. Open; Top 10 - 1985(T5), 1986(T6), 1988(T10), 1991(1) 1993(2), 1998(2), & 1999(1) British Open; Top 10 - 1985(2), 1987(T4), 1988(T7), 1989(T8), & 1990(T2) PGA Championship; Top 10 - 1986(T5), 1988(T9), 1989(1), 1990(T8) |
Horton Smith- Born in Springfield, Missouri 32 PGA Tour victories World Golf Hall of Fame member 1934 & 1936 MASTERS Champion Ryder Cup team member in 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, & 1937. Never lost a match! Masters; Top 10 - 1934(1), 1936(1), & 1942(5) U.S. Open; Top 10 - 1929(10), 1930(3), 1935(T6), & 1940(3) British Open; Top 10 - 1930(T4) & 1937(10) PGA Championship; Top 10 - 1928(T3), 1930(T5), 1931(T5), 1935(T5), 1936(T5), 1937(T9), 1938(T5), 1939(T5), 1941(T9), & 1954(T9) |
Tom Watson- Born in Kansas City, Mo. - Stanford University grad 39 PGA Tour Victories (Tied for 10th All-Time in PGA Tour history) 1977 & 1981 MASTERS Champion 1982 U.S. Open Champion 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 British Open Champion Played on the 1977, 1981, 1983 & 1989 Ryder Cup teams and captained the 1993 team. World Golf Hall of Fame member Masters; Top 10 - 1975(T8), 1977(1), 1978(T2), 1979(T2), 1981(1), 1982(T5), 1983(T4), 1984(2), 1985(T6), 1987(T7), 1988(T9), 1990(T7), 1991(T3), & 1997(4) U.S. Open; Top 10 - 1974(T5), 1975(T9), 1976(7), 1977(T7), 1978(T6), 1980(3), 1982(1), 1983(2), 1987(2), 1993(T5), & 1994(T6) British Open; Top 10 - 1975(1), 1977(1), 1980(1), 1982(1), 1983(1), 1984(T2), 1987(7), 1989(4), 1997(T10), & 2009(2) PGA Championship; Top 10 - 1975(9), 1977(T6), 1978(2), 1980(T10), 1982(T9), 1985(T6), 1989(T9), 1993(5), 1994(T9), & 2000(T9) 2003, 2005, & 2007 Senior British Open Champion! |
Hale Irwin- Born in Joplin, Missouri - NCAA Division 1 Champion in 1967 20 PGA Tour victories! 1974, 1979 & 1990 U.S. Open Champion World Golf Hall of Fame member! Ryder Cup team member in 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, & 1991. Masters; Top 10 - 1974(T4), 1975(T4), 1976(T5), 1977(5), 1978(8), 1983(T6), & 1991(T10) U.S. Open; Top 10 - 1974(1), 1975(T3), 1978(T4), 1979(1), 1980(T8), 1984(6), & 1990(1) British Open; Top 10 - 1975(T9), 1979(6), & 1983(T2) PGA Championship; Top 10 - 1973(T9), 1975(T5), & 1993(T6) Senior U.S. Open Champion in 1998 & 2000! - Over 45 Senior Tour victories (#1 All-Time) & $23 million in earnings! - Won 7 Major titles on Senior Tour! |
Jay HaasBorn in St. Louis, Missouri NCAA Champion in 1975 Nine PGA Tour victories! Made more cuts than any player on the PGA Tour at 592! Ranked among the Top 20 golfers in the world even after his 50th birthday! Received the Payne Stewart award in February of 2005. Senior PGA Championship titles in 2006 & 2008! Three-Time Ryder Cup team member in 1983, 1995, & 2004. Masters: Top 10 - 1985(5), 1986(T6), 1987(T7), 1994(T5), & 1995(T3) U.S. Open: Top 10 - 1977(T5), 1982(T6), 1995(T4), 1997(T5), & 2004(T9) PGA Championship: Top 10 - 1979(T7), 1982(T5), 1983(T9), 1995(T8), 1999(T3), & 2003(T5) |