Hale Irwin | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Hale S. Irwin |
Born | Joplin, Missouri, U.S. | June 3, 1945
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Spouse | Sally Irwin |
Children | 2 |
Career | |
College | University of Colorado |
Turned professional | 1968 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
Professional wins | 83 |
Highest ranking | 7 (May 19, 1991)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 20 |
European Tour | 3 |
Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
Sunshine Tour | 1 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
PGA Tour Champions | 45 (2nd all-time) |
Other | 8 (regular) 7 (senior) |
Best results in major championships (wins: 3) | |
Masters Tournament | T4: 1974, 1975 |
PGA Championship | T5: 1975 |
U.S. Open | Won: 1974, 1979, 1990 |
The Open Championship | T2: 1983 |
Achievements and awards | |
Hale S. Irwin (born June 3, 1945) is an American professional golfer. He was one of the world's leading golfers from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He is one of the few players in history to win three U.S. Opens, becoming the oldest ever U.S. Open champion in 1990 at the age of 45. As a senior golfer, Irwin ranks second all-time in PGA Tour Champions victories. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Champions Tour history. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect.