Hal Sutton
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | May 28 1958 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Bossier City, Louisiana |
| College | |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1981 |
| Current tour | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 15 (PGA Tour: 14, Other: 1) |
| Best Results in Major Championships Wins: 1 |
|
| Masters | 10th: 2000 |
| U.S. Open | 6th: 1983 |
| British Open | T10: 1999 |
| PGA Championship | Won 1983 |
| Awards | |
| PGA Player of the Year | 1983 |
Hal Evan Sutton (born April 28, 1958) is an
American golfer and captain of the 2004 American Ryder Cup team.
Sutton was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was a promising golfer at the Centenary College of Louisiana, named GOLF magazine's 1980 College Player of the Year. He established himself as one of the PGA Tour's top young stars in the early 1980s, winning the PGA Championship in 1983. However, he then entered into a long drought, going from 1986 to 1995 without a PGA Tour victory; he nearly lost his tour card late in the string, maintaining it only by using a one-time-only exemption for players in the top 50 of the all-time PGA Tour career money list. In 2001, however, Sutton had one of his best years, making the cut in 22 of 26 events with one victory at the Shell Houston Open at TPC at The Woodlands and a season winnings total of $1.7 million USD. He has featured in the top 5 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
After playing on four U.S. Ryder Cup teams (1985, 1987, 1999, 2002), he was named non-playing captain of the team for 2004. The competition, played at Oakland Hills Country Club, saw Europe beat the USA by 18.5 points to 9.5 points. Inevitably, Sutton came in for some criticism of his performance as captain, especially for his decision to pair Tiger Woods with Phil Mickelson on the first day of play.
On September 12, 2007 he received the Payne Stewart Award. He won it for his charitable efforts which include the establishment of the Christus Schumpert Sutton Children's Hospital in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. He also teamed up with Louisianans Kelly Gibson and David Toms to raise more than $2 million in aid to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita victims. Sutton was also awarded the Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence Award in 2004 and the Golf Writers Association of America's 2006 Charlie Bartlett Award with Gibson and Toms for their relief efforts.
He will become eligible to play the Champions Tour in April of 2008.
Amateur wins (4)
Professional wins (15)
PGA Tour wins (14)
- 1982 (1) Walt Disney World Golf Classic
- 1983 (2) Tournament Players Championship, PGA Championship
- 1985 (2) St. Jude Memphis Classic, Southwest Golf Classic
- 1986 (2) Phoenix Open, Memorial Tournament
- 1995 (1) B.C. Open
- 1998 (2) Westin Texas Open, The Tour Championship
- 1999 (1) Bell Canadian Open
- 2000 (2) The PLAYERS Championship, Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
- 2001 (1) Shell Houston Open
Major championship is shown in bold.
Other wins (1)
- 1985 Chrysler Team Championship (with Raymond Floyd)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 52 | CUT | DNP | T27 | CUT | T31 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T19 | 6 | T16 | T23 | T4 | T31 | 64 | T29 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | T47 LA | CUT | T29 | CUT | DNP | DNP | T11 | CUT | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T29 | 1 | T6 | T65 | T21 | T28 | T66 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 | DNP | T19 | DNP | T7 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 |
| PGA Championship | T49 | T7 | CUT | T31 | T55 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T27 | T26 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 10 | 36 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T23 | T24 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T44 | T60 | T39 | CUT | 79 |
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
United States national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1979 (winners), 1981 (winners)
- World Amateur Team Championship: 1980
Professional
- USA vs. Japan: 1983
- Ryder Cup: 1985, 1987, 1999 (winners), 2002, Captain in 2004
- Nissan Cup: 1986
- Presidents Cup: 1998 (withdrew), 2000 (winners)
- UBS Cup: 2003
See also
External links
| 2004 American Ryder Cup Squad |
|---|
| Chad Campbell · Stewart Cink · Chris DiMarco · Fred Funk · Jim Furyk · Jay Haas · Davis Love III · Phil Mickelson · Kenny Perry · Chris Riley · Hal Sutton (captain) · David Toms · Tiger Woods |
| American Ryder Cup Captains |
|---|
| 1927 Walter Hagen · 1929 Walter Hagen · 1931 Walter Hagen · 1933 Walter Hagen · 1935 Walter Hagen · 1937 Walter Hagen · 1947 Ben Hogan · 1949 Ben Hogan · 1951 Sam Snead · 1953 Lloyd Mangrum · 1955 Chick Harbert · 1957 Jack Burke, Jr · 1959 Sam Snead · 1961 Jerry Barber · 1963 Arnold Palmer · 1965 Byron Nelson · 1967 Ben Hogan · 1969 Sam Snead · 1971 Jay Hebert · 1973 Jack Burke, Jr · 1975 Arnold Palmer · 1977 Dow Finsterwald · 1979 Billy Casper · 1981 Dave Marr · 1983 Jack Nicklaus · 1985 Lee Trevino · 1987 Jack Nicklaus · 1989 Raymond Floyd · 1991 Dave Stockton · 1993 Tom Watson · 1995 Lanny Wadkins · 1997 Tom Kite · 1999 Ben Crenshaw · 2002 Curtis Strange · 2004 Hal Sutton · 2006 Tom Lehman · 2008 Paul Azinger |
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