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Bill Glasson (golfer)

American professional golfer (born 1960)

Summary

American professional golfer (born 1960)

Field	Value
name	Bill Glasson
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fullname	William Lee Glasson Jr.
birth_date
birth_place	Fresno, California, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	175 lb
nationality
residence	Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
college	Oral Roberts University
yearpro	1983
extour	PGA Tour
PGA Tour Champions
prowins	9
pgawins	7
champwins
seneurowins
otherwins	2
majorwins
masters	T18: 1994, 1999
usopen	T4: 1995
open	T25: 1995
pga	T13: 1998
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year
year1	1997
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PGA Tour Champions Comeback Player of the Year](pga-tour-comeback-player-of-the-year) William Lee Glasson Jr. (born April 29, 1960) is an American professional golfer who won several tournaments on the PGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

In 1960, Glasson was born in Fresno, California. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he was a member of the golf team – a two-time All-American.

Professional career

In 1983, Glasson turned professional. He had success at 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School and joined the PGA Tour. In 1984, he led the PGA Tour for driving distance.

Glasson has enjoyed nine victories as a professional golfer: seven official PGA Tour events and two non-official events. His first win came at the 1985 Kemper Open. Trailing seven strokes behind the leader Larry Mize with 14 holes to play, Glasson made a 45-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a round of 66 to finish one stroke ahead of Mize and Corey Pavin.

Glasson won a second Kemper Open in 1992 fending off a playoff challenge from John Daly. His best finish in a major is a tie for 4th place at the 1995 U.S. Open. Glasson has over 60 top-10 PGA Tour finishes and has earned more than $6.7 million in career earnings. He was featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His last win on the Tour was in 1997 at the Las Vegas Invitational.

Glasson experienced difficulty maintaining his PGA Tour privileges in his 40s, due in large part to medical problems. He needed to play some on the Nationwide Tour, where his best finish was 2nd place at the 2003 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. Glasson has undergone at least 19 surgeries on various parts of his body including elbow, sinus, knee, lip, forearm and lower back. In 1994 Glasson said, "For me, breakfast is a bowl of Advil."

He began playing on the Champions Tour after his 50th birthday on April 29, 2010.

Personal life

Glasson lives in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Awards and honors

In 1997, Glasson earned the PGA Tour's Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 2, 1985	Kemper Open	−10 (72-70-70-66=278)	1 stroke	USA Larry Mize, USA Corey Pavin
2	Sep 25, 1988	B.C. Open	−16 (66-68-65-69=268)	2 strokes	USA Wayne Levi, USA Bruce Lietzke
3	Nov 13, 1988	Centel Classic	−16 (67-69-68-68=272)	2 strokes	USA Tommy Armour III
4	Feb 26, 1989	Doral-Ryder Open	−13 (71-65-67-72=275)	1 stroke	USA Fred Couples
5	May 31, 1992	Kemper Open (2)	−8 (69-68-71-68=276)	1 stroke	USA John Daly, USA Ken Green,
USA Mike Springer, USA Howard Twitty
6	Jan 30, 1994	Phoenix Open	−16 (68-68-68-64=268)	3 strokes	USA Bob Estes
7	Oct 26, 1997	Las Vegas Invitational	−20 (63-65-75-71-66=340)	4 strokes	USA David Edwards, USA Billy Mayfair

Source:

Other wins (2)

1984 Northern California Open
1989 JCPenney Classic (with Pat Bradley)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament			T25			CUT
U.S. Open	T25	T39	T53	CUT		T21
The Open Championship
PGA Championship		T54	CUT		WD

Tournament	1990	1993	1994	1995	1996	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	T33	CUT	T18	CUT	CUT	CUT	T18
U.S. Open	T51	CUT		T4			CUT
The Open Championship	CUT			T25
PGA Championship	WD		T19	CUT		T13	WD

Tournament	2000	2005
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open		T67
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	T64

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	3	9	4
U.S. Open	1	1	3	10	7
The Open Championship	0	0	1	2	1
PGA Championship	0	0	2	9	4

Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1984 U.S. Open – 1986 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
The Players Championship	CUT	CUT	T7	CUT	WD	T24	T41		CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT			CUT	T57	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	1999
Match Play	R16
Championship
Invitational

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

References

"PGA Tour stats – Driving Distance". PGA Tour.
(June 3, 1985). "Kemper first win for Glasson". [[Daily Record (Washington).
"PGA Tour Profile – Bill Glasson". PGA Tour.
Dorman, Larry. (October 30, 1994). "It's Glasson Operating: Now, It's on the Course". [[The New York Times]].
"Bill Glasson". PGA Tour.

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