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Gil Morgan

American professional golfer (born 1946)

Field	Value
name	Gil Morgan
image	GilMorgan.jpg
caption	Morgan in 2009
fullname	Gilmer Bryan Morgan II
nickname	Doc
birth_date
birth_place	Wewoka, Oklahoma, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	170 lb
nationality
residence	Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
college	East Central State College
Southern College of Optometry
yearpro	1972
retired
extour	PGA Tour
Champions Tour
prowins	41
pgawins	7
japwins	1
champwins	25 (Tied 4th all time)
otherwins	8
majorwins
masters	T3: 1984
usopen	3rd: 1983
open	T10: 1980
pga	3rd/T3: 1980, 1990
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	Senior PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
year1	1997
award2	Senior PGA Tour
Byron Nelson Award
year2	2000, 2001
awardssection

Southern College of Optometry Champions Tour Rookie of the Year](senior-pga-tour-rookie-of-the-year) Byron Nelson Award](senior-pga-tour-byron-nelson-award) Gilmer Bryan Morgan II, OD (born September 25, 1946) is an American professional golfer.

Career

Morgan was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He graduated from East Central State College in Ada, Oklahoma in 1968.

In 1972, Morgan earned a Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee before turning professional at golf later that year. He is a member of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity.

Morgan won seven events on the PGA Tour between 1977 and 1990. He was also one of the most consistent top five finishers during this period. He posted 21 2nd place and 21 3rd place finishes on the PGA Tour in his career. The most prestigious tournament he won on the PGA Tour was the 1978 World Series of Golf. He also played on the 1979 and 1983 Ryder Cup teams.

Although he never won a major title during his time on the PGA Tour, Morgan showed signs of brilliance. For example, during the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Morgan became the first player to reach 10-under-par (−10) during U.S. Open competition when he recorded a birdie on the third hole during the third round. He later added two more birdies to reach −12 after the seventh hole. He would later finish badly to finish at −4. This was good enough for the 54-hole lead. However, a final round 81 left him +5, in a tie for 13th place and eight shots behind eventual winner Tom Kite Morgan also led the 1976 PGA Championship after 36 holes but finished T8.

He became eligible to play on the Champions Tour in 1996. He has enjoyed much success on the Champion's Tour notching 25 wins. Three of his wins have come in senior majors, namely The Tradition in 1997 and 1998 and the Senior Players Championship in 1998.

Professional wins (41)

PGA Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 11, 1977	B.C. Open	−14 (67-65-69-69=270)	5 strokes	USA Lee Elder
2	Feb 19, 1978	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open	−6 (66-69-73-70=278)	2 strokes	USA Jack Nicklaus
3	Oct 1, 1978	World Series of Golf	−2 (71-72-67-68=278)	Playoff	USA Hubert Green
4	Jul 1, 1979	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	−10 (72-71-69-66=278)	Playoff	USA Larry Nelson
5	Jan 9, 1983	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	−9 (65-71-68-67=271)	Playoff	USA Curtis Strange, USA Lanny Wadkins
6	Jan 16, 1983	Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open (2)	−14 (71-68-63-68=270)	2 strokes	USA Lanny Wadkins
7	Jun 3, 1990	Kemper Open	−10 (68-67-70-69=274)	1 stroke	AUS Ian Baker-Finch

PGA Tour playoff record (3–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1978	World Series of Golf	USA Hubert Green	Won with par on first extra hole
2	1979	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	USA Larry Nelson	Won with birdie on second extra hole
3	1980	Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic		USA Wayne Levi	Lost to par on fourth extra hole
4	1981	Buick Open	USA Bobby Clampett, USA Hale Irwin,
USA Peter Jacobsen	Irwin won with birdie on second extra hole
5	1983	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	USA Curtis Strange, USA Lanny Wadkins	Won with birdie on second extra hole
6	1983	Kemper Open	TWN Chen Tze-chung, USA Fred Couples,
USA Barry Jaeckel, USA Scott Simpson	Couples won with birdie on second extra hole
Jaeckel eliminated by par on first hole
7	1990	Independent Insurance Agent Open	USA Tony Sills	Lost to par on first extra hole

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Oct 8, 1978	Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters	−11 (68-67-68-70=273)	3 strokes	USA Jerry Pate

Other wins (4)

1979 Heublein Open (Brazil)
1981 Oklahoma Open
1983 Jerry Ford Invitational (tie with Don Pooley)
1997 Oklahoma Open

Champions Tour wins (25)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (3)
Tour Championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (21)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 6, 1996	Ralphs Senior Classic	−11 (68-68-66=202)	1 stroke	USA Jim Colbert, USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez
2	Apr 6, 1997	The Tradition	−22 (66-66-67-67=266)	6 strokes	JPN Isao Aoki
3	Jun 1, 1997	Ameritech Senior Open	−6 (67-69-74=210)	1 stroke	USA Hale Irwin
4	Jun 8, 1997	BellSouth Senior Classic	−14 (69-66-67=202)	2 strokes	ZAF John Bland
5	Aug 17, 1997	First of America Classic	−9 (69-67-71=207)	1 stroke	USA Bob Duval
6	Nov 2, 1997	Ralphs Senior Classic (2)	−15 (67-66-65=198)	1 stroke	USA George Archer
7	Nov 9, 1997	Energizer Senior Tour Championship	−16 (69-66-66-71=272)	2 strokes	USA Hale Irwin
8	Jan 18, 1998	MasterCard Championship	−21 (65-66-64=195)	6 strokes	USA Gibby Gilbert, USA Hale Irwin
9	Feb 8, 1998	LG Championship	−6 (69-73-68=210)	2 strokes	USA Dale Douglass, USA Raymond Floyd
10	Apr 5, 1998	The Tradition (2)	−12 (71-66-69-70=276)	2 strokes	USA Tom Wargo
11	Jul 12, 1998	Ford Senior Players Championship	−21 (69-64-68-66=267)	3 strokes	USA Hale Irwin
12	Aug 2, 1998	Utah Showdown	−16 (66-67-67=200)	4 strokes	JPN Isao Aoki, USA John Mahaffey
13	Oct 4, 1998	Vantage Championship	−12 (66-67-65=198)	1 stroke	USA Hale Irwin
14	Sep 12, 1999	Comfort Classic	−15 (67-65-69=201)	2 strokes	USA Ed Dougherty
15	Sep 26, 1999	Kroger Senior Classic	−18 (67-68-63=198)	2 strokes	USA Ed Dougherty
16	Mar 26, 2000	Emerald Coast Classic	−13 (65-65-67=197)	4 strokes	USA Larry Nelson
17	Jul 23, 2000	Instinet Classic	−17 (67-66-66=199)	4 strokes	USA Bruce Fleisher, USA Bob Murphy
18	Sep 10, 2000	Comfort Classic (2)	name=weather	Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.}}	1 stroke	USA Jim Ahern
19	Feb 11, 2001	ACE Group Classic (2)	−12 (71-67-66=204)	2 strokes	USA Dana Quigley
20	Jun 17, 2001	Instinet Classic (2)	−15 (63-69-69=201)	2 strokes	USA Tom Jenkins, USA J. C. Snead
21	Jun 16, 2002	BellSouth Senior Classic (2)	−14 (67-68-67=202)	3 strokes	USA Bruce Fleisher, USA Mike McCullough,
USA Dana Quigley
22	Sep 7, 2003	Kroger Classic (2)	−16 (65-67-68=200)	2 strokes	USA Doug Tewell
23	Mar 14, 2004	SBC Classic (3)	−14 (67-66-69=202)	2 strokes	USA Larry Nelson
24	Jun 4, 2006	Allianz Championship	−16 (66-64-67=197)	1 stroke	USA Loren Roberts
25	Sep 2, 2007	Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach	−14 (70-65-67=202)	2 strokes	USA Hale Irwin

Champions Tour playoff record (0–6)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1997	Emerald Coast Classic	JPN Isao Aoki	Lost to par on second extra hole
2	2000	Bruno's Memorial Classic	USA John Jacobs	Lost to par on first extra hole
3	2000	Vantage Championship	USA Jim Dent, USA Larry Nelson	Nelson won with birdie on sixth extra hole
Dent eliminated by birdie on first hole
4	2001	Toshiba Senior Classic	ESP José María Cañizares	Lost to birdie on ninth extra hole
5	2005	Bayer Advantage Classic	USA Dana Quigley, USA Tom Watson	Quigley won with birdie on first extra hole
6	2007	Boeing Classic	USA R. W. Eaks, USA David Eger,
JPN Naomichi Ozaki, USA Dana Quigley,
USA Craig Stadler, ZIM Denis Watson	Watson won with eagle on second extra hole
Eger, Ozaki, Morgan and Quigley eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other senior wins (4)

1997 Diners Club Matches (with Jay Sigel)
1998 Senior Slam at Los Cabos,
1999 Senior Slam at Los Cabos, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Hubert Green)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1978	European Open	SCO Bernard Gallacher, USA Bobby Wadkins	Wadkins won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament			CUT	T18	T31
U.S. Open			T41	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship					CUT
PGA Championship	T17	T8	T15	T4	T28

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	T19	T21	CUT	T8	T3	CUT
U.S. Open	T16	CUT	T22	3	T21	T23		T51	CUT	WD
The Open Championship	T10		CUT		T22
PGA Championship	T3	T19	T22	T55	CUT	T28	CUT	T21	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Masters Tournament		CUT		T50	CUT
U.S. Open	T56	CUT	T13	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship		T64		T14	CUT
PGA Championship	3	T16	T21	CUT	T39	T31	T41

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1979 and 1982 Open Championships)

WD = withdrew

"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	1	1	2	5	12	7
U.S. Open	1	1	1	6	17	9
The Open Championship	0	0	1	3	7	4
PGA Championship	2	3	4	11	22	17

Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1982 PGA – 1984 Open Championship)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
The Players Championship	T58	CUT	T65	T40	T20	T12	T31	T12	T47	T23	T44	CUT	T58		T6	T6	CUT	CUT	CUT	T3		T68	T13	T53

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (3)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1997	The Tradition	−22 (66-66-67-67=266)	6 strokes	JPN Isao Aoki
1998	The Tradition (2)	−12 (71-66-69-70=276)	2 strokes	USA Tom Wargo
1998	Ford Senior Players Championship	−21 (69-64-68-66=267)	3 strokes	USA Hale Irwin

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1979 (winners), 1983 (winners)
Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Senior PGA Tour): 1998 (winners)

Notes

References

"Gil Morgan – Profile". PGA Tour.
[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/21/sports/golf-an-ocean-of-contenders-after-morgan-s-cliff-dive.html GOLF; An Ocean of Contenders After Morgan's Cliff Dive]
(November 5, 1979). "Gil Morgan wins Brazilian tourney". The Jackson Sun.
(November 5, 1979). "Gil Morgan, EUA, venceu o Heublein Open de Golfe". Folha de S.Paulo.

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