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Tom Jenkins (golfer)

American golfer

Field	Value
name	Tom Jenkins
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fullname	Thomas Wayne Jenkins
birth_date
birth_place	Houston, Texas, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	190 lb
nationality
residence	Austin, Texas, U.S.
college	University of Houston
yearpro	1971
retired
tour	PGA Tour Champions
extour	PGA Tour
prowins	8
pgawins	1
champwins	7
seneurowins
otherwins
majorwins
masters	CUT: 1976
usopen	T26: 1976
open	DNP
pga	T17: 1974
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wghofyear
award1	Senior PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year
year1	1999
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Comeback Player of the Year](senior-pga-tour-comeback-player-of-the-year) Thomas Wayne Jenkins (born December 14, 1947) is an American professional golfer.

Career

Jenkins was born in Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Houston where he was a member of the NCAA University Division championship team in 1970, led by John Mahaffey. He graduated in 1971 and turned professional. His sole PGA Tour victory was the IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic in 1975, with the final two rounds played on Monday. With seven wins in his eleven years and more than $12 million in prize money, Jenkins is currently in the top-10 on the all time money list for the PGA Tour Champions.

Prior to joining the senior tour, Jenkins was the lead instructor for several years at Dave Pelz's short game schools.

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 16, 1975	IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic	69-65-69-72=275	−9	1 stroke	USA Johnny Miller

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1981	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	USA Raymond Floyd, USA Bruce Lietzke	Lietzke won with birdie on second extra hole
Jenkins eliminated by par on first hole

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Champions Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 23, 1999	Bell Atlantic Classic	70-67-69=206	−10	Playoff	USA Jim Thorpe
2	Aug 13, 2000	AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship	68-68-70-68=274	−14	1 stroke	USA Kermit Zarley
3	Jul 7, 2002	AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship (2)	63-68-64=195	−21	3 strokes	USA Morris Hatalsky, USA Bruce Lietzke,
USA Walter Morgan
4	May 4, 2003	Bruno's Memorial Classic	67-66-67=200	−16	3 strokes	USA Bruce Fleisher
5	Apr 18, 2004	Blue Angels Classic	68-65-63=196	−14	5 strokes	AUS Rodger Davis
6	Jun 5, 2005	Allianz Championship	65-72-67=204	−9	Playoff	USA D. A. Weibring
7	Oct 8, 2006	SAS Championship	68-66=134	−10	1 stroke	USA Chip Beck, USA Loren Roberts

Champions Tour playoff record (2–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1999	Bell Atlantic Classic	USA Jim Thorpe	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2001	Kroger Senior Classic	USA Jim Thorpe	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	2002	Kroger Senior Classic	USA Bob Gilder	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4	2005	Allianz Championship	USA D. A. Weibring	Won with birdie on second extra hole
5	2006	Commerce Bank Championship	USA John Harris	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
6	2008	ACE Group Classic	USA Brad Bryant, USA Scott Hoch,
USA Tom Kite	Hoch won with birdie on first extra hole

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Notes

References

(June 17, 1975). "Jenkins survives charges". Spokesman-Review.
"Tom Jenkins". PGA Tour.

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