Don January
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Donald Ray January (born November 29, 1929) is an American professional golfer. He was born in Plainview, Texas.
Don January won 10 PGA TOUR titles in his career (though never more than one in a year), with his most notable victory coming at the 1967 PGA Championship. January is perhaps better known for his success on the Champions Tour, winning over 20 events including two Senior PGA Championships.
He was chosen to play on the U.S. Ryder Cup Team in both 1965 and 1977.
PGA Tour wins
- 1956 (1) Dallas Centennial Open
- 1960 (1) Tucson Open Invitational
- 1961 (1) St. Paul Open Invitational
- 1963 (1) Tucson Open Invitational
- 1966 (1) Philadelphia Golf Classic
- 1967 (1) PGA Championship
- 1968 (1) Tournament of Champions
- 1970 (1) Greater Jacksonville Open
- 1975 (1) San Antonio Texas Open
- 1976 (1) MONY Tournament of Champions
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 36
|
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T7 | T19
|
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T49
|
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T20 | T4 | T20 | T9 | T18 | CUT | T6 | T26 | T14 | T5
|
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT | CUT | 11 | T11 | CUT | T17 | 3 | T24 | WD
|
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| PGA Championship | 5 | 2 | T27 | T40 | CUT | DNP | T12 | 1 | T51 | T15
|
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T12 | T4 | CUT | T10 | DNP | DNP | T33 | T8 | T11 | CUT
|
| U.S. Open | DNP | T27 | T11 | DNP | DNP | T29 | T14 | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| PGA Championship | T12 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | T10 | T2 | T6 | T19 | T7
|
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982
|
|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | DNP | DNP
|
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| PGA Championship | CUT | T19 | CUT
|
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
See also
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